Archive for 2018
Also in GB2RS this week…
An international amateur radio team that postponed a December 2017 DXpedition to the disputed Spratly Islands now plans to be on the air in early March from Layang Layang Island, also known as Swallow Reef, under Malaysian call sign 9M0W. The IOTA reference is AS-051. The operation will be on the air on 160 to […]
New AROS and IW Coordinator
Richard Lamont, G4DYA has been appointed to the joint role of Amateur Radio Observation Service and Intruder Watch Coordinator. Richard has been a broadcast engineer with the BBC, an editor of radio magazines and a company director. He also knows his way around the ITU regulations. The RSGB welcomes him to his new role. Richard […]
Another 2017 Convention talk now online
Another RSGB 2017 Convention presentation has been added for RSGB Members to view. The talk is by Ian White, GM3SEK, and called VHF-UHF DX—the Game of Decibels. In a talk aimed at all technical levels, Ian explains that decibels are the ‘currency’ in which we measure our station’s performance. We can count our gains and […]
GB2RS News Script for 25 February 2018
Please click the link below to download this week’s news script GB2RS News Script for 25 February 2018
Rallies and Events News – 25 February 2018
This Sunday, the 25th, the BRATS Medway Radio Rally takes place at The Victory Academy, Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 5JB. Doors open at 10am, with disabled visitors gaining access at 9.30. Admittance is £2.50. There is free parking and talk-in on 145.550MHz using the call sign GB4RRR. There will be trade stands and […]
DX News – 25 February 2018
A group will be operating from Rotuma Island, IOTA reference OC-060, from around 23 February until 16 March. The call sign will be 3D2EU. Activity will be on all bands from 160 to 10m using CW, SSB and digital. Rotuma is located about 650km north of Fiji and counts as a separate entity for DXCC […]
