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Tonight @ 8 in November

| October 27, 2023

Don’t forget to be part of the RSGB’s Tonight @ 8 webinar on Monday, 6 November 2023. Colin Summers, MM0OPX will give an entry-level talk aimed at newcomers to amateur radio. He will touch on antennas generally but will focus on the end-fed half-wave antenna including details of construction, transformers and performance. Watch this live […]

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Also in this week’s GB2RS…

| October 27, 2023

Youngsters on the Air month is taking place in December. This means you have just over one month to think about how you, your club, school, or social group can get involved and help youngsters to get active on the amateur bands. It could be giving a demonstration at a local school or youth club […]

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Rallies and Events News – 29 October 2023

| October 27, 2023

Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society Surplus Equipment Sale will take place on Saturday 4 November. The venue will be Cwmduad Community Hall. The doors will open at 8am for sellers. Visitors are welcome from 10am. There will be a £2 entry fee per person and light refreshments will be available. For more information, contact Andy, GW0JLX […]

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Special Events News – 29 October 2023

| October 27, 2023

Tom, VK2WN will be active as AX37EUDXF until the 30 November to celebrate the 37th anniversary of the European DX Foundation. QSL via Logbook of the World, eQSL and Club Log’s OQRS. On the 10 October 1923 the BBC, then the British Broadcasting Company, opened its seventh transmitter and based it in Aberdeen. Using the […]

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DX News – 29 October 2023

| October 27, 2023

Yuri, VE3DZ will be active as HQ9A from Roatan Island, NA-057, Honduras until 31 October, including an entry in the CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest. Outside of the contest, he will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on the HF bands. QSL via his home call. He plans to upload his log to Logbook of […]

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Contest News – 29 October 2023

| October 27, 2023

The CQ World Wide DX SSB Contest started at 0000UTC on Saturday 28 October and ends at 2359UTC today, Sunday 29 October. Using SSB on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and CQ Zone. The UK is in Zone 14. On Wednesday 1 November, the Silent Key […]

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