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DX News – 8 February 2015
From the 13 to 16 February a team will be active as PC2D from Ameland Island, EU-038. They will be on all bands from 160 to 10m using SSB and CW. During their stay on Ameland Island they will participate in the Dutch PACC contest on the 14th and 15th with callsign PC2D. Outside the […]
Contest News – 8 February 2015
On Sunday the 8th, the 432MHz Affiliated Societies contest takes place from 0900 to 1300UTC. Using all modes in the band the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. This is one of the qualifying events for the Super League. On Tuesday the 432MHz UK Activity Contest takes place from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using […]
Propagation News – 8 February 2015
As reported last week, the 2015 K1N DXpedition to Navassa Island in the Caribbean is now under way. If you would like to revisit the HF propagation predictions for the DXpedition, refer to last week’s GB2RS propagation entry. K1N has been audible on most bands and possibly loudest on 12m in the afternoon. And now […]
January 2015 Band Plans now online
The Society is pleased to announce that the January 2015 Band Plans are now available to browse and download on the RSGB website. To access the Band Plans go to www.rsgb.org/bandplans where your can browse the plans online, or to download them in the form of a PDF or Excel file. The following notes explain […]
SSTV transmissions from ISS
The Russian ARISS team plan to activate SSTV from the International Space Station on Sunday 1 February. The expected SSTV mode will be PD180 on 145.800MHz with three minute off periods between transmissions. A total of 12 different photos will be sent during the operational period. This is the second series of pictures to be […]
Rare Navassa DXpedition imminent
Coming up in the next few weeks will be a DXpedition to the island of Navassa, IOTA NA-098. Navassa has not been on the air for 22 years and the authorities have said it will be at least another 10 years before a further licence is issued. This all suggests that there will be a […]
