Last week saw the solar flux index decline very slightly to 137. The good news is that we have had reasonably-settled geomagnetic conditions. The highest Kp index has been three, but it has often been at zero or one. This is good news as it means that the ionosphere has had a chance to develop. […]
Burton Amateur Radio Club has open nets on 145.575MHz at 10am on Sundays and 8pm on Thursdays. There is slow CW training on 14.055MHz at 11am on Monday. On Wednesday there’s a club night at the Stapenhill Institute from 7.30pm. Barry, M0ISZ, 01283 540570. Cheltenham Amateur Radio Association has daily nets on 145.4MHz at 8.10am […]
The Online Radio Club has a virtual radio club night at 7.30pm every Thursday via Zoom. It is suitable for all radio enthusiasts regardless of individual skill level. Go to the website for the meeting link. onlineradioclub.org. On Tuesday Ham Radio Network has a talk entitled, An evening with Kevin, KD9TMY. www.hrn.world. Bury Radio Society […]
GB2RS is looking to increase broadcast coverage in Northern Ireland. New transmissions on 2m and 70cm are of primary interest, although other bands and modes would be considered. If you are an RSGB Member with either a Full or Intermediate licence and would like to find out more, please get in touch with the GB2RS […]
Daimon’s presentation Have you ever considered operating whilst on holiday? In this presentation, Daimon will cover the things you might wish to consider if taking a small HF station with you, either at home or abroad. From family, licensing, mode and other considerations, Daimon will focus on some practical examples of antennas and small stations […]
For some time, the RSGB National Radio Centre has been using the narrow band (SSB, CW) segment of the geostationary QO-100 satellite to make demonstration QSOs to visitors. This has proved particularly popular not only for making reliable QSOs throughout its extensive communication footprint but also from a STEM perspective in giving a practical demonstration […]
The RSGB has issued trial version 2 of its EMF Calculator app. This version removes the restriction on frequencies below 10MHz and the minimum separation of near field boundary. The app is being released as a trial version as the RSGB would welcome feedback from users. You can find the app and more information in […]
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Angelo Prieto, for the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Cairo
Date of recording: 8/11/2022
Starting time: 15:00 UTC
Frequency: 9.440 Mhz
RX location: Miami, FL
Notes: This is a recording of Radio Cairo from my personal magnetic tape collection. This being the only recording of Radio Cairo i have, i digitized it and then decided to upload it to The Shortwave Archive. The cassette recorder made a hissing noise in the background of the cassette recording, but the loud buzzing was interference from the original recording.
The draft programme for the RSGB Convention has been released on our website. There are over 50 lectures planned for the weekend so we hope there is something for everyone to enjoy. This is our first hybrid event where we will also be livestreaming some of the lectures. Further details of the livestream will be […]
It is with much sadness that I announce the passing of John Elsdon, G4RLS. John became a Silent Key on 31 August aged 75 after many weeks of illness in Norwich & Norfolk hospital. John had a lifelong interest from the age of 13 in Amateur Radio. Starting in the days of valve domestic radios when […]
