News
Contest News – 23 July 2017
On Tuesday the SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2230UTC using the 2.3GHz and up bands. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Thursday the data leg of the 80m Club Championships runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. The exchange is signal report and serial number. The RSGB’s flagship HF contest, […]
Propagation News – 23 July 2017
Last week, space weather was dominated by sunspot number 2665 that was twenty times larger than any recent sunspot—the largest since number 2529 in April 2016. It disappeared on Wednesday as the Sun’s rotation took it out of our view. Solar flux held at 92 before fading back to the low seventies. Conditions were unsettled […]
Tony Kent G8PBH RSGB ESC Chair
Appointment of Prof. Anthony (Tony) Kent, G8PBH to Chair of the Examinations Standards Committee Tony obtained his callsign, G8PBH, in 1978 and has been active on the bands continuously since. His interests in that time have included home construction, mobile and portable operation and, most recently, DX chasing. His favourite band is 6 m and, […]
Paul Whatton G4DCV RSGB TEC Chair
Paul Whatton, G4DCV has been appointed as Chair of the RSGB’s Training and Education Committee (TEC). Paul previously held the post of Vice Chair within TEC and is the Project Leader for the Train the Trainers scheme, which recently trained its 200th tutor. First licensed in 1972 as G8FUR, Paul is a member of Windmill […]
40m GB2RS broadcasts back next week
On Sunday, 16 July 2017, there will be no news broadcast on 40m from Germany because both newsreaders are attending the Ham Radio show at Friedrichshafen, Germany. They will resume reading on 23 July 2017.
Technical parameters from Ofcom for Wi-Fi on 5.7GHz
Ofcom have issued a statement confirming the technical parameters for the extension of Wi-Fi in the 5.7GHz amateur band. Following extensive inputs, the RSGB welcomes the conservative approach that Ofcom is taking and look forward to this being properly enforced. The new regulations are effective from 7 August 2017.
