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Rallies and Events News – 13 February 2022
The Radioactive Fair will take place at Nantwich Civic Hall on Sunday the 20th of February. You can find out more on their website. Please let us know your rally and event news as soon as possible. Send details to radcom@rsgb.org.uk and we’ll publicise your event for free in RadCom, on GB2RS, and online.
DX News – 13 February 2022
Rob, DM4AO will be active as D44AO from Sao Tiago, IOTA reference AF-005, in Cape Verde, between the 13th and the 25th February. He will operate mainly CW on the 80 to 10m bands during the local evening and night hours. QSL via DM4AO, direct or via the bureau. Please note he does not use […]
Special Events News – 13 February 2022
On the 14th of February 1922, a small group of Marconi employees began a series of experimental entertainment broadcasts on Medium Wave from a wooden hut near Writtle. The callsign of the original station was 2MT. These experiments are now regarded as the Birth of British Broadcasting and the origins of the BBC. On Monday […]
Contest News – 13 February 2022
When operating in any contests, please keep yourself and fellow amateurs safe by following all relevant pandemic-related government rules. This weekend the CQ WW RTTY WPX contest runs for 48 hours, ending at 2359UTC on the 13th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. […]
Propagation News – 13 February 2022
We had a good week for HF propagation, with a solar flux index up towards 130 and relatively calm geomagnetic conditions. There were lots of reports of openings to Australia on 10 metres and the KQ2H repeater in up-state New York often put in an appearance on 29.620MHz FM as well. However, a Coronal Mass […]
Committee activities
The RSGB Board is aware that some Committees have fallen behind with the publishing of meeting minutes. Board Directors are working with Committees to address any gaps and many of these have already been filled. Members should be aware that some Committees and groups no longer exist as their work was complete or the group […]
