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Also in GB2RS this week…
A review is ongoing of the syllabus for all three levels of Radio Communications exams. This is being done by the Examinations Group and the Syllabus Review Working Group. The intention is to better align the Advanced with HAREC and to smooth out the steps more evenly between the different levels of exam. Also, the […]
Rallies and Events News – 6 March 2016
The Exeter Radio and Electronics Rally takes place Sunday, the 6th, at America Hall, De La Rue Way, Pinhoe, Exeter EX4 8PW. Doors open at 10.30am, or 10.15 for disabled visitors and any one booking items into the bring-and-buy. Admission is £2. There will be the usual range of traders, and catering is available on […]
DX News – 6 March 2016
UA4CC and LY2IJ will be on the air from Swaziland from 9 to 15 March, where the call signs will be 3DA0CC and 3DA0IJ. On each occasion they will operate the HF bands, with a focus on the low bands. QSLs will be via Club Log OQRS and Logbook of the World. Kenneth, LA7GIA is […]
Special Events News – 6 March 2016
Mid-Somerset Amateur Radio Club will be operating GB4BSC during British Science Week from the Blue School, Wells. Planned days of operation are Tuesday and Wednesday the 15th and 16th, mainly on 40m. Pontefract and District ARS will be operating GB4SL on 12 March for 28 days to mark the visit of Apollo 17 commander Gene […]
Contest News – 6 March 2016
The ARRL International DX contest ends its 48 hour run at 2359UTC on Sunday, the 6th. Using SSB on the 1.8-28MHz contest bands, the exchange is RS plus Tx power. US stations will also send their state and Canadians their province. The RSGB 144/432MHz contest, a VHF Championship event, ends at 1400UTC Sunday, the 6th. […]
Propagation News – 6 March 2016
Solar activity was at lower levels this week. The Solar Flux Index declined to 91 on the 29th, before recovering toward the end of the week. However, it never quite reached 100. Geomagnetic conditions were reasonably settled, with the A index in single figures and the K index hovering between one and three. This was […]
