Archive for March, 2019

GB2RS News Script for 3 March 2019

| March 1, 2019

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 3 March 2019 (12-page/148KB Microsoft Word document)

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Rallies and Events – 3 March 2019

| March 1, 2019

This Sunday, 3 March, the Exeter Radio and Electronics Rally takes place at America Hall, De la Rue Way, Pinhoe, Exeter EX4 8PW. Doors open at 10.30am, with disabled customers gaining access at 10.15am. Admission is £2, with under 16s free. There will be trade stands and a bring-and-buy, and catering will be available on-site. […]

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DX News – 3 March 2019

| March 1, 2019

Don, G3XTT will be active as C56DF from the Gambia from 5 to 12 March. Main activity will be during the RSGB Commonwealth Contest on the 9th and 10th, but he hopes to do some operating also before and after the contest. This will be a CW-only operation, low power with wires from a rooftop […]

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Special Events News – 3 March 2019

| March 1, 2019

TC10GITRAD is the special call sign for the Giresun Radio Amateurs and Nature Sports Association to celebrate their 10th anniversary. It will be active until the end of the year. QSL via Logbook of The World, eQSL, direct or via the bureau.

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Contest News – 3 March 2019

| March 1, 2019

This weekend, the 144/432MHz contest ends its 24 hour run at 1400UTC on Sunday, the 3rd. Using all modes on both bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The ARRL International DX contest ends its 48 hour run at 2359UTC this Sunday, the 3rd. Using the 1.8 to 28MHz contest bands, the […]

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Propagation News – 3 March 2019

| March 1, 2019

The settled Sun came to an abrupt end on Thursday when the Kp index rose to five as a result of an elongated coronal hole on its surface. This sparked high-latitude auroras. It brought to an end a period of settled conditions, with the Chilton ionosonde showing MUFs struggling to reach much above 14MHz on […]

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