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DX News – 21 February 2021

| February 19, 2021

Mireille, 3A/F4FRL and Patrice, 3A/F5RBB will be active from Monaco between the 24th of February and the 2nd of March. They will operate SSB and digital modes on the 40 to 20m bands. QSL via Logbook of The World and eQSL. Gareth, M0MOL will be active as MM0MOL/P from the main island of Shetland, IOTA […]

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Special Events News – 21 February 2021

| February 19, 2021

GB4VAX continues its public health message on FT8 only with members of Welland Valley ARS. See QRZ.com for details. Coventry is The City of Culture in 2021. GB1COC is being operated until the 13th of March on behalf of Coventry ARS by Brian, G8GMU. He will be mainly on the 80m band using SSB, 2m […]

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Contest News – 21 February 2021

| February 19, 2021

Please remember to check before the contest for any new rules due to lockdown and social distancing, which may differ around the world. The RSGB strongly advises obeying your national and local government’s advice. This weekend is the ARRL International DX contest. It runs for 48 hours until 2359UTC today, the 21st. It’s CW only […]

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Propagation News – 21 February 2021

| February 19, 2021

Well, we’ve had another week with zero sunspots, but we did have a geomagnetic disturbance. This was caused by the frozen-in Bz magnetic field of the high-speed solar wind stream going very negative. This means it can couple more easily with the Earth’s magnetic field allowing plasma to flood in. At its peak, the stream’s […]

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Direct Entry to Full Licence: RSGB Consultation

| February 17, 2021

The RSGB’s Examination Standards Committee (ESC) is launching a consultation today to ask for the views of the amateur radio community on a new, Direct to Full licence exam which would run in parallel with the existing three-tier system. The background to this consultation and a link to the proposed syllabus can be found on […]

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GB2RS News Script for 14 February 2021

| February 12, 2021

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 14 February 2021 (12-page/213KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link.

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