Archive for September, 2017
GB2RS News Script for 1 October 2017
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Rallies and Events News – 1 October 2017
The Hack Green Hanger Sale is on today, 1 October 2017, at the Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker, French Lane, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 8AL. Doors open at 10am. Sales will include amateur gear, electronic equipment, components, military radio sets and vehicle spares. Refreshments are available on-site. More details from Lucy Siebert on 01270 623 353. […]
DX News – 1 October 2017
Witek, SP9MRO and Danuta, SP9PX will be active as 9H3I and 9H3QQ respectively from Malta, IOTA reference EU-023, until 9 October. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on the 12 to 40m bands. QSL both call signs via SP9SX and Logbook of The World. From 6 October, several amateurs will be active from Guantanamo […]
Special Event News – 1 October 2017
Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, special call sign R60SAT will be active from the 1st to the 8th. QSL via R4AS direct.
Contest News – 1 October 2017
The UK EI DX contest ends its 24-hour run at 1200UTC this Sunday, the 1st. Using SSB on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and district code. Please note that the signal report is optional in this contest. On Tuesday the 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to […]
Propagation News – 1 October 2017
Last week was a mixed bag in terms of HF propagation. With the solar flux index just into the 90s, amateurs were able to take advantage of the improving autumnal conditions. At times, maximum usable frequencies over a 3,000km path were stretching up to and beyond 21MHz, with openings to the US being reported on […]
