News
Special Events News – 5 June 2016
Radio amateurs of the ARI Fidenza group will operate a radio station located close to the keel of the yacht Elettra, Marconi’s floating laboratory. Using the callsign IY4EC, the station will be on the air Sunday, the 5th, as part of the Museum Ships event. Chertsey Radio Club has the extended use of GB9LIZ until […]
Contest News – 5 June 2016
The CW National Field Day ends its 24 hour run at 1500UTC on Sunday, the 5th, on the 1.8 to 28MHz bands. The exchange is signal report and serial number. The South East Asia NETwork Contest ends its 24 hour run at 1200UTC today, the 5th. The SEANET area encompasses CQ Zones 22, 24, 25, […]
Propagation News – 5 June 2016
The solar flux index declined further this week to the mid-80s. A quick look at an image of the Sun from the Solar Dynamics Observatory on solarham.net shows why. On Thursday two sunspot groups were rotating out of sight on the Sun’s limb, leaving a pretty blank disk. As a result NOAA predicts the solar […]
New Regional Managers
The RSGB Board have agreed to co-opt Regional Managers for Region 2 and Region 12. Both posts will become due for election at the next AGM. Denny Morrison GM1BAN has been appointed for Region 2. Keith Haynes G3WRO has been appointed for Region 12.
Chair of the Planning Advisory Committee
The RSGB Board is pleased to confirm the appointment of John Mattocks G4TEQ as Chair of the Planning Advisory Committee. John was previously the PAC Vice Chairman and is a retired Planning Inspector. The Society would like to record its appreciation to Stephen Purser G4SHF for his many years of service as PAC Chairman.
RSGB Convention news
If you weren’t able to visit the RSGB Convention in 2015, some of the lectures were recorded and are being made available to Members via the RSGB website. In 2016, the Convention is looking forward to welcoming Jeff, VY2ZM/K1ZM, who lives with his wife Miriam on Prince Edward Island. He is both a well-known contester […]
