Archive for 2017
DX News – 16 July 2017
The Kuala Lumpur DX Team will be active as 9M4IOTA from Pangkor Island, AS-072, in West Malaysia from 22 to 24 July. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on the 10 to 80m bands. QSL direct to 9M2OOO. Philip, G4PWO will be active as 8Q7PW from the Maldives, AS-013 for two weeks starting […]
Special Events News – 16 July 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 […]
Contest News – 16 July 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. […]
Propagation News – 16 July 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 […]
News for England Midlands – 16 July 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 […]
News for England North – 16 July 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 […]