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DX News – 8 September 2020
Remo, HB9SHD plans to be active as 8Q7RM from Kandolhu Island, IOTA reference AS-013, until 29 November. Activity will be holiday-style on various HF bands using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via HB9SHD. Robert, S53R plans to continue working in his spare time as T6AA in the Afghan capital city of Kabul, until mid-December. […]
Contest News – 8 November 2020
Please remember to check before the contest for new rules due to lockdown and social distancing, which may differ around the world. The RSGB strongly advises obeying your own national and local government’s advice first and foremost. This weekend, the Marconi CW contest ends its 24 hour run at 1400UTC this Sunday, the 8th. Using […]
Propagation News – 8 November 2020
Sunspots are a bit like buses. You wait forever and three come along at once! Last week we had active regions 2778 and 2779, which pushed the solar flux index up to 88. This week we have sunspot region 2781, which is a monster. At the time of writing, this region had pushed the SFI […]
GNU Radio on Tonight @ 8
The next Tonight @ 8 is this Monday—2 November 2020. Heather Lomond, M0HMO will give a beginners’ introduction to using GNU Radio to create simple amateur radio projects. Starting from the beginning, Heather will introduce the GNU Radio programming environment, develop a little of the theory needed to understand SDRs, and then go on to […]
Introduction to presentations go online
The individual presentations from the Introduction to… stream at the RSGB 2020 Convention Online that took place on 10 October 2020 are now available to watch. You can catch up on ones you missed, or take the opportunity to see again the ones you enjoyed most. Find them at youtube.com/theRSGB.
Yahoo Groups closes soon
Just a reminder for listeners who use, or who have subscribed to, a Yahoo group. On the 15 December 2020, Yahoo Groups, and its list service, will shut down. Many amateurs are still using Yahoo groups and not groups.io. If you want more information, see this post on the Yahoo help website.
