Archive for June, 2015
Rallies and Events News – 21 June 2015
The Newbury and District Amateur Radio rally takes place on Sunday, 21 June at the Newbury Showground. Owing to essential roadworks on the M4 Junction 13, the roundabout is closed. This means that diversions are in place for most visitors to the rally. Visitors should check the NADARS website before setting off for details of […]
Special Events News – 21 June 2015
Cambridge Museum of Technology is hosting GB1CMT, operated by members of the Cambridge and District Amateur Radio Club, on Sunday, 21 June. On air from 11am to 5pm, the museum including the radio operating area is open to the public from 2pm to 5pm. Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society will operate GB1JSS from Galleywood Common on […]
DX News – 21 June 2015
Peter, VE3IKV will be active from the Bahamas from 22 June to 6 July using C6AUX. He will be mainly on 6m with some HF, both CW and SSB. QSL to his home callsign. Two Japanese operators will be on the air from Timor Leste, East Timor, OTA reference OC-148, from 25 to 29 June. […]
Contest News – 21 June 2015
The biggest VHF contest of the month, the 6m Trophy, ends its 24 hours at 1400UTC on Sunday the 21st. It has six hour and 24 hour sections for ‘single op fixed’ and ‘single op others’, as well as a 24 hour open—multi-op—section. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. […]
Propagation News – 21 June 2015
The sun has been relatively clear this week, apart from sunspot group 2367 that pushed the solar flux index to 136. Geomagnetic conditions have been reasonably quiet with the Kp index mostly at two to three, with two instances of it hitting four. Nevertheless, summer conditions in the northern hemisphere have taken their toll with […]
News for England Midlands – 21 June 2015
On Sunday, 21 and 28 June Sutton Coldfield Amateur Radio Society has an open net on 50.135MHz SSB from 8 30pm, all are welcome to join in. On Monday there is a club meeting. More information from Robert Bird, by email to spirit.guide@hotmail.co.uk. On Sunday, 21 and 28 Wythall Radio Club has club net on […]
