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DX News -13 October 2024
The PX0FF Dxpedition team is active from Fernando de Noronha, SA-003, until 21 October. The team is working on the 160 to 6m bands, including the 60m band, using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via DJ4MX, ClubLog, OQRS and Logbook of the World. A team of amateurs will be active as C91BV from Mozambique from […]
Contest News – 13 October 2024
On Tuesday, the 15th, the RSGB 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 23cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Wednesday, the 16th, the RSGB Autumn Series Data Contest runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using RTTY and PSK63 on the 80m band, the […]
Propagation News – 13 October 2024
What a difference a week makes when it comes to HF propagation! This last week has been characterised by solar flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), and an elevated Kp index. Put together, this has resulted in dire conditions on HF, reminiscent of a solar minimum. A visible aurora was seen from the UK once again […]
RSGB Convention: last chance to pre-book tickets
The theme for the 2024 RSGB Convention is Your Convention, your way and the Society is providing a range of activities and presentations as well as different ways to get involved. There is still just time to buy your tickets in advance, but hurry as advance sales for attending the Convention or the dinners close […]
RadCom December feature on National Coding Week
Did you take part in National Coding Week this year? The RSGB had nine activities to inspire you to take part, including two new worksheets developed by the Society’s Outreach Team. Whether you took part by yourself, at a club night, or with friends and family, the RSGB would love to hear from you. To […]
Tonight@8: Aircraft Scatter, the Hitch-Hikers Guide
The next RSGB Tonight @ 8 live webinar is on Monday 7 October 2024 when Ian White, GM3SEK presents Aircraft Scatter, the Hitch-Hikers Guide. Aircraft scatter is about bouncing VHF and UHF radio signals off high-flying aircraft—effectively ‘hitching a ride’ with someone else’s plane to extend your everyday working range up to 800km. It may […]
