Archive for March, 2015
Rallies and Events News – 8 March 2015
Today, the 8th, the 30th Wythall Radio Club Rally will be held. It is at a new venue this year, the Wythall Radio Club HQ at Wythall Park, Silver Street, Wythall B47 6LZ. Doors open at 10am, or 9.30 for disabled visitors. Admission is £3. There will be trade stands, catering and a licensed bar. […]
Special Event News – 8 March 2015
Listen out for Science Week special event stations, usually working within schools or other educational establishments. If you hear these young people on the air, please give them a call. If you have news of any future special event stations, please email details to radcom@rsgb.org.uk.
DX News – 8 March 2015
Seven members of the Portable Operating Group, based in Stafford, will be operating from a base camp North Anglesey from 7 to 14 March. Using the club callsign MC0POG they will be operating all modes and some of the more energetic will be operating SOTA from various locations around the island. Toshi, JA8BMK will be […]
Contest News – 8 March 2015
This weekend the 144/432MHz contest ends its 24 hours’ run at 1400UTC today, the 8th. Using all modes in both bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The ARRL International DX contest ends its 48 hours of operation at 2359UTC today, the 8th. It is an SSB contest using the 1.8 to […]
Propagation News – 8 March 2015
Last week saw the solar flux index remain in the range 123-130. The beginning of the week saw rather unsettled geomagnetic conditions, with the planetary A index up to 23 at middle latitudes. Solar wind speeds remained elevated above 500km/s due to a geomagnetic storm that brought widespread aurora around the arctic circle. The solar […]
News for England Midlands – 8 March 2015
We start with news that the M0OCT ARS is running a Foundation course in the Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire area, starting on Saturday 11 April and running for three weeks, with the exam on 25 April. For more information, including details of distance learning for the Advanced exam, email secretary@m0oct.com. Now for news from […]
