GB2RS
Listen for ISS on Monday
An ARISS educational school contact is planned for Thomas Pesquet, KG5FYG with students in France. The contact is scheduled on the 31 May 2021 at approximately 1349UTC. The link to the ISS will be operated by the amateur radio telebridge station IK1SLD, located in northern Italy. Downlink signals will be audible in Europe on 145.800MHz, […]
RSGB amateur radio survey closes
The RSGB’s amateur radio survey has now closed. Over 1,000 people took the time to reply and we are very grateful for their responses. Once the data has been reviewed it will be used initially for the IARU Region 1 workshop alongside that from other countries in the IARU region. However, we will also publish […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Some of the RSGB’s GB2RS web pages have been updated recently and the Society has launched a video to explain more about the news service. The RSGB is always keen to find additional newsreaders so do get in touch if you’d like to join the team. To see the video, find out more about GB2RS […]
DX News – 30 May 2021
Jean-Louis, 5N7MSF is active from Nigeria until the 15th of September. He works for Doctors Without Borders and will be operating during his spare time and the weekends. QSL via eQSL. Steve, VK6SJ now plans to be active as VK9XX from Christmas Island, IOTA OC-002, until the 11th of June. Expected hours of operation are […]
Special Events News – 30 May 2021
Hull & District ARS continues its GB1OOH centenary celebrations, now with over 1,500 QSOs logged from around the world. GB5UTA will be on the air between the 1st and the 28th of June promoting amateur radio among the 450,000 strong University of the Third Age members. U3A is an organisation that aims to help people […]
Contest News – 30 May 2021
With different parts of the UK having different lockdown restrictions, please make sure you follow the appropriate regulations. Several contests now accept portable entries, so please check the contest rules. Above all, please follow relevant national and local restrictions. The CQ World Wide WPX CW Contest ends its 48 hour run at 2359UTC today, the […]
