Northwest Group Amateur Radio Club in Londonderry are activating GB0AEL as part of the 90th Anniversary of Amelia Earhart landing in Londonderry. She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. They will activate GB0AEL until 30 May. More information on qrz.com under the callsign GB0AEL.
Today, 15 May, the 70MHz CW contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The UK Microwave Group’s millimetre-wave contest runs from 0900 to 1700UTC today, the 15 May . Using all modes on the 24, 47 and 76GHz bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and […]
Well, it looks like the US Air Force was more accurate than NOAA with their solar flux index forecast last week. While the week started with an SFI at 117, by Thursday it had grown to 133. It has been mostly quiet from a geomagnetic point of view with a maximum Kp index of three, […]
Amateurs in Staffordshire are invited to join Lunch on the Air, a new VHF net that will be held every Wednesday lunchtime on 144.700MHz. Chaired from Stafford by Daniel, M7CFW, it’s a friendly net aimed at those at home, working from home, caring from home or having lunch in the area who want to call […]
All RSGB Members who have an email address linked to their membership, should have received an email by the end of this week. This email explains how to set up a new password to access the updated membership portal. The email will have been sent to the email address linked to your membership account. If […]
The RSGB Board has appointed Stan Lee, G4XXI as the new Company Secretary. Stan will begin his role at the Board meeting on 14 May 2022. He was an RSGB Board Director from 2013-2016 and during his career has held management, company secretarial, and trustee positions with a number of major charities. The Board would […]
Following the elections at this year’s AGM, the RSGB Board has appointed Richard Horton, G4AOJ as its new Board Chair. Richard takes over the role from Ian Shepherd, G4EVK who served as Board Chair for four years. You can see the full list of Board Directors on our website.
The IARUMS Region 1 Newsletter April 2022 is now available.Click on the link to read it! …
We have launched the Innovation 70 competition as part of our Platinum Jubilee activities. The aim of this activity is to stir amateur radio creativity. The challenge is to design and build a useful piece of equipment with no more than 70 connections or a useful piece of software with no more than 70 lines of […]
It is almost time for RSGB members to access the updated membership portal, linked to our new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. From tomorrow, if you are an RSGB Member, please look out for an email from us that explains how to set up a new password and access the updated portal. It includes a […]
