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The RSGB Contest Club has recently exceeded one million QSOs. These have been made by RSGB members activating historic RSGB callsigns and special event callsigns, either in contests or in radio marathon activations. The QSOs have all been uploaded to Logbook of the World. The most prolific callsign has been G6XX with over 154,000 QSOs, […]

The Dartmoor Radio Rally is taking place tomorrow, Monday 5 May, at the Yelverton War Memorial Hall, Meavy Lane, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6AL. Free parking is available. There will be the usual Bring and Buy as well as trader stands and refreshments. Doors open at 10am and admission is £3. For further details, please call […]

The Ramsbury Amateur Radio DX Group will be active on the 3, 4 and 8 May using special callsign GB1VE to celebrate VE day. The group will be operating on 20m and 40m using CW, SSB and digital modes. The Vintage and Military Amateur Radio Society will be commemorating VE Day on Thursday the 8 […]

A team of radio amateurs is active as TX9A from Tubuai in the Austral Islands, IOTA reference OC-152, until Wednesday 7 May. The group will operate on the HF bands. QSL is available via DK8ZZ. For all direct requests, use Clublog OQRS. Further information is available here Yuris, YL2GM is active as ZS8W from Prince […]

The ARI International DX Contest started on Saturday 3 May and ends at 1159UTC today, Sunday 4 May. Using CW, RTTY and SSB on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. Italian stations also send their province. The 432MHz to 245GHz Contest also started on […]

By: Michael Burnette, AF7KB If you find some of the maths associated with amateur radio challenging or are looking for extra support while studying for your licence, then Understanding Amateur Radio Mathematics is for you. It is estimated that 20% of people experience genuine anxiety whenever maths is mentioned. So, this book sets out to […]

After the previous week’s geomagnetic disturbances, as described in last week’s GB2RS, the last seven days have been relatively quiet. The Kp index has mostly been in the ones and twos, however the rise to a Kp value of four on Thursday 1 May could herald a return to unsettled conditions. The solar flux index […]

Meetings of Bolsover Amateur Radio Society take place on the first and third Tuesday of the month at the Bainbridge Hall, Bolsover, S44 6PX, from 8pm. The next meeting will take place on Tuesday 6 May. Further information and reminders for meetings can be found on the Society’s Facebook page @bolsoverars. Contact Richard, G0RRZ on […]