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Special Events News – 15 February 2015
GB8ORE, standing for Original Radar Experiment, will be operated on 26 February from the Birth of British Radar Memorial, Northampton Road, Litchborough. There is no postal address but the nearest postcode is NN7 4SE. The station will be operating on mainly 40m SSB and some 2m FM. For further information Contact Brian, G8GMU on 07801 […]
DX News – 15 February 2015
CV5A will be on the air from Flores Island, SA-030, between the 21 and 23 February. Activity will be on all HF bands and modes. QSL via CX2ABC. Three German operators will be active as ZD8D until 6 March from Ascension Island, AF-003. They will be on all bands from 40 to 160m SSB, CW […]
Contest News – 15 February 2015
The first WPX contest of the year is the RTTY leg, which will end at 2359UTC Sunday, the 15th, having been running for 48 hours. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands the exchange is signal report and serial number. If RTTY isn’t your thing, the Dutch PACC Contest is held for 24 hours, ending at […]
Propagation News – 15 February 2015
This week the solar flux index declined slightly to be in the 130s, pretty much as predicted by NOAA. The observed sunspot number for the week also declined, being 76 on Thursday 12 February. Geomagnetic conditions were largely settled, with the A index keeping below 15 all week. For next week, NOAA predicts more of […]
Esde Tyler, G0AEC
It is with sadness that I pass on the message that Esde Tyler, G0AEC has passed away. Although she has not been active in recent years, many will remember her contributions to amateur radio in particular her articles for Novice News in Radcom. Esde still occasionally visited the Halifax and District ARS for talks/presentations or […]
New Services Map on RSGB website
The RSGB is pleased to announce a new feature on the Society’s website. The Services Map provides an overview of every service the RSGB offers on a single page. You can find out more about each service by hovering your mouse over its name. The Services Map can be found at www.rsgb.org/services-map.
