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Special Events News – 25 January 2026
Special callsign DF100KWTJ is active until 31 March to mark the centenary of the Kurzwellentagung. This commemorates the first convention of German HF amateurs which was held in January 1926. QSL via the Bureau. Visit QRZ.com for more details. The World Wide Award is currently underway and runs until 31 January. The award combines CW, SSB […]
DX News – 25 January 2025
Gabriele, HB9TSW is active as Z68BG from Slatina Air Base near Pristina in Kosovo until Wednesday, 28 January. He is operating CW only. QSL via Logbook of the World, eQSL, or via Gabriele’s home call. Gabriel, LU1WGB is active as LU1WGB/Z from the Joint Antarctic Base on Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands, AN-008, […]
Contest News – 25 January 2026
The CQ World Wide 160m DX Contest started at 2200UTC on Friday, 23 January and runs until 2200UTC today, 25 January. Using CW on the 160m band, the exchange is signal report and CQ Zone. American stations also send their state and Canadian stations send their province. The British Amateur Radio Teledata Group Sprint started at […]
Propagation News – 25 January 2026
Last week featured a massive aurora that couldn’t have been predicted in the previous report. The cause was a large Earth-directed coronal mass ejection on Sunday, 18 January at 1808UTC. The solar wind speed was above 1,100km per second, so the impact on the Earth arrived sooner than expected. The result was that the Kp index […]
GB2RS News Script for 18 January 2026
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Important changes to the RSGB QSL Service
The RSGB is pleased to announce the next stage in developing its QSL Bureau services following the retirement of QSL Bureau Manager Richard Constantine, G3UGF. After a comprehensive review of long-term options, the Society has entered into a formal contractual agreement with the German national radio society—Deutscher Amateur Radio Club (DARC)—to process all incoming and […]
