Archive for May, 2017
Rallies and Events – 14 May 2017
The 36th Lough Erne ARC rally takes place today, the 14th of May, at the Share Centre, Smiths Strand, Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh BT92 0JZ. Doors open at 11.30am. There will be trade stands, a Bring & Buy and an RSGB bookstand. Catering is available on site. Details from Mark Mullaney, EI4HDB, by email to ei4hdb@gmail.com. […]
DX News – 14 May 2017
Krish, W4VKU and Pai are planning another VU7 activity holiday style from the 15th to the 19th of May. Operating as VU2VKU and VU2PAI respectively, they will have two complete stations with KPA500 amplifiers and verticals by the beach. Tom, KC0W will be active as 8R1/KC0W from Guyana until the 8th of June. He will […]
Special Event News – 14 May 2017
Burton Amateur Radio Club will be taking part in Mills on the Air today, the 14th, from Claymills Pumping Station, operating as GB3NFC on 40m, 20m and 2m FM and SSB. South Essex Amateur Radio Society will operate from Rayleigh Windmill, Bellingham Lane, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 7ED today, the 14th, from 10am to 4pm. GB2SMP […]
Contest News – 14 May 2017
Today, the 14th the 70MHz CW contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number, locator and postcode. The Worked All Britain 40m phone contest takes place today, the 14th of May, from 1000 to 1400UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number and WAB square. Entries need to be with […]
Propagation News – 14 May 2017
Last week the solar surface was pretty much bare, other than a tiny speck of a sunspot at mid latitude. This sent the solar flux index down below 70 – the first time it has been there for some time. Given that it never drops much below about 66, even at sunspot minimum, this gives […]
News for England Midlands – 14 May 2017
We start with news that the Eagle Radio Group has successfully commissioned MB7AMP in the Mablethorpe and Sutton on Sea area. It is an ALLSTAR Gateway operating on 430.0375MHz with a TCCSS access of 71.9Hz. More information on the club is available via its website, www.eagleradiogroup.com. Now for clubs that have several events this week. Burton Amateur […]
