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Also in GB2RS this week…

| July 8, 2022

Chard Auctions got in touch regarding an auction taking place on the 16 July. Lots include a large collection of vintage radios and related equipment. The radio and test equipment items are on pages 7 to 12 of the catalogue. You can view the catalogue and other details on the website The CQ WW VHF […]

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Rallies and Events News – 10 July 2022

| July 8, 2022

Please send your rally and event news as soon as possible to radcom@rsgb.org.uk We’ll publicise your event in RadCom, on GB2RS, and online. Next Sunday, the 17 July, the McMichael Amateur Radio Rally & Car Boot Sale will take place at Reading Rugby Club, Sonning Lane, Reading RG4 6ST. Doors open at 9.30am. There will be […]

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DX News – 10 July 2022

| July 8, 2022

A large group of operators will be active as T41DX from Playa Boca de Galafre on the main island of Cuba, NA-015, between the 14 and 17 July. Activity will be on the 10 to 80m bands using SSB, CW, FT8, FT4, RTTY and SSTV. QSL via Logbook of The World or direct to RW6HS. […]

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Special Events News – 10 July 2022

| July 8, 2022

Today, Sunday the 10 July, Bishop Auckland RAC and Wearside Electronics and Amateur Radio Society are activating GB4BM from Beamish Museum at Beamish, Chester-le Street, Durham. Operations start at 10am. If you wish to attend and assist in the event contact Ian, G7MFN at g7mfn@hotmail.co.uk All are welcome. OE60STMK is on the air until the […]

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Contest News – 10 July 2022

| July 8, 2022

Today, Sunday the 10 July, the IARU HF Championship ends its 24 hour run at 1200UTC. Using the 1.8 to 28MHz bands where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and your ITU Zone. For the UK this is 27. In particular, listen out for the RSGB HQ station operating as GR2HQ from ten […]

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Propagation News – 10 July 2022

| July 8, 2022

It was a mixed bag of HF propagation last week. The solar flux index was adequate rather than outstanding and a large elongated coronal hole contributed to the Kp index hitting five on the 4 July. However, things became more settled geomagnetically later in the week with the Kp index back down in the ones […]

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