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Special Events News – 31 October 2021
Until the 2nd of November, West of Scotland ARS will be running special event station GB4GDS, celebrating 90 years of the Guide Dog Association. More information about the station can be found on the website. OQ05PHI is the special callsign for the UBA Section de Philippeville to celebrate its 5th anniversary. It will be active until […]
Contest News – 31 October 2021
When operating in contests, please keep yourself and fellow amateurs safe by following relevant pandemic-related government recommendations. The 48-hour CQ World Wide DX SSB contest ends at 2359UTC today, the 31st, using the 1.8 to 28MHz contest bands. The exchange is signal report and your Zone, 14 for the UK. On Monday the data leg […]
Propagation News – 31 October 2021
Well, we had another topsy-turvy week, with the sunspot number going from a lowly 10 to a much more impressive 91. We started last week with a virtually spotless solar surface, but this week the Sun is peppered with spots, with five active regions in place on Thursday. The net result is the maximum usable […]
RSGB Convention presentations on YouTube
The RSGB online Convention’s keynote presentation is now available separately on the Society’s YouTube channel. This inspiring talk by Professor Cathryn Mitchell, M0IBG explores the connections between radio and space, and also looks at the many ways in which everyone can get involved. The seven presentations from the Introduction to… stream have also been uploaded […]
John Gerard, G4PKW, 26th October 2021
John Gerard, G4PKW, passed away peacefully on Tuesday 26th October 2021 at the age of 95. Radio has been a large part of his life since the 1930s. At the end of the War at age of 19 he travelled to India with the Royal Signals as an operator; whilst there he set up a […]
Roger Bramwell Woods, GW8XAN, 7th August 2021
Roger Bramwell Woods, GW8XAN sadly died at home on the 7th of August 2021 after a short illness. He had just managed to have his 65th birthday on the 29th of July. He will be greatly missed by his sons Thomas and David, myself, his sister and her family, and his many friends within the […]
