News
DX News – 28 December 2014
KK6BT will be activating Raivavae Island, OC-114, in the Austral Islands group. He plans to be on the air from 5 to 11 January operating exclusively SSB, using the 10 to 40m bands, including WARC bands. K4KGG will be active stroke VP9 from Hamilton Parish, Bermuda, NA-005, between 31 December and 5 January. Operations will […]
Contest News – 28 December 2014
For anyone wanting a good excuse to disappear into the shack, the Christmas Cumulatives are still taking place for 2 hours a day until the 29th. 6m, 4m, 2m and 70cm are in use each day, so band hopping is essential if you want to do well. Operations take place from 1400 to 1600UTC each […]
Propagation News – 28 December 2014
Due to the festive break this week’s HF forecast is being prepared earlier than normal, which makes it harder to predict solar conditions. What we can say is that the sun is likely to remain very active, with a high probability of solar flares and attendant coronal mass ejections. This week NOAA predicts the solar […]
Basil N Tait, G3DDN, 1 December 2014
Basil Tait, G3DDN, passed away on 1 December 2014 at the age of 89. His interest in radio began during the Second World War when he was attached to an RAF mobile communications unit. After service in India and Singapore he was moved to Hong Kong, where his was the first signal out of that country […]
Bill Carpenter, G4KQJ, 30 November 2014
Ex GB2RS newsreader Bill Carpenter, G4KQJ passed away on 30 November 2014. The report I have heard was that he had been in hospital, allowed home, collapsed, and was readmitted, only to pass away. I understand he was a long standing member of the news team. Tribute by Darren Whitley, M0WIT Secretary, Halifax and District ARS
Christmas and New Year arrangements
This is the penultimate GB2RS broadcast of 2014 and the RSGB sends its seasonal greetings to all listeners. There will be no news readings on 4 January. The RSGB HQ will close for the Christmas and New Year holiday at noon on 24 December, and will reopen on 5 January. The National Radio Centre at […]
