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Rallies and Events News – 15 October 2017
On Sunday, the 15th, the Holsworthy ARS Rally takes place at Holsworthy Community College, Victoria Hill, Holsworthy, Devon EX22 6JD. There is free car parking on-site, with disabled access. There will be trade stands and a bring-and-buy. Catering is available on-site. Contact Howard, M0MYB by email to holsworthyarc@gmail.com for more details. This Sunday also sees […]
DX News – 15 October 2017
Janusz, SP9FIH, will be active again as E44WE from Palestine on 18-29 October. He will be active on 30, 15, 12 and 10m SSB, PSK63 and RTTY. He will participate in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest on 15m. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS or SP9FIH. See www.e4.dxpeditions.org for more information. Flavio, IW2NEF will be […]
Special Event News – 15 October 2017
On 21 October, members of Wrexham Amateur Radio Society will put on a special event station during the open day at the Brymbo Heritage Project. Using the call sign GB1BSW they will be active on HF and VHF, looking for contacts in this country and all around the world. Feel free to pop along and […]
Contest News – 15 October 2017
The Oceania DX CW Contest ends its 24 hour run at 0800UTC today, the 15th. Using the 1.8 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Tuesday it’s the 1.3GHz UKAC from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 23cm band, RST, serial number and locator forms the exchange. On […]
Propagation News – 15 October 2017
Last week saw a mixed bag in terms of HF propagation. At the beginning, quiet geomagnetic conditions saw the HF bands alive with DX. With the K-index hovering between zero and one, the ionosphere was showing what it can do during a typical autumn day. There were openings up to and including 12 metres, with […]
Foundation and Intermediate exams going online
An online option for Full examinations was launched in March 2017. Clubs, exam centres and candidates have all given very positive feedback. A recent Exams Group meeting approved the roll-out of online Foundation and Intermediate exams. From 1 November 2017, the RSGB HQ Exams Department will accept applications for online Intermediate exams and, from 2 […]
