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DX News – 11 March 2018
Hartwig, DL7BC will be active again as FY/DL7BC/P from French Guiana until 26 March. Dom, M1KTA will be active as C6AKT from Eleuthera Island, NA-001, in the Bahamas until 17 March. He will operate QRP CW on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via Club Log OQRS, Logbook of The World or via […]
Special Event News – 11 March 2018
The Radio Amateur Old Timers’ Association (RAOTA) will be operating GB60OT during 2018 as a part of its diamond jubilee celebrations. GB60OT will be active from 17 to 25 March operated by Simon, M0TRJ. GB0WM will be on the air from Woolsthorpe Manor as part of British Science Week on 17 and 18 March. Woolsthorpe […]
Contest News – 11 March 2018
The Commonwealth Contest ends its 24 hour run at 1000UTC this Sunday, the 11th. It’s CW only on the 3.5 to 29MHz bands. The exchange is signal report and serial number, with HQ stations also sending the letters HQ. This Sunday, the 11th, the 2nd 70MHz Cumulative Contest runs from 1000 to 1200UTC. Using all […]
Propagation News – 11 March 2018
Quieter geomagnetic conditions helped improve HF propagation this week. At times the K-index was actually zero, thanks to a respite from the continual coronal holes on the Sun that have caused disruption. The solar flux index continued to hover around the high 60s due to a lack of visible sunspots. Despite this there was plenty […]
Candidates invited for RSGB Presidency
The RSGB has open elections for its President. Unfortunately, no nominations have been received for 2018 to 2020 and the post is now being re-advertised. The closing date is 2359UTC on 26 April 2018. If an election is required, details will be published in the June edition of RadCom, available in mid-May. The current President […]
Arkwright Day at the NRC
Next Saturday, 10 March 2018, the RSGB National Radio Centre will be hosting students from the Arkwright Scholarship Trust for amateur radio training and Foundation exams. This will mean restricted public access to the National Radio Centre, and the radio station GB3RS will not be available for use by visiting radio amateurs. We apologise for […]
