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GB2RS Main News for Sunday the 3rd of January 2021
[This abbreviated News Reading is entirely optional – we leave it
to individual Newsreaders' own discretion and convenience.]
The news headlines:
* Get on the air for Christmas continues
* Austrians get new bands
* Tonight @ 8 spring programme
Get on the air for Christmas continues until the 9th of January and
there are still many activities you can take part in. The special
construction competition encourages hardware, software or kit-based
entries and in particular simple projects that other radio amateurs
could try. The Christmas Hope QSO Parties are also in full swing with
different modes for each day. For more details about these and
special holiday nets, at www.rsgb.org/gota4c.
Claus, OE6CLD, the HF Manager of the Austrian National Amateur Radio
Society, informs us that the Austrian regulator has granted access to
the 60m and 630m bands for all CEPT Class 1 licensees. The 60m, or
5MHz changes are inline with the WRC-15 Amateur Secondary Allocation
of 5351.5 to 5366.5kHz at 15W EIRP. For the 630m band, it is the MF
Secondary Allocation from the previous WRC-12 of 472 to 479kHz at 1W
EIRP. The maximum bandwidth is per the provisions of the Austrian
Amateur Licence. You can read more at www.oevsv.at/home.
The RSGB's Tonight @ 8 Spring programme starts on Monday the 11th of
January with a webinar on amateur radio construction. Steve Hartley,
G0FUW and Pete Juliano, N6QW will talk about both hardware and
software construction, giving ideas on what to do, how to do it and
why you should try it. For further information see the Society's
website at www.rsgb.org/webinars.
RSGB HQ reopens tomorrow, at 8.30am on the 4th of January. Staff will
continue working from home. As always, information about amateur
radio, exams or RadCom is on the RSGB website, www.rsgb.org. The
RSGB's National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park is currently closed
due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Now the special event news
From the 1st to the 28th of January, GB4BLC will be operational from
the QTH of G8GMU. Operation will take place on most bands and will
include digital modes. This station is promoting the work of Lions
Clubs International and amateur radio.
Now the contest news
Please remember to check before the contest for any new rules due to
lockdown and social distancing, which may differ around the world.
The RSGB strongly advises obeying your national and local
government's advice.
Look out for the RSGB Hope QSO Parties. There are two series, which
run until the 14th of January. You can find out details at
https://tinyurl.com/RSGB-Christmas-Hope-QSO.
On Tuesday the 5th of January the 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs
from 1900 to 1955UTC. It is immediately followed by the all-mode
144MHz UK Activity Contest from 2000 to 2230UTC. The exchange is the
same for both, that's signal report, serial number and locator.
On Wednesday the 6th of January, the UK EI Contest Club 80m contest
runs from 2000 to 2100UTC. Using SSB only on the 80m band, the
exchange is your 4-character locator.
On Sunday the 10th, the Datamodes AFS runs from 1300 to 1700UTC.
Using the 3.5 and 7MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and
serial number.
The Worked All Britain Christmas party runs until the 6th of January.
Using all modes on the amateur contest bands, the exchange is the WAB
book number.
The UK Six Metre Group Winter Marathon runs until the end of January
2021. Just exchange a signal report and locator.
[Note to Newsreaders: There is no Propagation Forecast for this
script.]
And that's the end of the main news for this week prepared by the
Radio Society of Great Britain. Items for inclusion in subsequent
bulletins can be emailed to radcom<at>rsgb.org.uk to arrive by
10:00 on the Thursday before transmission.
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