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Special Events News – 15 December 2024
There is still time to work The Humber Fortress DX Amateur Radio Club which is once again active with special callsign GB0MC until Thursday 26 December. The ‘MC’ in the callsign stands for Merry Christmas. The Club would like to invite everyone to call in and give them a hearty “HoHoHo” and tell them what […]
DX News – 15 December 2024
Mike, V47NH is active from St Kitts and Nevis until the 17 December. The IOTA reference is NA-104. He will operate on the 40 to 10m bands and SSB. QSL via KC1NGS or Logbook of the World. The VP2VMM team is active from Anegada Island in The British Virgin Islands. They will be QRV in […]
Contest News – 15 December 2024
The UK Six Metre Group Winter Marathon started at 0000UTC on Sunday the 1 December and ends at 2359UTC on Friday 31 January 2025. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is signal report and locator. The ARRL 10m Contest started at 0000UTC on Saturday 14 December, and ends at 2359UTC today, Sunday […]
Propagation News – 15 December 2024
We had another week with quiet geomagnetic conditions. Other than a three-hour period with a Kp of four on the 9 December, as of last Thursday when this report was being compiled it had been below three for the past seven days. Active region 3920 produced an impulsive M2.8 solar flare, peaking at 1006UTC on […]
Seasonal closures for RSGB headquarters
The RSGB’s headquarters will close for the Christmas and New Year period from 2pm on Tuesday 24 December 2024. It will open again at 8.30am on Thursday 2 January 2025. During that time, if you need information about amateur radio, exams or RadCom you’ll find lots of information on the website. If you are planning to […]
January 2025 – Strategic priorities update
Strategy update: the RSGB Outreach Team The RSGB Outreach Team is a band of enthusiastic radio amateurs from the four countries of the United Kingdom. We want to provide radio amateurs with the resources to show that amateur radio has much to offer and is an exciting modern hobby. We hope that people will […]
