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DX News – 7 November 2021
David, F4FKT will be active as FT4YM and FT4YM/P from Antarctica until late February or early March. In his spare time he will operate mainly SSB on the 20 and 40m bands from various bases. Updates will be posted to the Polar DX Group’s Facebook group. QSL via F5PFP. Gunter, DK2WH will be active as […]
Special Events News – 7 November 2021
OQ05PHI is the special callsign for the UBA Section de Philippeville to celebrate its 5th anniversary. It will be active until the 22nd of November. QSL via ON4PHI. Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty, OQ60ANT will be active until the 31st of December. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau; logsearch and […]
Contest News – 7 November 2021
When operating in contests, please keep yourself and fellow amateurs safe by following relevant pandemic-related government recommendations. This weekend, the Marconi CW Contest ends its 24-hour run at 1400UTC today, the 7th. It’s CW-only on the 144MHz band and the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Tuesday the 432MHz FM Activity Contest […]
Propagation News – 7 November 2021
What a roller coaster week we had. From great conditions on HF last weekend, to a severe geomagnetic storm this week, it has been hard to predict what’s coming next. The Kp index hit seven on Thursday, thanks to incoming plasma from a full halo coronal mass ejection produced by an M1.7 flare from active […]
Richard Horton, G4AOJ co-opted as Board Director
The RSGB Board is pleased to announce that Richard Horton, G4AOJ has been co-opted as a Board Director until the 2022 AGM. Many members will know Richard as he has served as the RSGB Honorary Treasurer since 2011. After obtaining a degree in Physics at Merton College, Oxford in 1973, Richard trained as a professional […]
New mock exam papers available
At a recent meeting of the Examination Standards Committee it was agreed that the current mock exam papers on the RSGB website should be replaced by a fresh set, with one mock exam paper per licence level. Unlike the previous mock papers which were based on example questions, these new papers are generated from the […]
