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RSGB IT Helpdesk now back at normal status

| February 11, 2022

Our apologies for the recent long delays on the IT Helpdesk system, this was due to a very high level of demand on the service. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience. Everyone who has been waiting longer than 48 hours should now have received a response to their support ticket. We anticipate that the […]

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NoV available for Jubilee celebrations

| February 9, 2022

We have just published the Notice of Variation that will enable radio amateurs licensed by Ofcom to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen by using the special RSL ‘Q’. This NoV is available for use throughout June 2022 but you can apply for it now.

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Tonight @ 8 streamed live

| February 7, 2022

In the second Tonight @ 8 of 2022 we joined Keith Snyder, KI6BDR for his fascinating talk The Russian Woodpecker Over the Horizon Radar – A Blast From the Past If you missed Keith’s talk or would like to hear it again, it is now available on the RSGB website and on our YouTube channel. […]

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Suffix /70 permitted for Platinum Jubilee

| February 4, 2022

Following a request by the RSGB, Ofcom has indicated that stations wishing to retain their usual Regional Secondary Locator to identify their DXCC entity may use the suffix /70 to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. We are proposing its use throughout June for those who would like to do so. It is also permitted to […]

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RadCom Plus – January 2022 edition

| February 4, 2022

The RSGB has released the latest RadCom Plus edition this week. We’d like to thank all of the contributors: High loss RF sampler taps Thomas Alldread, VA7TA Operating on the 30THz band – Part 1 Barry Chambers, G8AGN Long delay echoes A.K. Goodacre, VE3HX Experiments with DIY remote operations Bob Cowdery, G3UKB  

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New Southern Fusion group

| February 4, 2022

Owners of Yaesu C4FM transceivers may be interested to learn of a new Wires-X room called Southern Fusion, currently room 41893. It is focussed primarily on repeater and gateway users in southern England and, of course, Wires-X users anywhere on the planet. RF access is available via a growing number of C4FM repeaters. These include […]

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