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DX News – 27 December 2020
Kenji, JA4GXS will be active as JA4GXS/4 from Otsu Island, IOTA reference AS-117, on the 25th and 26th of December. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on 40, 30 and 20m bands. QSL via home call.
Contest News – 27 December 2020
Please remember to check before the contest for any new rules due to lockdown and social distancing, which may differ around the world. The RSGB strongly advises obeying your national and local government’s advice. As per tradition, December is a quiet month for traditional contests, with no RSGB HF contests, but do look out for […]
Propagation News – 27 December 2020
HF conditions were not terribly good over the last week with maximum usable frequencies down in general. The best DX has been on 40m, especially around greyline times, although there has been a little winter Sporadic-E activity on 10 metres as well that has seen Italy and Spain appearing on FT8, as well as Brazil […]
ICQ Podcast update on GOTA4C
The latest ICQ Podcast (episode 340) contains an update on the RSGB’s Get on the air for Christmas campaign as well as a wider look at amateur radio construction. The chat with Board Director Stewart Bryant, G3YSX; Construction Competition Lockdown Category winner Roy Bailey, G0VFS; and RSGB Communications Manager Heather Parsons starts at 1:18:15 in […]
Peter Price, GW3LXI, 14th December 2020
It is with great sadness that I have to report the passing of Mr Peter Price, GW3LXI on the 14th of December 2020 at the age of 92 years. I have known Peter since the 1960s when he was instrumental in guiding me into the hobby of amateur radio, as he was for many other […]
Vince Priamo, GW6ZCS, 7th December 2020
It is with sadness I inform fellow enthusiasts of the passing of our dear friend and Wrexham ARS Treasurer Vince Priamo, GW6ZCS. He became a Silent Key on the 7th of December 2020 at the age of 73. A member of Wrexham ARS for well over 30 years, Vince will be sadly missed. Eifion Parry, […]
