News
Gateways on the Air
The Gateways On The Air (GOTA) event will be on the air between 11 and 19 June 2022, and is hosted on the FreeSTAR Multimode Network. The aim of the event is to promote increased RF voice communications via analogue and digital simplex gateways. Licensed amateurs are encouraged to go outside into the fresh air, […]
GI-QRP Convention
Tickets are now on sale for some of the things going on at the GI-QRP Convention; the first to take place in Northern Ireland for many years. This is being organised by members of the RSGB Region 8 team, in conjunction with the G-QRP Club. The event takes place at the Tandragee Golf Club on […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
A new Kenwood TM-D710GA transceiver has been installed on the International Space Station. The old amateur radio equipment was dismantled, and the new kit will be used for transmitting Slow Scan TV images on 145.800MHz FM, probably using the SSTV mode PD-120. The signal should be receivable on a handheld with a quarter wave whip. […]
Rallies and Events News – 12 June 2022
Please send your rally and event news as soon as possible to radcom@rsgb.org.uk We’ll publicise your event in RadCom, on GB2RS, and online. Today, the 12 June, two rallies are in the calendar. The Mendips Radio Rally is at Farrington Gurney Memorial Hall and Playing Fields, Church Lane, Farrington Gurney, Somerset BS39 6TY. There is […]
DX News – 12 June 2022
Ryan, K0EFW will be active holiday style as S9EFW from Sao Tome, AF-023, between the 14 and 19 June. He will operate mainly SSB on the 40, 20, 15 and 10m bands. QSL via his OQRS account and Logbook of The World. During this trip he will set up a contest/remote station. Len, K1NU will […]
Special Events News – 12 June 2022
The camp for young amateur radio operators in North, Central, and South America will operate special event station W8Y throughout the camp taking place from the 12 to the 17 June. The G-QRP Club Callsign will be active as GI5LOW for the first time in the lead up to, and during, the Convention. It will […]
