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Contest News – 5 April 2015
Sunday, the 5th, the first RoPoCo contest takes place from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using SSB on the 3.5MHz band you send a signal report plus, for your first QSO, your own full postcode. In subsequent QSOs you send the postcode that you received in each of your previous QSOs. Should you receive a postcode that […]
Propagation News – 5 April 2015
First, as we are now into April, please ensure that you are using the correct smoothed sunspot number of 61 with your VOACAP-based propagation programs. Over the past week the solar flux index continued in the range 120-130. The prediction for the coming week is for ‘more of the same’, with the SFI around 135-145. […]
New UK Course and Exam Finder
The Society is pleased to announce the launch of a new service on its website today UK Course and Exam Finder allows you to search for specific courses, or for exam centres, in your area. Please go to www.rsgb.org/find-courses and enter your town or postcode. Details missing or out-of-date? All the data comes from information […]
RSGB Twitter photo competition
The Society is celebrating amateur radio with the launch of a new photo competition. Entries should reflect an aspect of amateur radio and the winning photo will be used as the RSGB’s new Twitter profile photo. The deadline is midnight on Sunday, 12 April 2015—further information and the terms and conditions of entry can be […]
AGM 2015 – voting now open
Members are advised that the internet voting facility is now open. Please go to the RSGB website, www.rsgb.org/votersgb15 where you will be presented with the voting form after you have logged in.
RSGB Eclipse Experiment yields data
The RSGB’s solar eclipse radio experiments on 20 March were deemed a great success. Radio amateurs took part in a wide range of experiments on many bands, including a QSO party on 160, 80m and 40m. The use of the reverse beacon network and Morse code meant that the received signal-to-noise ratios of those taking […]
