Archive for May, 2020

NHS Head of Emergency Care Improvement supports GOTA2C

| May 29, 2020

Pete Gordon, NHS Head of Emergency Care Improvement in the Emergency Care Improvement Support Team (ECIST) explains in a video clip how delighted the NHS is to be partnering with the Radio Society of Great Britain in the successful ‘Get on the air to care’ campaign. Take a look!

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Also in GB2RS this week…

| May 29, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 situation, the RSGB confirms that this year’s National Field Day event, planned for 6 and 7 June 2020, has been cancelled. The Royal Air Force Air Cadets are pleased to announce that the next Exercise Blue Ham will be held on the MoD 5MHz shared band over the weekend of 6 […]

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Special Events News – 31 May 2020

| May 29, 2020

Since the change of regulations applying to special event stations in the UK, many activations are now able to go ahead. UK amateurs would like to thank Ofcom for their help in making this happen. Due the coronavirus situation, the GB1SCW special event station will no longer be held at the National Coast Watch station […]

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Contest News – 31 May 2020

| May 29, 2020

Please remember to check before the events for new rules due to lockdown and social distancing, which may differ around the world. RSGB strongly advises obeying your own government’s advice first and foremost. This weekend, the CQ World Wide WPX CW contest ends its 48 hours run at 2359UTC this Sunday, the 31st. Using the […]

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Propagation News – 31 May 2020

| May 29, 2020

This last week was dominated by a quiet Sun, but extensive sporadic E openings. We had a solar flux index hovering around 70 and zero sunspots, nevertheless we have had good F2-layer propagation on HF and multi-hop sporadic E bringing DX excitement. Last weekend saw FT8 openings on 10 metres to the Caribbean and South […]

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News for England Midlands – 31 May 2020

| May 29, 2020

Lincoln Short Wave Club has daily Fusion nets, starting at 2pm on GB3LM then QSYing to a clear frequency. Tuesday sees the club net from 9.30am on GB3LM. On Wednesday from 7.30pm there’s an e-meeting via Zoom. Thursday sees a club net on GB3LM from about 8pm. Contact Pam, G4STO, on 01427 788 356. South […]

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