Archive for October, 2015
DX News – 25 October 2015
The Mediterraneo DX group will be travelling to Vietnam and plan to be on the air as 3W3MD from the 31st of October to the 10th of November on all bands and modes. Additional information is on QRZ.com. John, ZS5J and Beth, 2W0VOW will be active until the 3rd of November as C91B. Activity will […]
Contest News – 25 October 2015
As noted earlier, the SSB leg of the CQWW DX Contest ends its 48 hour run at 2359 today, the 25th. This is an event that will undoubtedly attract a huge level of participation. Exchange a signal report and CQ Zone number, which is 14 for the UK. Expect some exotic callsigns and rarely heard […]
Propagation News – 25 October 2015
This week has shown just how good the upper HF bands can be. A healthy solar flux index of 120 or more, plus settled geomagnetic conditions, has seen maximum usable frequencies rise to more than 30MHz. As a result, a lot of DX has been heard and worked, especially on 10 and 12m. This weekend […]
News for England Midlands – 25 October 2015
We start with news from clubs that have several events this week. Worksop Amateur Radio Society continues its Intermediate training and is on the air today and next Sunday. On Tuesday there’s a club night and the UKAC, whilst Wednesday sees VHF and UHF activities. Thursday has a technical night, plus construction, CW tuition and […]
News for England North – 25 October 2015
We start with news from clubs that have several events this week. South Manchester Radio and Computer Club has its technical forum on Monday. Thursday sees a review of the Advanced course. Details from Ron, G3SVW, on 01619 693 999. Mexborough & District Amateur Radio Society is having a feedback session on Tuesday about special […]
News for Northern Ireland – 25 October 2015
The Bushvalley Amateur Radio Club net is on Tuesday evenings on 145.500MHz. More details from Sam Quigg, Mi0GGB, via email to bovally@btopenworld.com.
