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Also in GB2RS news this week…
The RSGB Convention takes place over 9 to 11 October at Kent’s Hill Conference Centre in Milton Keynes. The latest lecture listing is on the RSGB website. The early bird discount for weekend packages closes on 18 August, so there’s still time to book your weekend. Day tickets are also available online and until 30 September […]
Rallies and Events News – 9 August 2015
Flight Refuelling ARS Hamfest takes place today, 9 of August, at Cobham Sports and Social Club Ground, Merley, near Wimborne, Dorset BH21 3DA. Talk-in will be on S22 and the gates are open from 10am to 4pm. There is disabled access from 9.30am. Admission is £3.50 and there will be trade stands, a car boot […]
Special Events News – 9 August 2015
GB2VJ will be on the air from 8 August to 4 September to commemorate the 70th anniversary of VJ Day. Details are at www.essexcw.org.uk. Leicester Radio Society will be operating GB2VJD from Groby Road, Leicester LE3 9QJ to commemorate the 70th anniversary of VJ Day on 14 and 15 August. It’s a ground floor venue […]
DX News – 9 August 2015
The annual Bogong High Plains Winter mini-expedition will once again head up to the Victorian Alps in Australia from 11 to 14 August. The team will be led by M0CYT/VK3SN and VK3GT and will utilise ultra-light weight solar powered QRP gear to operate on all bands from 80m to 70cm. They will be back country […]
Contest News – 9 August 2015
The Worked All Europe, WAE contest ends its 48 hour operation at 2359 today, the 9th. Europe works non-Europe only in this contest, so there tends to be a lot of DX working. Using CW only on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Tuesday, the 432MHz UK […]
Propagation News – 9 August 2015
Further complaints about poor HF conditions were heard this week as the summer doldrums continued, not helped by a less than brilliant solar flux index of about 105. Having said that, the sun is showing more activity with a sprinkling of spots. Geomagnetic conditions were on the whole settled this week, at least until Thursday […]
