Archive for May, 2020
Anne-Marie, 2EØRUX interviewed on BBC Radio Cornwall
Congratulations to 11-yr-old Anne-Marie, 2E0RUX who has been nominated by Nicola Neal, Headteacher of Leedstown Primary School, as the local ‘Hero of the week’ for the two weekly nets she runs for local radio amateurs during the lockdown. Nicola and Anne-Marie were interviewed by Martin Bailie at BBC Radio Cornwall this morning – the interview […]
More media coverage for #GOTA2C
The RSGB’s national campaign ‘Get on the air to care’ in partnership with the NHS has received more media coverage this week, including two BBC radio interviews with local radio clubs and a video message from the NHS. Thank you to everyone who is showing their support by getting on the air, caring for other […]
Second Hope QSO Party starts tomorrow
The RSGB Contest Committee is running a second Hope QSO Party event, starting on Monday, 18 May 2020. The rules can be found on the Committee web pages—please note there are two rule changes for this second event. The calendar is at rsgbcc.org/hf.
New beta of WSJT-X updates FT4 and FT8
A new beta version of the WSJT-X software suite has been released. It includes the first updates since last autumn to the popular FT8 and FT4 protocols. Installation packages for Windows, Linux, and Macintosh are available from the WSJT-X Development Group. Go to candidate release WSJT-X 2.2.0-rc1. The WSJT-X Development Group request those using the […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The transponder on HuskySat-OSCAR 107 has been activated and is open for use and testing. It’s fairly sensitive, and five to 10W of uplink power is plenty most of the time. The linear transponder is inverting, with an uplink passband of 145.910 to 145.940MHz and a downlink passband of 435.810 to 435.840MHz. The 1200-baud BPSK […]
GB2RS News Script for 17 May 2020
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 17 May 2020 (10-page/181KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link.
