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Also in GB2RS this week…
There are a number of vacancies for volunteer roles within the RSGB. Currently Region 3, England North-West, is looking for District Representatives for the Greater Manchester, Merseyside or Cumbria areas. District 11, England South West, is looking for District Representatives for Dorset, East Devon and West Somerset, as well as South Devon. The work is […]
Rallies and Events News – 30 January 2022
The Lincoln Short Wave Club Rally, due to take place today, the 30th, has been cancelled. It is hoped the event can take place in March or April. The Red Rose Rally, originally planned for the 6th of February, has unfortunately also had to be cancelled. The Canvey Rally, traditionally held in February, is also […]
DX News – 30 January 2022
Paul, 3B8HE will be operational from Pereybere on the North coast of Mauritius island until early April. He will be principally on SSB using the 7 and 14MHz bands, plus 28MHz and 50MHz when propagation permits. Running 500W, operation will be mostly daytime as propagation dictates and occasional evenings. QSL details are on QRZ.com H94IE […]
Special Events News – 30 January 2022
The Danish national Society, EDR, is celebrating Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess Mary of Denmark’s 50th birthday. OZ50HRH and OX50HRH will be active all day on the 5th of February. More information can be found on QRZ.com under OZ50HRH.
Contest News – 30 January 2022
When operating in any contests, please keep yourself and fellow amateurs safe by following all relevant pandemic-related government rules. The REF CW contest ends its 36-hour run at 1800UTC today, the 30th. Using CW only on the 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number. Running for 24 […]
Propagation News – 30 January 2022
It’s good news this week as it looks like we might get some more sunspot activity. Last week was characterised by relatively low sunspot numbers and a solar flux generally in the high 90s. We had quite a bit of solar flare activity, but luckily any associated coronal mass ejections tended to be away from […]
