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Contest News – 18 March 2018
The Russian DX Contest concludes at 1200UTC this Sunday. Using CW and SSB on the 1.8 to 28MHz contest bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number. Russian stations also send their oblast code. The BARTG HF RTTY Contest is running this weekend, ending at 0200UTC on Monday the 19th. Using the 3.5 to […]
Propagation News – 18 March 2018
The Commonwealth Contest, held last weekend, proved an ideal opportunity for UK stations to work some choice DX without the massive pile-ups you might get in other contests. Despite a large, elongated coronal hole on the Sun triggering a geomagnetic storm on the night of the ninth, there was still HF DX to be had, […]
Changes to Scotland GB2RS readings
Due to antenna damage at the station of GB2RS news reader Jon, GM3JIJ in Stornoway, the news will be read by Jim, GM4NTL from Dumfries at 12.30pm on 3.640MHz each Sunday until the antenna repairs are completed. We thank Jim for stepping in to cover this news reading and hope that Jon can swiftly repair […]
RAYNET active in extreme weather
RAYNET groups around the country were activated during the heavy snowfall last weekend. Cardiff and District RAYNET were called in to assist with the transportation of key personnel, such as community care workers, as well as assisting stranded motorists to reach safety. Lothian and Fife RAYNET groups provided a communications net for the local 4×4 […]
NRC now open six days a week
The RSGB is planning to open the National Radio Centre (NRC) on a regular basis, every Monday, starting on Monday, 2 April 2018 which is Easter Monday. This now means that the NRC, inside Bletchley Park, is open to the public six days a week. The National Radio Centre attracts around 26,000 visitors a year […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Last week, on 1 March 2018, an attempt to hack the Echolink computer for GB3NC was made. Because of the attempted hack, there is no Echolink facility currently on the repeater, as a re-engineer of the machine is being conducted. Assuming the re-engineer is successful, it is hoped to restore the facility within the next […]
