1-7 June 2023 is Volunteers’ Week. This year we’re highlighting our volunteers and what they do in words, photos and a video! Volunteers are the lifeblood of the Society and we want to thank everyone who gives their time and expertise to support the RSGB, and amateur radio, across such a wide range of roles. […]
We are pleased to announce the May 2023 edition of RadCom Basics is now available on the RSGB website In this edition, James Stevens, M0JCQ has put together a step-by-step guide to help you use the Reverse Beacon Network to gauge band conditions and his results speak for themselves Also in this edition; 12 Repairing […]
Introduction to Andy’s Ham Radio Linux Tony Molloy, M6CIH finds another great source of amateur radio applications and provides step-by-step guidance and plenty of links In this edition… 4 Overseas operating with your licence Using his personal experience, James Stevens, M0JCQ provides a guide on how to use your license to operate in other countries—sometimes […]
After repeated complaints about the QRPP beacon YO8RIX in the 17 m band, IARU Region 1 HF Manager Tom Kamp, DF5JL, made direct contact with the operator. Most recently, “yo8rix qrpp beacon” was observed on the frequency 18100.53 kHz in …
Step by the IARU Open Innovation Zone, where we invite you to explore exciting projects from our community. From software-defined radio to powerful digital signal processing tools and captivating citizen science initiatives, you’ll witness the future of amateur radio unfold …
VER20230526, Version entity is Bangladesh, S2 Download: [ CTY-3320 | CT8 | Win-Test | WriteLog | XML ] Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: DL0NOT/EMCOM is Fed. Rep. of Germany, DL GB5IG is Guernsey, GU GB8SOS is Wales, GW N7LCT is in ITU zone …
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Version entity is Australia, VK ADIFCnt.txt has 340 DXCC entities and 62 deleted DXCC entities. arrlpre3.txt has 24353 prefix+callsign mappings. cqwwpre3.txt has 24504 prefix+callsign mappings. [download] Added Prefixes/Callsigns: WD0LFN, KY0W, KL7DP, AL7QG and AH8Y are all USA, K in CQ …
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Version entity is Australia, VK [download] Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: DL0NOT/EMCOM is Fed. Rep. of Germany, DL KL7GT is in ITU zone 7, not ITU zone 6 N7LCT is in ITU zone 7, not ITU zone 8 WP4OUE is in ITU zone …
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Version entity is Nauru, C2 Entities: 402 Prefixes: 4,670 Callsigns: 31,466 Managers: 98,326 Addresses: 13,562 [download] DX4WIN 8.05 and earlier [download] DX4WIN 9.01 and later [Entities] [Prefixes] [Callsigns] [Managers] [IOTA] Entities Prefixes R20J from 27 May 2023 through 4 June 2023 is Asiatic Russia, UA9 …
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Over the period 9th to 19th May 2023, the preparatory work for WRC-23 agenda item 9.1b continued in ITU‑R Working Party 5A (WP5A). Two deliverables are under discussion:
1) Draft ITU‑R Report M.[AMATEUR_CHARACTERISTICS] – this reports on the specific 23cm …