Archive for June, 2013

Special Events News – 16 June 2013

| June 14, 2013

Until 17 June, GB2BCN will operate at the Pelsall Canal Festival on Pelsall Common where it flanks the Wyrley and Essington Canal section of the unique Midlands network known as the Birmingham Canal Navigations. The purpose of this Festival is to celebrate 200+ years of inland waterway transport and recreation with a rally of traditional […]

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DX News – 16 June 2013

| June 14, 2013

From 5 to 8 July, North Wakefield Radio Club G4NOK will be operating as GJ4NOK on 4m. They will be operating from the shack of the Jersey Amateur Radio Society at La Moye, locator square IN89VE, IOTA reference EU-013. 4m from Jersey is still comparatively rare and they hope that demand will be high. The […]

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Contest News – 16 June 2013

| June 14, 2013

The 50MHz Trophy finishes today, 16 June, at 1400UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The Worked All Britain 50MHz Phone contest takes place today from 0900 to 1500GMT. The exchange is signal report, serial number and WAB square. Entries need to be with the contest manager by 7 […]

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Propagation News – 16 June 2013

| June 14, 2013

And now the solar factual data for the period from Friday the 7th to Thursday the 13th of June compiled by Neil Clarke, G0CAS on Friday the 14th of June. At first four sunspot groups were visible but this declined to only one on the 10th and the 11th. Solar activity started at high levels […]

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England Midlands 16 June 2013

| June 14, 2013

We start with clubs that have several events this week. Lincoln Short Wave Club is taking part in Museums on the Air CW at East Kirkby today. There’s a committee meeting at the shack on Monday, where on Tuesday there’s the 1.3GHz UK AC. Wednesday sees a formal meeting at the BSA Club and on […]

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England North 16 June 2013

| June 14, 2013

We start with clubs that have several events this week. Denby Dale Radio Club is taking part in the WAB 50MHz phone contest from Cartworth Moor today. There’s a club night on Wednesday and Saturday sees GB2NCM operating from the National Coal Mining Museum for International Museums weekend. Next Sunday there’s a club trip to […]

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