Archive for January, 2017
Rallies and Events News – 8 January 2017
The Red Rose Winter Rally, organised by West Manchester Radio Club, takes place on 15 January at Lowton Civic Centre, Hesketh Meadow Lane, WA3 2AH, just off the A580 East Lancs Road. Doors open at 11am and car parking is free. There will be trade stands, a bring-and-buy, special interest groups and an RSGB book […]
DX News – 8 January 2017
A group of Brazilian operators will be active as ZZ8P from Poldros Island, IOTA reference SA-072, between 14 and 18 January. Activity will be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and the digital modes. QSL via PT2GTI, direct, by the Bureau, Club Log or Logbook of the World. Steve, G0SGB will be active as […]
Special Event News – 8 January 2017
GB2KW will be on the air from 1 to 28 January using vintage KW Electronics Ltd equipment. See the GB2KW listing on QRZ.com for full information. Humber Fortress DX ARC in Hull has organised a year’s multi-club activation to celebrate Hull as the UK City of Culture 2017. Ofcom have kindly granted the call sign […]
Contest News – 8 January 2017
The UK Six Metre Group Winter Marathon continues on 6m until the end of January. Details are on the UKSMG website. The ARRL RTTY Roundup runs for 30 hours until 2359 on the 8th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number, with US stations sending their state and […]
Propagation News – 8 January 2017
Firstly, a happy New Year to all. We’ve got off to a bad start with a massive coronal hole on the sun that has rewarded us with dire predictions for the period up to 8 January. We can expect the K-index to hit four or five at times with a consequent lowering of maximum useable […]
News for England Midlands – 8 January 2017
We start with clubs that have several events this week. Wythall Radio Club has its club net today and next Sunday from 8pm on 145.225MHz or GB3WL. Tuesday sees a Morse class and committee meeting and on Friday it’s the regular nibbles night in the shack. Details from Chris, G0EYO, on 07710 412 819. Leicester […]
