GB2RS
DX News 22 December 2013
Alan Doyle, G0FAU will be in Accra, Ghana using the callsign 9G5AD from 9 January 2014 for an initial period of 3 weeks. He will be operating a 100W Kenwood TS-570S with a Pro Whip antenna or a Carolina Windom for 20 metres. Felix, DL5XL will be working at the German Antarctic station Neumayer III […]
Contest News 22 December 2013
The UK Six Metre Group Winter Marathon continues over the Christmas period, ending on 31 January 2014. It’s a 100% locator square chase, with no points for individual QSOs, but as well as normal QSOs you can claim the squares worked in other 6m contests over the period. The exchange is signal report and locator. […]
Propagation News 22 December 2013
During the period several new sunspot regions appeared but none were capable of producing anything stronger than small C class solar flares, which had no effect on propagation. However, with less than an hour to go before the end of the period an impulsive M3 class solar flare took place from a region that is […]
GB2RS News Script for 15 December 2013
Download the GB2RS script for Sunday, 15 December 2013. GB2RS News Script for Sunday, 15 December 2013 (7-page/54.5.5KB Word document)
GB2RS and RSGB Christmas Schedule
There will be no GB2RS news readings on 29 December or 5 January. Normal service will be resumed on Sunday 12 January. RSGB HQ will close for the Christmas and New Year holiday at noon on Tuesday 24 December and re-open at 8.30am on Thursday 2 January.
Ofcom issues statement on amateur licence progression
During the wide debate about the forthcoming amateur radio licence review to be carried out by Ofcom, several amateurs have been in touch with the RSGB to express concern that they will either be required to progress to become Full licensees or to surrender their Foundation or Intermediate licence and give up the hobby. In […]
