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UK and US licence examinations
As has become a tradition, both UK and USA exams will be available at the RSGB Convention in October. The UK exams will be hosted by the RSGB Training and Education Committee and Paul Steed, G0VEP, will be hosting the USA exams. UK Foundation and Intermediate will be held on Saturday 11 October and the […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Asteroid mission Hayabusa 2, with a planned launch this December, will also carry the amateur radio satellite Shin’en 2. It will be among the first amateur radio satellite go into orbit outside the influence of the Earth’s gravity. The relatively small satellite will be put into an elliptic orbit around the Sun and travel to […]
Rallies and Events News – 7 September 2014
The British Amateur Television Club Convention takes place this weekend at the Everest Academy, Basingstoke. There will be lectures, demonstrations and surplus ATV equipment for sale. The BATC biannual General Meeting is on Sunday afternoon. For more information see www.batc.org.uk. The Halton and District Radio Amateurs Rally that would have taken place on 14 September […]
Special Events News – 7 September 2014
Northampton Radio Club are hosting GB0TRN today, the 7, at Delapre Park from 11am today to late afternoon on 7MHz, 14MHz, 18MHz and 21MHz depending upon conditions. SSB and Morse will be used. The event is to promote the use of amateur radio in conjunction with a public opening of the Northampton Society of Model […]
DX News – 7 September 2014
Today, the 7, the newly formed UK Island group will be signing M0UKI/P from the rare Farne Islands, EU-109. The team members will be on the air with two stations. QSL via M0OXO. PA3EWP, PA1AW, PA9JO and PB5X will be active stroke LX from Luxembourg from 10to 17 September. Operations will be on 10 to […]
Contest News – 7 September 2014
The 144MHz Trophy Contest runs for 24 hours ending at 1400UTC today, the 7th. There are five sections to choose between, depending on how much time you can devote, whether you’re at home or away, and single or multi-op. The last three hours of the 144MHz Trophy coincides with the first three hours of the […]
