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YOTA 2018 under way soon
This week sees the start of the 2018 Youth on the Air international event in South Africa, organised by the South African Amateur Radio League. The seven day programme runs from 8 to 15 August 2018 and involves around 80 young amateurs from around the world, including an RSGB-sponsored team of four from the UK. […]
Access to 71MHz driving innovation
UK amateurs continue to make remarkable progress with innovative technology in the experimental 71MHz band. The BATC forum reports contacts of reduced bandwidth digital amateur TV of between 59 and 87km, using the latest high efficiency video coding. This follows the initial short range contacts when simplified NoV access to 70.5-71.5 MHz was introduced by […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The G5RP Trophy is an annual award to encourage newcomers to HF DXing. Any established HF DXer may make a nomination. The nominee should be an up-and-coming HF DXer who has made rapid progress in the last year and has some real achievements to show, for example, a good total of new countries worked or some serious […]
GB2RS News Script for 5 August 2018
Please click the link below to download this week’s news script GB2RS News Script for 5 August 2018
Rallies and Events News – 5 August 2018
Today, the 5th, the King’s Lynn ARC Great Eastern Radio Rally takes place at Gaywood Community Centre, Gayton Road, King’s Lynn, Norfolk. PE30 4DZ. There will be talk-in on 145.550MHz and car parking is free. Doors open at 9am, with admission £2. There will be trade stands and a Bring & Buy. There are amateur […]
DX News – 5 August 2018
Dariusz, SP9DLM will be active as 4S7DMG from Kalkudah, Sri Lanka, IOTA reference AS-003, from the 6th to the 14th of August. He will be on 40, 20, 15 and 10m. QSL via home call. Alfredo Caviedes, will be active as HC1HC/8 from Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, IOTA SA-004 from the 7th to the […]
