Archive for February, 2016

Rallies and Events News – 28 February 2016

| February 26, 2016

The Brats Rainham Radio Rally takes place Sunday, the 28th, at Rainham School for Girls, Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0BX. Doors open at 9.30/10am and there will be a talk-in station. There will be trade stands, special interest groups and catering on-site. More details from Trevor on 07717 678 795 or online. Also […]

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DX News – 28 February 2016

| February 26, 2016

VK5MAV and VK5CE will be activating Breaksea, IOTA reference OC-243, from 29 February to 4 March. QSL via Clublog OQRS, direct and bureau. DK2AMM, DL6JGN, GM4FDM and PA3EWP will be on the island of Nuku Hiva, OC-027 from 3 March to the 15th. Activity will be on 40-10m, CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via DK2AMM. […]

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Special Event News – 28 February 2016

| February 26, 2016

Llanelli ARS will be putting GB4SDD on the air on Tuesday from 10.30am to mark St David’s Day. R85PAR will be on the air from 1 to 21 March to celebrate 85 years of Russian polar aircraft. QSL via RZ5D, direct or via the bureau. Marking 70 years since Winston Churchill’s speech that coined the […]

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Contest News – 28 February 2016

| February 26, 2016

The French REF Contest concludes tonight at 1800UTC. Using SSB on the 3.5-28MHz contest bands, the exchange is RS and serial number. French stations also send their département number or overseas prefix. The CQ WW 160m DX contest concludes tonight at 2200UTC, having started on Friday. Using SSB on the 1.8MHz band, the exchange is […]

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Propagation News – 28 February 2016

| February 26, 2016

This week didn’t bring the better HF conditions that we talked about in the last GB2RS. This was due to a declining solar flux index and generally active geomagnetic conditions. The SFI declined to 88 by Thursday due to a lack of sunspots, although NOAA had predicted around 100 to 110. The K-index also fluctuated […]

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News for England Midlands – 28 February 2016

| February 26, 2016

We start with news from clubs that have several events this week. Worksop Amateur Radio Society has its Young Persons’ Foundation course plus an Advanced course tonight and next Sunday. There’s a club night on Tuesday with participation in the UKAC. Thursday sees a talk on sport radio competitions. Contact Paul, M0PJA, on 07890 626 […]

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