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Special Events News – 3 August 2025
Members of the Radio Amateur Association of Western Greece, SZ1A are operating special event station SX17ASTRO until the 8 August. The station is active to celebrate the 17th Panhellenic Expedition of Amateur Astronomers. A number of certificates are available for working the station. For details of these and more information about the station, visit tinyurl.com/SZ1A2025 […]
DX News – 3 August 2025
Michel, F5LRL is active as CN2DX from near Kenitra, Morocco until the 20 August. He is operating CW, SSB and FT8 on the 40 to 6m bands. QSL via Michel’s home call. Special callsign LA100A is active throughout 2025 to mark the 100th anniversary of the first amateur radio two-way contact between Norway and the […]
Contest News – 3 August 2025
The UK Six Metre Group Summer Marathon started on Saturday 3 May and ends today, the 3 August. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is your four-character locator. Today, the 3 August, the RSGB 432MHz Low Power Contest runs from 0800 to 1200UTC. Using all modes on the 70cm band, the exchange […]
Propagation News – 3 August 2025
Last week was very much a repeat performance of the week before. We had relatively calm geomagnetic conditions and few solar flares to contend with. The only flares were minor C-class events. The Kp index never got above 3 and the solar flux index was in the 140s to 150s. The F2-layer maximum usable frequency […]
GB2RS News Script for 27 July 2025
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RSGB confirms more speakers for its Convention in October
The RSGB has shared details of more presentations that you can enjoy at its Convention in October. If you’d like to broaden your technical knowledge, you’ll enjoy presentations by Bob Burns, G3OOU on ‘Getting the most from an oscilloscope’ and ‘Ladder crystal filter design’. As part of the Society’s focus on supporting modern amateur radio […]
