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Major SOTA activations next Saturday
The Summits on the Air (SOTA) event Summit to Summit Europe to Australia and Beyond takes place on 10 March 2018. Over 30 SOTA activators are planning to climb to summits in Europe, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. The event will start around 0630UTC next Saturday. For any one wanting to join […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
A second beta version of WSJT-X version 1.9.0 has been released. This is to allow further field testing of the new FT8 DXpedition mode, designed to enable DXpeditions to make FT8 contacts at very high rates. The team is inviting the amateur radio community to participate in a public test run of FT8 DXpedition mode. […]
GB2RS News Script for 4 March 2018
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Rallies and Events News – 4 March 2018
We start with news that the Exeter Radio and Electronics Rally planned for this Sunday, the 4th, has been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. The organisers say that they hope to re-arrange the event for later in the year when conditions are better. We will of course let you know details as soon as […]
DX News – 4 March 2018
Mark, XE1B is on the air from Socorro Island, IOTA reference NA-030, in the Revilla Gigedo archipelago, until 15 March. He is using the call sign 4B4B and is active on the 160 to 6m bands, SSB only. This is quite a rare DXCC entity and the first activation since 2011. QSL via Club Log […]
Special Event News – 4 March 2018
EI50AOM will be on the air throughout March to remember the 61 lives lost after the crash of an Aer Lingus Viscount airliner in the Irish Sea 50 years ago. QSL via EI2KA, direct with $2 and self-addressed envelope, or via the bureau. The log will be uploaded periodically to Logbook of The World for […]
