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Contest News – 10 August 2025
The Worked All Europe DX CW Contest started at 0000UTC on Saturday 9 August and ends at 2359UTC today, Sunday 10 August. Using CW on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. The RSGB Machine Generated Modes Contest started at 1400UTC on Saturday 9 August […]
Propagation News – 10 August 2025
Over the last week we had nearly ideal solar conditions for HF propagation. These included low geomagnetic indices and a reasonable solar flux index, hovering around the 150 mark. Other solar events of note included six M-class solar flares. The only stumbling block is the time of year, with summer seeing lower maximum usable frequencies, […]
Three fantastic workshops at the RSGB Convention
Discover new skills at this year’s RSGB Convention in October by securing your place in one, or all three, of the workshops that will be taking place. Friday 10 October The RSGB is giving you the opportunity to build on the basics of Arduino programming with a six-hour workshop that will cover programming Direct Digital […]
RSGB National Radio Centre wins Tripadvisor award
We are proud to announce that the RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) has been recognised in Tripadvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Awards for 2025. Winners of this award are in the top 10% of listings around the world on Tripadvisor. The award is based on genuine feedback from anyone in the community who has visited and left […]
Ensure that Ofcom has your correct contact details
The RSGB is encouraging radio amateurs to check that their contact details registered with Ofcom are up to date. As well as confirming your home address and email address are correct, you can also select your communication preferences. Ofcom will use these details to contact radio amateurs about the implementation of phases two and three […]
Also in this weeks GB2RS…
Peter Duffett-Smith, GM3XJE is retiring as the Editor of RadCom Plus. Peter is staying on in the role of RadCom Technical Editor which has been keeping him very busy for the last few years. If you are interested in applying for the role of RadCom Plus Editor, please email radcom@rsgb.org.uk. International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend […]
