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News for Wales – 9 March 2025
The next meeting of Aberdare and District Amateur Radio Society will be held on Friday 11 March at Hirwaun YMCA Hall, CF44 9RB from 6pm. Ian Miles 2W0IWM, info@aberdareradio.club Aberkenfig and District Amateur Radio Club has its weekly meeting on Wednesday from 7pm at Tondu Railway Club, Station Approach, Bridgend. The club is an approved […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The Commonwealth Contest is a unique annual event which has run every year since 1931. Held over the weekend nearest to Commonwealth Day, it is loved by many RSGB members and radio amateurs throughout the Commonwealth. In 2024 over 240 individual entrants and 15 Commonwealth headquarters stations representing national societies were active. The Commonwealth Contest […]
Rallies and Events News – 2 March 2025
Today, the 2 March, the Exeter Radio Rally is taking place at a new venue. The event will be held at The Kenn Centre, EX6 7UE, from 10am. Traders and catering will be available on site. For more information phone Pete, G3ZVI on 07714 198 374 or email g3zvi@yahoo.co.uk On Sunday 16 March, the Ripon […]
Special Events News – 2 March 2025
The British Railways Amateur Radio Society is running special event station GB0LMR and GB2SDR during 2025 to celebrate 200 years of train travel since 1825. Starting from April, it will also be running GB2TT to celebrate the same anniversary. QSL will be via the Bureau. More information is available at QRZ.com and via webrars.info From […]
DX News – 2 March 2025
Operators R1BIG, RW3RN, W8HC, R9LR and N3QQ are active from Chiriqui, Panama as 3F3RRC until the 3 March. The VK9XU Team will be active from Christmas Island, IOTA reference OC-002, until the 4 March. They will operate on 160 – 6m, CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8 and FT4. QSL via DL2AWG, ClubLog and Logbook of the […]
Contest News – 2 March 2025
The ARRL DX SSB Contest started at 0000UTC on Saturday 1 March, and ends at 2359UTC today, the 2 March. Using SSB on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange for non-US and Canadian stations is signal report and transmit power in Watts. US and Canadian stations will send their State/Province […]
