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The UK Six Metre Group Winter Marathon started at 0000UTC today and ends at 2359UTC on Friday 31 January 2025. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is signal report and locator. On Tuesday, the 3 December, the RSGB 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 1955UTC. Using FM on the 2m […]

Last weekend’s CQWW CW contest was a reminder of just how good HF propagation can be near sunspot maximum. The whole world was workable on the contest bands up to 10 metres, including the Far East, Australasia, the Caribbean and South America. It was a great opportunity to increase your DXCC total and have fun […]

Meetings of Bolsover Amateur Radio Society take place every other Tuesday starting at 8pm at the Bainbridge Hall, Bolsover, S44 6PX. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 3 December. Further information and reminders for meetings can be found on the Society’s Facebook page @bolsoverars Bromsgrove and District Amateur Radio Club meets every Friday […]

Barnsley and District Amateur Radio Club has a club meeting and social evening from 7pm every Wednesday. On Thursday, there will be a net on 144.5625MHz FM from 7pm. David, G4TMZ, g6aj@outlook.com Bishop Auckland Radio Amateur’s Club will be meeting at Stanley Crook Village Hall on Thursday evenings from 7.30pm. Anyone wishing to study and […]

We are pleased to announce the November 2023 edition of RadCom Basics is now available for RSGB Members to read and download on the RSGB website. Using repeaters We look at how to access repeaters, the benefits of using repeaters, and operating practice when using them In this edition… 4 How to get on 40 […]

Home construction methods: Part 1 Great tips and advice on how to approach kit building and tips on how to master soldering In this edition… 4 An off-centre fed vertical for the 10m band How to use a 9:1 UNUN for making a mono-band vertical for the 10m band, as an off-centre fed antenna 10 […]

The presentation This presentation is all about the RSGB’s GB2RS news service that celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2025. Over 100 volunteers broadcast the RSGB news every Sunday across the amateur bands, using a variety of modes. There’s a look back at the pioneering days of the early broadcasts, before coming right up to date […]

We have made some changes to our HF contests for 2025, outlined here. The details are available in our published rules; see the web link at the bottom of the article. FT4 Series The number of sessions in this popular series will be increased to 12 (one per month), with the best nine results contributing […]