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Also in GB2RS this week…
It has been reported that a person has been prosecuted for racial harassment over the air. Details of the conviction can be found in an entry on 2 February 2022 on the Sussex Police website. The RSGB will be raising this with Ofcom. Anyone experiencing similar on-air harassment is encouraged to report the matter initially […]
Rallies and Events News – 6 February 2022
If you are travelling to Florida in the USA in the near future, you may care to visit the 75th Orlando HamCation. It will take place between the 11th and 13th of February at the Central Florida Fairgrounds and Expo Park. Looking ahead to the 20th of February, the Radioactive Fair will take place at […]
DX News – 6 February 2022
Henry, LU4DXU will be active as 8Q7AH from the Maldives, AS-013, between the 8th and 15th of February. He will operate SSB and FT8 on all bands. QSL direct to LU4DXU. John, AD8J will be active as HR9/AD8J from Guanaja Island, IOTA reference NA-057, in Honduras between the 12th and 26th of February. He will […]
Special Events News – 6 February 2022
TM19AAW will be on the air from the 7th to the 22nd of February to celebrate the 19th Antarctic Activity Week. All information on this event is on QRZ.com under TM19AAW. Operation will be from Mâcon in the east of France, JN26JH, on the 10 to 40m bands. QSL via F8DVD. Members of the Kuwait […]
Contest News – 6 February 2022
When operating in any contests, please keep yourself and fellow amateurs safe by following all relevant pandemic-related government rules. Today, the 6th, the 432MHz AFS contest runs from 0900-1300UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and your 6-character locator. On Monday the 80m Club Championship runs from 2000 to 2130UTC. Using […]
Propagation News – 6 February 2022
We had another topsy-turvy week, with lots of good sunspots, but coronal mass ejections or CMEs taking their toll on the ionosphere as well. While the solar flux index did a little better than predicted, with numbers in the 120-130 range, there was bad news on the solar-terrestrial front. The Kp index was regularly hitting […]
