GB2RS
Rallies and Events News – 9 July 2023
The Cornish Radio Amateur Club Rally is taking place today, Sunday 9 July, at Penair School, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 1TN. The doors open at 10.30am and admission is £3. There are traders, bring and buy and club stalls. Car parking and catering are available on site. Contact Ken, G0FIC on 01209 821073 for more information. […]
Special Events News – 9 July 2023
Guernsey Amateur Radio Society is running special event station GB5IG until the 14 July to celebrate the 19th Island Games, which is held every two years. The station will be active using SSB, digital modes, possibly satellite and CW, on HF, VHF and UHF bands. More information is available on QRZ.com VX7NA is the special […]
DX News – 9 July 2023
Pierre, VK3KTB will be active as VY0ERC from the Eureka Amateur Radio Club station on Ellesmere Island, NA-008, until 12 July. QSL via M0OXO’s OQRS. Rag, LB3RE will be active on the 40 to 6m bands as DU1/LB3RE from Luzon Island, OC-042, until the 18 July. QSL via Logbook of the World, Club Log, or […]
Contest News – 9 July 2023
Today, Sunday 9 July, the UK Microwave Group 24, 47 and 76GHz Contest runs from 0900 to 1700UTC. Using all modes on 24, 47 and 76GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The IARU HF Championship ends its 24-hour run at 1200UTC today, Sunday 9 July. Using CW and SSB on […]
Propagation News – 9 July 2023
NOAA’s prediction that the Solar Flux Index, or SFI, would decline last week didn’t come to fruition. In fact, the SFI stayed in the 160s and 170s until Thursday, when it declined to 155. The Sun produced more than 160 sunspots in June, the highest monthly number in more than two decades. This has led […]
Tonight @ 8 – Receiving Antennas are Different
The next RSGB Tonight @ 8 live webinar takes place at 20.00 on Monday, 3 July 2023, with Eric P. Nichols, KL7AJ presenting Receiving Antennas are Different. Eric—who has written numerous amateur radio and electronics articles over the past 30 years—says that almost every ham radio station can benefit from a separate receiving antenna. Effective […]
