Archive for July, 2017

Special Events News – 16 July 2017

| July 14, 2017

Mid-Ulster ARC will operate a special event station at Coney Island until 30 July. Operation will be from 9am to 5pm and the address is Maghery Country Park, Co. Armagh BT71 6NS. Between 22 and 30 July, a big Scout jamboree will take place near the town of Sonderborg in Denmark. The Scout Jamboree will […]

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Contest News – 16 July 2017

| July 14, 2017

On Sunday, the 16th, the 70MHz trophy contest runs from 1000 to 1600UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number, locator and postcode. Also Sunday, the 16th, the Low Power contest runs from 0900 to 1600UTC using CW on the 3.5 to14MHz bands. The exchange is signal report, serial number and power. […]

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Propagation News – 16 July 2017

| July 14, 2017

Sunspot number 2665 caught NOAA by surprise last week. As we wrote in the last report it was only just rotating into view, but ultimately turned out to be very large indeed. It helped push the solar flux index up to 91 during the week, although it was the only sunspot group visible. We got […]

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News for England Midlands – 16 July 2017

| July 14, 2017

This Sunday and next Burton Amateur Radio Club has an FM net at 10am around 145.575MHz. On Wednesday there’s a club night and Thursday sees another FM net at 8pm around 145.575MHz. More detail from Mike Lewis, 2E0EZG, by email to info@Burton-ARC.co.uk. This Sunday and next Cheltenham Amateur Radio Association has a net at 8.30am […]

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News for England North – 16 July 2017

| July 14, 2017

We start with tuition news. South Shields and District Amateur Radio Club are currently offering help and tuition for those potential amateurs seeking their Foundation, Intermediate or Full licences. The club is an examination centre and is able to offer both the traditional paper-based and the new online examinations. Details can be found on QRZ.com […]

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News for Northern Ireland – 16 July 2017

| July 14, 2017

No news items have been received for Northern Ireland this week.

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