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Also in GB2RS this week…
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). The primary goal is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics topics by organising scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS […]
Rallies and Events News – 3 October 2021
Before travelling to any rally or event, please check the event’s website as there may still be alterations or cancellations due to the pandemic. Today, the 3rd of October, the Welsh Radio Rally is cancelled, as previously publicised. Stirling and District ARS is holding an Open Day Extravaganza today, the 3rd of October, at their […]
DX News – 3 October 2021
Rich, WA5LFD will be operating portable from North Padre Island, IOTA reference NA-092, until the 30th of November. His bands of interest are 6 and 2m, but he will also be on the 80 to 10m bands. QSL preferably via Logbook of The World. One of many stations celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Antarctic […]
Special Events News – 3 October 2021
From the 6th of October through to the 2nd of November, West of Scotland ARS will be running special event station GB4GDS, celebrating 90 years of the Guide Dog Association. More information about the station can be found here.
Contest News – 3 October 2021
When operating in contests, please keep yourself and fellow amateurs safe by following relevant pandemic-related government recommendations. This weekend there are two higher frequency contests. They have the same exchange of signal report, serial number and locator. The 432MHz to 245GHz contest runs for 24 hours ending at 1400UTC today, the 3rd of October. The […]
Propagation News – 3 October 2021
Life is starting to get a bit more interesting in terms of the Sun and HF propagation. This week we have seen more sunspots, a coronal mass ejection and some minor solar flares, so the Sun is definitely waking up. The solar flux index passed 100 on Thursday, reaching 102. This is high enough to […]
