GB2RS News Team

rss feed

GB2RS News Team's Latest Posts

Rallies and Events News – 20 February 2022

| February 18, 2022

The Radioactive Fair will take place at Nantwich Civic Hall today, Sunday the 20th of February. You can find out more on the website. The Lagen Valley ARS Rally will take place on the 5th of March at the Hillsborough Village Centre. On the 6th, the Exeter Radio & Electronics Rally will be held in […]

Continue Reading

DX News – 20 February 2022

| February 18, 2022

Brian, GW4DVB will be active as J88PI from Bequia Island, NA-025, from the 24th of February to the 8th of March. He will operate mainly SSB and FT8. QSL direct to his home callsign. Kamel, 7X2GK will be operating as 7T22ANT from locator JM16KD in Algeria, for the 19th Antarctic Activity Week that runs from […]

Continue Reading

Special Events News – 20 February 2022

| February 18, 2022

W2AN/1BCG will be on the air using the Antique Wireless Association replica of the 1921 transmitter used in the transatlantic test. The QSO party begins on the 26th of February at 2300UTC. AWA operators at the museum site in Bloomfield, New York will begin calling CQ on 1.821MHz using CW. They will listen on or […]

Continue Reading

Contest News – 20 February 2022

| February 18, 2022

When operating in any contests, please keep yourself and fellow amateurs safe by following all relevant pandemic-related government rules. The SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 1930 to 2230UTC on Tuesday. Using all modes on the 13, 9, 6 and 3cm bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Wednesday the UK […]

Continue Reading

Propagation News – 20 February 2022

| February 18, 2022

Last week was pretty subdued in terms of sunspots, but it looks like we missed one of the most impressive space weather events of Solar Cycle 25. A bright, fast-moving coronal mass ejection, or CME, was visible coming off the far side of the Sun on imagery from the STEREO Ahead spacecraft. Had this event […]

Continue Reading

News for England Midlands – 20 February 2022

| February 18, 2022

Burton Amateur Radio Club has open nets on 145.575MHz at 10am on Sundays and 8pm on Thursdays. Monday sees slow CW training from 11am on 14.055MHz. On Wednesday there’s a club night at 7.30pm. Barry, M0ISZ, 01283 540570 Kettering & District Amateur Radio Society has a breakfast meeting from 10am today and next Sunday. On […]

Continue Reading