Please send your rally and event news as soon as possible to radcom@rsgb.org.uk We’ll publicise your event in RadCom, on GB2RS, and online. Today, the 12 June, two rallies are in the calendar. The Mendips Radio Rally is at Farrington Gurney Memorial Hall and Playing Fields, Church Lane, Farrington Gurney, Somerset BS39 6TY. There is […]
Ryan, K0EFW will be active holiday style as S9EFW from Sao Tome, AF-023, between the 14 and 19 June. He will operate mainly SSB on the 40, 20, 15 and 10m bands. QSL via his OQRS account and Logbook of The World. During this trip he will set up a contest/remote station. Len, K1NU will […]
The camp for young amateur radio operators in North, Central, and South America will operate special event station W8Y throughout the camp taking place from the 12 to the 17 June. The G-QRP Club Callsign will be active as GI5LOW for the first time in the lead up to, and during, the Convention. It will […]
The IARU ATV Contest ends its 30-hour run at 1800UTC today, the 12 June . Using the 432MHz band and up, the exchange is the P number, serial number and locator. Today, Sunday the 12 June, the second 144MHz Backpackers contest runs from 0900 to 1300UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial […]
The sunspot number on Wednesday was zero with a solar flux index of 100. Given the high flux numbers we have been seeing this is a little disappointing. The last time the visible disk was officially spotless was December 2021. The upside is that there has been little risk of coronal mass ejections and the […]
The Online Radio Club has a virtual radio club night at 7:30pm every Thursday via Zoom. It is suitable for all radio enthusiasts regardless of individual skill level. Go to the website for the meeting link. Visit the website for details. Amateurs in Staffordshire are invited to join Lunch on the Air, every Wednesday lunchtime […]
The Online Radio Club has a virtual radio club night at 7:30pm every Thursday via Zoom. It is suitable for all radio enthusiasts regardless of individual skill level. Go to the website for the meeting link. Visit the website for details. On Sundays, Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society has a net on 145.3875MHz from 7pm, […]
The Online Radio Club has a virtual radio club night at 7:30pm every Thursday via Zoom. It is suitable for all radio enthusiasts regardless of individual skill level. Go to the website for the meeting link. Visit the website for details. Barry Amateur Radio Society meets each Tuesday from 7.30pm at the Sully Sports and […]
The hobby of amateur radio, and portable operating in particular, will receive some television coverage today, Sunday the 5 June. The long-running BBC Countryfile programme airs at 6pm on the main BBC 1 channel. It will be based from Flat Holm Island in the Bristol Channel, the site of Marconi’s first radio transmissions over sea. Presenters […]
Volunteers Week takes place between the 1 and the 7 June every year. It’s a chance for the RSGB to recognise the fantastic contribution volunteers make to the work of the Society. From news readers to the National Radio Centre, the regional teams to committees and everything in between, the RSGB would like to thank […]
