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Also in this week’s GB2RS…
Last year, the RSGB was approached by the BBC to find experts to contribute to its planned series The Secret Genius of Modern Life. For episode one, which takes a look at the bank card, Neil Smith, G4DBN re-created the Great Seal Bug—a wooden seal, gifted to the US embassy in Moscow in 1945—which contained […]
Rallies and Events News – 21 May 2023
RetrotechUK, hosted by the British Vintage Wireless Society, is taking place today, the 21 May. The venue is Sports Connexion, Leamington Road, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry, CV8 3FL. This large annual vintage technology fair features around 200 indoor stalls. Private sellers, clubs and dealers are offering vintage items, including radio, television, hi-fi, vinyl, 78s, gramophones, telephones, communications […]
Special Events News – 21 May 2023
Special callsign GB4VLB is active this weekend from the Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House in Tynemouth. The station is operating as part of SOS Radio Week in support of the Volunteer Life Brigade, RNLI and National Coast Watch Institution. For more information visit the GB4VLB QRZ page. QSL via Logbook of the World. Look out for special […]
DX News – 21 May 2023
Today is the last chance to work Pete, M1PTR, Tom, M0DCG and Kieron, M5KJM / EI6KP from Stockport Radio Society who are operating as EJ6KP from Great Blasket Island, EU-007. The team is active on the 40, 20 and possibly 15m bands using SSB. QSL via the bureau or OQRS. Bob, N7XR is active as […]
Contest News – 21 May 2023
Today, the 21 May, the 1st 144MHz Backpackers Contest runs from 1100 to 1500UTC. Using all modes on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. UK and Crown Dependency stations also send the first two letters of their postcode. Today, the 21 May, the 144MHz May Contest ends its 24-hour […]
Propagation News – 21 May 2023
After last week’s NOAA prediction that we would have settled geomagnetic conditions all week, it seems they were right! The Kp index never got above three – a miracle given the recent disruption due to coronal mass ejections and coronal holes. The proton flux from the Sun has declined as well. However, an M9 solar […]
