November 11, 2010
As announced in RadCom, the Society will be auctioning a number of items that are surplus to the requirements of the National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park.
The best examples of equipment that showcases amateur radio across the years are being retained for display, and there are a number of other items—such as military radios—that are being loaned to other exhibitions within Bletchley Park.
The remaining surplus items are being offered for open sale via eBay.
This is your chance to own a part of the nation’s radio heritage. The items being offered are generally museum pieces and range from coil winders to transceivers, test equipment, accessories and prototypes. You name it, it’s there.
So if you fancy owning a piece of history or something maybe a little different check it out.
Find out more at : http://www.rsgb.org/auction/
Happy Bidding folks – M6DER
November 9, 2010
Don’t know about you, but I’m not one for strenuous exercise.
My excuse is I do it all in my brain and that keeps me active, but I just had to have a go with this new website and application to hit the streets.
Map My Tracks is the outdoor social network for fitness enthusiasts. You can train, track & share your training or outdoor activities in real-time with friends, family, team mates or coaches.
Now that seems like hard work – but the concept is good. I think it would have many uses for radio and other projects too.
So rather than break up a sweat, I sent the XYL out on 30 minute run in the dark and rain with an ipod touch attached. The results are pretty impressive ( see them here ) plus she came back smiling too. 
Once the GPS had kicked in, it plotted the run very accurately even though the iPod touch was in her running jacket. When she arrived back home and on our wireless network the statistics of the run were synchronised with the profile we had created on the web site.
There are options to track live which requires an iPhone with 3G internet connection and you can also choose to share your plots or keep them private.
Overall I think that Map My Tracks is a fantastic idea. I’m sure there’s much more to come from these guys.
Try it yourself for free : http://www.mymaptracks.com
Andy – 2E0BLF
