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DX4WIN.CTY #23.25 – 06 August 2023

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YOTA Summer Camp 2023 | Day 1 | 05.08.2023

The 11th annual YOTA Summer Camp is here, and we already know it’s going to be an unforgettable week! From August 5th to 12th, we’re gathering in Győr, Hungary, with over 100 youngsters from 25 different countries. In our daily …
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SNIPS – News For Scotland – 6th August

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

GM1MLY SK

Michael Bull, GM1MLY who was an active operator on VHF for many years and also helped install the first repeater, GB3NU, on the Western Isles. Michael lived for many years on North Uist in the Outer Hebrides.

GB2RS SUNDAY EVENING TIME CHANGE

From this week onwards, the evening GB2RS broadcast for the Glasgow area will be read on Sundays at 7.30pm on 145.525MHz. For more information contact Michael, GM5AUG via dr13@rsgb.org.uk

2M SLOW CW

Michael, GM5AUG, who is RSGB District Representative for Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway, provides GB2CW Slow Morse for Glasgow and the surrounding area on 144.600MHz FM every Monday and Thursday at 8pm.

SOLDER SMOKE

West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society will have its usual Solder Group meeting from 6pm on Wednesday. The club will be meeting at 8pm on Friday at its Rose Street club rooms (though this Friday maybe a bit quiet with a few members heading East to the Mini-Rally – below). For more information check out the club’s website via wosars.club & Pat, 2M1CKE Secretary

GB3DG DAILY NET (AND THURSDAY NIGHT)

Wigtownshire Amateur Radio Club, together with Dumfries and Galloway RAYNET group, has an open net on GB3DG every day at noon. All are welcome. There is also a net on the GB3DG repeater every Thursday from 7.15pm, then joining via Zoom from 8pm. Oli, MM0YOS, info@gm4riv.org

MINI-RALLY

Cockenzie and Port Seton Amateur Radio Club usually meets on the first Friday of the month for a club night in the lounge bar of the Thorntree Inn. The next club night will be held on Friday the 4th of August. On the 11th of August the Club will be holding its yearly mini rally at the Community Centre from 6 to 9pm. Tables are first come first served. Bob, GM4UYZ, 01875 811723, www.cpsarc.com

FURTHER NEWS ITEMS

GB1CWC

Stirling Amateur Radio Society meets at the Club House, Throsk, FK7 7XY at 7pm on Thursday. The club is open for projects and operating on Sundays from 10am. The Society is running multi-station, Special Event Station, GB1CWC, from its clubhouse in Throsk, near Stirling, from Thursday the 10th of August to Sunday 13th of August 2023, celebrating Stirling hosting the time trial events in the inaugural UCI, Cycling World Championships. The Society would like to extend an invitation to individual radio amateurs and clubs to participate as guest operators at this multi-station event. Any individual or club interested in participating as guest operators should email secretary@gm6nx.com with the date and time they would like to operate the station. This is to ensure they will be guaranteed a slot in the operating schedule. Short-wave listeners and the general public are also welcome to attend. For more Information on the Special Event Stations, directions and the location of the Stirling and District Amateur Radio Society clubhouse, please visit gm6nx.com secretary@gm6nx.com

OTHER CLUB NETS AND MEETINGS

Details of club activities can usually be found on the individual club’s website. A summary of activities, Nets, Contacts and Links in Scotland can also be found at wosars.club/radio-nets

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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RSGB July Board meeting

The RSGB Board met on 15 July and the key messages from that meeting are below: Cathy Clark, G1GQJ gave a presentation about RAYNET-UK The RSGB General Manager and the Communications Manager gave an update on arrangements for the Convention The Board discussed the Ofcom consultation and heard from the General Manager and the Communications […]
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Second Tonight @ 8 Ofcom event

A reminder that the second of the RSGB’s special Tonight @ 8 events on the Ofcom Consultation will take place on Monday, 7 August 2023. This time, the focus will be on Foundation and Intermediate topics, including call sign and exam changes, as well as the Consultation clauses that might lead to new opportunities for […]
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RSGB team goes to YOTA Hungary

The 2023 Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) summer camp in Hungary begins this weekend, and lasts for a week. The four young people representing the RSGB are Alexander Du Rose, 2E0FMZ who is Team Leader; Henry-James Robinson, M7HJR; Hannah Lee, M7YYQ; and Jake Saul, M7JNS. They will be sharing news each day of the activities […]
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Amateur radio and coding

As part of the RSGB’s commitment to encourage youngsters into amateur radio and to support lifelong learning, the Society is providing resources and creating coding activities for people to get involved in throughout the month of September 2023. From the BBC Micro:bit to Node-RED and GNU Radio, there are some great activities you could try yourself with your club, or […]
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GB2RS News Script for 6 August 2023

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 6 August 2023 (27-page/507KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link
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Also in this weeks GB2RS…

The RSGB has responded to an Ofcom consultation on licensing Enhanced Long-Range Navigation, or eLoran, systems. This would use a new network of 400kW EIRP transmissions at around 90 to 110kHz to provide an alternative to GPS for Position, Navigation and Timing, or PNT. The response, which can be found on the RSGB’s Spectrum Forum […]
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Rallies and Events News – 06 August 2023

Part 1 of the British Amateur Television Club’s Convention for Amateur TV 2023, or CAT 23, is taking place today, Sunday 6 August, at Midland Air Museum, Coventry. It is a meet-up, show-and-tell, test and fix-it, and bring-and-buy event from 10.30am to 4pm. There are full ATV and Microwave test facilities available for QO-100, 5.6GHz […]

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