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Also in GB2RS this week…
Canada’s amateur radio regulator has granted amateurs in Canada the right to use special call signs in honour of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee for the period of the 14 May 2022 to 14 July 2022. For example, VE3 calls become VX3, VA7 becomes VG7, and so on. The special call signs may also be used […]
Rallies and Events News – 8 May 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 8 May , the Lough Erne ARC Annual Rally will be held at the Arena @ Share Discovery Village, 221 Lisnaskea Road, Lisnaskea BT92 0JZ. Doors open at 11.30am for […]
DX News – 8 May 2022
Mike, W6QT plans to be active as DU3/W6QT from Subic Bay in the Philippines until the 15 September. He will operate SSB and FT8 on the 6 to 80m bands. QSL via W6QT. The log will be uploaded to Logbook of The World and Club Log. Ilya, R5AF and Igor, R4FCN will be active as […]
Special Events News – 8 May 2022
Northwest Group Amateur Radio Club in Londonderry are activating GB0AEL as part of the 90th Anniversary of Amelia Earhart landing in Londonderry. She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. They will activate GB0AEL from the 13 to the 30 May. More information on qrz.com under the callsign GB0AEL. GB0SCW will be […]
Contest News – 8 May 2022
Running for 24 hours this weekend, the 432MHz to 245GHz contest ends at 1400UTC today, the 8 May . Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also running for 24 hours is the ARI International DX contest. This finishes at 1200UTC today, the 8 May . Using CW, RTTY and […]
Propagation News – 8 May 2022
Last week was characterised by solar flares. At the time of writing, we have seen more than 50 since the 1st of May, including one high-energy X-class flare. This occurred on the 3rd of May at 1325 hours and caused a radio blackout over much of the Atlantic. Luckily, the Kp index has remained low, […]
