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Special Events News – 16 September 2018
Celebrating 100 years of the RAF, GB100RAF will be operating from the Air Defence Radar Museum at RAF Neatshead in Norfolk on 22 and 23 September. QSL cards require an SAE only to RAFARS, RAF Cosford, WV7 3EX. If you are taking part in the GB100RAF award scheme, GB100RAF will be worth 25 points. North […]
Contest News – 16 September 2018
The 2018 Africa All Mode International DX Contest ends its 24 hour run at 1200UTC on Sunday, the 16th. Both single and multi-operator stations may operate for the entire 24 hour period. There are no mandated breaks in operating time required. This Sunday, the 16th, the Second 70MHz contest takes place from 0900 to 1200UTC. […]
Propagation News – 16 September 2018
Last week started with stable solar conditions, but very low activity. After 14 days without sunspots, two small, new spots turned up. Sunspot number 2721 existed for Sunday and Monday, then disappeared by Tuesday. Sunspot number 2722 popped up on Wednesday and Thursday, and was gone by Friday. Neither of these spots has disappeared altogether. […]
Brazil to get 60m and other new bands
ANATEL, the Brazilian telecoms regulator, has produced an updated band plan, effective in a couple of months, which releases 60m to their amateurs. This is the WRC-15 secondary allocation 5351.5 to 5366.5kHz with 25W EIRP for Class A operators. In addition they have been granted another two new bands, 135kHz with 1 watt EIRP and […]
South Africa YOTA report
The September 2018 issue of the South African national society amateur radio magazine, Radio ZS, reports on the Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) event that was recently held in South Africa. You can read all about the proceedings by downloading the newsletter (84-page/9.2MB PDF) from the SARL website. The RSGB YOTA 2018 team posted its […]
Exciting Buildathon opportunity
A Buildathon is taking place at the National Hamfest in Newark on 28 and 29 September 2018. A place costs only £5, which is refunded as an RSGB book voucher if you complete the project on the day. As a bonus, the Hamfest organisers are offering free entry to those who book for the Buildathon, […]
