News
Solar eclipse QSO party on Monday
On Monday a solar total eclipse will sweep across the USA and many radio experiments will be conducted, taking advantage of the expected anomalous propagation conditions. The August RadCom described the solar eclipse QSO party that will take place from 1400 to 2200UTC on Monday, 21 August 2017. Activity will be on several bands from […]
Also in GB2S this week…
The Malta Communications Agency has authorised a Secondary allocation covering 5.3515 to 5.3665MHz with 15W EIRP, adding to the growing number of countries with a 60m allocation. The National Hamfest is coming ever closer. This year’s event takes place on 29 and 30 September 2017 and is the UK’s largest exhibition and gathering of amateur […]
GB2RS News Script for 20 August 2017
Please click the link below to download this week’s news script* GB2RS News Script for 20 August 2017 *If you are used to the script downloading automatically, please click the link above instead as that feature has now been discontinued
Rallies and Events News – 20 August 2017
The Rugby ATS Radio Rally takes place Sunday, the 20th, at Princethorpe College, Princethorpe, Rugby, CV23 9PY. Doors open from 10am to 4pm and admission is £3. Sellers can gain access from 8am. There will be a car boot area. Catering is available on-site. Details from Tony, G0OLS on 0775 968 4411. Next weekend, the […]
DX News – 20 August 2017
The great Solar Eclipse QSO Party mentioned earlier is sure to bring some interesting DX, if only because of the sheer number of stations expected to be experimenting with the anomalous propagation conditions. Listen out for them on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 and 6m. Other bands are not being used. If you’re quick, […]
Special Events News – 20 August 2017
The 19th and 20th is International Lightships and Lighthouses weekend, with numerous special event stations active around the world. We gave details of a number of stations in last week’s bulletin, which we won’t repeat today. The official list of all 436 entrants, including around 25 UK special event stations, is at www.illw.net. A wide […]
