Archive for July, 2013
Also in GB2RS, 21 July 2013…
The RSGB’s Centenary Convention, sponsored by Martin Lynch & Sons, takes place over the weekend 11-13 October at Horwood House, just a few miles outside Milton Keynes. One of the highlights of this year’s event is the lecture by Michael Wells, G7VJR. He will be giving a presentation on his venture to Easter Island where […]
Rallies and Events News – 21 July 2013
Amateur Radio In The Country takes place today, 21 July, at Upton Bridge Farm, Long Sutton TA10 9NJ. The event combines amateur radio, QRP and homebrew in a country setting. Details from Tim Walford, G3PCJ, walfor@globalnet.co.uk. The AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium takes place today and tomorrow at the Holiday Inn, Guildford GU2 7XZ. There will be […]
Special Events News – 21 July 2013
GB70FTC will be operated by Durham and District Amateur Radio Society until the end of July to commemorate 70 years of Fincale Training Collage in Durham, the home of the club. The club will be active on all HF bands, PSK 31, VHF/UHF and 6 metres. Grimsby ARS will be running GB4CFF for the Cleethorpes Air […]
DX News – 21 July 2013
CT2HPM will be on the air from Angola as D2CT from until 26 July. Activity will be on the 10 to 20m bands, mostly PSK31 and RTTY. QSL via his home callsign. PY2DY will be active as SY8APQ from Lesvos Island, EU-049, until 31 July. His operations are on 15 and 20m. QSL via PY2DY, […]
Contest News – 21 July 2013
Today sees the Low Power Contest taking place between 0900 and 1600UTC. There are two power categories, 10W and 3W, and sections for fixed and portable stations. That makes four categories, and a trophy is awarded to the winner of each. Using the 3.5 and 7MHz bands, CW only, the exchange is signal report, serial […]
Propagation News – 21 July 2013
Several sunspot groups were visible every day with most quiet and stable. However, two were medium sized and magnetically complex but these could only produce a couple of small strength C class solar flares each day. In total 16 C class solar flares took place. Solar flux levels gradually declined from 118 units on the […]
