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Special Events News – 1 December 2024
Ian Astley, M0IAA will be operating as GB1WH on Wednesday 11 December. The special event station is being run to support and promote the excellent work done by Wakefield Hospice. To make a donation to the hospice or to hear more from Ian, visit QRZ.com The Humber Fortress DX Amateur Radio Club will once again […]
DX News – 1 December 2024
The 9L5A team, part of the F6KOP Club, is active from Sierra Leone until the 8 December. The members will operate on the 160 to 6m bands and QO-100. QSL via F5GSJ, Logbook of the World or ClubLog OQRS. The A35GC Team is currently active from Tonga until Friday 6 December. The IOTA reference is […]
Contest News – 1 December 2024
The UK Six Metre Group Winter Marathon started at 0000UTC today and ends at 2359UTC on Friday 31 January 2025. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is signal report and locator. On Tuesday, the 3 December, the RSGB 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 1955UTC. Using FM on the 2m […]
Propagation News – 1 December 2024
Last weekend’s CQWW CW contest was a reminder of just how good HF propagation can be near sunspot maximum. The whole world was workable on the contest bands up to 10 metres, including the Far East, Australasia, the Caribbean and South America. It was a great opportunity to increase your DXCC total and have fun […]
The past and the future: Convention presentations
The RSGB continues to share some great presentations from its recent annual Convention. The two this week look back to the important history of amateur radio and contrast that with how amateur radio might be influenced by modern technology. Don Beattie, G3BJ discussed the very different amateur radio environment of 1924, and the history and […]
Tonight @ 8: HF antennas
The final RSGB Tonight@8 webinar of 2024 is on Monday, 2 December. The presentation by Tim Hier, G5TM will focus on the various HF antennas available for portable operating. He will also look at how to use very basic modelling software to ascertain the choices you have at your disposal. Tim’s ethos when working portable […]
