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Also in GB2RS this week…
The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) continues in Egypt, considering many aspects of radio including several that will affect our hobby. The ITU Media Team has a TV studio for interviews and they recently spoke to Tim Ellam, VE6SH, President of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). You can find that interview, plus all the […]
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Rallies and Events News – 17 November 2019
Nevada Radio has its open day in their Portsmouth premises this Sunday, the 17th. RSGB representatives will be in attendance. The Mid-Cornwall Beacon and Repeater Group AGM is on Saturday, 23 November. It takes place at Lanivet Village Hall, Lanivet, Cornwall PL30 5HG. Doors open at 1pm and proceedings commence at 2pm. Full details at […]
DX News – 17 November 2019
Al, K7AR will be active as V63AR from Pohnpei, OC-010, from 18 to 26 November. Using the HF bands with CW, SSB and FT8, he will also enter the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL to home call. Bud, AA3B will be on the air as V26K from Antigua, NA-100, until 26 November. He’ll […]
Special Events News – 17 November 2019
Throughout November, W9CAP will be on the air from Chicago, celebrating the role of the US Civil Air Patrol in Illinois. Operations are planned in the 7, 14, 18 and 28MHz bands. A special QSL card will be available. OL75CARBON will be on the air until the end of November from the Czech Republic. The […]
Contest News – 17 November 2019
This Sunday sees the UK Microwave Group Low Band contest. Running from 1000 to 1400UTC, all modes can be used on the 1.3 to 3.4GHz bands. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Tuesday the 1.3GHz Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2300UTC. Using all modes on the 23cm band, the exchange […]