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Special Events News – 16 March 2025
In celebration of its 60th anniversary, the Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club will be operating the club’s call sign GI3VFW on the Monday 17 March for one week. Members will be operating on all bands on HF, VHF and UHF from Tandragee, County Armagh. The club will also be operating GI3VFW from the 25 to […]
DX News – 16 March 2025
Heath, VK3TWO is active from Fiji as 3D2TWO until the 27 March. The station will be active on the 40 to 10m bands using SSB and FT8. More information can be found at QRZ.com Aldir, PY1SAD will be active again from Georgetown in Guyana as 8R1TM from 11 March to 26 April. Aldir will be […]
Contest News – 16 March 2025
The British Amateur Radio Teledata Group HF RTTY Contest started on Saturday 15 March and ends at 0159UTC on Monday 17 March. Using RTTY on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report, serial number and time. On Monday 17 March, the FT4 Series Contest runs from 2000 to […]
Propagation News – 16 March 2025
We’ve had another week of disturbed geomagnetic conditions with the Kp index at four or five for long periods. On the evening of the 12 March, Kp was five and, at the time of writing, has stayed there for a total of five three-hour periods. This has taken its toll on the ionosphere with MUFs […]
Final chance to get involved in British Science Week
Sunday 16 March, is the last day of British Science Week 2025. If you live in the Derbyshire or Leicestershire area, pop along to the open day being held by South Derbyshire and Ashby Woulds Amateur Radio Group. The group is hosting the final day of its family friendly open weekend. Members will be showcasing […]
Advance notice: ask the Board a question at the AGM
Over the last few years, the RSGB has been developing the way in which members can ask the Board questions at its online AGMs. This year, the AGM will be held on Saturday 12 April and you have three ways to get involved. To ask a question via video on Zoom you’ll need to register in […]
