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DX News – 30 March 2025
Alex, K6VHF/HR9 will again be active from the 30 March until the 6 April from Roatán island, IOTA reference NA-057. He’ll be QRV on 80m to 6m using verticals, Hexbeam, Slopers and a Delta loop using FT8, FT4, SSB, RTTY and CW. QSL direct via K6VHF, OQRS Club Log, and Logbook of The World. Aldir, […]
Contest News – 30 March 2025
The CQ World Wide WPX SSB Contest started at 0000UTC on Saturday 29 March and ends at 2359UTC today, Sunday 30 March. Using SSB on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Tuesday 1 April, the 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to […]
Propagation News – 30 March 2025
Last week’s space weather was dominated by a large coronal hole on the Sun. This was probably one of the largest we have seen for many years. Moderate, G2, geomagnetic storming was observed following the arrival of a solar wind stream from the hole, with the wind speed exceeding 600 km/s on Wednesday 26 March. […]
Chris, MM0WIC appointed as RSGB Youth Chair
The RSGB is delighted to announce that Chris Aitken, MM0WIC, who is the current RSGB Youth Champion for Schools, is taking on the new position of RSGB Youth Chair. For now, Chris will continue to fulfil his Youth Champion for Schools role but will also take on more responsibilities by leading the Youth Champion team. […]
Join the Regional Team in London and Thames Valley
If you live in Region 9, London and Thames Valley, why not support fellow radio amateurs in your area? There are a number of volunteer vacancies within the region, including several District Representative positions, as well as the Regional Representative role. If you are passionate about amateur radio, enjoy talking with people, and want to […]
RadCom Basics, March 2025, Edition 45
We are pleased to announce the March 2025 edition of RadCom Basics is now available for RSGB Members to read via the newly launched web version of our app. In this edition… Page 4 Propagation paths on HF (Part 1) In this article, Andy Gilfillan, G0FVI looks at the main propagation paths on […]
