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Contest News – 10 March 2024

| March 8, 2024

The Commonwealth Contest started at 1000UTC on Saturday 9 March and ends at 1000UTC today, Sunday 10 March. Using CW on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. HQ stations also send ‘HQ’. On Tuesday 12 March, the 432MHz FM Activity Contest runs between 1900 […]

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Propagation News – 10 March 2024

| March 8, 2024

As predicted, a coronal mass ejection, or CME for short, affected the ionosphere last weekend, the 2 and 3 of March, pushing maximum usable frequencies down and sparking auroral displays that were visible as far south as Cornwall. The plasma hit the Earth around midday on Sunday the 3 March, eventually pushing the Kp index […]

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RSGB 2024 AGM Calling Notice

| March 1, 2024

The Calling Notice for the RSGB 2024 AGM is now online. The notice includes the resolutions and information about the three Nominated Directors who are being put forward for endorsement by RSGB members. You can also read the minutes of last year’s AGM (PDF). Voting opens on Wednesday 13 March 2024. On that same day, […]

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HF beacon list updated

| March 1, 2024

The RSGB’s Propagation Studies Committee (PSC) has released a new HF beacon list, with the 10m listings completely revamped. The old list, which was started by Martin Harrison G3USF (SK), had been added to over the years, but was getting out of date and the only way to make it more accurate was to start […]

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GB2RS News Script for 3 March 2024

| March 1, 2024

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s news script News script for 3 March 2024 (MS Word document)

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March T@8 – VHF National Field Day fun and challenges

| March 1, 2024

Have you wondered what happens at a VHF National Field Day? Would you like to take part in one? In this month’s Tonight @ 8 webinar, the RSGB offers two different perspectives. Firstly, RSGB VHF Contest Committee (VHFCC) member Richard, G4HGI will talk about how the RSGB VHFCC uses the VHF Survey and other tools […]

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