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Contest News – 29 April 2018
The RTTY leg of the Polish DX Contest continues until 1200 UTC this Sunday, 29 April. The bands for this are 3.5MHz to 28MHz. The contest exchange is a signal report and serial number. Polish stations also give their province code. The RSGB 144MHz FM Activity Contest takes place on Tuesday, 1 May from 1800 […]
Propagation News – 29 April 2018
Last weekend’s poor HF conditions, which made for a quieter than normal International Marconi Day on the 21st, were largely caused by incoming material from a large solar coronal hole. A lack of sunspots didn’t help either. The incoming solar wind pushed the K-index up to six at one point, but conditions settled as the […]
New RSGB Board Chair appointed
We are delighted to announce that Ian Shepherd, G4EVK has been appointed as the new Board Chair. He takes over the role from Graham Murchie, G4FSG who served as Board Chair for four years. As they leave the Board, we’d like to thank Graham, Steve Hartley G0FUW and Alan Messenger G0TLK for the time and […]
RSGB 2018 Convention booking now
Bookings for the RSGB 2018 Convention are now open. The event takes place from 12 to 14 October 2018 and there will be topics to cater for all tastes and at all levels across five lecture streams. The event also includes a buildathon, a construction competition and an opportunity to visit the National Radio Centre […]
British Inland Waterways on the Air
British Inland Waterways on the Air (BIWOTA) is on the weekend 25 to 27 August 2018. The event is open to all boaters, cyclists, walkers and other users of the canals, towpaths and riverbanks for work or recreation. It is also a good chance for WAB enthusiasts to get some rare WAB squares. If you […]
Radio amateur interviewed on BBC
James Patterson, M1DST—a member of Swindon and District ARC—was interviewed recently on BBC Wiltshire about amateur radio. He discussed whether it still has a place now we have modern technology and the internet. James produced an edited version of his interview which he posted on his website and gave a presentation M1N-the-Middle, A Flexible Hardware […]
