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DX News – 25 January 2015
The Rockall DX Group are in Iran to put Kish Island, EP6T, on the air until 31 January. This is IOTA reference AS-166. They will have five high-powered stations on the air. QSLs go via M0URX. VE7BV will be active stroke TG9 from Guatemala until 17 February. He plans a holiday style operation on 20, […]
Contest News – 25 January 2015
The CQ WW 160m DX Contest ends its 48 hours of operation today, the 25th, at 2200UTC. Work everyone. Non-US/VE stations send RST+CQ Zone, which is 14 for the UK, while US/VE stations send RST+state/province code. This is the CW leg of the contest and the SSB leg takes place next month. On Tuesday the […]
Propagation News – 25 January 2015
Solar conditions were largely settled this week with the A index remaining firmly in single figures. NOAA’s prediction that the solar flux index would be around 130 last week appears to have been fairly spot on, with the SFI at 124 as this report was being prepared. The prediction this week is for more of […]
RSGB interference consultation response
RSGB welcomes the recent Ofcom consultation document on control of interference which invites responses by 16 February. The RSGB EMC committee has been lobbying for Ofcom to have a wider remit in enforcement of breaches of EMC regulations. These proposals make the regulations more resilient to evolving technology, when it causes undue interference to Wireless […]
Ofcom confirms E error on website
As many listeners will be aware, Ofcom is required to give all licensed radio amateurs notice that it intends to vary licences in line with its decisions following last year’s consultation. That process is underway and letters are being sent out in batches, although they were all printed at the same time. It has been […]
Team Leader needed for YOTA trip
The RSGB Youth Committee is seeking a highly motivated person to take on the role of a Team Leader for a youth event in Tuscany, Italy, to be held in July. It brings together 75 young radio amateurs from 15 member societies and previous events have included workshops on antenna building, satellites, ARDF, and robots […]
