News for Wales – 15 March 2020
GB2RS News Script for 15 March 2020
Walter Blanchard, G3JKV, 8 March 2020
RSGB election voting opens
The RSGB’s NRC to close temporarily
Snips – News For Scotland – 8th March
The news headlines:
- RAYNET helps in flooding emergency
- Blue Ham this weekend
- 6,873 February visitors to NRC
GB2RS News Script – HERE .
CLUB NEWS
Cockenzie and Port Seton Amateur Radio Club has an on-air activity day this Sunday. More information from Bob, GM4UYZ, on 01875 811 723.
Stirling and District Amateur Radio Society club has a meeting from 10am to 2pm this Sunday and next Sunday, and Thursday sees a club night—for details, email secretary@gm6nx.com.
Edinburgh and District Amateur Radio Club has its net on Monday. Contact Norman, GM1CNH, on 0774 094 6192.
On Tuesday Glenrothes and DRC has a planning meeting and bunker update. Contact Tam, on 0775 352 6498.
On Tuesday Kilmarnock and Loudoun Amateur Radio Club is having a club night. Contact Len Paget, GM0ONX, via email to klarcinfo@gmail.com.
On Tuesday Livingston and District Amateur Radio Society has a talk The Nano VNA. Details from Cathie, 2M0DIB, on 01506 433 846.
On Wednesday Inverness and District Amateur Radio Society is having a Morse class and club night—for details, email InvernessRadioSociety@gmail.com.
On Wednesday Lothians Radio Society is having a talk by Geoff Crowley, MM5AHO How NOT to Sail to the Faeroes. For details, email secretary@lothiansradiosociety.com.
West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society has its usual Solder Group meeting on Wednesday but there’s a change to the Friday night programme. The talk Trans-Siberian Railway Communications by Barry, GM0KZX has been brought forward from the 20th to the 13th—details at wosars.club.
On Thursday Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society has a video evening watching Castles in the Sky. Contact Fred Gordon, GM3ALZ, on 01975 651 365.
On Thursday Lomond Radio Club has a club night. Email Barrie, GM4HEL, via gm0kzx@googlemail.com.
On Thursday Wigtownshire Amateur Radio Club is doing practical work—for details, email info@GM4RIV.org.
On Friday Mid-Lanarkshire Amateur Radio Society is having a club night, tuition and radio operations—details are at mlars.co.uk.
Shepparton & District ARC Use Radio Australia’s Curtain Array

Over the weekend of 14th and 15th of March, the Shepparton & District ARC will connect amateur transceivers to the curtain array and rhombic antennae at the Broadcast Australia site in Shepparton, which is located in North Central Victoria, Australia. This location was previously a short wave Radio Australia broadcast site. VI3RA will be on the air from 2300UTC next Saturday the 14th of March until 2300UTC on the 16th using the 7, 10, 14, 18 and 21MHz bands.
For further information go to QRZ.com and checkout VI3RA.
From China To The Netherlands With 8Watts And An Umbrella
7th March 2019
Between Zhao – BG0AUB and Remco – PA3FYM had the second QSO through OSCAR – 100 using an Umbrella antenna at Zhao’s end.

Zhao’s uplink (2.4GHz) was 8W with Osar 100’s downlink (10GHz) signal of about 25dB above the receiver noise floor.