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DX News – 23 November 2014
Tim, LW9EOC will be active as 5K0A from San Andres Island, which is IOTA reference NA-033, from 26 November to 4 December. He will operate CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via LW9EOC, Logbook of The World and logsearch on Club Log. A group of operators will be QRV from the Andaman Islands as VU4KV until […]
Contest News – 23 November 2014
Today, the 23rd, the UK Microwave Group’s Low Band Contest runs from from 10.00 to 14.00UTC. Using all modes on the 1.3 to 3.4GHz bands the exchange is the usual signal report, serial number and locator. On Tuesday, the 50MHz UK activity Contests runs from 20.00 to 22.30UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal […]
Propagation News – 23 November 2014
As we predicted last week, sunspot region 2209 has been active, emitting a number of M- and C-class solar flares, although it is nowhere near as violent as it was on its last rotation. The solar flux index remained relatively high during the week, peaking at 170. The latest NOAA/USAF forecast predicts the solar flux […]
Last chance for Science Week grants
British Science Week 2015 will take place from 13 to 22 March 2015 but the deadline for most grant applications is later this month at 9am on 26 November. There are a range of grants available to eligible schools and organisations, so if you’re planning to run a public event or are linking with a […]
Film producers thank amateur community
Last autumn we asked if anyone had HRO or AR88 receivers that they could lend to a company making a film about the life of Alan Turing. That film, The Imitation Game, has now been made and it goes on public release on 28 November. The producers have sent the RSGB a message of thanks […]
New Radio Propagation Questions forum
A Radio Propagation Questions forum has now been set up on the RSGB website. The forum sets out to help RSGB Members understand radio propagation matters. It will be monitored by members of the Propagation Studies Committee, which covers everything from LF to light waves. Members can post questions, which will then be answered by […]
