Antonio, IK7WUL is active as TY2AA from Benin until 7 September. Recently, the station was spotted on the 10m band using SSB. For more information visit the TY2AA page at QRZ.com. Domenico, IK1MNF is active as IK1MNF/IA5 from Isola d’Elba, EU-028, until the end of September. He is mainly using SSB on the 20 to […]
The World Wide Digi DX Contest starts at 1200UTC on Saturday, 30 August and ends at 1200UTC on Sunday, the 31st. Using FT4 and FT8 on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is your four character locator. On Monday, 1 September, the RSGB Autumn Series SSB Contest runs from 1900 […]
This week saw a change in HF propagation with a perceptible move towards more autumnal conditions. The 10 and 12m bands have started opening up to the USA, at least on FT8. As we move into September this will improve further. Also, as we head towards the autumnal equinox, we can expect better conditions on […]
Meetings of Bolsover Amateur Radio Society take place on the first and third Tuesday of the month. Please note the change of venue. The club now meets at Hillstown Village Hall, S44 6LW from 8pm. Further information and reminders for meetings can be found on the Society’s Facebook page @bolsoverars. Contact Richard, G0RRZ on 07905 […]
Amateur radio is a family affair for Martin de Heaver, G4WSW and his son Oliver, M7ITL. Oliver first became interested in amateur radio when he and his dad set up an antenna on the Pewsey Downs Hills and listened to an ARISS contact. The contact, last October, was between the International Space Station (ISS) and […]
Are you passionate about the need to attract older people to the wonderful hobby of amateur radio while retaining and engaging with our existing senior members? We are seeking a dedicated volunteer to serve as our Honorary Mature Members’ Officer. Role overview This honorary position will play a vital part in engaging with other organisations […]
More calls than ever With ever more UK and Northern Ireland callsigns on issue the RSGB Yearbook has grown to include 105,000 callsigns. That doesn’t count all that are on issue as you will also find details of Special Contest Calls, Permanent Special Event Callsigns and even Repeaters and Beacons. Using the latest available Ofcom […]
The final sign-off from the RSGB YOTA Paris team Wow, has that gone quickly and we are all so tired now! Sunday was all about celebrating the camp’s achievements and saying goodbye to so many new friends we’ve made from Germany to South Africa, Japan and the US and more. The morning was full of […]
Today was our chance to see Paris! Our day began very early and after a series of trains we reached our first stop. We were treated to an amazing boat trip up and down the Seine allowing us to see a large amount of the amazing Parisian architecture, such as Notre Dame. After this, we […]
