Archive for 2017

Contest News – 2 April 2017

| March 31, 2017

This weekend is a busy one. The SP DX contest ends its 24 hour run at 1500UTC today, the 2nd. Using 160 to 10m, the exchange is signal report and serial number. SP stations send their province code too. On Sunday the 2nd, running from 0900 to 1200UTC, the First 70MHz contest takes place. Using […]

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Propagation News – 2 April 2017

| March 31, 2017

Last week was a mixed bag. As predicted we had geomagnetic storming, thanks to the effects of a large coronal hole and its associated high speed solar wind stream, but we also had some good HF conditions at times. With the solar flux in the low 80s, propagation was dominated by the impact of solar […]

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News for England Midlands – 2 April 2017

| March 31, 2017

We start with clubs that have several events this week. Burton Amateur Radio Club has its net today and next Sunday from 10am around 145.575MHz. On Wednesday there’s a club night, and Thursday sees a club net from 8pm around 145.575MHz. Contact Mike Lewis, 2E0EZG, via email to info@Burton-ARC.co.uk. South Kesteven Amateur Radio Society is […]

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News for England North – 2 April 2017

| March 31, 2017

We start with clubs that have several events this week. Angel of the North Amateur Radio Club has a talk on Monday by Carolyn Crook on the progression of data encoding in analogue and digital signalling. Next Sunday the club is at the NARSA rally in Blackpool. Contact Nancy Bone, G7UUR, on 01914 770 036. […]

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News for Northern Ireland – 2 April 2017

| March 31, 2017

On Thursday Ballymena Amateur Radio Group has its quarterly meeting. For more information contact Hugh Kernohan, GI0JEV, via email to hkernohan@aol.com. On Thursday Bangor and District Amateur Radio Society is holding its constructors’ contest. For more information contact Norman, GI3YMY, via email to norman.newell@yahoo.com.

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News for Scotland – 2 April 2017

| March 31, 2017

On Tuesday Livingston and District Amateur Radio Society is having a training evening. Details from Cathie, 2M0DIB, on 01506 433 846. On Wednesday Glenrothes and DRC is having a talk on PSK. Contact Tam, MM0TGB, on 0775 3526 498. On Wednesday Inverness and District Amateur Radio Society has its net from 8pm on 145.575MHz and […]

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