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Contest News – 4 August 2013
The Microwave Field Day is taking place today, running from 0900 to 1700UTC. Using the 1.3 and 10GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On 6 August the 144MHz UK Activity Contest takes place from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. For […]
Propagation News – 4 August 2013
Up to seven sunspot regions were visible on some days but none were very active. Once again this week solar activity was at low levels with only small strength C class solar flares taking place except for the 1st when activity declined to very low and no C class solar flares occurred. Only one M […]
IOTA Contest concludes
The annual Islands on the Air contest finishes today at 1200UTC. This year a special Centenary Commemorative Certificate is available. Everyone who enters and submits a log of 100 contest QSOs along with 20 multipliers will be eligible. Details can be found at www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/riota.shtml. The IOTA Contest is also an opportunity to gain some points […]
Record entries for Lighthouse Weekend
The number of online registrations for the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend on 17 and 18 August stands at 350, setting the scene for another record year. In the lead is Germany on 53, just ahead of Australia with 52. Those arch rivals are followed by the USA with 40, 31 from England, 21 in […]
Amateur satellite to launch in October
The UKube-1 CubeSat, which will carry an amateur radio transponder as part of its payload, could launch in late October. It will carry a set of AMSAT-UK designed FUNcube-2 boards. These will provide the amateur radio community with a 70cm up and 2m downlink linear transponder for SSB/CW operation, plus a 1200 bps BPSK telemetry […]
Also in GB2RS, 28 July 2013…
G100RSGB, the special event callsign celebrating the RSGB Centenary will be operated today and tomorrow by Loughton and Epping Forest ARS from Old Harlow. They will run the station on the 80 to 6m bands as well as 2m and 70cm using SSB and FM. On Tuesday until next Sunday, North Norfolk ARG will run […]
