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Contest News – 23 May 2021

| May 21, 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. This Sunday, the 23rd, the third 70MHz Cumulative contest runs from 1400 to 1600UTC. Using all […]

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Propagation News – 23 May 2021

| May 21, 2021

We had another wild week with sporadic E bringing most of the excitement on the upper HF bands. Transatlantic multi-hop Es brought USA contacts to many UK stations, mainly on CW and FT8, although there were some SSB ones too. The sporadic E action is always welcome on the HF bands during this time of […]

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GB2RS News Script for 16 May 2021

| May 14, 2021

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 16 May 2021 (13-page/227KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link.

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Add your voice to the amateur radio survey

| May 14, 2021

As part of a wider IARU workshop, the RSGB is running a short survey about amateur radio in the UK. Nearly 550 people have responded so far and given their views. The survey takes just a few minutes to complete. We’d love to have good representation from across the whole of the UK so make […]

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New YOTA contest begins next weekend

| May 14, 2021

The Youngsters On The Air team, has been working on a new YOTA Contest. The first of three sessions will be on the 22nd of May from 0800 to 1959UTC. There are eight different categories which also include special ones for youngsters under 25 years old. Covering the 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m and 10m bands, […]

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RadCom news

| May 14, 2021

The latest issue of RadCom Plus will be available to RSGB Members on Wednesday. It will be followed later in the week by the newest RadCom Basics. RadCom Plus is the RSGB’s digital technical supplement and is edited by Peter, G3XJE. This issue includes driving relays over a network, an automation system for the WSPRLite, […]

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