GB2RS
Special Events News – 8 December 2019
On Monday and Tuesday, from 1200 to 1800UTC, GB19YOTA will be operated by M0XDX and M0NCG, and Wednesday sees Flight Refuelling ARS operating from 1800 to 2359UTC. On Thursday and Friday, the call sign moves to Wales under the supervision on GW1YQM from 1800 to 2359UTC each day. Next weekend, the 14th and 15th, sees […]
Contest News – 8 December 2019
The ARRL 160m contest ends its 42 hour run at 1600UTC this Sunday, the 8th. It’s CW-only and the exchange is your signal report, with US and Canadian stations also sending their ARRL or RAC section number. This Sunday, the 8th, the 144MHz AFS contest runs from 1000 to 1600UTC. Using all modes, the exchange […]
Propagation News – 8 December 2019
We had very settled geomagnetic conditions last week with the Kp index not rising above two and often sitting at zero. The solar flux index sat at 70/71, reflecting zero sunspots and a blank Sun. As we approach midwinter it is a good time to concentrate on the lower bands, with both 80 and 160 […]
Falklands get 60m
Major changes to the Falklands Islands communications laws have been announced by the Falklands Islands Communications Regulator. They were published in the official Falklands Islands Gazette on 11 November 2019 and came into force on the 15th. One of these changes has resulted in the 60m Secondary allocation becoming available to Falkland Islands radio amateurs. […]
EMC Committee Chair vacancy
Dr Martin Sach is standing down as Chair of the RSGB’s EMC Committee at the end of the year. The RSGB is very grateful for all he has done as Chair and for his considerable expertise. This expertise will continue to be available to the Society, as not only will Dr Sach remain a member […]
WSJT-X 2.1.2 released
The WSJT Development Group has announced the release of WSJT-X version 2.1.2. This is the free software suite that includes the FT4 and FT8 protocols. Version 2.1.2 is a bug-fix release, according to the authors.
