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Contest News – 4 May 2025
The ARI International DX Contest started on Saturday 3 May and ends at 1159UTC today, Sunday 4 May. Using CW, RTTY and SSB on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. Italian stations also send their province. The 432MHz to 245GHz Contest also started on […]
Propagation News – 4 May 2025
After the previous week’s geomagnetic disturbances, as described in last week’s GB2RS, the last seven days have been relatively quiet. The Kp index has mostly been in the ones and twos, however the rise to a Kp value of four on Thursday 1 May could herald a return to unsettled conditions. The solar flux index […]
RSGB Contest Club exceeds one million QSOs
The RSGB Contest Club has recently exceeded one million QSOs. These have been made by RSGB members activating historic RSGB call signs and special event call signs, either in contests or in radio marathon activations. The QSOs have all been uploaded to Logbook of the World. The most prolific call sign has been G6XX with […]
GB2RS Newsreader Stories
Celebrations for the 70th Anniversary of GB2RS are well underway. To find out how you can get involved with special event stations and awards go to the GB70RS web page. The RSGB has recently updated the web page to add a selection of newsreader stories, which you can access by clicking ‘GB2RS Newsreader Stories’ from the […]
Call for contacts via QO-100
On Saturday 10 May, RSGB volunteers will be attending a regional Girlguiding event at Ardingly in West Sussex. Amongst other activities, Girlguiding members will have the opportunity to operate special event call sign GB25MAY via the QO-100 satellite. The volunteers would welcome contacts via QO-100 between 10.30am and 3.30pm on the day. Put the date […]
Barry Lewis, G4SJH honoured at Paris IARU meeting
Congratulations to Barry Lewis, G4SJH who has been given the IARU Diamond Award at the IARU R1 Interim meeting in Paris today. The award is given to “An IARU volunteer of long standing who has provided services over a significant number of years and has shown exceptional diligence during a long period of service.” In […]
