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Special Events News – 2 October 2022
ZL75WARC will be on the air from New Zealand between 1 October and 31 December to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Whangarei Amateur Radio Club. A certificate will be awarded for working any three club members on any two modes. To celebrate its 45th birthday, Haan Amateur Radio Club, in northern Germany, will be on […]
DX News – 2 October 2022
IK1TTD will be active from the Maldives, AS-013, as 8Q7TD between Sunday 2 and Monday 17 October, mainly on 20m. QSL via his home call either directly, via the Bureau or Logbook of the World. Didier, F6BCW is active from the Marquesas [mar-kay-sass] Islands, OC-027, as TX7G until 15 October. He will be available on […]
Contest News – 2 October 2022
Today, 2 October, the RSGB DX Contest will take place between 0600 to 1800UTC. Operation will take place on all of the HF bands, where contest operation is permitted, using CW and SSB. The exchange is signal report and serial number. This weekend the 432MHz to 245GHz Contest ends its 24-hour run at 1400UTC today, […]
Propagation News – 2 October 2022
The HF bands have been really humming this week, making up for the summer doldrums. A lot of this is due to the seasonal change in the ionosphere that results in more monatomic species and fewer diatomic ones. These are easier to ionise, which is good news for radio amateurs everywhere as the MUF rises. […]
Transatlantic Centenary Tests 2022
The RSGB is hosting the Transatlantic Centenary Tests 2022 on the HF bands for the month of December. Unlike those of the 1920s, which consisted of one-way communication, this event will encourage world-wide two-way communication with UK and Crown Dependency stations. There will be a series of awards available for making QSOs with those who […]
RadCom Basics
The September issue of RadCom Basics is now available for RSGB members to view. There are a range of features including an introduction to SDR software on a Raspberry Pi4, how to construct a simple and cheap antenna for use on 10m, and the start of a useful series on fault-finding. Head over to our […]
