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Special Events News – 13 October 2019
Hartlepool ARC will be running Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) special event station GB0TVS on behalf of Tees Valley Scouts on 19 and 20 October. The station will operate from the Hartlepool Scout Centre, Brierton Lane, just off the A689. Activity will be on HF, VHF and UHF, and all visitors will be welcome. GB1NHS […]
Contest News – 13 October 2019
The Oceania DX CW contest ends its 24 hour run at 0800UTC this Sunday, the 13th. Using the 1.8 to 28MHz contest bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number. This Sunday, the 13th, the IRTS 40m Counties Contest runs from 1200 to 1400UTC using CW and SSB, the exchange is signal report and […]
Propagation News – 13 October 2019
We had a mixed bag of HF propagation over the last seven days, although Monday saw maximum usable frequencies over a 3,000km path climb above 21MHz. Conditions were less good on Thursday morning, mainly due to an elevated Kp index, which reached four thanks to an enhanced solar wind with a south-facing Bz component. There […]
RSGB Board Change, G0MGX
It is with regret that we announce that Mark Jones, G0MGX has decided to stand down from the Board of the RSGB. Prior to joining the Board Mark spent many years volunteering as the AROS Coordinator and has since been a proactive and valued Board Director. Mark published clear, measurable goals for the RSGB’s Strategy […]
Devon school to contact ISS
Bampton School in East Devon will make their contact with the International Space Station on Tuesday, 8 October 2019 at 13.51. They will be operating as GB4BPS and contacting NA1SS on the station, speaking to Drew Morgan, KI5AAA. The downlink signals on 145.800MHz FM will be audible in many parts of Europe.
Exams committee reorganised
In the January 2019 issue of RadCom we announced that the exam committee structure would be changing and that the The Examinations and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) has now been formed to replace the previous Examinations Group. It has similar terms of reference but the membership of the committee has been widened. It has always […]
