Following on from the success of the remote invigilation exams for the Foundation and Intermediate licence, the RSGB is now expanding that to include Full licence exams. The automated booking system is now accepting exam bookings for all three licence levels. Please note that the earliest date available for exam bookings at any level is […]
The Solar Cycle 25 Prediction Panel, an international group of experts co-sponsored by NASA and NOAA, announced that the solar minimum occurred in December 2019, marking the start of a new solar cycle. Because our Sun is so variable, it can take months after the fact to declare this event. Scientists use sunspots to track […]
During the online RSGB 2020 Convention, you will be able to enjoy some excellent lectures. On Saturday, 10 October 2020, the RSGB will be presenting two online streams for everyone to enjoy. In An introduction to… stream, we will have Getting Started on Low Earth Orbit Satellites by Peter Goodhall, 2M0SQL. He will look at […]
Like the RSGB Convention, the AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2020 will also be online this year. Taking place on Sunday, 11 October 2020, there will be a lecture stream from 11am to 4pm. Amongst the lectures on the day, Daniel Estévez, EA4GPZ will look at Decoding Mars Spacecraft and explain the bit and pieces you can learn […]
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Since the change of regulations applying to special event stations in the UK, many activations are now able to go ahead. UK amateurs would like to thank Ofcom for their help in making this happen. PJ4TEN is a special event station that will be active during October 2020 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 10 […]
David, M0VDL will be active from Lundy Island, IOTA reference EU-120, between 26 September and 1 October. He plans to operate SSB and FT8 on 20, 40 and maybe 80 metres, primarily in the local morning and evening hours.
Please remember to check before the contest for new rules due to lockdown and social distancing, which may differ around the world. The RSGB strongly advises obeying your own national and local government’s advice first and foremost, especially in the instance of local lockdowns. This weekend, the CQ World Wide DX RTTY contest ends its […]
We finally broke our long-running record of zero sunspots last week thanks to active region 2773. This new Solar Cycle 25 spot appeared over the Sun’s limb and pushed the solar flux index to 73. The end of the week also saw unsettled conditions due to a high-speed stream from a coronal hole. The hole […]
The September 2020 edition of RadCom Basics is now at rsgb.org/radcom-basics. In this edition— Welcome to the latest edition by Lee, G4EJB, Editor Magnetic loop antennas Metal bashing Station maintenance Index of RadCom Basics articles: editions No. 1 to 18 To read the articles, you’ll need to sign in with your RSGB Membership Services account. […]
