Archive for December, 2015
Next Bath Buildathon
The next Bath Buildathon is to be held on Saturday, 9 January 2016. The aim of the event is to encourage newcomers to have a go at homebrewing radio equipment under the watchful eye of some experienced radio constructors. The kit chosen for the 2016 Bath Buildathon is the Acorn II software-defined radio receiver from […]
Rallies and Events News – 13 December 2015
There are no more rallies in 2015 in the diary. The first rally of the New Year is the Red Rose Winter Rally on 17 January. If you have any rally or event information you’d like to appear in future editions of GB2RS, in RadCom and on the RSGB website, please email details to radcom@rsgb.org.uk.
Special Event News – 13 December 2015
ANZAC centenary commemorations end with VI4ANZAC on the air until 20 December commemorating the work of the Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train. A QSL card will be available.
DX News – 13 December 2015
Magnus, SM6WET is going to the South Cook Islands. Using the call sign E51WET he will be on Rarotonga Island, OC-013, from 14 to 17 December. From 17 December to 4 January he will be on Aitutaki Atoll, OC-083. He will activate all bands from 160 to 6m as circumstances allow on SSB, CW, RTTY […]
Contest News – 13 December 2015
The ARRL 10m contest runs until 2359UTC today, the 13th, ending the 48 hour run. Using CW and phone only on the 28MHz band the exchange is signal report and serial number. Additionally, US stations will send their state code and Canadian stations their province code. The UK Six Metre Group Winter Marathon contest runs […]
Propagation News – 13 December 2015
This has been another week with an elevated solar wind stream from coronal holes. This had a negative effect on the geomagnetic field, which reached storm levels at times again with visible aurora at higher latitudes. The solar wind often had a south-facing magnetic Bz component, which meant it coupled more easily with the earth’s […]
