Archive for 2019

GB2RS News Script for 28 July 2019

| July 26, 2019

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 28 July 2019 (11-page/160KB Microsoft Word document)

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Rallies and Events News – 28 July 2019

| July 26, 2019

This Sunday, the 28th, the Wiltshire Radio Rally and Electronics Fair takes place at Kington Langley Village Hall and Playing Fields, Church Road, Kington Langley, Chippenham SN15 5NJ. Doors open from 9am to 1pm, with disabled visitors gaining access at 8.30am. Admission is £2. There is a car boot sale, flea market and trade stands. […]

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DX News – 28 July 2019

| July 26, 2019

SP3PS will be active as C5SP from The Gambia until 5 August. He will operate SSB and FT8 on the 20 to 6m bands. QSL via his home call sign. Sebastien, F8BDQ will be active as IS0/F8BDQ the main island of Sardinia, IOTA reference EU-024, until 6 August. QSL via his home call sign, direct […]

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Special Events News – 28 July 2019

| July 26, 2019

Arrowe Jamboree 2019 is a weekend camp celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the 3rd World Scout Jamboree held at Arrowe Park, Birkenhead, Cheshire. Wirral ARS will put GB2APJ on the air from Helsby High School this Sunday, 28 July, using most bands and modes from 3.5MHz through to 5.6GHz.

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Contest News – 28 July 2019

| July 26, 2019

The big contest this weekend is the Islands On the Air (IOTA), contest. It runs for 24 hours until 1200UTC this Sunday, the 28th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz contest bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and IOTA reference. This Sunday, the 28th, the UK Microwave group contest runs from 0600 to 1800UTC. […]

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Propagation News – 28 July 2019

| July 26, 2019

Last week HF was once again dominated by sporadic E openings. On Wednesday FT8 contacts were being made across Europe on 28MHz, from Finland in the north to Spain in the south. It was a similar story on Thursday with S9 signals from the Balearic Islands to Norway. As we head towards August it is […]

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