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Special Events News – 20 October 2024
Special event station PF16F is active to say farewell to the F-16 fighter aircraft, or Fighting Falcon. After 45 years of service, from 1979 to 2024, the F-16 will retire from the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Members of Radio Club Limburg will be operating the callsign until 30 November 2024 and hope to work as […]
DX News – 20 October 2024
Harold, DF2WO is active as 9X2AW from Rwanda until 22 October. He is operating using CW, FT4 and SSB on the 80 to 10m bands. You might also catch Harold operating via the QO-100 satellite. When possible, he also hopes to be QRV on the 6m band. QSL via OQRS. Stephane, F5UOW is active as […]
Contest News – 20 October 2024
The Worked All Germany Contest started at 1500UTC on Saturday, the 19th, and ends at 1500UTC this Sunday, 20 October. Using CW and SSB on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. This Sunday, the 20th, the RSGB 50MHz Affiliated Societies Contest runs from 0900 […]
Propagation News – 20 October 2024
The past week has been characterised by a low geomagnetic Kp index and excellent conditions on HF, including the 10m band. With a solar flux index between 168 and 195, and a Kp index that never rose above four, conditions have been better than the previous week, which suffered from the bad effects of solar […]
November 2024 – Strategic priorities update
An overview of progress on the RSGB strategic priorities I remember being told in a planning seminar a long time ago that if we didn’t know the road to take, we would never reach our intended destination. Wise words and something I recalled when I joined the RSGB Board in late 2022 and later became […]
RSGB 2024 Convention is taking place this weekend
The RSGB Convention will be in full swing this weekend. If you aren’t able to attend, the RSGB has a packed livestream for each day and those livestreams are available for anyone to view. Full of presentations, interviews and videos to inspire you, this is another way to enjoy your Convention, in your way. Either […]
