GB2RS
DX News – 21 August 2022
Masa, JA0RQV expects to be active again as A35JP from Tonga, OC-049, until 24 September. In his spare time, he will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on the 6 to 80m bands. QSL via Logbook of The World, Club Log’s OQRS, or via the bureau to JA0RQV. Ed, ES2TT will be active as ES2TT/1 from […]
Contest News – 21 August 2022
On Tuesday, the SHF UK Activity Contest takes place between 1830 and 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 2.3 to 10GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Next weekend, the CQ RTTYops WW RTTY Contest has two sessions between 26 and 28 August. The first session is 2200UTC on the 26th, […]
Propagation News – 21 August 2022
It looks like the Sun continued to be unsettled with an enhanced solar wind from coronal holes making itself felt here on Earth. A geomagnetic storm pushed the Kp index to six for two consecutive six hour slots on the evening of the 17th, although it was fairly quick to recover. However, it wasn’t long […]
GB2RS News Script for 14 August 2022
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RSGB RadCom Team
We announced earlier in the year that RadCom Managing Editor, Elaine Richards, G4LFM, was planning to retire after leading the RadCom team for 14 years. Very soon after that announcement, we had to come to terms with the sad and sudden news that RadCom Technical Editor, Giles Read, G1MFG, had passed away. RadCom obviously needs […]
Jamaican amateurs mark 60 years of independence
Amateur radio stations from Jamaica may use the 6Y60 prefix to mark the 60th anniversary since the Colony of Jamaica gained independence from the UK. For example, 6Y5WE will be using 6Y60WE.
