Archive for 2015
Rallies and Events News – 25 October 2015
The 26th Great Northern Hamfest takes place today, the 25th, in the Barnsley Premier Leisure Complex, Queens Road, Barnsley S71 1AN. Follow the brown Metrodome signs. Doors open at 10am and there will be trade stands and special interest groups. Details from Ernie, G4LUE, on 07984 191 873. The inaugural radio rally organised by Bushvalley […]
Special Event News – 25 October 2015
GB0RWC will be on the air for the Rugby World Cup on the 26th and 27th of October from South Road, Sully, operated by Barry ARS. On the 28th and 29th the callsign moves to Shute Farm, Fluxton in Devon operated by Sidmouth ARS. Finally, on the 31st, it will be operated by Whitton ARG […]
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 […]
