Archive for June, 2017
Big attendance at Hamvention® 2017
The recent Hamvention® 2017, at its new venue in Xenia, Ohio, attracted 29,296 attendees. That is the second-largest reported attendance in the history of the event. A flavour of the event can be seen in the July RadCom.
Also in GB2RS this week…
Garden City Amateur Radio Club will sponsor the Boy Scouts of America K2BSA/8 special event station at the Michigan Crossroads Council D-Bar-A Scout ranch, locator EN82ix. The station will be on the air from 0300UTC on 25 June to 0500UTC on 28 June. They will start out using 3.840, 7.270 and 14.330MHz. This camp is […]
Rallies and Events News – 18 June 2017
On Sunday, the 18th, the 30th Newbury radio Rally takes place at the Newbury Showground, next to the junction of the M4 and A34 in Berkshire. There is free parking on-site and entry is £2.50, or £12.30 for those trading in the car boot area. There will be a display area of an amateur radio […]
DX News – 18 June 2017
A team of seven German operators will be active as DL0DFF from Hallig Hooge, IOTA reference EU-042, between 22 and 24 June. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on the 80 to 10m bands as well as 2m. QSL via DL3HBZ, either direct or via the bureau, or use OQRS on Club Log. […]
Special Events News – 18 June 2017
South Essex ARS will be operating from The Bay Museum, Canvey Island on Sunday, 18 June, for Museums on the Air, and to commemorate the two B17s that crashed at Canvey Point in 1944. Next weekend, on the 24th, they will be attending the Paddocks Community Centre, Long Road, Canvey Island, Essex SS8 0JA for […]
Contest News – 18 June 2017
The 50MHz trophy ends its 24 hour run at 1400UTC on Sunday, the 18th. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The All Asian DX contest ends its 48 hour run at 2359UTC on Sunday, the 18th. Using CW only on the 1.8 to 28MHz bands, […]
