Archive for December, 2014
Special Events News – 28 December 2014
The Santa Claus stations, OH9SCL for Santa Claus Land and OF9X for Old Father Nine Xmas are on the air. Principal radio activity will be over the weekends after Christmas around 25kHz from the band edges and the SSB pole position is at 14.225MHz. The My DX Summit website will feature OH9SCL and OF9X on […]
DX News – 28 December 2014
KK6BT will be activating Raivavae Island, OC-114, in the Austral Islands group. He plans to be on the air from 5 to 11 January operating exclusively SSB, using the 10 to 40m bands, including WARC bands. K4KGG will be active stroke VP9 from Hamilton Parish, Bermuda, NA-005, between 31 December and 5 January. Operations will […]
Contest News – 28 December 2014
For anyone wanting a good excuse to disappear into the shack, the Christmas Cumulatives are still taking place for 2 hours a day until the 29th. 6m, 4m, 2m and 70cm are in use each day, so band hopping is essential if you want to do well. Operations take place from 1400 to 1600UTC each […]
Propagation News – 28 December 2014
Due to the festive break this week’s HF forecast is being prepared earlier than normal, which makes it harder to predict solar conditions. What we can say is that the sun is likely to remain very active, with a high probability of solar flares and attendant coronal mass ejections. This week NOAA predicts the solar […]
News for England Midlands – 28 December 2014
This broadcast covers club events for the two weeks from today until Sunday 11 January. Sutton Coldfield Amateur Radio Society has its 6m open net on 50.135MHz SSB from 7.30pm today and on the next two Sundays. Tomorrow and next Monday see an open net on 145.250MHz from 7.30pm. More information from Robert Bird, by […]
News for England North – 28 December 2014
This broadcast covers club events for the two weeks from today until Sunday 11 January. Fleetwood Radio Enthusiasts Group Club is holding its Christmas net today from 2pm on 2m. The club is closed this Tuesday but is having a natter night next Tuesday. Contact John Earnshaw, M0JFE, on 07940 815 659. Chester and District […]
