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Contest News – 2 February 2025
Today, the 2 February, the RSGB 432MHz Affiliated Societies Contest runs from 0900 to 1300UTC. Using all modes on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Tomorrow, the 3 February, the RSGB 80m Club Championship runs from 2000 to 2130UTC. Using SSB on the 80m band, the exchange is signal […]
Propagation News – 2 February 2025
Last week was pretty unremarkable as far as the Sun goes, but it looks like that is about to change. The seven days preceding Thursday 30 January were characterised by reasonably settled geomagnetic conditions, with a maximum Kp index of 3.67 and a solar flux index that fell from 205 on the 24 January, to […]
RSGB exams team publishes Syllabus Version 1.6b
The RSGB exams team is pleased to announce publication of a revised version of Syllabus Version 1.6. This update is known as Version 1.6b. The revisions address feedback received from the community since the publication of Version 1.6a. The companion document summarises?the changes made?to the syllabus which include moving some material from Licensing, in Section […]
Special call sign GB70RS celebrates 70 years of GB2RS
The RSGB’s weekly news broadcast GB2RS is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. As part of the celebrations, special callsign GB70RS is active throughout the year. The call sign is being operated by radio amateurs who help to deliver GB2RS each week and could include Newsreaders and RSGB Headquarters staff. You can listen out for […]
RSGB HQ closed from 12pm Friday 7 February
RSGB Headquarters will be closing at 12pm on Friday 7 February as RSGB staff will be attending the funeral of their colleague Gillian Coull. To allow time for preparation of the GB2RS News script, the deadline for the GB2RS News broadcast on Sunday 9 February has been brought forward. Please send details of all your […]
RadCom Basics, January 2025, Edition 44
We are pleased to announce the January 2025 edition of RadCom Basics is now available for RSGB Members to read and download on the RSGB website. Constructing a kit Keen to construct something for the shack? Lee Aldridge, G4EJB provides some sound advice on what to do In this edition… 4 How to get on […]
