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DX News – 3 August 2014
Giovanni, IZ2DPX will be active as VP2MPX from Montserrat, NA-103, until 25 August on SSB on the HF bands and 6 metres. Tony, 3D2AG will be back on Rotuma Island, OC-060, until 8 August. He will be QRV in his spare time as 3D2AG/p on the 40 to 6m bands using a solar powered station […]
Contest News – 3 August 2014
The VHF part of the 43rd Alpe Adria VHF/UHF/SHF contest takes place today, 3 August. Entry categories include a low power high altitude class for those above 1600m ASL and below 5W. Operations are on CW and SSB from 0700-1500UTC and full details are at www.alpe-adria-contest.net. Today, 3 August, the CW contest RoPoCo 2 is […]
Propagation News – 3 August 2014
As predicted, two large sunspot regions rotated into view, one on the 27th and the other on the 30th. Solar activity started at low levels with a small number of C class solar flares taking place each day. However, on the 31st, activity increased to moderate levels when a M2 class solar flare took place […]
RSGB expertise used to sift fact from fiction in an audacious crime!
The RSGB’s technical editor, Giles Read G1MFG, helps Steve Punt to investigate curious rumours surrounding the Baker Street bank robbery of 1971. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b049p9yp
Youngsters on the Air was great success
Youngsters on the Air 2014 was a huge success. Initial reports speak about how well run it was and how friendly the 60 young people were. But more importantly, the RSGB-sponsored UK delegation was continually praised for its punctuality, good manners, enthusiasm, competitiveness, good operating standards and technical expertise. In short they were everything expected […]
Commonwealth Games requires four channels on 2m
Following negotiations with the RSGB to minimise the impact on radio amateurs, Ofcom has announced that it will temporarily authorise up to four 25kHz channels, between 144.000MHz and 144.100MHz, for the period 22 July to 4 August 2014, to support the operation of the Commonwealth Games. The frequencies to be used specifically exclude the CW […]
