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Propagation News
And now the solar factual data for the period from Friday the 21st to Thursday the 27th of September, compiled by Neil Clarke on Friday the 28th of September. This week solar activity started at very low levels on the 21st and the 24th. However, on the 23rd as sunspot groups rotated into view solar […]
Contest News
The final weekend of the month brings the CQWW DX Contest. This month it’s RTTY and it runs until 2359UTC today, 30 September. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands the exchange is signal report and Zone, which in the UK is 14. The UK Microwave Group Cumulatives take place on the 5.7 to 24GHz bands […]
DX News
G0VJG will be operational stroke 3A from Monaco between 1 and 5 October. His activity will be on the HF bands using 100 watts on SSB only. QSL via G4DFI. 3D2C is on the air from Conway Reef in the South Pacific Ocean, IOTA reference OC-112. They plan to be there until 5 October. QSL […]
Special Events
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the use of ITU callsign prefixes, special event station PB100PREFIX will be on the air between 4 and 31 October. For more details, visit www.PB100PREFIX.nl. QSL via PB0P. The RAFARS will put GB21FCB on the air from 1 October to 30 November from a location near Eastleigh.
Rallies and Events
There will be a free to attend talk by the IET on the Future of Radio Spectrum taking place in Bromley on 3 October. The use of the Radio Spectrum is continuously evolving with new standards, services and ever higher number of devices/users. What does this all mean to the way we manage it and […]
GB2RS Headlines 23 September 2012
First RSGB ARDF world champion The Amateur Radio Union of Serbia hosted the 16th IARU World ARDF Championships last weekend and one of the RSGB M70 team gave the Society its first gold medal winner. Bob Titterington, G3ORY won the M70 section in the Second ARDF Classic, run on September 14. He completed the course […]
