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V series NoVs available for RSGB Centenary

| June 21, 2013

Ofcom has supported the RSGB’s Centenary celebrations with the very special G100RSGB callsign, for which the RSGB is very grateful. UK clubs and societies have made the station a success both at home and abroad with thousands of contacts made already. Now Ofcom have made available NoVs for a commemorative prefix of GV, MV and […]

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Also in GB2RS, 23 June 2013…

| June 21, 2013

G100RSGB, the special event callsign celebrating the RSGB Centenary will be operated today by Bedford and DARC running an HF and VHF station. Monday it’s the turn of Bracknell ARC who are planning HF and VHF coverage with the possibility of some datamodes operations. On Tuesday 25th, Echelford ARS will be running HF and VHF […]

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GB2RS News Script for 23 June 2013

| June 21, 2013

Download the GB2RS script for Sunday, 23 June 2013. GB2RS News Script for Sunday, 23 June 2013 (10-page/84KB Word document) Listen to the GB2RS Podcast

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Special Events News – 23 June 2013

| June 21, 2013

On 26 June 1913, Barrow Wireless Association in NW England received a transmitting licence from the Post Office, the fifth English club to do so. Furness Amateur Radio Society, as a successor to that association, is celebrating this centenary with a series of events and on-air activities. Ofcom have been approached for a special callsign […]

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DX News – 23 June 2013

| June 21, 2013

W6JKV will be active as V31IV from San Pedro in Belize until 1 July. Operations will be on the 6 to 80m bands and he will probably focus on 6 meters CW. QSL via his home callsign. DL4SDW will be active stroke HI3 from the Dominican Republic until 26 July. Operations will be limited to […]

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Contest News – 23 June 2013

| June 21, 2013

Today, 23 June, the 50MHz CW Contest ends at 1200UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also today, 23 June, the 4th 70MHz Cumulative finishes at 1600UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The Marconi Memorial HF Contest is organised by the Italian national society RAI […]

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