Peter GM4DTH, our local GB2RS news reader in Edinburgh, writes:
For the next week I will be operating GB70RS, which is the callsign to celebrate 70 years of the RSGB GB2RS news service. It can be used by anyone involved with the service.
Most of my planned operation will be mainly on HF from an out-of-doors station. This means that it can only be in use when the weather is fair. The reason for the location is simply the levels of interference. At home the interference on all bands well exceeds strength 9. My portable location has about strength 5 noise on the transmit aerial which is about 40m long. A separate active receive aerial drops this to a much lower level enabling reception. During my station development tests the signal levels around the UK were reasonable and workable but not strong in the eastern USA.
I can be available on different bands by request. VHF and UHF can be operated from the home location.
My operation starts on Monday Sept 1st and will finish at midnight next Sunday, Sept 7th.