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Special Events News – 23 June 2019
This Sunday, the 23rd of June, GB1SCW—operated by members of Worthing and District ARC—will be on the air from the National Coast Watch Institution lookout at Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex BN43 5HY, using 40, 20 and 2m from 10am to 4pm. QSL via bureau or eQSL. More information on QRZ.com. Christian Vision for Men holds an annual […]
Contest News – 23 June 2019
This Sunday, the 23rd, the 50MHz CW contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also this Sunday, the 23rd, the 70MHz Cumulative Contest runs from 1400 to 1600UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Tuesday the SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 1830 […]
Propagation News – 23 June 2019
The week was dominated by thunderstorms and rain. While not strictly HF propagation-related, this did cause havoc on the lower bands, with frequent static crashes. This was particularly noticeable in Thursday’s RSGB 80m Club Championship CW contest, where storms over the low countries made the contest hard-going. Other than that the week was once again […]
Latest Examinations Standards Committee Report
The latest Examinations Standards Committee Report (May 2019) is now available to read at this link.
Mr J Reilly, GM3HOM, 26 January 2019
The 26th of January 2019 saw the sad passing of Joseph (Joe) Reilly, GM3HOM. He was a continuous member of the Radio Society of Great Britain from November 1948 until his death. His 70th anniversary of Membership was marked in the November 2018 edition of RadCom. Following his service in the RAF, Joe was hired […]
IARU addresses 2m & 23cm threats
As October’s World Radio Conference, WRC-19 draws closer, proposals that would need to be agreed for the future WRC-23 agenda are also in progress. On Monday the 10th of June, IARU Region 1 provided detailed background and serious concerns it has regarding two proposals under discussion in CEPT/Europe that may potentially impact important amateur bands […]
