This Sunday, 20 October, Hartlepool ARC will be running Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) special event station GB0TVS on behalf of Tees Valley Scouts. The station will operate from the Hartlepool Scout Centre, Brierton Lane, just off the A689. Activity will be on HF, VHF and UHF, and all visitors will be welcome. This Sunday, […]
The Worked All Germany contest ends its 24 hour run at 1500UTC this Sunday, the 20th. Using CW and SSB on the 3.5 to 28MHz contest bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number, with German stations also sending DOK. This Sunday, 20 October, the 50MHz AFS contest runs from 0900 to 1300UTC. Using […]
The solar minimum continued last week with zero sunspots being recorded. The good news was that geomagnetic conditions were quite settled with a maximum Kp index of three recorded. Most of the week it was between zero and two, which meant that the HF bands were performing to seasonal averages. rsgb.org/propquest shows that maximum usable […]
As the start of WRC-19 draws closer, the RSGB attended the final UK preparation meeting this week at Ofcom. Positions on agenda items as well as logistics and travel advice for the UK delegation were considered. WRC-19 takes place over a full month starting on Monday 28 October 2019, concluding on Friday 22 November 2019. […]
Amongst the array of trophies and awards which were presented at last weekend’s RSGB Convention were the G5RP Shield and the ROTAB Trophy. The G5RP Shield is awarded for greatest progress in the DX field made by an RSGB Member resident in the UK during the year. This was presented to Tom Jones, M5NEX. The […]
The winners of the 2019 RSGB Construction Competition were announced today at the RSGB Convention in Milton Keynes. Judges’ Merits went to: Russell Tribe, G4SAQ, for his Low Earth Orbit satellite antenna tracking controllers. David Holman, M0YDH, for his Digital Amateur TV system Dean Brice, G0UIL, for his Bluetooth satellite antenna controller In […]
The news headlines:
• RSGB meets with Ofcom over VDSL
• Scottish Microwave Round Table soon
• Apply now to run GB19YOTA
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CLUB NEWS:
Edinburgh and District Amateur Radio Club has its net on Monday. Next Sunday sees a trip to the Galashiels Rally. Contact Norman, GM1CNH, on 0774 094 6192.
Dundee Amateur Radio Club is closed on Monday, then Friday, Saturday and Sunday sees the JOTA station on the air. Contact Martin, 2M0KAU, on 0776 370 8933.
On Tuesday Kilmarnock and Loudoun Amateur Radio Club has an activity and training night. Contact Len Paget, GM0ONX, via email to klarcinfo@gmail.com.
On Wednesday Glenrothes and District Radio Club meets in Thornton. Contact Tam on 0775 352 6498.
On Wednesday Lothians Radio Society is having a surplus equipment sale at St Fillans Church Hall. Details from Andy Sinclair, MM0FMF, via email to secretary@lothiansradiosociety.com
West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society has a Solder Group meeting on Wednesday. Friday sees a normal club night. For details, see wosars.club.
On Thursday Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society has 10 minute talks by members. Contact Fred Gordon, GM3ALZ, on 01975 651 365.
On Thursday Wigtownshire Amateur Radio Club is having a kit building evening. Contact Clive, GM4FZH, via email to info@GM4RIV.org.
On Friday Mid-Lanarkshire Amateur Radio Society is having a club night with training and radio operations. For details see mlars.co.uk.
On Saturday Inverness and District Amateur Radio Society is operating a JOTA station at the 47th Cally Rally, located at Dochgarroch. Contact John, GM0OTI, via email to InvernessRadioSociety@gmail.com.
We are sorry to announce that Derek Hughes, G7LFC has stepped down from the role of Chair of the Developing Amateur Radio Group (DARG). We’d like to thank him both for his hard work during the changes to the Training and Education Committee (TEC) and also for leading RSGB teams at national events such as […]
The Scottish Microwave Round Table will take place in Burntisland in Fife on Saturday, 2 November 2019. The programme includes talks by Martin Hall, GM8IEM Constructing a 13cm Home Station Around the Kuhne MKU23 G4 Transverter; Heather Lomond, M0HMO Beginning with GNU SDR and Mark Hughes, GM4ISM Microwave EME. Other attractions include a construction competition, […]
Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) Month takes place each December to encourage youngsters to get on the air and to learn more about the practical side of the hobby. The RSGB has the call sign GB19YOTA and we’re looking for radio clubs, schools, Scout and Guides groups, Cadet groups, and individuals to activate the call […]
