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Contest News – 12 June 2016
The French DDFM 6m contest finishes its 24 hour run at 1600UTC on Sunday, the 12th. Using SSB, CW and FM the exchange is signal report, serial number and the four digit locator. Multipliers are French départments and French locator squares. The second 144MHz Backpackers contest runs from 0900 to 1300UTC on Sunday, the 12th. […]
Propagation News – 12 June 2016
This week saw mixed HF propagation conditions. We were right to predict a geomagnetic disturbance for last weekend, although the plasma hit the Earth right at the end of National Field Day. This led to widespread aurora as the K-index hit five and then six. Propagation during field day was lacklustre due to a lack […]
Band Plan changes from 1 June 2016
Amateurs are advised that updates to a number of band plans are now in effect in the UK and across IARU Region 1 as of 1 June 2016. The changes to 80m, 30m and VHF provide for greater flexibility for narrow band digital modes. The new version also includes some editorial updates in other bands. […]
Hi-impact balloon going up
On 9 June 2016, a team from Hi-impact, including DRM61, Mark, MW1MDH, will be launching a high altitude balloon from a site in Welshpool. It will carry a HABduino as part of a project with schools in the area. Mark is asking all amateurs and SWLs if they would help track this flight and feed […]
Latest RSGB Convention news
If you weren’t able to visit the RSGB Convention in 2015, some of the lectures were recorded and are being made available to Members. In 2016, the Convention is looking forward to welcoming John Rogers, M0JAV who will speak about diagnosing and reporting RFI problems. He will outline the new EMC assisted diagnosis and reporting […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
A 2m signal from the UK was heard across the Atlantic on 2 May. It had been reflected off the structure of the International Space Station. Following two weeks of preparation, Tim, G4LOH, in Cornwall and Roger, VE1SKY, in Nova Scotia attempted a FSK441 contact. With a mutual window of less than one minute, VE1SKY […]
