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Special Events News – 17 March 2024

| March 15, 2024

HI180RD is on the air to celebrate the 180th anniversary of the Dominican Republic declaring its independence from Haiti in 1844. Listen for activity on all bands and modes until the 30 April. Around 25 operators from five radio clubs will be part of the event. For details of a certificate that is available, visit […]

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DX News – 17 March 2024

| March 15, 2024

Nobby, G0VJG is active as 5H3VJG from Zanzibar Island, AF-032, in Tanzania until the 20 March. He is operating mainly using SSB, and with some CW and FT8. QSL via M0OXO’s OQRS. QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World and Club Log. Gerard, F2JD is active as HR5/F2JD from Copan, Honduras until the […]

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Contest News – 17 March 2024

| March 15, 2024

On Monday 18 March, the FT4 Series Contest runs from 2000 to 2130UTC. Using FT4 on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is your report. The British Amateur Radio Teledata Group HF RTTY Contest started at 0200UTC on Saturday 16 March and ends at 0200UTC on Monday the 18 March. […]

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Propagation News – 17 March 2024

| March 15, 2024

What a difference a month makes. We’ve gone from a solar flux index up to almost 200, to one that is down in the 120s. Over the past week, we have had only two M-class solar flares, which means we have had limited coronal mass ejection activity and therefore low Kp indices. Last weekend’s Commonwealth […]

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GB2RS News Script for 10 March 2024

| March 8, 2024

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s news script News script for 10 March 2024 (MS Word document)

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Changes to RSGB HF contests

| March 8, 2024

The RSGB HF Contest Committee has introduced a couple of rules to address changes in licence conditions that came into effect from 21 February. UK&CD entrants are required to use a Regional Secondary Locator (RSL) where it is necessary to clarify the entity from which they are operating. From 21 February 2024, stations operating from […]

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