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Also in GB2RS this week…
On 2 November the 2015 World Radio Conference opened in Geneva with a record number of 3,800 delegates attending. Among many topics is agenda item 1.4 regarding a potential global 5MHz amateur allocation, which is facing serious opposition. There are several other items that may affect other amateur and amateur satellite service allocations. Colin Thomas, […]
Rallies and Events News – 8 November 2015
Sunday, the 8th, the West London Radio and Electronics Show takes place at Kempton Park Racecourse, Staines Road East, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 5AQ. There is free car parking and doors open at 10am, with disabled visitors gaining access 10 minutes earlier. There will be trade stands, a bring-and-buy as well as special interest groups. Details from […]
Special Event News – 8 November 2015
The RSGB HQ special event call sign GB3HQ will be activated the weekend of 14 and 15 November by Brimham Contest Group in North Yorkshire. The station will operate on HF bands 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m and 10m, CW and SSB. In particular between 2000 and 2300UTC on Saturday the call will be used […]
DX News – 8 November 2015
Toshi, JA8BMK, is active as 4W/JA8BMK from Timor Leste, OC-148, until 9 November working 80 and 40 metres, using mainly CW. QSL via JA8BMK direct only. S79C will be active as from Coetivy Island—AF119, new one for IOTA—in the Seychelles from 15 to 23 November. The team will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 40 […]
Contest News – 8 November 2015
The International Police Association Radio Club organises the IPARC Contest, which takes place on 7 and 8 November. It’s SSB on the 8th from 0600 to 1000UTC and 1400 to 1800UTC, the same times as the CW section the previous day. The exchange is signal report and serial number for the mode you are working. […]
Propagation News – 8 November 2015
This week saw a perfect example of how the sun affects HF propagation. As we predicted last week, a high-speed solar wind stream hit the earth on Tuesday. This pushed the K-index to five as the incoming plasma had a south-facing Bz field that enabled it to more easily couple to the Earth’s magnetic field. […]
