The UK EI Contest Club DX contest runs for 24 hours until 1200UTC this Sunday, 1 May. Using CW only on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. Note that EI and GI stations also send their district code. This Sunday, 1 May, the UK […]
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A week of high solar flux indices brought good openings on the higher bands. With the SFI consistently above 140 all week—at the time of writing—there have been reports of 10 metre openings well into the evening. As Ian Goodier on the 10m UK Net Facebook group reported: “Tonight on 10m you could mistake the […]
On Sundays Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society has a net on 145.3875MHz from 7pm, on 50.180 SSB from 8pm and the club opens at 7pm. The club is also open on Wednesday from 7pm. Thursday sees nets at 7pm on 70.400MHz and 8pm on 145.3875MHz. Sue, M0PSZ, info@frars.co.uk On Sundays Riviera Amateur Radio Club has […]
Wales Digital Radio Group will be active throughout the month using GB8RNLI raising awareness of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution around our shores by the many volunteers who provide 24-hour rescue service in the UK and Ireland. Barry Amateur Radio Society meets each Tuesday from 7.30pm at the Sully Sports and Social Club. There is […]
The RSGB President spoke about the new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system at the AGM last Saturday. The Society would like to pre-warn Members that they will not be able to update their membership details from on Thursday, 5 May to Tuesday, 10 May. This applies both to the online membership portal and for any […]
The 2022 Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) summer camp will be held in Croatia not far from the capital city of Zagreb. The Croatian Amateur Radio Association will be hosting the event, which will take place from 6-13 August 2022. This is a chance in a lifetime for young RSGB Members to represent their country […]
I saw your post about the quorum numbers for the AGM. I have to give my apologies. Eileen and I have been in the USA for a month so far and are not back until 20th May.
Unfortunately, not getting much chance to play radio but I did get to use the HF Discone at the Titan Missile Museum.
April 2022 – Julian GM7MTK Operating
Here’s a picture Eileen took of me at the Titan Missile Museum HF discone. I was only using 10w. Conditions weren’t great, but I did get about 8 QSOs all in continental USA with the best DX being Florida.
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Reporting to the General Manager, the Managing Editor will manage RadCom, the Society’s journal, which is one of the most respected amateur radio publications in the world. You will be responsible for all operational aspects of the publication including budgets, design and ensuring timely publication and distribution to members in both print and digital formats. […]