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Contest News – 5 May 2019
The UK Six Metre Group Summer Marathon runs until 4 August. Using all modes on the 50MHz band, the exchange is just your four character locator. The 432MHz to 248GHz Trophy contest ends its 24 hour run at 1400UTC today, the 5th. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The […]
Propagation News – 5 May 2019
Well, it is now May and that means the sporadic E season has started. There have already been some sporadic E openings on 10m, but the best is yet to come. Meanwhile, a lack of sunspots and continuing coronal hole activity means F2-layer DX is a little harder to come by. Last week’s International Marconi […]
RSGB at IARU Region 1 Interim Meeting
The IARU Region 1 Interim Meeting is being held this weekend, 27 and 28 April 2019, in Vienna. It is a key opportunity for national societies to consider changes and opportunities across at HF, VHF/Microwave and EMC matters. The RSGB has been a major contributor of inputs to the overall total of 70 papers and […]
RSGB ARDF Championships next weekend
The first Bank Holiday weekend sees the annual three day RSGB ARDF Championships taking place in the Thames Valley. The areas chosen are Christmas Common near Wendover, Whiteleaf near Princes Risborough and Hodgmoor Woods near Amersham. At this time of the year the forests in this country are at their best. The weather is reasonably […]
Volunteer to support amateur radio
There are a number of volunteer vacancies available within the RSGB. These range from District Regional Representatives who work with clubs and individuals within part of one of the 13 regions to the role of Beyond Exams Champion—Beyond Exams is a suite of initiatives designed to promote engagement, learning and enjoyment in amateur radio for […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Joe Taylor, K1JT has announced a new digital mode, FT4, which is 2.5 times faster than FT8 and is an experimental digital mode designed specifically for radio contesting. FT4 can work with signals 10dB weaker than needed for RTTY, while using much less bandwidth. The message formats are the same as those in FT8 and […]
