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DX News – 10 September 2023
John, W5JON is active as V47JA from St. Kitts, NA-104, in the West Indies, until 12 September. He is operating SSB and FT8 on the HF and 6m bands. QSL via Logbook of the World, or direct only to W5JON. Mike, DG5LAC is active as OZ/DG5LAC from Romo Island, EU-125, in Denmark, until 13 September. […]
Contest News – 10 September 2023
Today, Sunday 10 September, the UK Microwave Group 24 to 76GHz Contest runs from 0900 to 1700UTC. Using all modes on 24 to 76GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The Worked All Europe DX SSB Contest started at 0000UTC on Saturday 9 September and ends at 2359UTC today, Sunday 10 […]
Propagation News – 10 September 2023
The propagation team was caught out last week by two coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, that came off the edge of the Sun. The arrival of those CMEs on the 3 September eventually pushed the Kp index to 5.67. In its report, Spaceweather.com said that it was possible that a CME arrived on the 2 […]
RSGB Convention Buildathon
The Buildathon has always been a popular feature of the RSGB Convention and this year it will be run as a drop-in session from 10.30am to 5pm on the Convention Saturday. There will be a range of Kanga kits to suits different levels of ability. As well as dropping in, you can also pre-book a […]
RSGB President John McCullagh, GI4BWM quoted in BBC news feature
RSGB President John McCullagh, GI4BWM is quoted today in a BBC News online feature about longwave radio. The RSGB was approached for comment and John gave a fuller interview to the BBC reporter. Read the piece online: Why affection remains for fading long wave radio – BBC News
RSGB response to Ofcom amateur radio consultation
The RSGB response to the Ofcom Consultation Updating the amateur radio licensing framework has been submitted and is published on our website Our response has been developed within the RSGB Spectrum Forum which draws on a wide range of internal RSGB experts, as well as a variety of external Special Interest Group representatives who are […]
