Grow, Merge or Disband your Amateur Radio Club! (Part 1 of 2)

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The ICQPodcast's Martin Butler (M1MRB/W9ICQ) and Chris Howard (M0TCH) are joined by RSGB Chairman Ian Shephard (G4EVK), RSGB Director Kamal Singh (M0IOV) and Mid Somerset Chairman Richard Thomas G4JJP to discuss the health of amateur /ham radio clubs, and whether clubs should Grow, Merge of Disband.

Recorded at RSGB Convention 2019

Validating RSGB Contests with Simone Wilson (M0BOX)

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Simone Wilson (M0BOX) shows the ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcasts Martin Butler (M1MRB/W9ICQ) how RSGB Amateur / Ham Radio contests are validated with new automated tools and procedures to ensure fair results for the benefit fo the amateur radio hobby.

Amateur Ham Radio HF Propagation Tools - Steve Nicols G0KYA

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The ICQ Amateur / Ham Radio Podcasts Martin Butler (M1MRB/W9ICQ) discuss propagation with Steve Nicols G0KYA. Steve advises some of the tools that can be used to achieve contacts even during unfavourable conditions.

RSGB Propagation Studies Committee Tools

Propquest - Shows real-time critical frequency and MUFs over various path lengths. Excellent tool for HF users - http://www.rsgb.org/propquest

Predtest - Designed by Gwyn (G4FKH), calculates the probability of propagation over different paths and for different modes - http://www.rsgb.org/predtest

VOACap for RadCom - Shows probability of propagation to 28 different locations around the world - the same locations used in RadCom predictions. Can be tweaked for your particular station including mode, gain and power - http://www.rsgb.org/voacap

Proppy for RadCom - Uses the latest ITURHFPPROP tool to calculate the probability of propagation to the same 28 locations used in RadCom - http://www.rsgb.org/proppy

G0KYA Monthly HF Charts - Simple HF propagation prediction charts for each month. Just click on the month and the time to see where you could work - http://www.rsgb.org/g0kya