Archive for May, 2014

DX News 25 May 2014

rsgb | May 23, 2014

A team of 16 operators from Malaysia will be on the air as 9M2MI from Undan Island between 30 May and 1 June, IOTA reference AS-097. Activity will be on 10 to 40 metres using CW and SSB. QSL only direct to 9M2YOT. N6TJ will be active as ZD8Z from Ascension Island, IOTA AF-003, between […]

Contest News 25 May 2014

rsgb | May 23, 2014

Today, 25 May, the third 70MHz Cumulative contest takes place from 1400 to 1600UTC. Using all modes on the band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The CW leg of the CQWW WPX Contest will keep the HF bands busy for the whole 48 hours this weekend. Expect the CW segments of […]

Propagation News 25 May 2014

rsgb | May 23, 2014

Papers from a recent NASA workshop on solar cycle 24 suggest that we are at or close to solar maximum and that this will be among the weakest peaks on record. By all conventional measures this has been an extremely quiet cycle. However, the analysis adds that most major events, such as large flares or […]

News for England Midlands – 25 May 2015

rsgb | May 23, 2014

We start with clubs that have several events this week. Wythall Radio is taking part in the CQ WPX World Prefix CW contest today and has its club net on 145.225MHz at 8pm tonight and next Sunday. On Monday there’s a curry night at the Monsoon from 6.30pm. Tuesday sees a Morse class from 7.45 […]

News for England North – 25 May 2014

rsgb | May 23, 2014

We start with clubs that have several events this week. Warrington Amateur Radio Club is running the usual Solder Sunday from noon today and next Sunday. Tuesday sees a talk on Morse code in amateur radio by Lee, M0AMU. On Thursday there’s an informal meeting and chat from 10am. Contact Ken Hatton, G3VBA, on 01928 […]