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DX News – 3 July 2022

| July 1, 2022

Henri, OH3JR and Pertti, OG2M will be operating as OJ0JR and OJ0MR respectively from Market Reef until the 6 July. They are there on work assignment. Activity will be in their spare time on the HF bands using CW, some SSB, and FT8. QSL OJ0MR direct to OG2M and OJ0JR via OH3JR. Bo, OZ1DJJ will […]

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Special Events News – 3 July 2022

| July 1, 2022

Durham and District ARS is participating as one of the bonus stations in the 13 Colonies Special Event. GB13COL has been issued for this event and will run from the club station until 0400UTC on Friday, the 8 July. The primary focus of the event will be the HF bands, including VHF, UHF & Satellite […]

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Contest News – 3 July 2022

| July 1, 2022

This weekend is the RSGB VHF National Field Day ending its 24-hour run at 1400UTC today, 3 July. The contest uses the 50, 70, 144 and 432MHz bands as well as 1.3GHz. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Today, Sunday 3 July, the third 144MHz Backpackers contest runs from […]

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Propagation News – 3 July 2022

| July 1, 2022

Last week was not a good one for HF propagation in general. There were many complaints from amateurs about poor conditions that can be explained by a combination of low solar flux levels and unsettled geomagnetic conditions. The SFI started the week last Sunday at 102 but then dropped to 98 the following day. It […]

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GB2RS News Script for 26 June 2022

| June 24, 2022

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 26 June 2022 (20-page/451KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link

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RSGB joins IARU Region 1 meeting

| June 24, 2022

RSGB volunteers and staff contributed to the IARU Region 1 Interim meeting at Friedrichshafen on Thursday, 23 June 2022. The meeting covered topics across HF, VHF and UHF, as well as microwave and EMC matters. This included the latest state of preparations for WRC-23 where agenda item 9.1B on the protection of satellite navigation systems, […]

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