RadCom Plus, Vol. 7, No. 1

To read this edition, tap or click the cover image Contents 1 On the response of an active dipole antenna Gwyn Griffiths, G3ZIL and Glenn Elmore, N6GN 8 Icom IC-705 aerial switch and automatic antenna tuning unit Bob Harris, G4APV 14 Operating on the 30THz band – Part 2 Barry Chambers, G8AGN 25 A portable […]

RadCom Plus Volume 7, Issue 1

We are pleased to announce that a new edition of RadCom Plus is out now. RadCom Plus is the RSGB’s digital technical supplement and RSGB Members can read it in HTML5 flipbook, PDF and Epub formats. Volume 7, Issue 1 contains almost 40 pages, including an article on an active dipole antenna and another on […]

Three Convention presentations to be released

The RSGB is releasing three more 2022 Convention videos between Christmas and New Year to give radio amateurs some great content to watch during the festive season. Dr Colin Forsyth from UCL’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory gives a fascinating presentation about Space Weather, whilst Prof Norman Billingham, M0EBI talks about plastics for the radio amateur. […]

RSGB NRC volunteer gains Intermediate licence

Before I passed my Foundation licence, I thought amateur radio was all about making contacts on air, rather than understanding and experimenting with wireless communications or getting computers to talk to computers over a radio link. I’m Phil. I was M7ANW, am now 2E0IFI and I’m just getting started in amateur radio. My QTH is […]

DX4WIN.CTY #22.40 – 22 December 2022

Version entity is Cameroon, TJ Entities: 402 Prefixes: 4,665 Callsigns: 30,832 Managers: 95,870 Addresses: 13,356 [download] DX4WIN 8.05 and earlier [download] DX4WIN 9.01 and later [Entities] [Prefixes] [Callsigns] [Managers] [IOTA] Entities Prefixes Callsigns EA6XQ/P on 20 December 2022 is Spain, … Continue reading

N3FJP – 22 December 2022

Version entity is Zimbabwe, Z2 ADIFCnt.txt has 340 DXCC entities and 62 deleted DXCC entities. arrlpre3.txt has 23515 prefix+callsign mappings. cqwwpre3.txt has 23666 prefix+callsign mappings. [download] Added Prefixes/Callsigns: RI30ANT is Antarctica, CE9 in CQ Zone 29, ITU Zone 70 TO5T … Continue reading

Big CTY – 22 December 2022

Version entity is Zimbabwe, Z2 [download] Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: A60QATAR/0, A60QATAR/1, A60QATAR/2, A60QATAR/3, A60QATAR/4, A60QATAR/5, A60QATAR/6, A60QATAR/7, A60QATAR/8 and A60QATAR/9 are all United Arab Emirates, A6 RI30ANT is Antarctica, CE9 in CQ zone 29, ITU zone 70 EA6XQ/P is Spain, EA … Continue reading

CTY-3240 – 22 December 2022

VER20221222, Version entity is Montserrat, VP2M Download: [ CTY-3240 | CT8 | Win-Test | WriteLog | XML ] Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: 4U1XMAS is Vienna Intl Ctr, *4U1V IT9ACJ/I/BO is Sicily, *IT9 BD6KF/0 is China, BY in CQ zone 23 RI30ANT is … Continue reading

YOTA Contest | 3rd Session 2022 + New Dates 2023

Press Releaseby International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 – Youth Working Group Erding, Germany — Tuesday, 20.12.2022 2022 is coming to an end already but we are still going strong within the currently ongoing December YOTA Month. Within this event, …

New Star Broadcasting Station V13: November 22, 2022

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Ian Pillar, who shares the following recording and notes:

Notes: Number Station Recording

Location Taiwan
Enigma ID V13
Name New Star Broadcasting Station
Voice Female (Mandarin Chinese)
Mode USB + carrier

Broadcaster: New Star Broadcasting Station V13

Date of recording: 11/22/2022

Starting time: 0100

Frequency: 13974

Reception location: NSW Australia

Receiver and antenna: KiwiSDR Loop Antenna

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