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DX News – 11 January 2015
From 14 to 28 January, John, GM0KTO and his XYL Rosemary will be visiting The Gambia. John intends to operate using his Gambian visitor’s callsign of C5/G0KTO and should be on the HF bands using mainly SSB and occasionally CW. OE4AAC will be operational as S79AC from Mahe and Praslin Islands in the Seychelles Island […]
Contest News – 11 January 2015
Today, the 11th, it is the 80m CW AFS contest. This runs from 1400 to 1800UTC and the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Tuesday, the 13th, the 432MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes the exchange is the usual signal report, serial number and locator. On 17th […]
Propagation News – 11 January 2015
As is usual this time of year we start with a retrospective look at 2014, and it looks like we passed the peak of Sunspot Cycle 24 in the spring. The peak solar flux index (SFI) for the cycle occurred on 23 October 2014 with 227, although there were plenty of other times when it […]
Ofcom Licence Variation Proposals
As you will be aware, Ofcom is required to give all licensed radio amateurs notice that it intends to vary licences in line with its decisions following last year’s consultation. That process has now begun and letters are being sent out. It has been brought to the RSGB’s attention that some amateurs have received a […]
Youngsters on the Air news
December’s Youngsters on the Air month is starting to come to a close with 37 ‘YOTA’ callsigns across IARU region active during the course of the month. Our last two days of operation will be the 27th & 28th and the callsign G14YOTA will be operated by Wolverhampton ARS. 11 different clubs have taken part […]
Bath’s 250 passes and going strong
The Bath Based Advanced Distance Learning classes celebrated their 250th pass after the December exam. In just four years the team have helped over 265 candidates gain the coveted UK Full licence. The next course starts on 25 January, heading for the June exam, and there is still time to register. There is no charge […]
