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Contest News – 12 February 2017
The CQ WW WPX RTTY contest ends its 48 hour run at 2359UTC on Sunday, the 12th. It takes place on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands. The exchange is just the serial number. The PACC contest ends its 24 hour runs at 1200UTC on Sunday, the 12th. Using CW and SSB on the 1.8 to […]
Propagation News – 12 February 2017
Last week, the hoped-for settled geomagnetic conditions materialised, but could have been better. After Monday, the K-index settled down to one or two for the rest of the week. HF conditions have been variable, rather than outstanding. There have been some 15 metre openings at times, but 20 and 17 metres have been more consistent. […]
“Have your say” review
As part of the Society’s drive to improve communications across the organisation, the Chairman of the Board is going to investigate suggestions that the RSGB is not responding in a timely manner to comments received via Have Your Say. He will report his findings to the Board by 17 March.
VHF Contesting
There is a current external online petition about RSGB VHF/UHF/SHF contesting. It is mainly about dissatisfaction with an important rule change and how it was introduced. The change sought to address the 2015 Review recommendations about geographical weightings and scoring. The new scoring system is on a one-year trial with review. When there is a […]
Reginald Francis Allenet, GJ3XZE, 17 January 2017
It is with great sadness I have to report that Reginald Francis Allenet, GJ3XZE,passed away on 17 January 2017 after a long illness. Reg was a long-standing member of the Jersey Amateur Radio Society and for many years was the Island’s Morse examiner. His funeral took place on Friday 27th January. Our thoughts are with Reg, […]
Ofcom licensing system update
Ofcom updated its licensing system for radio amateurs on 30 January. Changes include the ability to request a Notice of Variation for standard special event stations; a verify my details button, which prompts users to confirm or update their personal details annually after login; a display showing the date your personal details were last verified; […]
