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Contest News – 14 July 2013
The IARU Championship finishes at 1200UTC today, 14 July, using the 1.8 to 28MHz bands. The exchange is signal report and ITU zone, which for the UK is 27. The UHF UK Activity Contest takes place on the 16th from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 1.3GHz band, the exchange is signal report, […]
Propagation News – 14 July 2013
Several sunspot groups were visible at first but this declined to just two by the 10th. These two groups were large and magnetically complex but despite that no M or X class solar flares took place. In fact, only a small number of C class solar flares took place. As the two groups decayed and […]
Ofcom updates
On page 7 of the July RadCom there was news on a number of Ofcom consultations. The release of spectrum at 2.3 and 3.4GHz is the topic of a substantial and thorough Ofcom consultation that also has wider implications for Secondary allocations and licensing and will conclude on 22 July. Both the Society and some […]
AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium
The CubeSat workshop and International Space Colloquium take place in Guildford from 19 to 21 July. The event attracts an international audience from across Europe as well as North America and Africa. It provides a rare opportunity for beginners to chat with satellite builders and discover more about this fascinating branch of the hobby. Further […]
MSF scheduled maintenance periods
The MSF 60kHz standard frequency and time signal, broadcast by Babcock on behalf of NPL, is occasionally taken off the air to allow maintenance work on the masts and antennas at Anthorn Radio Station to be carried out in safety. This means that your radio controlled clock will not be picking up the MSF signal, […]
Also in GB2RS, 7 July 2013…
The RSGB President, Bob Whelan, G3PJT will be using the call GB4RS for the rest of 2013. He will be active on all HF bands, CW and SSB, and on 6m and 4m too as time permits. QSL information is on QRZ.com. G100RSGB, the special event callsign celebrating the RSGB Centenary, will be operated today […]
