News
Also in GB2RS this week…
As we announced last week, GB2RS newsreader Peter Robinson, G8MSQ passed away last week. His funeral will take place on 5 July at Kingswood Chapel, Worthing Crematorium, Horsham Road, Findon, Worthing, BN14 0RG at 12.20pm. If you plan to attend please email g4gnx@theatreorgans.co.uk Chris Smith is a cub leader in Dronfield, Derbyshire at the 5th […]
Rallies and Events News – 3 July 2016
Sunday, 3 July, the 20th Red Rose QRP Festival will take place at its new venue, The Rose Centre, Lowton Civic Hall, Hesketh Meadow Lane, Lowton, Warrington WA3 2AH. The venue has easy access from all directions via the M6, M61, M60 or A580. There is free car parking and the spacious halls are at […]
DX News – 3 July 2016
Dan, HR2DMR will be active from Swan Island for several weeks as HQ8S. This counts as NA-035 for IOTA. Rafael, NN3RP will operate holiday style from Nicaragua until 22 July. He is using the call sign YN2RP and is active on the 10 to 40m bands. QSLs go via NN3RP, and logs will be uploaded […]
Special Events News – 3 July 2016
GB0APS will be on the air on Sunday, the 3rd, from Leicester Vintage Festival for International Museums on the Air. Activity will be from noon to 5pm from Abbey Pumping Station Museum, Corporation Road, Leicester LE4 5PX. Also active today for International Museums on the Air will be GB2FDH. It will be on the air […]
Contest News – 3 July 2016
VHD NFD ends its 24 hour run at 1400UTC on Sunday, the 3rd. Using all modes on the 50 to 1296MHz bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Sunday, the 3rd, the third 2m Backpackers contest runs from 1100 to 1500UTC. Using all modes on the 2m band the exchange is signal […]
Propagation News – 3 July 2016
The Sun has had another virtually spotless week with the solar flux index keeping stubbornly below 80. As we said last week, this is getting close to the kind of figures we expect to see at sunspot minimum, such as when the SFI touched 64 in June 2007. Geomagnetically, things were a little more settled […]
