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Contest News – 14 April 2019
This Sunday, the 14th, the First 50MHz contest takes place from 0900 and 1200UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number locator and postcode. Also this Sunday, the 14th, the Worked All Britain Data Contest runs from 1000 to 2200UTC. Using the 3.5 to 14MHz contest bands the exchange is signal report, […]
Propagation News – 14 April 2019
This has been a difficult time for HF. The solar wind has remained active and the Bz component exhibited several periods of prolonged southward deflection, meaning it more easily coupled with the Earth’s magnetic field. Solar wind speed ranged mostly from 425-475km per second and this was enough to keep the Kp index elevated, often […]
New Syllabus tutorial slides available
The RSGB has released SDR and digital model tutorial slides (3.2MB Microsoft PowerPoint presentation) to assist tutors prepare for the new 2019 syllabus, which is expected to be used for amateur radio exams from September. The slides were first presented to tutors at the SDR and Digital Syllabus Matters meeting, held on 17 March 2019.
Work GB2DAY at Bletchley Park
GB2DAY is a special event station to celebrate and promote the opening of the Teleprinter Building at Bletchley Park, which houses a fantastic D-Day exhibition entitled Interception/Intelligence/Invasion. The new exhibition is open from Thursday, 11 April 2019 as part of the general admission to Bletchley Park museum, located near Milton Keynes. Operating from the RSGB National […]
New videos from the RSGB
Two new videos are now available on the RSGB YouTube channel. They are Improving Your Morse Code Skills by Ray Burlingame-Goff, G4FON and FT8 Performance Secrets by Neil Smith, G4DBN.
Also in GB2RS this week…
Visitor numbers to the RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) at Bletchley Park continue to be high. On some days around 40 to 50 percent of Bletchley Park visitors visit the NRC. In March, the NRC volunteers welcomed 8,268 visitors, a significant increase on last year’s number—2,156—and the second highest monthly number of visitors on record. […]
