Archive for 2017
Rallies and Events News – 3 December 2017
We have no rallies in the diary before Christmas. But, on 29 December, the Yeovil Amateur Radio Club Table Top Rally will take place at Sparkford Village Hall, Church Road, Sparkford, Somerset BA22 7JN.
DX News – 3 December 2017
Hartwig, DL7BC will be operating as FY/DL7BC/p near Cayenne in French Guiana until 7 December. QSL direct to home call. John, N9MDH is on the air as 5V1JE from Lome in Togo until the end of May 2018. Activity is on 80 to 10 metres using SSB and various digital modes. QSL via Logbook of […]
Special Event News – 3 December 2017
The main special event station news is GB17YOTA on the air for Youngsters on the Air month. This call sign will be aired by clubs up and down the country during the month of December. This Sunday, the 3rd, sees the Wessex Contest Group operating the call. On Tuesday, Carrickfergus ARG take over, then Southampton […]
Contest News – 3 December 2017
The ARRL 160m contest ends its run at 1600UTC on Sunday the 3rd. Using CW only, the exchange is the usual signal report. US and Canadian stations also send their ARRL or RAC section number. The RSGB 144MHz AFS contest takes place this Sunday, the 3rd. Running from 1000 to 1600UTC on the 2m band […]
Propagation News – 3 December 2017
HF propagation for last week’s CQ Worldwide CW contest was fair to middling. There was a 10 metre opening on Saturday, but otherwise the money bands were 20 and 15 metres during the day, with 40 and 80 metres coming into their own after sunset. The predicted poorer geomagnetic conditions on Sunday didn’t really materialise, […]
News for England Midlands – 3 December 2017
We start with clubs that have several events this week. Wythall Radio Club has its regular net at 8pm this Sunday and next Sunday on 145.225MHz or GB3WL. Tuesday there’s a Morse Class followed by a free-‘n’-easy evening. On Saturday there’s a club trip to ML&S. Details from Chris, G0EYO, on 07710 412 819. Coventry […]
