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Special Events News – 22 December 2024
In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the GB2RS News service, special callsign GB70RS will be on the air from the 1 January. Listen out for operators on all modes and all bands. QSL via the Bureau, eQSL or Logbook of the World. For more information, please visit the GB70RS page at QRZ.com Denby Dale […]
DX News – 22 December 2024
A Danish DXpedition is operational as TO0J from French Guiana until the 31 December. The group will be active on the 80 to 10m bands using CW, SSB, but mainly FT8. QSL via Clublog’s OQRS, Logbook of the World or eQSL. The J75K team is active in Dominica from the 26 December 2024 until the […]
Contest News – 22 December 2024
The UK Six Metre Group Winter Marathon started at 0000UTC on Sunday 1 December and ends at 2359UTC on Friday 31 January 2025. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is signal report and locator. On Thursday 26 December, the DARC Christmas Contest runs from 0830UTC to 1059UTC. Using CW and SSB on […]
Propagation News – 22 December 2024
The last week was a little more disturbed than usual and we had a Kp index that hit 5.33. An enhanced solar wind stream contributed to active geomagnetic conditions and an interplanetary shockwave, that swept past Earth at 0519UTC on the 17 December, caused minor G1 geomagnetic storming. A far-sided halo coronal mass ejection event […]
RSGB Convention videos to be released over holidays
The RSGB will be releasing four presentations from its 2024 Convention over the festive season. If you’d like to be the first to hear about new releases as soon as they are available, go to the RSGB YouTube channel and subscribe to receive notifications. The RSGB YouTube channel has hundreds of other videos and webinars […]
RSGB headquarters festive season closures
Don’t forget that the RSGB’s headquarters will be closed for Christmas and New Year from 2pm on Tuesday 24 December 2024 until 8.30am on Thursday 2 January 2025. The RSGB National Radio Centre will also be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. On New Year’s Eve, the NRC will […]
