Archive for May, 2013
Moonbounce planned for G100RSGB
G100RSGB, the special event callsign celebrating the RSGB Centenary will be operated by Fort Purbrook Radio Club today, 12 May, using the 40, 20, 4 and 2m bands as well as 70cm. On Monday, Horsham ARC will put the callsign on the air from Ifield, running 10 to 160m as well as 2m. On Tuesday, […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Spanish GPS buoys interfering with 28Mhz band According to the IARU Region 1 Monitoring System newsletter, Spanish GPS buoys are a new threat to the 28MHz band. You can find their bursts between 28 and 28.5MHz transmitting in F1B with 51 baud and about 300Hz shift. They were observed and measured by DK2OM and HB9CET […]
Rallies and Events – 12 May 2013
We have no details of rallies taking place this weekend. On 19 May, the 30th National Amateur Radio Car Boot Sale will be held at Stockwood Park, Luton. Full details can be found on the website www.ddrcbootsale.org. Also on 19 May the Wolverhampton ARS table top sale will be held at The Electric Club, St […]
Special Events – 12 May 2013
GB4PEN is a CW-only special event running until 24 May to remember the loss of the Penlee Lifeboat. Full details on QRZ.com. Huntingdonshire Amateur Radio Society will be active for Mills on the Air on 12 May from Duloe Windmill, near St Neots, using the callsign GB2DWM. South Tyneside Amateur Radio Society is operating GB2CWM […]
DX News – 12 May 2013
HD2A and HC2AQ will be active from Galapagos Islands, IOTA reference SA-004, from 15 to 20 May as HD8A. Operations will be on all of the HF bands. QSL via HD2A. OY1CT will be active from the Faroe Islands, IOTA reference EU-018, during May with special call OW75FOC. He will be operating on the HF […]
Contest News – 12 May 2013
Today, 12 May, the 70MHz CW Contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number, locator and postcode. On Tuesday, the 14th, the 432MHz UK Activity Contest takes place between 1900 and 2130UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The data leg of the 80m […]
