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Contest News – 20 July 2014
Today, 20 July, the Low Power Contest runs from 0900 to 1600UTC. Using CW only on the 3.5 and 7MHz bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and power. Also today, the 70MHz Trophy runs from 1000 to 1600UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number, locator and postcode. Finally for […]
Propagation News – 20 July 2012
Solar activity retreated from the levels of recent weeks. Though C-class flares were reported on most days they had no marked impact on propagation. On the 16th and 17th no flares were reported and the solar disc was almost blank. The solar flux, which touched the 200 mark on the 8th, had declined to only […]
2m signals cross the Atlantic
The Irish Radio Transmitters Society’s Brendan Trophy for the first two-way transatlantic amateur communication on 2m has gone unclaimed for years. A new attempt to span the Atlantic is underway. Operating as VC1T on 144.155MHz, the signal from the Brendan Quest team using the FSK441 transmission mode was heard and decoded by John Regnault, G4SWX, […]
UKube-1 successfully launched
The UKube-1 amateur radio satellite was successfully launched on 8 July from Kazakhstan. Its 145.84MHz beacon signal was received by the satellites control team at 1916UTC. UKube-1 carries a set of AMSAT-UK FUNcube boards that provide an educational beacon for use by schools and a linear transponder for amateur radio communications. The FUNcube educational BPSK […]
Software developers at the RSGB Convention
The RSGB Convention takes place on 10 to 12 October at Kent’s Hill, Milton Keynes. There are some very exciting lectures and workshops planned. On Saturday, a workshop and show-and-tell session for programmers developing logging software, data modes, computer control systems, SDR, remote control and other innovations in radio software has been arranged. All are […]
Also in GB2RS this week
According to the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand new rules to govern amateur radio include the opening of the 6m band from 50 to 54 MHz; the expansion of two metres to 146.5 MHz and giving Thai advanced class license holders privileges that will allow power output levels of up to 1kW. Additional spectrum will […]
