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Contest News – 09 January 2022
When operating in any contests, please keep yourself and fellow amateurs safe by following all relevant pandemic-related government rules. The ARRL RTTY Roundup runs until 2359UTC today, the 9th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz contest bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number, with US stations also sending their State and Canadians their Province. […]
Propagation News – 9 January 2022
Welcome back to the GB2RS HF Propagation News. And we start the year on a bit of a downer, with the solar flux index back in the 80s. On Thursday the 6th, the SFI was at 84 with two active sunspot regions. This is probably going to be a short-lived lull in solar activity as […]
GB2RS Local News for 2 January 2022
This is the Local News for the week commencing 2 January, as there is no GB2RS News broadcast or script for this week. Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS local news GB2RS Local News for 2 January 2022 (8-page/416KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this […]
GB2RS News Script for 26 December 2021
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 26 December 2021 (12-page/448KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link
Several days of SSTV from the ISS
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) team will support slow-scan TV transmissions from the International Space Station over the festive period. The images will be related to lunar exploration. Transmissions should be available worldwide on 145.800MHz FM, using SSTV mode PD120. Transmissions are set to start on 26 December 2021 at about […]
COVID temporarily closes National Radio Centre
In light of the rapidly increasing COVID-19 cases and the high transmission rates, the RSGB has reluctantly decided to close the National Radio Centre (NRC) at Bletchley Park temporarily until further notice. The situation will be reviewed in the New Year and announcements about re-opening made via GB2RS News, the RSGB website and social media. […]
