Archive for 2014

New 70cm beacon in Northern Ireland

| October 31, 2014

GB3NGI, the first of the new UK 70cm beacons, is now operational on its IARU-aligned frequency of 432.482MHz. GB3NGI is located on an excellent hilltop site in Northern Ireland at IO65VB and is licensed for 250W erp on a 125 degree bearing. It transmits both CW and JT65B. Early reports already indicate 500km coverage across […]

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W1AW American Samoa operation

| October 31, 2014

The ARRL Centennial W1AW portable operation from American Samoa is expected to be underway from November 2 and continue for about 12 days. W1AW/KH8 operations are expected to take place from two locations—from the station of Uti Gandy, KS6FO and the late AH8LG, and from the Maliu Mai Beach Resort on the beach on the […]

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Exam questions workshop in Bath

| October 31, 2014

Have you ever thought that radio exam questions could be better written? Would you like to help strengthen the RCF question bank? An exam questions workshop will take place in Bath on Saturday, 6 December. The aim of the workshop is to enable issues to be discussed openly so that attendees gain confidence in writing […]

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Also in GB2RS this week…

| October 31, 2014

The ARRL Centennial W1AW portable operation from American Samoa is expected to be underway from November 2 and continue for about 12 days. W1AW/KH8 operations are expected to take place from two locations — from the station of Uti Gandy, KS6FO and the late AH8LG, and from the Maliu Mai Beach Resort on the beach […]

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Rallies and Events News – 2 November 2014

| October 31, 2014

The Chelmsford Ideas Festival runs until 2 November. Amongst the highlights is a talk by Professor Marconi, the grandson of Marconi. Jim, 2E0RMI and Pete, M0PSX gave presentations in the Ideas Hub on The World of Amateur Radio from 10am to 4pm on Friday 31 October. There are no rallies taking place this weekend in […]

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Special Events News – 2 November 2014

| October 31, 2014

Look out for OL90OK from 1st to 15th November to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the first amateur radio contact in Czech Republic, which took place on 8th November 1924. Also keep an ear open for special event station IY1IEY that will be on the air between 1st November and 31st December to commemorate the […]

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