DX News – 16 February 2025

Bob, NC6Q is active as HP1TT from Panama until tomorrow, the 17 February.  He is operating CW and some SSB on the 40, 20, 15 and 10m bands. QSL directly to NC6Q. Datta, VU2DSI is operating from Lonar Lake in India from the 20 to the 24 February 2025. This unique location was formed by […]

Contest News – 16 February 2025

The ARRL International DX Contest started at 0000UTC on Saturday 15 and runs until 2359UTC today, Sunday the 16 February. Using CW on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and transmit power. USA stations also send their state and Canadian stations send their province. On Tuesday 18 […]

Propagation News – 16 February 2025

Two large coronal holes on the Sun’s surface have been spraying solar material towards Earth, pushing the Kp index to a high of 4.67. The solar wind speed has been consistently higher than 500 kilometres per second and, with a south-pointing interplanetary magnetic field, the plasma has flooded into Earth’s magnetic field. There have been […]

New Scout, Cadet and Girlguiding Youth Champion

The RSGB is delighted to announce that Samuel McCutchion, M7UEL, will be the RSGB’s Scout, Cadet and Girlguiding Youth Champion. Sam brings a wealth of hands-on experience to the role having been part of the Scouts from a young age in Beavers and then working his way up to Network. He then progressed to become […]

Listen out for World Thinking Day on the Air

Stations are on the air this weekend and next weekend for World Thinking Day on the Air. Listen out for them and encourage the young Girlguiding members. You can find details of some of the active stations via the RSGB website  but if your station isn’t listed, please share details on the RSGB social media […]

New activities added for British Science Week

Have you visited the RSGB British Science Week web page yet? Two new worksheets have recently been added to inspire you to get involved and showcase amateur radio to new audiences. The activities were designed by the RSGB Outreach Team to fit in with this year’s British Science Week theme of ‘Change and adapt’. If […]

Submit your RSGB Construction Competition entry

Don’t forget to submit your entry to the RSGB Construction Competition by Saturday 1 March. You’ll need to email a short description of your entry and up to four photographs. It is also recommended to send a link to a video that demonstrates your entry working. More details on submitting your application can be found […]

Become an RSGB District Representative

If you are passionate about amateur radio and have some spare time to support fellow radio amateurs, why not become an RSGB District Representative? There are currently 12 vacancies across the United Kingdom, including in Belfast, Cambridgeshire and Lancashire. To find out if there is a vacancy in your region view the full vacancy description, […]

In the media: Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club

In July 2024, Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club was featured in the BBC Northern Ireland news online, on the radio and on the television. We spoke with club member Jamie, 2I0FVX to learn how this came about, and how other clubs could do the same. How did the BBC find out about the story? The […]

In the media: Furness Amateur Radio Society

During 2024 local media outlets shared a number of news articles about Furness Amateur Radio Society (FARS). We spoke with Graham Postlethwaite, M0POS, who manages publicity for FARS, to understand how he has built a successful relationship with the local media. How did you build a relationship with the local media? Our local media experience […]

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