GB2RS
5MHz Beacon consultation opens
As announced in the March edition of RadCom, a consultation has opened on the future of the three UK 5MHz beacons, GB3RAL, GB3WES and GB3ORK. With the completion of the 5MHz Experiment and increasing technical and site difficulties, views on their future and offers of support are sought as part of the consultation exercise. Full […]
Antarctic Activity Week starts
Look for this year’s 13th Antarctic Activity Week to take place between February 22-28th. Complete details and a list of participants is available online. The website will have an updated list with call signs and QSL Managers. As many as 37 stations could be on the air, conditions permitting.
Also in GB2RS this week…
The Youth Contesting Program of IARU Region 1 will be continued in 2016. Youth members from IARU R1 member societies are invited to take part in a contest from so called Top Gun stations. They will learn how to operate the contest station, improve their contest skills and will aim for the best results together […]
Rallies and Events News – 21 February 2016
There are no rallies in the diary for this weekend. Next weekend, two rallies will take place. The Brats Rainham Radio Rally is at Rainham School for Girls, Derwent way, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0BX on the 28 February. Doors open at 9.30/10am and there will be a talk-in station. There will be trade stands, […]
DX News – 21 February 2016
Masato, JA0RQV will be active as 6Y5/JA0RQV mainly from his hotel in Kingston, Jamaica, NA-097, starting on the 21st of February until the 17th of April. Activity will be mostly on the weekend and spare time. He will work on the 10 to 160m bands using CW and SSB. QSL via M0OXO using ORQS or […]
Contest News – 21 February 2016
The ARRL International DX 48-hour contest is coming to a close tonight. Work the USA, contiguous 48 States, and Canada only, giving them a signal report and your transmit power. US/Canadian stations give a signal report and their state/province code. This is the CW leg of the event; the SSB leg takes place next month. […]
