Archive for April, 2015
Also in GB2RS this week…
The RSGB AGM is taking place on 25th April at 12 noon in the Royal National Hotel, 38-51 Bedford Way, Russell Square, London WC1H 0DG. Doors will be open from 11am until 11.45am for registration and refreshments will be available. A Society bookstall will be open from 11am to 12 noon and again during lunch. […]
Rallies and Events News – 12 April 2015
The 31st Yeovil QRP Convention takes place today, 12th April, at Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3AA. There will be talk-in on S22 and the doors open at 9.30am. Admission is £3 and there will be trade stands, a Bring & Buy as well as a lecture stream. More details from Steve, G7AHP, […]
Special Events News – 12 April 2015
Leicester Radio Society will be running a special event station on HF from about 10am until 5pm using GX3LRS at the Hobbies and Pastimes Steam Day today, 12th April. This takes place at the Abbey Pumping Station, LE4 5PX. One of the war graves and memorials for fallen Australians is Polygon Wood in Belgium. To […]
DX News -12 April 2015
The DX0P DXpedition to Spratly Island will take place from the 15th to 20th April. The operators will arrive on site on the 14th and take down will be late afternoon on the 20th. Full details at www.DX0P.ORG Brian, GW4DVB will be operating a mini DXpedition using callsign J88PI from Palm Island in St. Vincent […]
Contest News – 12 April 2015
Today, 12th April, the first 50MHz Contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number, locator and postcode. The Worked All Britain Data contest takes place today, 12th April, from 1200-2200UTC. This is on 3.5, 7 and 14MHz bands and the exchange is signal report, serial number and […]
Propagation News – 12 April 2015
Last week we said that the sun was virtually clear, but spots have a habit of popping up from nowhere. This is exactly what did happen, pushing the solar flux index to a high of 126. Geomagnetic conditions were relatively settled, helping to improve HF propagation. This high declined as the week went on and […]
