News
DX News – 6 July 2014
K2QBV will be active as E51QBV from Rarotonga Island, IOTA reference OC-013, between 8 and 21 July. QSL via his home station address. G0SGB has announced plans to activate all of the Madeira Islands Lighthouses from 12 to 22. The Madeira Islands are located in the eastern Atlantic Ocean about 540 miles southwest of Lisbon, […]
Contest News – 6 July 2014
This weekend, the RSGB VHF NFD takes place, ending at 1500UTC today after 24 hours of operation. Using all modes on the 50 to 1296MHz bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Today, 6 July, the 3rd 144MHz Backpackers contest running from 1100 to 1500UTC. Using all modes the exchange is the […]
Propagation News – 6 July 2014
NASA’s twin STEREO spacecraft, which can see the far side of the Sun and make 3D images of incoming coronal mass ejections, have made my job of forecasting solar activity for GB2RS much easier. Later this year, the twin probes will pass directly behind the Sun and will have to be turned off. Operations could […]
Vacancies: RCE Quality Manager and Examination Committee members
The Radio Communications Foundation (RCF) wishes to appoint a Quality Manager (QM) for the Radio Communications Examinations (RCE). This volunteer role is currently held on an interim basis by Dave Wilson, M0OBW. Reporting to the RCF Standards Committee, the QM is responsible for auditing the processes of the RCE, for coordinating RCE inspections and for […]
Ofcom starts consultation for World Radiocommunications Conference 2015
Ofcom has just started a consultation on the key issues to be considered at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2015, or WRC-15. These conferences are held approximately every four years and take key decisions concerning the identification and international harmonisation of spectrum bands. Ofcom represents the UK at WRCs. The next conference takes place in Geneva […]
New Intruder Watch Coordinator appointed
The RSGB is pleased to announce that Vaughan Ravenscroft, M0VRR has been appointed as Intruder Watch Coordinator, succeeding Chris Cummings, G4BOH, to whom the RSGB expresses thanks for his years of service to the amateur radio community. Vaughan took up his duties on 27 June and may be contacted by e-mail to iw@rsgb.org.uk.
