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Contest News – 21 June 2020

| June 19, 2020

Please remember to check before the events for new rules due to lockdown and social distancing, which may differ around the world. RSGB strongly advises obeying your own government’s advice first and foremost. The 50MHz Trophy contest ends its 24 hour run at 1400UTC this Sunday, the 21st. Using all modes, the exchange is signal […]

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Propagation News – 21 June 2020

| June 19, 2020

We had another week dominated by sporadic E HF contacts. Ten metres has been open daily to Europe and often until very late at night. There have been reports of USA and Japanese FT8 contacts from the UK during the day, continuing almost to midnight. By Thursday signal levels appeared to be dropping off at […]

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Webinar for healthcare professionals focuses on ‘Get on the air to care’

| June 19, 2020

The RSGB/NHS ‘Get on the air to care’ campaign was the focus of a webinar for healthcare professionals yesterday. RSGB General Manager, Steve Thomas and Paul Devlin, NHS England Emergency Care Improvement Support Team and also RSGB District Representative, were interviewed by Roy Lilley, Director of the Academy of Fabulous Stuff and the Institute of […]

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RSGB Company Secretary

| June 19, 2020

Following the election of Len Paget, GM0ONX as a Board Director at the recent AGM, the RSGB Board has asked the General Manager, Steve Thomas, M1ACB to take on the additional role of Company Secretary. The Board would like to records its thanks to Len for the time he has given as Company Secretary over […]

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Peter T Pitts, G3GYE, 12th May 2020

| June 17, 2020
Peter T Pitts, G3GYE, 12th May 2020

Peter T Pitts, G3GYE died on 12 May 2020 aged 92. Peter started building radios at around the age of 10, joining the RSGB circa 1942 and remaining a member for the ensuing 77 years until his death. One of Peter’s main interests was aerials and signal propagation. In 1968 Peter spent a year in […]

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First Tonight @ 8 webinar streamed

| June 15, 2020

Our first live webinar in the Tonight @ 8 series, Raspberry Pi by Mike Richards G4WNC, was streamed between 20.00 and 21.10 on 15 June 2020. A recording of Mike’s webinar with additional information is now available on the RSGB website Or, you can watch it on YouTube Find out about upcoming Tonight @ 8 […]

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