RSGB ISLANDS ON THE AIR

Group Name: Shetland and Fair Isle

Claimed by: 71.0% of participants.

Main prefix: GM;MM

Location: 59.47N - 61.00N / 0.5W - 2.25W

DXCC: SCOTLAND

Group Contains:

• Balta
• Bigga
• Bressay
• East Burra
• Fair Isle
• Fetlar
• Foula
• Hascosay
• Hildasay
• Linga - Comment: in Olna Firth
• Linga - Comment: near Yell
• Mainland
• Mousa
• Muckle Roe
• Noss
• Out Skerries
• Oxna
• Papa - Comment: near Mainland
• Papa Little
• Papa Stour
• Shetland
• Trondra
• Unst
• Uyea
• Vaila
• Vementry
• West Burra
• West Linga - Comment: near Whalsay
• Whalsay
• Yell

More than thirty different callsigns have been credited for this island group.
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This is a report for Sumburgh Cape, United Kingdom. The report was made 29 minutes ago, at 14:20 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 20.7 miles per hour (9.3 metres per second) from west/northwest (300°). The temperature was 48 °F (9 °C), with a dew-point at 39 °F (4 °C). The atmospheric pressure was 29.83 inHg (1010 hPa). The relative humidity was 70.8%. There were a few clouds at a height of 1100 feet (335 metres) and scattered cumulonimbus clouds at a height of 2000 feet (610 metres). The overall visibility was greater than 6.2 miles (10 kilometres). Currently showers of in the vicinity.

This information is for interest only. Remember that many islands have their own micro-climate, whereas the airports which have provided the weather information may be on the mainland. Always check the local conditions on the island before setting out.

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