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News for Wales – 21 March 2021
Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society hold an 80m SSB net from 2.30pm every Sunday. There’s an open net from 8pm every Tuesday and Thursday via GB3FG. There is currently a fault on GB3CM preventing the 70cm repeater from being used, and Government imposed travel restrictions are preventing it from being repaired for the time being. Contact […]
New Ofcom EMF guidance
Ofcom has just published specific advice to amateurs about the new EMF Licence condition. It is based around an FAQ type of document. It attempts to address common questions that Ofcom and the RSGB have been asked since the original announcement on the 1st of March. It contains some worked examples to help understanding. For […]
Direct to Full – respond now
You have just a couple of days left to share your views in the RSGB’s Direct Entry to Full licence consultation. The background, draft syllabus and the link to the survey are on the Society’s website. The survey closes at midnight on Sunday, 14 March 2021.
Blue Ham next weekend
The Royal Air Force Air Cadets will conduct Exercise Blue Ham 21-1 on the MoD 5MHz shared band over the weekend of the 20th and 21st of March. RAFAC and other MoD Cadet formations will be on air over the period of operation using SSB and datamodes. The Exercise Blue Ham website can be found […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
CQ magazine has introduced a contest category to enable a multi-operator team entry during the Covid-19 pandemic. This new category will be permanent, not just for the duration of the pandemic. Basically, the Multi-Distributed category allows up to six single operators, each in a different location within the same country, to form a team. Each […]
DX News – 14 March 2021
Bodo, HB9EWU expects to be active as 9J2BG while spending one year on a humanitarian mission at the St Paul’s Mission General Hospital in Kashikishi, northern Zambia. QSL via his home call either direct or via the bureau. Please note that requests will be processed in 2022 when he is back home. Philippe, F1DUZ will […]
