Archive for November, 2015
New repeater IO93ga now on air
GB3BP is a new System Fusion repeater on air in IO93ga serving the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire area. The repeater is currently configured in dual mode so will accept FM or C4FM on the input. The repeater has an input frequency of 438.4875MHz and an output frequency of 430.8875MHz with a 71.9Hz CTCSS tone. Reports to […]
Spectrum Forum reports now online
The reports from the RSGB Spectrum Forum meeting held on 7 November have been released. They cover the HF, VHF and microwave spectrum, the Amateur Radio Observation Service, propagation, contests, ETCC and national special interest groups such as GQRP.
IARU 90th birthday special events
To celebrate the 90th anniversary of IARU several countries have special event stations running to the end of the year. Contacts with these stations go towards a diploma celebrating this IARU milestone where you need to contact 10 special IARU call signs before the end of the year. The Radio Club of Haiti will be […]
Rallies and Events News – 15 November 2015
Sunday, the 15th, the Coulsdon ATS Radio and Electronics Bazaar takes place at the Coulsdon Community Centre, Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, Surrey CR5 3BE. There is limited on-site parking but plenty of street parking is available. Doors open from 10am to 2pm and admission is £1 including a complimentary tea or coffee. There will also […]
Special Event News – 15 November 2015
The RSGB HQ special event call sign GB3HQ will be activated Sunday, the 15th, by Brimham Contest Group in North Yorkshire. The station will operate on HF bands 160m, 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m and 10m, CW and SSB. In particular between 2000 and 2300UTC on Saturday the call will be used in the RSGB 160m […]
DX News – 15 November 2015
Harald, DF2WO is operating as XT2AW from Burkina Faso until 27 November. Harald will likely be operating on slow CW. QSLs go to his manager, M0OXO. Andi, DL9USA and Jan, DJ8NK will be active as VP2ECC and VP2ENK respectively from the Caribbean island of Anguilla, NA-022, until 18 November. They are using CW, SSB and […]
