News
DX News – 14 April 2019
Mart, DL6UAA will be on the air as OH0UA from the Aland Islands, IOTA reference EU-002, until 19 April. He will operate on CW and digital and QSLs go via his home call sign. Chris, VK3FY and Dindo, DU1UD will be active as 4E8T from Tawi Tawi Island, OC-174, from 19 to 23 April. They […]
Special Events News – 14 April 2019
A special event station to commemorate the Battle of Culloden will be on the air on 16 and 17 April from the Highland Astronomical Society, Culloden Battlefield, Culloden Moor, Inverness IV2 5EU. Using the call sign GB0BOC, the station will be on the air from 9am to 8pm. GB0GKA, operated by Tony, G3ZRJ, and GB0GKB, […]
Contest News – 14 April 2019
This Sunday, the 14th, the First 50MHz contest takes place from 0900 and 1200UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number locator and postcode. Also this Sunday, the 14th, the Worked All Britain Data Contest runs from 1000 to 2200UTC. Using the 3.5 to 14MHz contest bands the exchange is signal report, […]
Propagation News – 14 April 2019
This has been a difficult time for HF. The solar wind has remained active and the Bz component exhibited several periods of prolonged southward deflection, meaning it more easily coupled with the Earth’s magnetic field. Solar wind speed ranged mostly from 425-475km per second and this was enough to keep the Kp index elevated, often […]
Ken Hatton, G3VBA, 5th April 2019
Ken Hatton, G3VBA became Silent Key on 5 April 2019. He became GB2RS Manager in January 2014 and dealt with the paperwork for volunteer newsreaders. He became interested in amateur radio as a schoolboy and had been licensed for 53 years. A member of Warrington ARC, he served as their secretary for a number of […]
New Syllabus tutorial slides available
The RSGB has released SDR and digital model tutorial slides (3.2MB Microsoft PowerPoint presentation) to assist tutors prepare for the new 2019 syllabus, which is expected to be used for amateur radio exams from September. The slides were first presented to tutors at the SDR and Digital Syllabus Matters meeting, held on 17 March 2019.
