Archive for June, 2020
Also in GB2RS this week…
It is great to see amateur radio still being profiled on the wider media as the momentum of our ‘Get on the air to care’ campaign with the NHS continues to grow. This week RSGB Board Director Mike Bruce, Region 11 Representative Dean Brice, and Warrington Amateur Radio Club were all featured—go to rsgb.org/gota2c-media to […]
GB2RS News Script for 7 June 2020
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Special Events News – 7 June 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. The Royal Air Force Air Cadets are pleased to announce that the next Exercise Blue Ham will be held on […]
Contest News – 7 June 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. As previously announced, the RSGB confirms that this weekend’s National Field Day event has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation. The […]
Propagation News – 7 June 2020
Well, the excitement of sporadic E propagation continued last week. There were extensive openings on 20 to 10 metres, which resulted in very short-skip openings at times. Paul, GM4ULS in Perth reports working lots of G stations on the South Coast of England on 20 metres on Wednesday, and the skip ran as short as […]
News for England Midlands – 7 June 2020
We start with the sad news that long-time GB2RS Newsreader Geoff Dover, G4AFJ passed away on Thursday, 28 May. His voice will be sadly missed. Burton Amateur Radio Club has an open net on Sundays from 10am on 145.575MHz. Monday sees a slow CW exercise from 7pm on 14.550MHz. There are open nets on 145.575MHz […]
