A team will be active as 5R8CG, 5R8MM, 5R8WG and 5R8WP from Nosy Be island, AF-057, in Madagascar from the 11 to the 22 October. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 on the 6 to 160m bands with two stations. The logs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World when they return. […]
This weekend the WAE DX SSB Contest ends its 48 hour run at 2359UTc today the 11 September . Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands where contests are permitted, EU stations should only work non-EU stations. The exchange is signal report and serial number. Today, Sunday the 11 September, the UK Microwave Group 24 to […]
What a week we have just had! The Kp index stayed at four or more for most of the week thanks to an enhanced solar wind stream. This continued to stir up geomagnetic activity with minor ,G1, storm conditions. Visible aurora have been reported at higher latitudes. Sunspot region 3089 has now rotated behind the […]
Following the sad news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the RSGB recommends that anyone attending amateur radio club meetings or events should check before travelling. 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. […]
The RSGB is hosting The Transatlantic Centenary Tests on the HF bands, for the entire month of December 2022. This is to commemorate the centenary of the achievement of amateur transatlantic communication, during the tests that were held between 1921 and 1923. Unlike the tests of the 1920s, which consisted of one-way communication, the 2022 […]
RSGB National Radio Centre volunteer Steve, 2E0YBJ, was able to show the visiting public a live radio contact with the International Space Station using GB3RS. He was using the demonstration station at the NRC, running SatPC32. This is used to track Earth Low Orbit satellites and, more recently, the on-board ISS repeater. Steve put his […]
The Northumberland 2m repeater, GB3HA, is operational again serving the Northeast of England. To celebrate the switch on, a short check-in net will be held on Tuesday the 30 August at 7.30pm. Net control will be Roy, M0TKF, and all radio amateurs within the repeater coverage are welcome to call in for a quick hello. […]
NASA is well known for communicating with astronauts on space missions, but radio amateurs may also contact NASA centres around the world. Until the end of this year, NASA will mark several past and present-day key milestones. NASA Amateur Radio Clubs at the agency’s centres and support facilities across the United States plan to participate […]
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, Sunday the 28 August , the Milton Keynes ARS Rally will be held at The Irish Centre, Manor Fields, Watling Street, Bletchley, MK2 2HX. There is free onsite parking, catering and […]
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. Ham Radio Network has An Evening with… online on Monday. Go to the website for the link. Flight Refuelling […]