After sunspot group 2757 rotated out of view the Sun remained spotless with a solar flux index around 70. We had periods of geomagnetic disruption thanks to the effects of coronal holes, the worst seeing the Kp index hit four on Thursday morning. These storms resulted in visible aurora being reported at higher latitudes. Monday […]
We start with clubs that have more than one event this week Today and next Sunday Cheltenham Amateur Radio Association has a net at 8.30am on 50.220MHz SSB. Tuesday sees Slow Morse on 3540kHz and up between 8 to 9pm. More from Derek, G3NKS, by email to secretary@g5bk.uk. Kettering & District Amateur Radio Society has […]
We start with clubs that have more than one event this week. Central Lancs Amateur Radio Club has its club net on 1.940MHz LSB from 11am today and next Sunday. Contact Peter, G3UCA, via email to g3uca@blueyonder.co.uk. The Isle of Man Amateur Radio Society has a net on 3.715MHz ±QRM at 9.30am today followed by […]
The special event station GB0GLS mentioned in last week’s news will actually take place on the 2 May, not the 5 February. Our apologies to the organisers for the incorrect date. Details at www.qrz.com/db/GB0GLS. On Wednesday West Tyrone Amateur Radio Club is having a talk on The RSGB OAS Service by Ian Evans, GI0AZB. Details […]
We start with clubs that have more than one event this week. Worthing & District Amateur Radio Club has a net today and next Sunday on 80m from 7.30 to 8.30am. The next net is on Monday is from 7.30pm on 145.425MHz. On Tuesday there’s a podcast, DVD or video night. Thursday sees a net […]
Earlier this week the new IARU website went live, with new material added. Also live is the new IARU Region 1 website at its normal address of iaru-r1.org. Please take a moment to explore the new Region 1 site and also remember that if you link to that site from your own website, you will […]
The RSGB is now offering a QSL card checking service for RSGB award applicants. When submitting your award application, you will have the option to request a QSL card check. The RSGB Awards Manager will arrange for your cards to be checked in person—please do not send cards to RSGB HQ. Did you know that […]
Due to essential maintenance, the radio room at the RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) at Bletchley Park will be closed to visitors on Tuesday, 11 February 2020. While the NRC itself will remain open to visitors, it means the station GB3RS will be off-air and unavailable for visiting radio amateurs to operate. We apologise for […]
On 30 January 2020 at 1400UTC, AMSAT Argentina deployed a WSPR/APRS drifting buoy on the South Atlantic seas. The WSPR beacon will run 900mW on 14095.6kHz with the call sign LU7AA. The APRS beacon, call sign LU7AA-11, will initially be on Argentina’s APRS frequency of 144.930MHz but will change frequency to 145.825MHz so that it […]
The RSGB has released another selection of lectures from the 2019 RSGB Convention for Members to enjoy. Ian White, GM3SEK revisits and updates his popular 2015 Convention lecture Clean Up Your Shack; Richard Banester, G4CDN looks at 2m weak signal ionosphere scatter and Tony Canning, G2NF asks Urban QRM; What can I do? Head over […]
