Also in GB2RS this week…

| August 14, 2020

Tim, G4YBU and Richard, G8ITB have planned a Summits on the Air (SOTA) activity weekend to be held on 22 and 23 August 2020. The objective is to activate as many of the 15 summits in the southern SOTA region of England. The event is for everyone. Bands and modes are down to the equipment that any particular operator owns, but it is suggested that two metres and 40 metres are very popular both on FM and SSB. Most of the summits in the southern SOTA region are within easy driving distance of major towns and are a short walk to the summit itself—some actually have a car park within the activation area. For a detailed summit list, see www.sotadata.org.uk.

International Lighthouses and Lightships Weekend is still going ahead this year, on 22 and 23 August 2020. Participation will depend on local circumstances, and government rulings regarding border and national parks closures, social contact, and so on. Wirral ARS will be operating using GB2BHL but operation will be from the club premises. Moray Firth ARS will also be taking part, using the call sign GB0CSL for Covesea Skerries Lighthouse. The station will be run from individual club members homes—details at mfars.club.

The GQRP Club has released a detailed agenda for its 2020 online convention, taking place 5 and 6 September 2020. The online event, which replaces the club’s annual GQRP convention, is open to existing members. There is a special rate for non-members that will include GQRP Club membership until January 2022. The two day event comprises a series of online presentations and knowledge-sharing meetings where people can share ideas. For more information, and to view the full event schedule, see gqrp.com/convention.htm

The Netherlands IARU member society, VERON, is encouraging amateurs to use digital amateur television, DATV, in the 2m band on 22 August 2020 between 1200 and 1600UTC. Using either 144.600 or 145.300MHz, signals should be DVB-S or DVB-S2 and have a symbol rate 125k—details at veron.nl/nieuws/datv-experiment-2-meter.

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