News
Also in GB2RS this week…
The RSGB is, like all responsible organisations, following government advice about the Covid-19 virus. The Society is still planning to hold its AGM in Birmingham but is ready to change these plans as necessary if advice about public meetings is upgraded. We will, of course, keep Members informed so please do check our website and […]
Rallies and Events News – 15 March 2020
Due to concerns raised over the Covoid-19 virus, many events in the forthcoming weeks are being cancelled or postponed. Please check before travelling to any event. We will keep you up to date with news on events as and when we receive details. The committee of Wythall Radio Club have decided to cancel this year’s […]
DX News – 15 March 2020
Nigel, G3TXF will be in Mauritius until the 27th of March using the callsign 3B8XF. He will take part in the Commonwealth Contest this weekend and will concentrate on 80 and 160m during the remainder of his visit. QSLs go via Club Log OQRS and logs will be uploaded to Logbook of The World. Mike, […]
Special Events News – 15 March 2020
GB0SPD, GB2SPD and GB4SPD are three special callsigns that will celebrate St Patrick’s Day. The St Patrick’s Day On The Air event will run from 1200UTC on the 16th of March until 1200UTC on the 18th of March. See http://stpatrickaward.webs.com/ for details. It is 700 years since the first written mention of Dobruška, so the […]
Contest News – 15 March 2020
The longest running RSGB contest of them all is the Commonwealth Contest, formerly known as BERU. It ends its 24 hours run at 1000UTC today, the 15th. It’s CW only on the 3.5 to 28MHz contest bands and the exchange is signal report and serial number. Today, the 15th, the 2nd 70MHz Cumulative contest runs […]
Propagation News – 15 March 2020
A new sunspot group, numbered AR 2758 and from upcoming Solar Cycle 25, appeared this week. The region was located in the Sun’s southeast quadrant, but had faded away by Thursday the 12th. This was the first numbered sunspot region to appear in over a month as solar activity continues on at very low levels. […]
