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Jubilee callsigns go live from 1 June 2022
It isn’t long now until the RSGB’s Platinum Jubilee activities kick off. You can start using the Regional Secondary Locator, the letter Q, on the 1 June 2022. The free-of-charge Notice of Variation to your licence that is needed is available on the RSGB website. If you want to retain your usual Regional Secondary Locator […]
GB70 special event stations
The GB70 special event stations will be operating next weekend, including the Bank Holidays, and you can get a special QSL card for contact with any of the GB70 stations. The Guernsey club use of the QO-100 satellite is causing a lot of interest. The call signs to look for are GB70E in England, GB70M […]
ATV columnist interviewed
The June edition of MagPi, the Raspberry Pi magazine, features an article about amateur digital television and an interview with RadCom ATV author Dave Crump, G8GKQ. You can find out more in MagPi, issue 118.
GB70 QSL card
If you contact a GB70 station during June, a professionally-designed QSL card will be available on request from the appointed professional QSL Manager. Bureau QSL cards are free of charge, from M0OXO OQRS with the first batch of cards anticipated to be sent during July 2022. Cards requested by direct post will be subject to a […]
High altitude balloon launch
A team from hi-impact on the Wirral will be working alongside the Oaktree Multi-Academy Trust, a Wirral based group of schools, on a High Altitude Balloon launch. This is planned for Thursday the 26 May at 11am from a location near Welshpool. The frequency in use will be 434.250MHz USB. There will be RTTY signals […]
IARU Region 1 interim meeting
IARU Region-1 is holding its Interim Meeting on the 23 June. As outlined in the recent June RadCom, feedback is welcomed on proposals for global HF band changes to accommodate growth in digital modes and related matters. The meeting will also consider a series of EMC and Spectrum topics. RSGB have a consultation page with […]
