Archive for April, 2015
Rallies and Events News – 19 April 2015
Sunday, the 19th, the Andover Radio and Computer Boot Sale will be held at Wildhern Village Hall, near Andover, Hampshire SP11 0JE. Doors open at 9am for sellers and 10am for buyers. Email arac@arac.org.uk for more details. Also Sunday, the 19th, the West London Radio and Electronics Show will take place at Kempton Park Racecourse, […]
Special Events News – 19 April 2015
Members of Barry Amateur Radio Society will be operating from Flatholm Island, EU-124, from 24 to 27 April. GB4MBC operations on 25 April will be part of the International Marconi Day operations. Operation will be mainly HF but they also anticipate satellite operations using limited portable equipment during the stay. QSL via MW0DHF. One of […]
DX News – 19 April 2015
9M2RDX and others will be active as 9M4TI from Redang Island, IOTA reference AS-073, in West Malaysia from 23 to 26 April. They will operate CW, SSB and BPSK on the 10 to 80m bands. QSL via 9M2RDX, direct only. Dave, WJ2O will be active as YN/WJ2O from Nicaragua on 22 to 30 April. He […]
Contest News – 19 April 2015
Today, the 19th, the UK Microwave Group 2nd Low Band Contest runs from 1000 to 1600UTC. Using all modes on the 1.3 to 3.4GHz bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The 2015 YU DX Contest takes place this weekend in two sections. The first session ended at 0459 today, the 19th, […]
Propagation News – 19 April 2015
The last week saw some very unsettled conditions in terms of geomagnetic disturbances, just as we predicted. The 14th, 15th and 16th were particularly bad, with the planetary K index hitting five and the solar wind speed exceeding 600 kilometres per second, sparking reports of visible aurora. The solar flux index leapt up to 155 […]
News for England Midlands – 19 April 2015
We start with news that South Manchester Radio and Computing Club is changing its meeting place from 23 April. The new venue is the Woodheys Club, 299 Washway Road, Sale, M33 4EE. This is on the A56 between Manchester and Altrincham. Technical Forum meetings are on Monday evenings and formal meetings are at 8pm every […]
