Archive for 2015
Rallies and Events News – 15 February 2015
Sunday, the 15th, the Radio Active Rally will take place in the Civic Hall, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 5DG. Doors open at 10.30am and there will be trade stands and a bring-and-buy. More information from Jayne on 07926 078 232. Hull and District ARS is holding a bring-and-buy auction on 22 February in the Maurice Rawlings Centre, […]
Special Events News – 15 February 2015
GB8ORE, standing for Original Radar Experiment, will be operated on 26 February from the Birth of British Radar Memorial, Northampton Road, Litchborough. There is no postal address but the nearest postcode is NN7 4SE. The station will be operating on mainly 40m SSB and some 2m FM. For further information Contact Brian, G8GMU on 07801 […]
DX News – 15 February 2015
CV5A will be on the air from Flores Island, SA-030, between the 21 and 23 February. Activity will be on all HF bands and modes. QSL via CX2ABC. Three German operators will be active as ZD8D until 6 March from Ascension Island, AF-003. They will be on all bands from 40 to 160m SSB, CW […]
Contest News – 15 February 2015
The first WPX contest of the year is the RTTY leg, which will end at 2359UTC Sunday, the 15th, having been running for 48 hours. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands the exchange is signal report and serial number. If RTTY isn’t your thing, the Dutch PACC Contest is held for 24 hours, ending at […]
Propagation News – 15 February 2015
This week the solar flux index declined slightly to be in the 130s, pretty much as predicted by NOAA. The observed sunspot number for the week also declined, being 76 on Thursday 12 February. Geomagnetic conditions were largely settled, with the A index keeping below 15 all week. For next week, NOAA predicts more of […]
News for England Midlands – 15 February 2015
We start with clubs that have several events this week. Sutton Coldfield Amateur Radio Society has its 6m open SSB net today and next Sunday on 50.135MHz from 8.30pm. The 2m open net is on Monday on 145.250MHz, plus or minus. More information from Robert Bird, by email to spirit.guide@hotmail.co.uk. Wythall Radio Club has its […]
