Each RSGB Board Director has a liaison role between the Board and specific aspects of the Society’s work. This focuses very much on the work done by RSGB volunteers in committees, groups and teams as well as by the Honorary Officers. The Board has just agreed the liaison roles for the coming year. To find […]
The Signals Museum at RAF Henlow is closing soon. Its final open day will be on the 8 June 2024. According to the Museum’s website, after this time it will start to dispose of its exhibits. The Museum attempts to tell the story of RAF Signals. Among its attractions, it contains a lot of working […]
The UK Six Metre Group Summer Marathon is under way. The activity is open to all amateur radio operators worldwide and membership of the Group is not required. The objective is to work as many four-digit grid squares as possible between the 4 May and the 4 August on the 6m band. Logs can be submitted until […]
The latest RadCom contesting column is now available for all to read on the RSGB website. Since April 2024 this exclusive content has been shared online each month following the publication of each RadCom issue. This useful resource shares various aspects about contesting including tip of the month, a featured UK contester, as well as […]
The Braehead Rally is taking place today, the 19 May, at the Braehead Arena from 10am. Free on-site parking, bring and buy and refreshments are available. For more information contact Paul via email at mm3ddq@gmail.com Also today, the 19 May, Dartmoor Radio Club Rally is being held at Yelverton War Memorial Hall, PL20 6AL. The […]
Today, the 19 May, RAF Waddington Amateur Radio Club will be back at the International Bomber Command Centre for its Inspire Ride 2024 event, which this year will pay tribute to the men of Stalag Luft III who took part in the ‘Great Escape’ in March 1944. Operators expect to be working on the HF […]
Chris, WA7RAR is active as 8P9CB from Barbados, NA-021, until the 26 May. All of his operations are portable at various locations throughout the island, especially Parks on the Air sites. He is QRV on the 20 to 10m bands using CW and SSB. QSL via Logbook of the World, or directly to WA7RAR. Roland, […]
The 144MHz May Contest started at 1400UTC on Saturday 18 May and ends at 1400UTC today, the 19 May. Using all modes on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. UK stations also send their postcode. Today, the 19 May, the 1st 144MHz Backpackers Contest runs from 1100 to 1500UTC. […]
After last weekend’s auroral spectacular it was nice to see the Sun calm down a little and the bands get back to normal. But that didn’t last long. To recap, on Friday 10 May the Kp index shot up to 9, due to the effects of a number of coronal mass ejections, while the HF […]
Meetings of Bolsover Amateur Radio Society take place on the first and third Tuesdays of the month starting at 8pm at the Bainbridge Hall, Bolsover, S44 6PX. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 21 May. Vin, G4KSY, 01246 827135 Bromsgrove and District Amateur Radio Club meets every Friday from 8pm. Members also have […]
