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GB100GP to mark Gilwell Park centenary
Gilwell Park is recognised by many people involved in Scouts as the movement’s spiritual home. It is also home to Scouting’s UK administrative headquarters. Gilwell Park also hosts an amateur radio station, GB2GP, which has been getting Scouts on the air for over 50 years. The year 2019 is the centenary of the site being […]
Cricket World Cup Marathon latest
The ICC Cricket World Cup has started and so has the RSGB’s Cricket World Cup Marathon. UK and international call signs will be active on nine HF bands on SSB, CW, and digital modes. Award certificates will be offered based on the number of contacts made with the special UK and international stations. A total […]
Ofcom licensing portal downtime
We have been informed by Ofcom that their online licensing portal will be unavailable between 5.00am and 11.30am on Saturday, 1 June 2019 due to essential maintenance.
RadCom June 2019, Vol. 95, No. 6
An easy option for QO-100—modular, no-computer, no-tune, no SMD-work satellite upconverter To read this edition, tap or click cover image News and Reports Annual RSGB trophy presentation 34 Around Your Region – Club events calendar 84 Around Your Region – Events roundup 88 New products 15 News 11 RSGB Matters 6 Special interest groups news […]
New propagation prediction tool released
The RSGB’s Propagation Studies Committee (PSC) has released a new propagation tool for amateurs, based on the ITU’s ITURHFPROP program. The tool is the work of programmer and PSC member James Watson, HZ1JW, and can be found at rsgb.org/proppy. The new tool gives you hour-by-hour monthly median propagation predictions from a location you specify to […]
Cricket World Cup Radio Marathon
It’s only a few days until the start of the Cricket World Cup Radio Marathon. Some brand new awards have been added, including Worked all Teams and Worked all Cricket Grounds. The Marathon runs from 30 May 2019 to 14 July 2019—full details at rsgb.org/cricket.
