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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 […]
NoV available for Jubilee celebrations
We have just published the Notice of Variation that will enable radio amateurs licensed by Ofcom to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen by using the special RSL ‘Q’. This NoV is available for use throughout June 2022 but you can apply for it now.
New volunteers in the Regional Team
We welcome new District Representatives in three regions: In Region 1 Harry Mcdonald, GM1VFR will cover District 12 (Glasgow, Central and Lanarkshire) In Region 3 Iain Nicholson, M0MZR will cover District 32 (Lancashire), Keith Sale, M0JYP will cover District 33 (Greater Manchester) and Les Brown, M0LPB will cover District 34 (Cheshire) In Region 11, Callum […]
