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The RSGB National Radio Centre welcomes thousands of people through its doors each month and needs to expand its team of volunteers. If you are interested in becoming an NRC volunteer, you should enjoy meeting people and be prepared to work a minimum of one – preferably two – days per month. The team is particularly […]
Rallies and Events News – 4 June 2023
Spalding Radio Rally is taking place today, Sunday 4 June. The venue is Holbeach United Youth Football Club, Pennyhill Road, Holbeach, Lincolnshire, PE12 7PR. The doors open at 10am. Disabled access is available from 9.30am. Admittance is £3. The event will feature a car boot area, catering, a flea market and trade stands. For more […]
Special Events News – 4 June 2023
Special callsign DR100XRAY is active until 30 June. The station is operating to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of physicist Wilhelm C Roentgen. His discovery of X-rays in 1895 earned him the inaugural Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 and revolutionised diagnostic medicine. QSL via the bureau or directly to DJ6SI. Ninety-five years […]
DX News – 4 June 2023
John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from Saint Kitts, NA-104, until Wednesday 7 June. He will operate SSB and FT8 on the HF and 6m bands. QSL via Logbook of the World, or directly to W5JON. Lars, SM6CUK will be active from Ven Island, EU-137, until Sunday 11 June 2023 as SA6G/7. He will […]
Contest News – 4 June 2023
The ARRL International Digital Contest ends at 2359UTC today, Sunday 4 June. Using Digital modes on the 160 to 6m bands, the exchange is your four-character locator. National Field Day ends at 1500UTC today, Sunday 4 June. Using CW on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and […]
Propagation News – 4 June 2023
We had a relatively calm period last week with the Kp index remaining below three and plenty of sunspots. Although we started the week with the Solar Flux Index in the low 150s, it quickly picked up to reach 161 by Thursday. As a result, there was DX to be had, although most of the […]