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Jacques, ON4AVJ, Silent Key
Sad news next. The IARU has announced that Jacques, ON4AVJ, has become a Silent Key. He held many roles within the Belgian national society, UBA, and was part of the IARU Region 1 VHF Committee. He received honours from both the UBA and IARU for his work on VHF and higher frequencies. Our thoughts are […]
Also in this weeks GB2RS…
This year is the 25th anniversary of the international Lighthouse and Lightship weekend that will take place next weekend, the 20 and 21 August. The event runs for 48 hours and, as this news script was prepared, there are 325 stations registered for this year from Argentina to Malta and The Netherlands to Wales. Some […]
Rallies and Events News – 14 August 2022
Please send your rally and event news as soon as possible to radcom@rsgb.org.uk We’ll publicise your event in RadCom, on GB2RS, and online. Today, the 14 August, the Flight Refuelling ARS Hamfest takes place at Cobham Sports and Social Club Ground, Merley, near Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 3DA. Talk in will be on 145.550MHz. Gates open […]
Special Events News – 14 August 2022
AP75PAK is the special callsign for the Pakistan ARS to celebrate the 75th anniversary since Pakistan achieved independence. Additionally, individual Pakistani amateur radio operators can use the AP75 prefix throughout August. TM3GGR will be operating between the 20 August and the 4 September. It is to mark the start of the 3rd Golden Globe Race, […]
DX News – 14 August 2022
Giovanni, IZ2DPX will be active holiday style as 8Q7AG from the Maldives, AS-013, until the 20 August. He will operate SSB and digital modes on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL direct to IK2DUW. Esteban, EA5Q will also be active from the Maldives as 8Q7QE from the 14 to the 24 August. He will […]
Contest News – 14 August 2022
The WAE DX CW Contest runs for 48 hours over this weekend, ending at 2359UTC today, the 14 August. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. Please note that EU stations work non-EU stations only. Today, Sunday the 14 August, the fifth 70MHz Cumulative […]
