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DX News – 14 May 2023

| May 12, 2023

Harold, DF2WO will be active again as 9X2AW from Rwanda until tomorrow, the 15 May. He will operate using CW, SSB and digital modes on the HF and 6m bands. QSL via M0OXO’s OQRS page. Giorgio, IU5HWS will be active as 5UA99WS from Niamey, Niger until the 15 June. In his spare time, he will […]

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Contest News – 14 May 2023

| May 12, 2023

Today, the 14 May, the 70MHz CW Contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC. Using CW on the 4m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. UK and Crown Dependency stations also send the first two letters of their postcode. Also today, the 14 May, the UK Microwave Group Millimetre-Wave Contest runs from […]

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Propagation News – 14 May 2023

| May 12, 2023

Our topsy-turvy world of HF propagation continued last week with geomagnetic storms, solar flares, coronal mass ejections, proton events and more. The good news is that the solar flux index was at 170 by Thursday, but the bad news was that we had two episodes where the Kp index hit five and there were at […]

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GB2RS News Script for 7 May 2023

| May 5, 2023

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 7 May 2023 (25-page/501KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link

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Coronation activities – get involved!

| May 5, 2023

The RSGB has released some updates about its planned Coronation activities. Firstly, a personalised RSGB Coronation QSL card is now available within the Coronation web pages. You can simply enter your call sign and print it off. Following the recent issue of GB23BAA to BZZ by Ofcom, the Beaconnect activity registration is now open. If […]

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RSGB insurance

| May 5, 2023

RSGB club insurance, and beacon and repeater insurance have now been renewed for the year to April 2024. Club insurance certificates can be downloaded from the RSGB website and you will need to log in to obtain your certificate. Beacon and repeater insurance certificates are available for an admin fee of £12 from the RSGB […]

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