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Contest News – 14 October 2018
The Oceania DX CW contest ends its 24 hour run at 0800UTC this Sunday, the 14th. Using the 1.8 to 28MHz contest bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number. This Sunday, the 14th, the IRTS 40m Counties contest runs from 1200 to 1400UTC. Using CW and SSB on the 7MHz band, the exchange […]
Propagation News – 14 October 2018
Last week was not very good for HF propagation, with the effects of an enormous solar coronal hole, and its associated high-speed solar wind, sending the K-index soaring. There were, however, some upsides. The initial positive phase of a geomagnetic storm saw maximum useable frequencies rise to more than 21MHz during the afternoon and early […]
Website scheduled downtime
A third-party service provider has notified us that they will be conducting essential infrastructure maintenance on Monday, 15 October 2018. Work will begin at 22.00 and is predicted to last approximately three hours. During this time, the following RSGB online services will not be available— Membership Services Club Finder Events Planner Course and Exam Finder […]
Club of the Year winners announced
At the National Hamfest on 29 September 2018 the winners in the RSGB’s National Club of the Year 2017 competition were presented with their prizes. Once again, we thank Waters & Stanton for sponsoring this year’s event. There are two categories, large clubs with 25 members or over, and small clubs with under 25 members. […]
Jamboree on the Air looms large
Two million young people from around the world are expected to take part in this year’s Jamboree on the Air and Jamboree on the Internet (JOTA-JOTI). These take place from 19 to 21 October 2018 and are the world’s biggest Scouting event. Some 20,000 licensed amateur radio operators put 12,000 radio stations on the air. […]
Renew your 146 to 147MHz NoV
All current 146-147MHz band Notices of Variation expire on Tuesday, 31 October 2018. Ofcom has agreed that the band will be made available for another year. To continue to use the frequencies you must obtain a new NoV at rsgb.org/nov.
