Archive for June, 2021
Tree-felling to interrupt National Radio Centre
The RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park will be closed on 5 and 6 July 2021 whilst a large tree is felled in the immediate vicinity. Booked entries to Bletchley Park itself are unaffected.
Durham is 13 Colonies bonus station
Durham and District Amateur Radio Society is participating as one of the bonus stations in the 13 Colonies Special Event. The event began in 2009 as a way of celebrating American Independence with the original 13 colony states of 1776. Since the UK was a major historical player in the Revolutionary War, GB13COL from England […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
A polite reminder now concerning the frequencies used each Sunday by the RSGB’s GB2RS News service. The News is intended for all radio amateurs and listeners, and a clear frequency ensures that it may be heard as widely as possible. The national frequencies on HF are 1990, 3643, 3650, 5398.5 and 7127kHz. Some of these […]
DX News – 27 June 2021
Loick, HB9HBY will be active again as HB0/HB9HBY from Liechtenstein from the 30th of June to the 4th of July. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8/FT4. QSL via EB7DX. Jerome, F8FKJ is active as J20EE from Djibouti until mid-July. He operates CW. QSL via Logbook of The World and eQSL. Alex, AK4AM will be […]
Special Events News – 27 June 2021
Coventry ARS is running two special event stations until May 2022 to celebrate Coventry being the City of Culture. GB1COC & GB8CCC will be running most days, with GB8CCC passing between members of the club. Dates and times will vary. The Boy Scouts of America Radio callsign K2BSA/8 will be on the air from the […]
Contest News – 27 June 2021
With different parts of the UK having different lockdown restrictions, please make sure you follow the appropriate regulations. Keep yourself and fellow amateurs safe. Today, the 27th, the 50MHz CW contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The 4th 70MHz Cumulative contest also takes place today, the […]
