Archive for September, 2020
Six Metre Group AGM goes online
The UK Six Metre Group will hold its Annual General Meeting by videoconference on Sunday, 27 September 2020 at 1700UTC, that’s 6pm UK time. The brief formal part of the meeting will be followed by a talk from Peter Lund, JW7QIA on his recent 50 and 70MHz operations from Svalbard, which is the northernmost year-round […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The RSGB administers a number of award programmes for HF and VHF, including the enhanced special awards for Foundation and Intermediate licence holders. A vacancy has arisen for a volunteer to promote and manage these programmes. For further information about the role, including how to apply, visit the Society’s volunteer web page at rsgb.org/volunteers. IARU […]
GB2RS News Script for 13 September 2020
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 13 September 2020 (13-page/258KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link.
Special Events News – 13 September 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. Members of the Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society (RAFARS) will be operating GB80BOB from 1 to 28 September to […]
Contest News – 13 September 2020
Please remember to check before the contest for new rules due to lockdown and social distancing, which may differ around the world. The RSGB strongly advises obeying your own national and local government’s advice first and foremost, especially in the instance of local lockdowns. The WAE DX SSB contest runs for 48 hours ending 2359UTC […]
Propagation News – 13 September 2020
It was another week with zero sunspots, but the upside was that we had settled geomagnetic conditions. The maximum Kp index of two, but more often than not just one, was brought about by an absence of coronal holes last week. This meant that the ionosphere was pretty stable, with Maximum Useable Frequencies (MUFs) over […]
