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Contest News – 9 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. Today, the 9th, the 70MHz CW contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC. The exchange is signal […]
Propagation News – 9 May 2021
The Sun was devoid of sunspots last week, which saw the solar flux index plummet to 70 – pretty much what it is around sunspot minimum. The good news is that an active region is rotating into view. Region 2817 is currently just on the Sun’s eastern limb as this report is being prepared and […]
RSGB AGM appointments
At the RSGB AGM on 24 April 2021, it was announced that Stewart Bryant, G3YSX has been elected as President of the Society and will serve until the 2023 AGM. We congratulate him and welcome him as RSGB President. Dave Wilson, M0OBW was elected as a Director of the Society and will serve until the […]
Club, beacon and repeater insurance renewed
RSGB club insurance, and beacon and repeater insurance, has now been renewed for the year to April 2022. Club insurance certificates can be downloaded from the RSGB website; please use your Membership Services login to obtain a copy of your certificate—for more details go to Club Insurance. To ensure that your beacon or repeater is […]
Survey on amateur radio
The IARU Region 1 is running a strategic workshop on the future of amateur radio. Each of the national societies in the region has been asked to contribute information about amateur radio in their country. In preparation, the RSGB is conducting a short survey of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that apply to amateur […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
There are three new ways to listen to GB2RS news. John, G4TRN and Sean, G7NJX have been providing a regular UHF service via GB3ZB in Bristol for some time. Now this repeater is interlinked to GB3FI in Cheddar to give extended coverage on both sides of the Mendips. The broadcast is at 9.30am. Another new […]