The RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) at Bletchley Park is pleased to announce that it will be hosting GB22YOTA on Saturday, 17 December 2022. Any young amateurs, or those who are interested to learn more about amateur radio, are welcome. The NRC is located within the grounds of the Bletchley Park museum, and entry details […]
The RSGB is looking for volunteers for two new roles—RSGB Lecture Chair and RSGB Social Diversity Officer. The deadline for applications is Monday, 16 January 2023. Full details of both roles, including how to apply, can be found at rsgb.org/volunteers. Does your school or college run an amateur radio club? Or are you interested in […]
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The Yeovil Amateur Radio Club Rally will be held on Thursday, 29 December at Davis Hall, Howell Hill, West Camel, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7QX. Doors will be open from 9.30am to 1pm and admission is £3. Free parking is available. The event will include bring-and-buy as well as 20 tables for traders. For more information […]
Datta, VU2DSI will be active as AU2JCB until Tuesday, 13 December to commemorate the birthday of Indian physicist and radio pioneer Jagadish Chandra Rose. He will be operating on the HF and VHF bands using SSB and FM. QSL directly to his home callsign. Members of Wingles Radio Club in France will be active as […]
Ferdy, HB9DSP will be active as 5H3FM from Zanzibar Island, AF-032, Tanzania until Tuesday, 13 December. He will operate SSB and some FT8 on the 20, 15 and 10m bands. QSL via Logbook of the World or via his home call. Take, JI3DST will be active from Miyakojima, AS-079, until Thursday, 15 December. He will […]
The ARRL 10m Contest ends this Sunday, the 11th at 2359UTC. Using CW and phone, the exchange is signal report and serial number. American, Canadian and Mexican stations also send their state or province code. On Tuesday, 13 December, the 432MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes on the 70cm […]
There’s an old Chinese curse that says: “May you live in interesting times”. Well, the last week has been very interesting from an HF propagation perspective! The solar flux index increased from 111 on 30 November, to 148 on Thursday, the 8th. During that time, we had more than 50 C-class solar flares and two […]
Does your school or college run an amateur radio club? Or are you interested in setting up a club at your school or college? Following the success of University Corner, the RSGB’s online list of universities with amateur radio clubs, the Society has launched School Zone. This brings together details of schools and colleges that […]
Improved antenna rotator controller using an STM32 Nucleo controller To read this edition, tap or click cover image News and Reports Around Your Region – Club events calendar 85 Around Your Region – Events roundup 89 New products 14 News 12 RSGB at the National Hamfest 2022 63 RSGB Matters 6 Special Interest Groups News […]
