Archive for September, 2013
National balloon foxhunt in Netherlands
On 15 September, Dutch radio amateurs are holding the 35th national balloon foxhunt in the Netherlands. During the event, a radiosonde will be sent up to reach an altitude of about 19 miles. Local foxhunters will home in on the sonde in contest with each other as it comes down. Due to the high altitude, […]
Also in GB2RS 8 September 2013…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft will fly past Earth on 9 October to receive a gravity assist, putting it on course for Jupiter. To celebrate, the Juno mission is inviting amateur radio operators around the world to say “HI” to Juno in a coordinated Morse code message. If enough operators participate, Juno’s “Waves” radio and plasma wave […]
Rallies and Events News – 8 September 2013
The Friskney & East Lincolnshire Communications Club Rally takes place today in Friskney Village Hall, Church Road, Friskney, Lincs PE22 8RD, 6.5 miles south of Skegness. Doors open at 9.30am and there will be a Bring & Buy in operation. Details on 07534 624 559. Next Sunday, the 15th, the Torbay Annual Communications Fair will […]
Special Events News – 8 September 2013
South Tyneside Amateur Radio Society will be operating GB2SRM from the site of StephensonRailwayMuseum, Middle Engine Lane, North Shields, Tyne & Wear NE29 8DX today. All visitors are welcome to the site. Operation will be on all HF bands plus 2 metres, with the occasional 2 metre mobile from the train. 6 metres will be […]
DX News – 8 September 2013
JK1AJT will be in Myanmar from 18 to 23 September with the callsign XZ1Z. He is taking a tri-band Yagi with him in addition to the ground plane antennas that he used last month. This operation will be mainly CW. QSL via Club Log, Oh-QRS or direct to JH1AJT. WB6OJB and K5LBU will be active […]
Contest News – 8 September 2013
SSB Field Day on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands ends today at 1300UTC. The exchange is signal report and serial number. The 144MHz Trophy and IARU 144MHz Contest both end today at 1400UTC. Using all modes the exchange for both is signal report, serial number and locator. The 5th 144MHz Backpacker Contest runs today from […]
