Archive for April, 2016

Special Events News – 1 May 2016

| April 29, 2016

Ballymena ARG will be operating a station at the Shanes Castle Steam Traction Rally on 1 and 2 May. This will be a station in the Castles and Stately Homes on the Air award scheme. The Traction rally takes place at Shanes Castle, Randalstown Road, Antrim BT41 4NE. Contact Hugh Kernohan, GI0JEV, on 028 2587 […]

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Contest News – 1 May 2016

| April 29, 2016

The SSB leg of the 80m Club Championships takes place from 1900 to 2030UTC on Monday. The exchange is the usual signal report and serial number. On Tuesday the 144MHz UK Activity Contest takes place from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The 432MHz-248GHz Trophy starts […]

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Propagation News – 1 May 2016

| April 29, 2016

It’s been another mixed week, with coronal holes dominating once again. The K-index, a measure of the disturbance to the Earth’s magnetic field due to incoming solar plasma, fluctuated all week, being as low as one and as high as four. The solar flux index started the week at 82, but rose steadily to reach […]

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News for the Midlands – 1 May 2016

| April 29, 2016

We start with a search for a new Deputy Regional Manager for Leicester and Rutland, RSGB Region 131. If you have a few hours to spare, are willing to work as a team and, preferably, live in this area, you are the sort of person we are looking for. Most of the duties will be […]

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News for England North – 1 May 2016

| April 29, 2016

On Monday Angel of the North Amateur Radio Club, Sheffield Amateur Radio Club and Thornton Cleveleys Amateur Radio Society are closed. On Monday Macclesfield and District Radio Society is tidying up the shack. For details, email info@gx4mws.com. Furness Amateur Radio Society is having a social meeting at Newton on Monday. Saturday sees a special event […]

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News for Northern Ireland – 1 May 2016

| April 29, 2016

On Sunday and Monday Ballymena Amateur Radio Group is running a Castles and Stately Homes on the Air station at Shanes Castle, Randalstown Road, Antrim BT41 4NE. The special event station is part of the steam traction rally at Shanes Castle. There will be catering, family attractions, disabled facilities, car parking and access by public […]

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