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Contest News – 5 June 2022
This weekend is a busy one for contests. The ARRL International Digital Contest ends its 48-hour run at 2359UTC today, Sunday the 5 June. Using digital modes, but no RTTY, on the 1.8 to 50MHz bands where contests are allowed, the exchange is your 4-character locator. The UK Six Metre Group’s Summer Contest ends its […]
Propagation News – 5 June 2022
What a difference a week makes! Last week we were looking at a solar flux index of 137 and a mass of sunspots. This week the SFI is standing at 101 with only three active regions visible, and one of those is about to rotate out of view. Geomagnetic conditions have been relatively stable, but […]
GB2RS News Script for 29 May 2022
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 29 May 2022 (21-page/448KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link
Jubilee callsigns go live from 1 June 2022
It isn’t long now until the RSGB’s Platinum Jubilee activities kick off. You can start using the Regional Secondary Locator, the letter Q, on the 1 June 2022. The free-of-charge Notice of Variation to your licence that is needed is available on the RSGB website. If you want to retain your usual Regional Secondary Locator […]
GB70 special event stations
The GB70 special event stations will be operating next weekend, including the Bank Holidays, and you can get a special QSL card for contact with any of the GB70 stations. The Guernsey club use of the QO-100 satellite is causing a lot of interest. The call signs to look for are GB70E in England, GB70M […]
ATV columnist interviewed
The June edition of MagPi, the Raspberry Pi magazine, features an article about amateur digital television and an interview with RadCom ATV author Dave Crump, G8GKQ. You can find out more in MagPi, issue 118.
