Archive for 2016
News for England South-East – 4 September 2016
We start with clubs that have several events this week. Cambridge and District Amateur Radio Club has nets today and next Sunday from 8.30am on 144.180MHz USB, from 10.30am on 7.0875MHz or 3.620MHz LSB, and from 11.30am on 145.550MHz FM. Monday sees a club net on 145.550MHz at 8pm and on Friday there’s an expert […]
News for England South-West – 4 September 2016
We start with clubs that have several events this week. North Bristol Amateur Radio Club has an open net from 7pm on GB3BS tonight and next Sunday. On Friday there’s a relax and chat evening, alongside training classes and radio operation. Saturday sees the south-west DMR net from 7pm, Slot2 Talk Group 950. Details from […]
News for Wales – 4 September 2016
Newport Amateur Radio Society has its club net on 3.705MHz from 10am today and next Sunday. Tuesday sees a club net on 145.425MHz from 8pm. Details from Margaret, GW4SUE, on 01633 665 289. On Monday Dragon Amateur Radio Club is having a business meeting, including plans for the construction competition. More information from Stewart Rolfe, […]
Italian hams aid earthquake response
Following the magnitude 6.2 earthquake that struck central Italy on 24 August, Italian radio amateurs are active in the emergency response. Please keep 7060kHz clear, along with other Emergency Centre of Activity frequencies in the 80 and 40m bands for emergency communications within Italy. No external assistance is required at this time. The Italian radio […]
60m and 630m for Latvian hams
Latvian amateurs have two new bands following the introduction of their new amateur radio licence on 9 August. Access has been allowed to the new WRC15 60m, or 5MHz, allocation from 5351.5 to 5366.5kHz with a power of 15W EIRP. 472 to 479kHz in the 630m band has also become available with a power of […]
ARISS proposals sought
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals from schools and formal or informal educational institutions and organisations to host amateur radio contacts next year with ISS crew members. The window to accept proposals opens on 1 September 2016 and the deadline to submit a proposal is the 1 November […]
