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DX News – 17 September 2023
Claudio, HB9OAU is active as SV5/HB9OAU from Karpathos Island, EU-001, until the 21 September. He is operating using SSB, CW, RTTY and FT8 on the 80 to 10m bands. QSL via Logbook of the World, eQSL, or direct to his home call. Ken, KH6QJ is active as T32AZ from Christmas Island, OC-024, until the 17 […]
Contest News – 17 September 2023
Today, the 17 September, the 70MHz Affiliated Societies Contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC. Using all modes on the 4m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Today, the 17 September, the IRTS 70cm Counties Contest runs from 1300 to 1330UTC. Using SSB and FM on the 70cm band, the exchange is […]
Propagation News – 17 September 2023
While our terrestrial weather this week was variable, it seems our space weather was equally unsettled! We warned last week that it wouldn’t take much to cause the Kp index to rise and on Tuesday a coronal mass ejection, or CME, hit the Earth sending the Kp index to 5.67. The Bz component of the […]
Beyond Exams Individual Scheme to be revamped
The RSGB Learning Team are calling out for members to get involved in the development, implementation and relaunching of the new Discovery Challenge, which is a revamp of the Individual Scheme from the Beyond Exams initiative. The team are proposing to split the activities into three levels: Explorer: this level is aimed at those just […]
RSGB finance update
At the RSGB 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) the RSGB Honorary Treasurer, Chris Wood, GD6TWF said he would provide an update on the Society’s finances as they stood on 30 June 2023. This half-year report is in the October RadCom and you can also view it online. We are delighted to report that the Society’s […]
RSGB Convention draft programme released
The RSGB 2023 Convention will be held this year from 13 to 15 October. It is an action-packed weekend of amateur radio and includes the AMSAT-UK Colloquium which will be held during the Convention again. You can chat to the Special Interest Groups and RSGB Committees over a coffee, browse the latest amateur radio equipment […]
