Harald, DF2WO will be active as D44TWO from Sao Tiago on Cape Verde, IOTA reference AF-005, from 29 September to 13 October. He will be using an Icom IC-7300, two transverters with 3 watts output on the QO-100 geostationary satellite Es’Hail. QSL via M0OXO’s OQRS. Elena, RC5A and Yuri, RM0F will be active as 5H3CA […]
September 2019 marks the centenary of radio in the Cambridge area. There is a celebration day this Sunday, 29 September at Foxton, to which all local amateurs are invited. Local clubs have activated the call sign GB1CAM and it will be in operation until the end of the month.
This weekend it’s the CW World Wide DX RTTY Contest. It ends its 48 hour run at 2359UTC this Sunday, the 29th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz contest bands, the exchange is signal report and your zone, which is 14 for the UK. This Sunday, the 29th, the UK Microwave Group contest runs from 0600 […]
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The September 2019 edition of RadCom Basics is now at rsgb.org/radcom-basics. In this edition— Welcome to the latest edition from Lee, G4EJB, RadCom Basics editor How and why the HF bands come alive in autumn Using digital repeaters Moving up Glossary of terms To read the articles, you’ll need to sign in with your RSGB […]
In this edition… Welcome to the second edition from Lee, G4EJB, the RadCom Basics editor With feedback from our readers and implementing some of those recommendations; another way of navigating the RSGB website using the Services Map and what can be found tucked away in links on pages; and if you are looking to brush […]
Next Friday and Saturday it’s the National Hamfest, held at the Newark Showground, Newark NG24 2NY. On Saturday, the 28th, the National Club of the Year finalists will be announced. The competition, which is sponsored by Waters and Stanton, announced the regional finalists at the AGM in April 2019. Other activities to look forward to […]
The RSGB 2019 Convention takes place in Milton Keynes from 11 to 13 October 2019. It is kindly sponsored by Martin Lynch & Sons. The provisional programme of lectures and workshops is at rsgb.org/convention. The talk Hints and Tips to Get the Most Out of Digital Modes including FT-8 by Gavin Nesbit, M1BXF is aimed […]
The weekend of 28 and 29 September 2019 is the 1940s weekend at Bletchley Park. The RSGB National Radio Centre will be open all weekend to Bletchley Park visitors and, supporting the 1940s weekend, they will host the special event station GB1SOE. RSGB Members can gain free access to the Bletchley Park museum by downloading […]
Since its inception in 1998 the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW) has been held on the third full weekend in August. Next year, 2020, that weekend is host to the 75th anniversary of the cessation of hostilities in the Pacific region. The organisers of the ILLW event have therefore decided it would be appropriate to […]
