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Rallies and Events News – 25 August 2019
This Sunday, the 25th, is the second day of the Montrose Air Station Open Day and Radio Rally taking place at Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre, Waldron Road, Broomfield, Montrose DD10 9BD. It is an indoor event and tables are available to sell your own equipment. The event opens to the public from 10am. Minor […]
DX News – 25 August 2019
YP0F will be active from Fericirii Island, IOTA reference EU-191, from 27 August to 1 September. A team of four will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on the 80 to 10m bands. QSL via YO9RIJ. The VIC Amateur Radio Contest DX Club will be active as 4U500M between 1 and 30 September to mark the […]
Special Events News – 25 August 2019
Special event station GB8NCI will be on the air this Sunday, the 25th, for the second day from 10am to 8pm. Operating from the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) station in Exmouth, Devon, it’s celebrating the 25th anniversary of the NCI. There will be an open house and the public will be invited to view the […]
Contest News – 25 August 2019
Just a reminder that August is the month of the traditional summer holiday, so there are no RSGB HF contests this month. This Sunday, the 25th, the UK Microwave Group high band contest runs from 0600 to 1800UTC. Using all modes on the 5.7 and 10GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and […]
Propagation News – 25 August 2019
The last seven days have seen quiet geomagnetic conditions but, equally, zero sunspots and a solar flux index of around 67. Nevertheless, the Lighthouses on the Air event last weekend saw UK stations finding people to talk to, even if real DX was a little thin on the ground. Saturday, the 17th, saw numerous short-skip […]
IARU prepares for Key CEPT meeting
The final CEPT Conference Preparatory Group meeting prior to WRC-19 takes place from the 26th of August. Most of its papers are now available, including on current hot topics in the 6m, 2m and 23cm bands, where RSGB volunteers have been working hard to support the IARU. In summary:- At 50MHz IARU hopes that the […]
