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St Peter-in-Thanet CE Junior School

In October 2023 pupils from St Peter-in-Thanet CE Junior School in Broadstairs had an ARISS-UK contact with NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, KI5WSL on board the International Space Station. It seems their fascination for the cosmos continues to grow. On 28 November 2023, a group of more than a hundred people, including both students and their […]
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Michael (Mick) Senior, G4EFO – 27 December 2023

It is with much sadness that I have to report the sudden passing of Mick Senior G4EFO on Wednesday 27th December 2023 aged 73 (just one day before his 74th birthday). Mick was a West Sussex fire-fighter who retired early from the service, but kept himself busy with his small business installing domestic and professional […]
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Martyn Vincent, G3UKV – SK

We have received the sad news that Martyn Vincent, G3UKV passed away on 3 January 2024. Martyn was the current District Representative 53 for (Shropshire, North Worcestershire and West Birmingham), previously the Regional Representative for Region 5 and also a previous member of the Nominations Committee. Martyn was also a very well respected member of […]
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Mick Senior, G4EFO – SK

We were deeply saddened to hear that Mick Senior, G4EFO passed away on 27 December. Mick was a former Regional Representative for Region 10, and keeper of a number of local repeaters. He will be missed by those who knew him in the RSGB and the local amateur radio community. Our thoughts are with his […]
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RSGB President and Board Director active on summit of Divis

RSGB President John McCullagh, GI4BWM and RSGB Director Ben Lloyd, GW4BML will be teaming up to ascend and activate the Summits on the Air (SOTA) summit of ‘Divis’ GI/AH-004 in Northern Ireland at approximately 11am on Thursday 4 January 2024. They first spoke about completing a SOTA activation together in September 2023 during Ben’s SOTA […]
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N3FJP – 28 December 2023

Version entity is Austral Is., FO/A ADIFCnt.txt has 340 DXCC entities and 62 deleted DXCC entities. arrlpre3.txt has 24915 prefix+callsign mappings. cqwwpre3.txt has 25069 prefix+callsign mappings. [download] Added Prefixes/Callsigns: VK0AI is Antarctica, CE9 in CQ Zone 29, ITU Zone 70 … Continue reading →
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DX4WIN.CTY #23.43 – 28 December 2023

Version entity is Kingdom of Eswatini, 3DA Entities:      402 Prefixes:    4,714 Callsigns:  32,128 Managers:  100,384 Addresses:  13,747 [download] DX4WIN 8.05 and earlier [download] DX4WIN 9.01 and later [Entities] [Prefixes] [Callsigns] [Managers] [IOTA] Entities Prefixes Callsigns 4Y1A during 23-31 December 2023 is Austria, OE AL7RD and … Continue reading →
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SNIPS – News For Scotland – 24th December

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NEWS FOR SCOTLAND & CLUB NEWS (GB2RS) Extracts inc Additions

FAREWELL GM8BDX (SK)

Alex Scott GM8BDX from the borders passed away on the 10th December in Kelso. His funeral was on the 21st December and was well attended.

GM4AYR

The only confirmed meeting this week will be held this Friday. Ayr Amateur Radio Group will be holding a meeting at 7:30pm in the Prestwick Community Centre. To find out more details of club activities and nets either call Derek, MM0OVD on 07428 994 614 or visit their website www.gm0ayr.org

DV SCOTLAND

The only confirmed suspension of a net for the duration of the festive period is the DV Scotland Phoenix Monday Night Net which will resume on the 8th of January.

WOSARS

And finally, a reminder that the West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society are not meeting over the festive period. The next Friday meeting will be on the 5th January. For further information, contact Pat, 2M1CKE by email to macrobius@btinternet.com or visit www.wosars.club.

APPEAL

As mentioned at the beginning of the local news, the majority of items featuring in the GB2RS script have remained unchanged for a considerable period of time. Could club secretaries make a New Year’s resolution to supply fresh new news of their activities. These should be sent to radcom@rsgb.org.uk. The deadline for submissions is 10am on the Thursday prior to the relevant Sunday broadcast.

OTHER CLUB NETS AND MEETINGS

Details of club activities can usually be found on the individual club’s websites. A fuller summary of activities, Nets, Contacts and Links in Scotland can also be found at RSGB – GB2RS News for Scotland   and the WoSARS NETS Page.

To have your net listed on the WoSARS website or to report any changes, contact Tony, MM0TMZ by email to rr1@rsgb.org.uk. Please also keep GB2RS updated via email to radcom@rsgb.org.uk

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