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Special Events News – 22 July 2018
Fort Purbrook ARC will be operating GB1PF, celebrating the Palmerston Forts. They will be at Fort Purbrook from the 29th to the 29th, working most bands from 80 to 2m, voice, CW and PSK. W0WIT will mark the Winnebago Grand National Rally in Forest City, Idaho. Operating from the 22nd to the 26th, from 1300UTC […]
Contest News – 22 July 2018
The RSGB Low Power Contest takes place this Sunday from 0900UTC to 1600UTC. Using CW only on the 3.5 to 14MHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and power. It’s worth knowing that this is an HF Championship event. Also this Sunday, the 70MHz Trophy contest takes place from 1000UTC to 1600UTC. All […]
Propagation News – 22 July 2018
Last weekend’s IARU contest saw a lot of action on the HF bands, which just goes to show that it isn’t all about sunspots. In fact, we have now gone more than three weeks without sunspots, which has been described as almost a decade-class event. The last time the sun lost its spots for 21 […]
Innovation is alive and well
A key goal for amateur radio at the very heart of its licence definition is that it is “for the purpose of self-training in radio communications, including conducting technical investigations”. Matching this is a key item in the RSGB’s strategy: “Research—promote active involvement in research and technical development.” In an age where the costs of […]
New service to replace AROS
Following an extensive review of the Amateur Radio Observation Service, AROS, the RSGB has decided to create a new service to provide guidance to operators who experience misuse of the amateur bands by others. This service will be known as the Operating Advisory Service, or OAS, and will replace AROS. The change will come into effect […]
Ham-designed comms support cave rescue
The dramatic rescue of twelve young footballers and their coach from a cave in Thailand was facilitated, in part, by communications technology developed by British radio amateur John Hey, G3TDZ. Ordinary radio signals don’t penetrate the solid rock surrounding caves, but very low frequency signals can do. Around the turn of the Millennium John designed […]
