Archive for November, 2012
Contest News
The Marconi CW Contest is the first VHF event of November and it finishes at 1400UTC today, 4 November. There are 6- and 24-hour sections for Open and Single-op Fixed entries. It’s CW only on the 144MHz band, with the exchange being signal report, serial number and locator. The 144MHz UK Activity Contest takes place […]
Rallies and Events
Today, 4 November sees the Holsworthy Amateur Radio Rally taking place at Holsworthy Community College, Victoria Hill, Holsworthy EX22 6JD. For more information, send an e-mail to gsowtertalktalk.net. Also today, the Foyle & District ARC Rally will be held in the White Horse Hotel, 68 Clooney Road, Londonderry BT47 3PA. Doors open at 11.30am and […]
DX News
DL1LLL is currently operational portable as ZS7 from Antarctica on the HF bands. His location is the Neumeyer Emergency base. QSL via DL5EBE. JA1PBV will be on the air from Mauritania as 5T5BV until 10 November. His activity has so far been on 30, 12 and 10m using CW and RTTY. QSL via JA1PBV. DL8NU […]
Propagation News
And now the solar factual data for the period from Friday the 26th of October to the 1st of November compiled by Neil Clarke, G0CAS on Friday the 2nd of November. Only four new sunspots groups appeared during the week, these, like the other visible sunspot groups, were mostly quiet, with only occasional small C […]
Special Events
GB4WLR will be on air on 11 November as part of the Remembrance Sunday commemorations. A World War One locomotive is expected to be in steam on the West Lancashire Light Railway at Hesketh Bank. The locomotive served behind the front lines during WW1 and is named Joffre. Also taking place that day is the […]
Instructors’ Newsletter October 2012
RSGB – The Society is pleased to annouce that the October 2012 edition of the Instructors’ Newsletter is now available on the RSGB website [LINK TO OLD SITE]
