Archive for 2018
15 new SOTA associations added in 2017
Fifteen new SOTA associations were added during the year 2017, bringing the total to 136 worldwide. These included IA, Isole Africane d’Italia, VO1, Canada—Newfoundland, FG, Guadeloupe, VY1, Canada—Yukon and ZB2, Gibraltar. For any countries not yet represented, the SOTA management team is happy to provide advice and support in the aim of bringing qualifying areas […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The DP0GVN WSPR beacon now is in operation from Antarctica. It is in the German Neumayer III Research Station of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research. The installation is part of a scientific project of the Technical University of Munich in cooperation with the University of Bremen and the German national amateur […]
RSGB response – IoM 3.4GHz consultation
The RSGB has responded to a consultation in the Isle of Man regarding licensing additional spectrum in the 3.4GHz band for commercial use. This is immediately adjacent to the UK amateur allocation. Details of the consultation and the RSGB response can be found on the RSGB website.
WITCH Takeover at TNMOC
WITCH Takeover takes place on Thursday, 15 February 2018 from 12 noon to 5pm at the National Museum of Computing, Bletchley Park MK3 6EB. This event will be a tie-in with a visit and speech by artist John Yeadon, creator of the paintings Portrait of a Dead WITCH and Portrait of a Live WITCH. The […]
GB2RS News Script for 21 January 2018
Please click the link below to download this week’s news script GB2RS News Script for 21 January 2018
Rallies and Events News – 21 January 2018
We have no details in the diary for any rallies this weekend. But on 27 January the Horncastle Radio Rally will take place at Banovallum School, Mareham Road Entrance LN9 6DA. Entry will be £2. The venue is indoors, on one level, with all the usual attractions including bacon butties. There is free car parking […]
