Archive for 2014
Tromelin Island FT4A slide show
F5CWU reports that a slide show covering the 2014 Tromelin Island FT4TA operation is now available for viewing on the web. The show is made up from the selected photos out of the thousands that were taken, beginning with the approach by air to the island. You can see them with either French or English […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Ofcom has published a call for inputs as part of its strategic review of the 420-470MHz band. This will help Ofcom to understand whether its current approach to managing the band is able to meet the needs of current and future users. Users include business radio, the emergency services and utilities and demand is increasing. […]
Rallies and Events News – 7 December 2014
The final rally of the year is today, 7th December, when the Bishop Auckland RAC Rally will take place at Spennymoor Leisure Centre, Co Durham DL16 6DB. Doors open at 10.30am, with disabled visitors gaining access 30 minutes earlier. There will be the usual radio, computer, electronics and Bring & Buy stalls as well as […]
Special Events News – 7 December 2014
VP8RAF/100 will be on the air to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the World War One Battle of the Falklands that took place on 8th December 1914. The station should be active from the 4th to 12th December. Other Falkland Island stations will be active until 15th December 2014 as part of the commemorations. […]
DX News – 7 December 2014
IK1PMR and PA3LEO will be on the air signing portable EA8 from Tenerife, AF-004, until 8th January 2015. Activity will be on the 6 to 160m bands using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via HB9FKK or each operator’s home callsign, direct or via the bureau. Electronic QSLs go via Logbook of the World or direct […]
Contest News – 7 December 2014
The UK Six Metre Group’s Winter Marathon began on the 1st of December and continues for two months. The Winter Marathon isn’t a contest in the traditional sense; it’s basically a way of promoting activity on 6m during the winter. There are no points for individual QSOs, just for working as many Locator squares as […]