Archive for January, 2019
Two D-Star satellites deployed
On 27 December 2018 a Soyuz launch deployed two German satellites, D-Star ONE – Sparrow and D-Star ONE – iSat. The beacons have been successfully received from both satellites, which each carry a D-Star repeater. They uplink on 437.325MHz and downlink on 435.525MHz. The December Soyuz flight also deployed the UWE-4 1U CubeSat carrying a […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
In the United States, the FCC is not processing any US amateur radio applications as the partial government shutdown approaches its fourth week. For radio amateurs, the shutdown means that while the Universal Licensing System continues to accept applications for all valid purposes, the FCC will not review or act upon them until the funding […]
GB2RS News Script for 13 January 2019
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Rallies and Events News – 13 January 2019
The next rally in the diary is the Horncastle Amateur Radio and Electronics rally on 27 January. It takes place at the Horncastle Youth Centre, Cagthorpe Buildings, Willow Row, Harncastle LN9 6DZ. Doors open at 10am. Advance notice now of the CW Boot Camp, which will be run by the GMDX Group. It takes place […]
DX News – 13 January 2019
A group of operators will be active as H33J from Volcan in the Chiriqui Province of Panama, between 13 and 31 January. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 on the 160 to 10m bands, with a focus on the low bands FT8. QSL via Logbook of The World, Club Log’s OQRS or via […]
Special Events News – 13 January 2019
Worthing and District ARC will be running a special event station to commemorate its 70th anniversary. This will be on the weekend of 19 and 20 January, using call sign GB5WOR. The station will be on the air on all HF bands, possibly 2m and 70cm. Further details from wadarc.org.uk. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Sweden’s […]
