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Special Events 24 November 2013
Phoenix Radio Group and Mansfield and District ARS are putting GB2OIL on the air today, 24 November, to commemorate the opening of the first commercial deep well oilfield in the UK at Dukes Wood, Eakring in Nottinghamshire in 1943. Operation is planned for 7.165MHz throughout the event and on 14.265MHz or 18.165MHz if conditions permit. […]
DX News 24 November 2013
JF1CCH and JA1FUF will be on the air from West Kiribati, OC-017, between 28 November and 4 December. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. Their callsigns and QSL info will be announced nearer the event. A number of European amateurs will travel to the Ivory Coast and sign […]
Contest News 24 November 2013
Today the UK Microwave Group Low Band Contest runs from 1000 to 1400UTC on the 1.3 to 3.4GHz bands. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The CQ World Wide DX CW contest ends at 2359 today, 24 November, having run for 48 hours. It invariably keeps the CW portions […]
Propagation News 24 November 2013
Several large and active sunspot regions were visible but through the week one by one they rotated off the solar disc and out of view. Only two new sunspot regions were numbered during the period. Solar activity reached high levels on the 19th due to the only X class solar flare to take place. M […]
Ted Brown, MM3SYJ, 5 October 2013
Ted Brown’s interest in radio communications was kindled by CB radio, not gaining his amateur radio licence until his later years. He very much embraced the hobby and in particular the E-link facility provided via the station of the local RSGB Newsreader in Perth. Despite his ill -health, Ted was an enthusiastic fund raiser, arranging mini-rallies […]
GB2RS News Script for 17 November 2013
Download the GB2RS script for Sunday, 17 November 2013. GB2RS News Script for Sunday, 17 November 2013 (9-page/61KB Word document) Note to newsreaders We received around 10 comments on the type style used in GB2RS. Just over half said they read off a screen, with or without editing, and/or would like the size kept […]
