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DX News – 10 March 2024
Eric, F6ICX is active as 5R8IC from Sainte Marie Island, AF-090, until the 31 March. He operates mainly using CW on the 40 to 10m bands and via the QO-100 satellite. QSL via Logbook of the World or via his home call. Peter, DC0KK is active as 4S7KKG from Sri Lanka, AS-003, until the 30 March. […]
Contest News – 10 March 2024
The Commonwealth Contest started at 1000UTC on Saturday 9 March and ends at 1000UTC today, Sunday 10 March. Using CW on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. HQ stations also send ‘HQ’. On Tuesday 12 March, the 432MHz FM Activity Contest runs between 1900 […]
Propagation News – 10 March 2024
As predicted, a coronal mass ejection, or CME for short, affected the ionosphere last weekend, the 2 and 3 of March, pushing maximum usable frequencies down and sparking auroral displays that were visible as far south as Cornwall. The plasma hit the Earth around midday on Sunday the 3 March, eventually pushing the Kp index […]
RSGB 2024 AGM Calling Notice
The Calling Notice for the RSGB 2024 AGM is now online. The notice includes the resolutions and information about the three Nominated Directors who are being put forward for endorsement by RSGB members. You can also read the minutes of last year’s AGM (PDF). Voting opens on Wednesday 13 March 2024. On that same day, […]
HF beacon list updated
The RSGB’s Propagation Studies Committee (PSC) has released a new HF beacon list, with the 10m listings completely revamped. The old list, which was started by Martin Harrison G3USF (SK), had been added to over the years, but was getting out of date and the only way to make it more accurate was to start […]
GB2RS News Script for 3 March 2024
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