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Rallies and Events News – 23 January 2022
The Red Rose Rally, originally planned for the 6th of February, has unfortunately had to be cancelled. Please let us know your rally and event news as soon as possible. Email details to radcom@rsgb.org.uk and we’ll publicise your event for free in RadCom, on GB2RS, and online. The deadline for the March RadCom is tomorrow, […]
DX News – 23 January 2022
Matthias, DK4MN will be active from Aruba as P4/DL4MM from today until the 1st of February. He will focus on the low bands and WARC, operating CW, FT8 and SSB. QSL via DL4MM. Thomas, DL1TPA will soon be active as 8Q7TP from Raa Atoll in the Maldives. He will be running very low power on 20 & 10m and […]
Special Events News – 23 January 2022
A special special event station, GB1900HA, will be on the air from the 24th of January to the 23rd of December. It marks 1900 years since the building of Hadrian’s Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Operations will be generally from 10am to 4pm on weekdays, with the schedule published on the QRZ.com page for […]
Contest News – 23 January 2022
When operating in any contests, please keep yourself and fellow amateurs safe by following all relevant pandemic-related government rules. On Tuesday the SHF UKAC takes place from 1930 to 2230UTC. Using all modes on the 13- to 3cm bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The UKEICC 80m CW contest takes place […]
Propagation News – 23 January 2022
We had a bit of a geomagnetic roller coaster ride this week. The Kp index was down as low as one, and up as high as six, which sparked visible aurora at northern latitudes. This was caused by a solar wind stream, which reached nearly 600km per second and contained a significant southward Bz component. […]
Jonathan Groves, M0VRI co-opted as Board Director
Jonathan Groves, M0VRI has been co-opted to the RSGB Board until the AGM 2022 to carry out a three-month review of RSGB youth activities and opportunities. He has been an active member of the Examinations and Syllabus Review Group for some time and will be presented to the membership for endorsement as a Nominated Director […]
