Also in GB2RS this week…
The CW Open for 2020 takes place over the first weekend of September 2020, and is sponsored by the CW Operators’ Club. The three sessions are all on 5 September 2020, from 0000 to 0359UTC, then 1200 to 1559UTC, and finally 2000 to 2359UTC—see cwops.org/cwops-tests/cw-open for full details.
Tim, G4YBU, and Richard, G8ITB have planned a Summits on the Air (SOTA) activity weekend ending this Sunday, the 23rd. The objective is to activate as many of the 15 summits in the southern SOTA region of England. The event is for everyone and it is suggested that the popular 2m and 40m bands are used, on FM and SSB. For a detailed summit list see sotadata.org.uk.
International Lighthouses and Lightships Weekend is still going ahead this weekend. Participation will dependent on local circumstances and government rulings regarding COVID-19 restrictions. Wirral ARS will be operating using GB2BHL from the club premises, and Moray Firth ARS will be using GB0CSL from individual club members homes.
The RSGB has released two more 2019 Convention presentations on its YouTube channel. In the first one, Don Field, G3XTT talks about the fun and experience you can have by guest operating as part of a multi-operator contest or DXpedition. In the second presentation, Nobby Styles, G0VJG, builds on that by giving details of the DXpedition to Wallis Island.
The Grid and Prefix Award Group has announced a comprehensive digital awards program. Awards are available for radio amateurs and short wave listeners for confirmed grids and prefixes worked or heard using digital modes. Contacts made under any call sign you may have used in the past are valid for confirmations; there is no start time, so all confirmed digital contacts are acceptable. The program accepts electronic confirmations—see gapawards.com.
The RSGB 2020 Construction Competition is now open for entries. There are four categories, including one specifically for people who are new to amateur radio. Deadline for entries is 25 September 2020. For more details, including how to enter, see rsgb.org/construction-competition.
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