Archive for August, 2018
Extended Convention early bird discount
The RSGB Convention is at Kents Hill Park Training and Conference Centre, MK7 6BZ, from 12 to 14 October 2018. There will be a vast array of talks and demos, and the chance to rub shoulders with the giants of amateur radio. Early Bird discounts for the RSGB Convention have just been extended to 31 […]
GB2RS News Script for 19 August 2018
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Rallies and Events News – 19 August 2018
This Sunday, the 19th, the Rugby Amateur Radio Society Rally will be held at Princethorpe College, Princethorpe, Rugby CV23 9PY. Doors open from 10am to 4pm and at 8.30am for sellers. Admission is £3. There is a car boot sale and catering is available on-site. Contact Steve, G8LYB, on 0795 685 5816. Next weekend, on […]
DX News – 19 August 2018
Four operators will be active as C4II from Agios, Georgios Island, IOTA reference AS-120, on 25 to 27 August. They plan to operate CW, SSB and FT8 on the 80 to 10m bands, and possibly on 6m. Duby, 9A6DR is on the air as 9A6DR/P from Kolocep Island, EU-016, until around 20 October. In his […]
Special Events News – 19 August 2018
The International Lighthouse and Lightships Weekend ends this Sunday, the 19th. More than 400 lighthouse and lightship activations in 40 countries will take part in this 25th anniversary of the event. The very first Northern Lighthouse Weekend was organised in 1993 by the Ayr Amateur Radio Group, with activity from 10 lighthouses in Scotland and […]
Contest News – 19 August 2018
There are no RSGB HF contests in the month of August. On Tuesday at 1900 to 2130UTC the 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest takes place with the exchange of signal report, serial number and locator. Next Sunday, the 26th, the UK Microwave Group contest runs from 0600 to 1800UTC on the 5.7 and 10GHz bands. The […]
