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Special Events News – 9 February 2025
A series of special event stations is active until the 31 March to celebrate the city of Chemnitz, one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2025. All QSOs will be uploaded to eQSL, Logbook of the World, Club Log and the DARC Community Logbook. Paper QSL cards will not be issued. For more information […]
DX News – 9 February 2025
Thierry, TK1CX is active from Cameroon until the end of February. He is QRV as TJ/TK1CX on the 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10m bands. He operates mainly using FT8. QSL via Logbook of the World, eQSL, or via EA5ZD. Przemo, SP3PS is operating as C5SP from The Gambia until around the middle of March. […]
Contest News – 9 February 2025
The CQ World Wide WPX RTTY Contest started at 0000UTC on Saturday 8 and runs until 2359UTC today, the 9 February. Using RTTY on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. The PACC Contest started at 1200UTC on Saturday 8 and runs until 1200UTC today, […]
Propagation News – 9 February 2025
Last week went pretty much as predicted. The solar wind from a large coronal hole impacted the Earth on Saturday 1 February, pushing the Kp index to four. The hole was so large that the geomagnetic disturbance lasted until the early evening on Sunday. Once the solar wind speed had dropped, things got back to […]
Regions 6 and 7 competition in March
A competition has been launched by RSGB Regions 6 (North Wales) and 7 (South Wales) that will take place throughout March. The aim is to encourage both individual RSGB members, as well as Affiliated Clubs in Wales, to build their own resonant 21MHz antenna and make as many QSOs as possible on the 21MHz band […]
GB2RS News Script for 2 February 2025
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