Archive for March, 2018
Also in GB2RS this week…
CQScotland.com will be providing free electronic kits for accompanied school-age children attending the Scottish Electronics and Radio Convention. It takes place at the Braehead Arena, Glasgow, on 20 May 2018. A dedicated construction area will be set up, and help will be on hand so children should leave with a fully working project. Alternatively, it […]
Rallies and Events News – 1 April 2018
We have no rallies listed for this weekend. Next Sunday the Ripon and District ARS rally and surplus equipment sale takes place at Hugh Ripley Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire HG4 2PT. Doors open at 10am. Contact David Cutter, G3UNA, via email to rally@ripon.org.uk.
DX News – 1 April 2018
Mike VE7ACN will be operating portable VE2 from Havre Aubert Island in the Madeleine Islands group for one week from 2 April. This is NA-038 for IOTA. A large French DXpedition to St Brandon Island in the Indian Ocean should get on the air towards the end of the week on most HF bands and […]
Special Event News – 1 April 2018
This Sunday, 1 April, marks the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air force. Members of the RAFARS will be active today from RAF Cosford as GB100RAF to mark this historic occasion. The call will be used at many events during 2018, so there will be lots of chance to work them. For […]
Contest News – 1 April 2018
The UKEICC DX CW contest concludes its 24-hour run at 1200UTC this Sunday. Using all the contest bands from 3.5 to 28MHz, on CW only, the exchange is signal report, serial number and district code. Also ending at the same time is the Russian WW MultiMode contest. Using all modes on the 1.8 to 28MHz […]
Propagation News – 1 April 2018
As we move into April 2018 it is time to think about updating the latest smoothed sunspot number if you are using a VOACAP-based propagation prediction program. There are a number of different methods used to smooth or average sunspot numbers, but VOACAP recommends the adjusted SSN from the Solar Influences Data Centre in Belgium. […]
