Archive for May, 2013
Rallies and Events – 19 May 2013
Today, 19 May, the 30th National Amateur Radio Car Boot Sale will be held at Stockwood Park, Luton. Full details can be found on the website www.ddrcbootsale.org. Also today, the Wolverhampton ARS Table Top Sale is being held at The Electric Club, St Marks Road, Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton WV3 0QH. Doors open at 10am and […]
Special Events – 19 May 2013
GB4PEN is a CW-only special event running until 24 May to remember the loss of the Penlee Lifeboat. Full details on QRZ.com. GB70BOA and GB70WA will be on the air between 20 and 27 May to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic. Operations using all modes will take place on 10 […]
DX News – 19 May 2013
7Z1HL will be active from Saudi Arabia until 31 May as HZ1FOC. He is active on the various HF bands. QSL only via Heribert Lennertz, HZ1FOC, PO Box 85661, Riyadh 11612, Saudi Arabia. OD5SK is currently active from Jordan as JY8KS. He is reported to be on the HF bands only. QSL via IZ8CLM. WB8BZK/VE3 […]
Contest News – 19 May 2013
Today, 19 May, the 144MHz May Contest runs until 1400UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number, locator and postcode. Today, Sunday 19th, the first 144MHz Backpackers contest runs from 1000 to 1500UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On 21 May, the 1.3GHz UK Activity […]
Propagation – 19 May 2013
And now the solar factual data for the period from Friday the 10th to Thursday the 16th of May compiled by Neil Clarke, G0CAS on Friday the 17th of May. With the aid of the STEREO Behind spacecraft that allows us to see sunspot regions many days before they are seen from earth, we saw […]
England Midlands – 19 May 2013
We start with clubs that have several events this week. Central Radio Amateur Circle is having a group trip today to the Wolverhampton Table Top Sale at the Electric Club, Wolverhampton WV3 QQH. On Thursday it’s a night on the air from 8pm. Contact Martin Hallard, G1TYV, on 07906 905 071. Midland Amateur Radio Society […]
