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Contest News – 21 June 2020
Please remember to check before the events for new rules due to lockdown and social distancing, which may differ around the world. RSGB strongly advises obeying your own government’s advice first and foremost. The 50MHz Trophy contest ends its 24 hour run at 1400UTC this Sunday, the 21st. Using all modes, the exchange is signal […]
Propagation News – 21 June 2020
We had another week dominated by sporadic E HF contacts. Ten metres has been open daily to Europe and often until very late at night. There have been reports of USA and Japanese FT8 contacts from the UK during the day, continuing almost to midnight. By Thursday signal levels appeared to be dropping off at […]
First Tonight @ 8 webinar streamed
Our first live webinar in the Tonight @ 8 series, Raspberry Pi by Mike Richards G4WNC, was streamed between 20.00 and 21.10 on 15 June 2020. A recording of Mike’s webinar with additional information is now available on the RSGB website Or, you can watch it on YouTube Find out about upcoming Tonight @ 8 […]
Join Tonight @ 8 on Monday
The RSGB’s new series of webinars begins on Monday, 15 June 2020. The first Tonight @ 8 features a presentation on the Raspberry Pi by Mike Richards, G4WNC. You can watch the live stream on the RSGB YouTube channel or you can watch and ask questions via the special Tonight @ 8 channel on the […]
Lockdown VHF NFD rules announced
VHF NFD is the next big event on the RSGB contest calendar, scheduled for 4 and 5 July 2020. It can’t be run in its normal multi-operator format, so the RSGB Contest Committee has designed an interesting alternative for single operator stations. The rules have been set for fixed stations only. If within two weeks […]
Listen to ARISS school contact
An ARISS educational school contact is planned between Chris, KF5KDR and students in Spain. The students will be talking with the ISS from their homes over phone lines. The link to the ISS will be operated by the amateur radio ground station ON4ISS, located in Belgium. The contact is scheduled for 16 June 2020 at […]
