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Contest News – 15 April 2018
The First 50MHz Contest takes place this Sunday morning, 15 April, from 0900 to 1200 UTC. Exchange signal reports, a serial number, your six figure locator and the first two letters of your postcode. All modes can be used, but most activity will be on single sideband. The Worked All Britain Data Contest takes place […]
Propagation News – 15 April 2018
The predicted unsettled geomagnetic conditions arrived on Tuesday and continued with the K-index hitting five on Wednesday. This was due an elongated coronal hole on the Sun, with the escaping plasma causing the solar wind to pick up in both speed and density. The wind peaked at more than 550 kilometres per second and widespread […]
Shorter than normal news this week
Illness of a key RSGB staff member means that it has not been possible to prepare Local News this week, for which we apologise. Details of many club events can be found in the April edition of RadCom, supplemented by the Events List on the RSGB website, https://rsgb.org/events/ Thank you to everyone who has sent […]
Next UK ARISS contact coming soon
On or just after Monday the 9th, the date and time for the next UK ARISS contact will be revealed. The contact is between the Kings High School for Girls in Warwick and the International Space Station. It is expected to take place in the week commencing the 16th of April, but for operational reasons […]
RSGB at Maker Faire UK
Maker Faire UK is one of the largest hands-on exhibitions for those who enjoy experimenting with all forms of technology, making and crafting. Members of the RSGB’s Training & Education Committee, supported by the Youth Committee, will be attending Maker Faire UK on the 28th & 29th of April at the Life Science Centre in […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Have you voted yet in the RSGB elections? If not, please take a few minutes to go to www.rsgb.org/agm and make sure your voice is heard. The deadline for receipt of votes is 23:59 on Thursday the 19th of April 2018. The British Amateur Television Club has announced that its 2018 convention, CAT 18, will […]
