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Propagation News – 6 December 2020
What a great week it was for HF propagation. We started it off with the CQ Worldwide CW HF contest, which saw some DX openings up to 28MHz and solid DX being worked on 21MHz. The only downside was an M-class solar flare, which was launched off the Sun on Sunday. It was a big […]
RSGB GM interviewed in TX Factor Episode 27
TX Factor Episode 27 has just been released – the only professionally-produced TV show dedicated to amateur radio. In an interview filmed in September, the RSGB’s General Manager Steve Thomas, M1ACB explains how the Society’s positive response to the lockdown helped to boost awareness and growth of amateur radio in the UK. He also stresses […]
Colin Horrabin, G3SBI, November 2020
Colin Horrabin, G3SBI, passed away in the last weekend of November 2020, a month after being diagnosed with cancer. He did not respond to treatment and passed away at home. Colin worked at Daresbury Nuclear Physics Laboratory. He was responsible for numerous innovations, including the “superb” serial link control system for the Nuclear Structure Facility […]
NHS charity auction for GOTA4C
We’re delighted to be running an NHS charity auction as part of our GOTA4C campaign. Roy Bailey, G0VFS, who is an active member of Trowbridge and District Amateur Radio Club, won the Lockdown Category in the RSGB’s Annual Construction competition. He offered to donate his beautifully-engineered VirusPerpleXed Bug CW Key to raise money for NHS […]
GB2RS News Script for 29 November 2020
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Get on the air for Christmas
The RSGB has announced its latest activity for the Get on the air for Christmas campaign with the NHS. The special construction competition has a prize of £100 and the winning entry will be featured on the Society’s website and in RadCom. If you’ve been making something during the autumn lockdowns or are preparing to […]
