GB2RS
Special Event News – 24 December 2017
The main special event station news is GB17YOTA, for Youngsters on the Air month. This call sign will be aired by clubs up and down the country during the month of December. This Sunday, the 24th, will see Mid-Ulster ARC finish their two-day session, the 28th sees Leicester RS takes over, followed by Telford and […]
Contest News – 24 December 2017
On Tuesday, 26 December the DARC Christmas Contest runs from 0830 to 1100UTC. Using CW and SSB on the 3.5 and 7MHz bands the exchange is signal report and serial number. German stations send DOK or NM too. The Christmas Cumulatives run from 1400UTC on the 26th to 1600UTC on 29 December. Using all modes […]
Propagation News – 24 December 2017
This week we have a slightly different approach to the HF propagation news. We want to help you and your family contact Santa’s elves in Lapland. The station Oscar Juliet Nine X-ray is on the air this Christmas from Santa Claus Land. Up to 30 elves are operating OJ9X from Finland for the entire month […]
Thanks to all newsreaders and listeners
Next weekend will see the final GB2RS news broadcast for 2017. The RSGB would like to thank the loyal band of news-reading volunteers for their service to the amateur community throughout the year. We would also like to thank those that listen to the news each week and call in to the news readers after […]
Measuring spectrum pollution video
The RSGB has released the video of the RSGB Convention lecture by Alwyn Seeds, G8DOH, Measuring Spectrum Pollution at VHF and UHF. This lecture is the basis for the article in the January RadCom written in conjunction with John, G4BAO on the same subject.
SDR book is surprise best-seller
Last orders for UK delivery at the RSGB shop is 10am on 20 December 2017. RSGB Members should note that the RSGB Members’ book voucher runs out at the same time. An interesting story to come from the RSGB shop this week involves the new RSGB Software-Defined Radio book. First detailed in the January RadCom, […]
