Archive for February, 2018
DX News – 11 February 2018
OH2IS will be in Martinique, IOTA reference NA-107, from 18 to 28 February. He’ll be focusing on the low bands as FM/OH2IS using a full size 40m metre and top loading for 80m. On the higher bands he will have dipoles. Dick, AD7AR will be active as 5W0LR from Samoa, OC-097, until 22 February. He […]
Special Event News – 11 February 2018
Thinking Day on the Air 2018 will take place over the weekend of 17 and 18 February. Guides and Scouts are taking part from the UK, Canada, USA, the Netherlands and possibly other countries. A list of known stations is displayed on the website, and if your station isn’t listed, please send in details via […]
Contest News – 11 February 2018
The CQ World Wide WPX RTTY contest runs for 48 hours ending at 2359UTC this Sunday, the 11th. Using RTTY only on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number. Ending at 1200UTC this Sunday, the 11th, is the PACC contest. Using CW and SSB on the 1.8 to 28MHz […]
Propagation News – 11 February 2018
Sunspot region 2699 provided us with a small increase in solar activity last week. It also produced a number of minor C and M-class flares as the solar flux index rose to around 77. More significantly, quieter geomagnetic conditions, thanks to a lack of coronal holes, meant the K-index remained fairly low and the bands […]
News for England Midlands – 11 February 2018
We start with news from clubs that have several events this week. Burton Amateur Radio Club has a club net on 145.575MHz at 10am this Sunday and next Sunday. On Wednesday there’s a shack night. There’s another club net on Thursday at 7.30pm 145.575MHz. Details from Mike Lewis, M0XMX on 0785 068 5961. Wythall Radio […]
News for England North – 11 February 2018
We start with news for clubs that have several events this week. Stockport Radio Society continues its Intermediate course this Sunday. Tuesday sees the club net from 7.30pm on 51.550MHz FM and on Thursday there’s a net from 7.30pm on 145.375MHz FM. On Friday there’s a net from 2pm on 433.525MHz FM. Details from Heather […]
