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Contest News – 23 December 2018
A large number of contests and activity parties take place over the next two weeks. Details here will be brief and those taking part should check the rules for details. The UK Six Metre Group Winter Marathon runs until 31 January using all modes on the 50MHz band. Between 26 and 29 December the Christmas […]
Propagation News – 23 December 2018
As this report has to take you up until Sunday, 6 January 2019 we can’t guarantee complete accuracy, but we’ll try to predict conditions for the Christmas period. The solar flux index is pretty easy as it looks like it will remain at or near sunspot minimum-like conditions. The SFI will be in the range […]
RSGB HQ Christmas closure dates
RSGB HQ will be closed for the Christmas and New Year period. Our offices close on Friday, 21 December 2018 at 16.30, and are open again for business as usual on Wednesday, 2 January 2019 at 08.30. In the meantime, if you need information about amateur radio, exams or RadCom you’ll find lots of information […]
Kenilworth pupils speak to astronaut
Pupils at Kenilworth School in Warwickshire conversed with astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor aboard the ISS on Friday afternoon. The amateur radio on the International Space Station contact was facilitated by the ARISS volunteers and streamed live via the internet. Ten children asked around 20 probing questions, and we learned things like what the outside of the […]
SAQ to transmit on Christmas Eve
Sweden’s Alexanderson alternator station SAQ has planned a Christmas Eve transmission on 17.2kHz. The transmitter will be tuned up starting at around 0730UTC, and a message will be transmitted at 0800UTC. The 200kW Alexanderson alternator is an electromechanical transmitter dating back to 1924. The event will be streamed live on the Alexanderson site YouTube Channel. […]
Call in to YOTA stations
Youngsters on the Air month (YOTA) runs throughout December. The next clubs to activate the GB18YOTA call sign will be the RSGB’s National Radio Centre on Sunday, 16 December 2018. This is followed by Castle Rushen High School Radio Club on the 21st and Chertsey Club on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th. If you hear […]
