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DX News – 5 May 2024
Bo, OZ1DJJ is active as OX3LX from Greenland until 9 May. In his spare time, he operates FT8, RTTY and CW. The station was spotted recently on the 10 and 12m bands using FT8. QSL via OZ0J. Logs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World and Club Log. Tom, NL7RR is active on Wake […]
Contest News – 5 May 2024
On Sunday, 5 May, the UK Microwave Group Low Band Contest runs from 0800 to 1400UTC. Using all modes on 1.3 to 3.4GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also on Sunday, the 5th, the UK Microwave Group Millimetre-wave Contest runs from 0900 to 1700UTC. Using all modes on 24, 47 […]
Propagation News – 5 May 2024
What a strange week we had; with the solar flux index in the 167 range, falling to 130, conditions should have been reasonable, but the Kp index hit 4 and even 5.33 on the evening of Friday 26 April, which meant propagation on Saturday the 27th was truly dire. Stations taking part in International Marconi […]
May 2024 – Strategic priorities update
Strategic priorities: reaching clubs and youngsters I was co-opted onto the RSGB board in July 2023, and since that day have been very motivated in supporting the Society to grow its membership and concentrate on looking after the current members it has. Club visits I highlighted to the Board that we need to get out […]
New mock exam papers
The RSGB Exam Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) has published a new set of mock papers covering each of the amateur radio licence exams, from Foundation through to Direct to Full. These papers are in addition to those already available. They are each marked as ‘mock exam paper 3’ and you can find them on the […]
Syllabus v1.6 published
The new amateur radio licence has now been in effect for a few weeks. Changes to the licence conditions have made it necessary to revise the examination syllabus. We are pleased to release v1.6 of the syllabus which includes these revisions. Compared to v1.5—in current use—the only section that has seen major changes is Section […]
