Archive for 2012
Special Events
Wakefield District Radio Society will be operating GB0IDD for the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities this weekend until 3 December from the Wakefield 23rd Troop Scout HQ. The aim of the Day is to raise awareness and understanding of disability issues. Operation will be mainly on SSB on the 14 to 28MHz bands. […]
DX News
Robert, AK4BM/C6AGT will be operating from Green Turtle Cay, which is IOTA reference NA-080, from 12 December to 1 January. He hopes to activate other small islands in the group during the day and Green Turtle Cay in the evenings, local time. A rare DXCC entity will be on the bands from 28 November until […]
Contest News
The third event in this season’s Super League series takes place today, 2 December. The 144MHz AFS contest runs from 0900 to 1700UTC. Using all modes on the band the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The ARRL 160m Contest finishes its 42 hours stint at 1600 today, 2 December. Work the USA, […]
Propagation News
And now the solar factual data for the period from Friday the 23rd to the 29th of November compiled by Neil Clarke, G0CAS on Friday the 30th of November Several large and magnetically complex sunspot regions appeared during the period and most produced a number of C class solar flares every day. However, solar activity […]
RSGB Board Meeting 16-17 November 2012 minutes now online
RSGB – The Society is pleased to announce that the minutes of the RSGB Board Meeting held 16-17 November at the Stratford Manor Hotel, Warwick Road, Stratford-upon-Avon are now available on the RSGB website [LINK TO OLD SITE]
Prestigious Arkwright engineering scholarships awarded
RCF – The Arkwright Scholarships Trust has made its 2012 award of Scholarships for aspiring leaders in engineering and 335 A level Scholarships and 4 Undergraduate Scholarships were awarded – the largest ever annual number
