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Special Events News – 22 May 2022
GB6VER will be on air today, the 22 May . Operated by Verulam ARC from the Durham District RC Rally. They plan to operate on the 40m, 20m and 2m bands depending on the noise levels on the day. More on qrz.com. GB1SCW to celebrate the work of costal communities will be on the air […]
Contest News – 22 May 2022
The 144MHz May contest runs for 24 hours until 1400UTC today, the 22 May. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Note that UK stations also send their postcode. Today, the 22 May , the First 144MHz Backpackers contest runs from 1100 to 1500UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is […]
Propagation News – 22 May 2022
Solar activity reached a new peak for this cycle this week, with the solar flux index hitting 180 on Thursday the 19th. This was partly down to the very large active region 3014, which is almost big enough to be seen with the naked eye, if suitable precautions are taken. To put this into perspective, […]
1970 Yaesu FT101 transceiver donated to NRC
Paul Riley has proudly donated a 1970s’ era Yaesu FT101 transceiver to the RSGB National Radio Centre. It belonged to his late father Ken Riley, G3JAS. It will form part of the ‘Time-Line’ display which illustrates the development of wireless communication from the earliest days through to modern equipment. Paul and his wife made the […]
RSGB Commonwealth Games activities
The Commonwealth Games will be held in Birmingham later this summer. It will see around 4,500 athletes from 72 nations and territories, compete in 19 sports across 14 competition venues. The RSGB has just published news of the various activities it is planning to link with the Games. You can get involved in one of […]
Platinum Jubilee activities
It isn’t long now until the RSGB’s Platinum Jubilee activities kick off. There is a wide range of things to be part of, from using the /70 suffix to creating something for the Innovation 70 competition or having a go at the WSPR 70 fun challenge. There is also still time to activate one of […]
