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Special Events News – 1 March 2026
Experimental Danish radio amateurs are celebrating the centenary of Denmark’s first licensed amateurs. To mark the occasion, special callsign OZ100OZ will be on the air from 0000UTC today, 1 March, until 2359UTC on 8 March. For more information, including details of an award that is available for working the station, visit QRZ.com Special callsign ZL100C is […]
DX News – 1 March 2026
Arno, DL1CW is active as 9G5ZZ from Ghana until Tuesday, 3 March. He operates on the 80 to 6m bands mainly using CW. QSL via Logbook of the World, the Bureau and Arno’s home call. Andre, PD1DRE is active as PJ2/PD1DRE from Curacao, SA-099, until Wednesday, 4 March. He operates using FT4, FT8 and SSB […]
Contest News – 1 March 2026
Today, 1 March, the Worked All Britain 3.5MHz Phone Contest runs from 1800 to 2200UTC. Using SSB on the 80m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and your Worked All Britain area. Tomorrow, 2 March, the RSGB 80m Club Championship runs from 2000 to 2130UTC. Using PSK63 and RTTY on the 80m band, the […]
Propagation News – 1 March 2026
We have just had a period of zero sunspots – the first time since June 2022. However, don’t worry. This may be a sign of things to come but this zero spot period was short-lived. There are now signs of sunspots appearing over the Sun’s eastern limb with old region 4366, last seen on 11 […]
GB2RS News Script for 22 February 2026
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Rallies and events news – 22 February 2026
On Sunday, 1 March 2026, the Exeter Radio Rally takes place at The Kenn Centre, EX6 7UE. The rally includes a bring-and-buy area, disabled facilities, catering and free car parking. The entry fee is £3. Traders can gain entry from 8am and the doors open to the public at 10am. For more information email Bill, […]
