Archive for January, 2013
Propagation News
And now the solar factual data for the period from Friday the 11th to Thursday the 17th of January, compiled by Neil Clarke, G0CAS on Friday the 20th of January. Sunspot groups gradually disappeared from ten groups at the start of the period to only five by the end. Two large and magnetically complex groups […]
GB2RS News for Sunday, 13 January 2013
5MHz band news The new variation to the UK Amateur Full Licence, allowing a wider range of privileges, came in force from 1 January 2013. Following the Christmas and New Year period, RSGB web support for the new frequencies has been updated. You will find a link at www.rsgb.org/main/5mhz [LINK TO OLD SITE]. Whilst the RSGB […]
Rallies and Events
The Red Rose Winter Rally takes place today, Sunday 13 January, in the George H Carnell Leisure Centre, Kingsway Park, M41 7FJ. The venue is easily accessible from M60 junction 9. Doors open at 11am and there will be trade stands, special interest groups, a Bring & Buy and an RSGB bookstand. More details from […]
Special Events
The RNLI SOS Radio week runs from 19 to 27 January and more than 25 stations have registered to take part. For full details of those stations, check out the website at www.sosradioweek.org.uk. Pontefract and District ARS will be operating GB0SRW from 19 to 27 January as part of RNLI SOS Radio week. The club […]
DX News
4ZW is currently on the air from South Sudan as Z81Z. He is active on the HF bands, mostly using CW. Please QSL via his home callsign or electronically using Logbook of the World. SM6CPY will be operational as 9X0PY from Rwanda between 15 and 31 January. Activity will be holiday style, on all bands, […]
