N3FJP – 16 May 2022

Version entity is Kerguelen Islands, FT/x ADIFCnt.txt has 340 DXCC entities and 62 deleted DXCC entities. arrlpre3.txt has 22140 prefix+callsign mappings. cqwwpre3.txt has 22292 prefix+callsign mappings. [download] Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: 3D2RRR is Rotuma Island, 3D2/r GB8DX is Scotland, GM IZ0PAP/GIR is … Continue reading

Big CTY – 16 May 2022

Version entity is Kerguelen Islands, FT/x [download] Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: 3D2RRR is Rotuma Island, 3D2/r GB8DX is Scotland, GM IZ0PAP/GIR is Italy, I AL6M is in ITU zone 6, not ITU zone 8 AL6M is in CQ zone 3, not CQ … Continue reading

CTY-3218 – 16 May 2022

VER20220516, Version entity is Brazil, PY Download: [ CTY-3218 | CT8 | Win-Test | WriteLog | XML ] Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: 3D2RRR is Rotuma Island, 3D2/r GB8DX is Scotland, GM IZ0PAP/GIR is Italy, I AJ6WA is Alaska, KL R9FCS/4 is European … Continue reading

Voice of Korea: May 12, 2022. North Korea officially announces its first COVID-19 outbreak

Quoting The Diplomat:

For the first time, North Korea has confirmed a positive COVID-19 case within the country. The state-run Korean Central News Agency reported on May 12 that a “specimen from persons with fever” in Pyongyang had come back positive for the Omicron BA.2 variant, a particularly contagious strain of the virus. The phrasing of the announcement makes it unclear how many people are infected. KCNA called the development a “most serious emergency case of the state.”

Below is the recording of this announcement being made on the Voice of Korea's English language service. The recording was made on May 12, 2022 at 1908 UTC using GPD MicroPC, AirSpy Mini, SpyVerter 2, Wellbrook UMB130 balun and a 2x6m dipole. Demodulation and additional signal audio enhancement was performed in SDR#.

First Session — YOTA Contest 2022

Press Releaseby International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 – Youth Working Group Nicosia, Cyprus — Tuesday, 15.05.2022 The first YOTA contest session of 2022 is coming up soon. Take the opportunity to test your stations a week prior the CQWPX …

GB2RS News Script for 15 May 2022

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 15 May 2022 (17-page/359KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link

New Membership Services login issue

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Youngsters On The Air contest

The next Youngsters On The Air Contest takes place on the 21 May between 0800 and 1959UTC. Everyone can take part and show your support for young amateurs across the world. There are eight different categories, including special ones for those under 25 years of age. Using the 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m bands, […]

IARU Monitoring Service newsletter

The IARU Monitoring Service for Region 1 has published its April newsletter. It talks about emissions that are often received on the 40 and 20m bands with a bandwidth of about 8kHz. Thoughts are that it could be a jammer where the signal is intentionally transmitted over other transmissions in order to disrupt or nullify […]

Also in GB2RS this week…

Sad news now. Nancy Bone, G7UUR, the co-founder and long-time secretary of the Angel of the North ARC became a Silent Key last week. She was an RSGB Deputy Regional Manager for a number of years, a repeater licence holder, exam tutor and GB2RS news reader. In everything that she did, she approached it with […]

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