Archive for May, 2016
Yearbook deadline approaching
Affiliated amateur radio clubs need to be getting information together for the next RSGB Yearbook and should recently have received a letter to this effect. Information such as contact details, meeting places and examination information is being collected. The deadline for submitting information on the club is 6 June.
RSGB President Hamvention interview
The Dayton Hamvention is over for another year. Around 25,000 visitors were at the show, including the RSGB President, Nick Henwood, G3RWF. He was interviewed along with Chip Margelli K7JA, A71EZ of the Qatar Amateur Radio Society and Vicki Mate K8VGM of the 3905 Century Club for the Amateur Radio Newsline report.
Rallies and Events News – 29 May 2016
We have no details of any rallies taking place Sunday, the 29th. On 4 and 5 June the Sussex Electronics and Radio Fair takes place at Eastbourne Sports Park, Cross Levels Way, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 2UF. The venue has free car parking as well as camping and caravanning on site and there are disabled […]
DX News – 29 May 2016
Kevin, K6TOP is on the air as VP2V/K6TOP from Tortola, IOTA reference NA-023, in the British Virgin Islands. He will be active until 15 June while on holiday. Operation is on the 40, 20, 15 and 10m bands using mostly CW. QSL via NR6M. Stefan, DF8HS will be active from Fehmarn Island, EU-128, from 6 […]
Contest News – 29 May 2016
On Sunday, the 29th, the third 70MHz Cumulative contest runs from 1400 to 1600UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The CW World Wide WPX CW contest ends its 48 hour run at 2359 on the 29th. Using the 1.8 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and […]
Propagation News – 29 May 2016
This past week was more settled geomagnetically with the K-index generally staying around zero or one. This was thanks to a lack of solar coronal hole activity and the associated high-speed solar wind streams. The solar flux index declined from the high to mid 90s as large sunspot 2546 rotated out of view. This has […]
