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Special Event News – 28 May 2017
GB1SCW will be on the air from Shoreham National Coastwatch Institute Lookout on the 3rd and 4th of June. The location is near Shoreham Beach car park, postcode BN43 5HY. Operation will be between 11am and 4pm in the Lookout compound. Try your hand at Morse and explore amateur radio. Due to its beach location […]
Contest News – 28 May 2017
The CQWW WPX CW contest ends its 48 hour run at 2359UTC today, the 28th. CW is the only mode to use, with activity on all contest bands from 1.8 to 28MHz. RST and serial number forms the exchange. Today, the 28th, sees two contests on higher bands. From 0600UTC to 1800UTC the UKuG contest […]
Propagation News – 28 May 2017
Last week’s forecast of unsettled geomagnetic conditions at the beginning of the week and more settled conditions later was fairly accurate. The K index at high latitudes rose to five on Monday, but settled down to two and three by Thursday. At middle latitudes it was very settled after Wednesday. The solar flux index was […]
Ofcom Licensing Portal unavailable
Ofcom have advised us that its online licensing portal will be unavailable from 6pm on Friday 26 May until 8am on Tuesday 30 May because of related systems work.
Brits join CQ Hall of Fame
Two Britons have been inducted into the prestigious CQ Magazine Hall of Fame this weekend. David Honess, M6DNT and Tim Peake, KG5BVI join 16 others entering the Hall, bringing the total to 310. David, M6DNT developed the AstroPi project, which sent two Raspberry Pi computers to the International Space Station as platforms for students on […]
Philip Willis joins RSGB Board
To bring the Board to full strength, the meeting on 13 May unanimously endorsed the co-option of Philip Willis, M0PHI as a Board Director. Philip has a wide range of experience, including chairing the Training and Education Committee.
