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Also in GB2RS this week…
We were saddened to learn that John Crabbe, G3WFM, became a Silent Key in the early hours of Thursday, 18 October 2018. He volunteered for many years as Curator of the RSGB Museum and Library at Potters Bar, and was also the RSGB Shack Manager. A longer tribute can be found on the RSGB website. […]
Rallies and Events News – 21 October 2018
This Sunday, the 21st, the Galashiels Radio Rally takes place at Volunteer Hall, St Johns Street, Galashiels TD13JX. Doors open at 11.15am, with disabled visitors gaining access at 11am. There will be traders, a bring-and-buy, and refreshments available on-site. Admission is £2.50. British Railways ARS is holding its AGM at the Brunswick Inn in Derby […]
DX News – 21 October 2018
Bertrand, DF3FS will operate CW and SSB as TU5MH from Cote d’Ivoire from the 20 to 29 October. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS, Logbook of the World or via DF3FS. Ed, N2HX will be active as PJ7PL from Sint Maarten, IOTA reference NA-105, from 20 October to 4 November, including an entry in the CQ […]
Special Events News – 21 October 2018
Look for a large number of special event stations on the air this weekend for Jamboree on the Air (JOTA), an annual event in which half a million Scouts and Guides all over the world make contact with each other by means of amateur radio.
Contest News – 21 October 2018
The Worked All Germany contest runs for the 24 hours ending at 1500UTC this Sunday, the 21st. Using CW and SSB on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number, with German stations sending DOK as well. This Sunday, the 21st, the 50MHz AFS takes place from 0900 to 1300UTC. […]
Propagation News – 21 October 2018
The sun remained pretty well spotless in the latter half of this week, with a solar flux index of 70 at the time this report was being prepared. But after an email from a GB2RS listener it is probably a good idea to recap how sunspot numbers are calculated. We count each sunspot as one, […]
