Archive for March, 2018

News for Scotland – 25 March 2018

| March 23, 2018

On Tuesday Dundee Amateur Radio Club is having a talk on satellites by Peter, GM1CMF. Contact Martin, 2M0KAU, on 0776 370 8933. On Tuesday Kilmarnock and Loudoun Amateur Radio Club is having a talk Dusk To Dawn, to which all are welcome. Contact Len Paget, GM0ONX, via email to Klarcinfo@gmail.com. On Tuesday Livingston and District […]

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News for England South-East – 25 March 2018

| March 23, 2018

We start with clubs that have several events this week. Hastings Electronics and Radio Club has a net this Sunday and next Sunday from 11am on 144.575MHz. On Wednesday there will be a showing of the ESA film Hubble—Fifteen Years of Discovery. Details from Gordon, on 01424 431 909. Radio Society of Harrow has its […]

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News for England South-West – 25 March 2018

| March 23, 2018

This Sunday, Callington ARS is running the Callington Rally. Details from John, G4PBN, on 01822 835 834. On Monday Mid-Somerset Amateur Radio Club is having an afternoon social meeting. Contact David Edwards, G8BFV, on 01749 670 085. On Monday Weston-super-Mare Radio Society is having a construction, operating and natter night. Details from Martin Jones, G7UWI, […]

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News for Wales – 25 March 2018

| March 23, 2018

On Monday Llanelli Amateur Radio Society is having a junk sale. Details from Craig, MW0MXT, on 0738 833 8987. On Thursday Aberystwyth and District Amateur Radio Society has its club net, starting on 145.500MHz then moving to 145.550MHz. Contact Ray, GW7AGG, on 01970 611 853. On Thursday North Wales Radio Society is having a talk […]

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First individual amateurs in Tunisia

| March 16, 2018

The first individually-licenced amateurs in Tunisia are now able to get on the air. Of the 10 people who passed the first exam, five were able to attend a special ceremony to receive their documents personally. President of the National Frequencies Agency, Ashraf Chaabane and the amateur radio committee president Mehdi Hmem spoke about the […]

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Nearly 100k QSOs for Z60A

| March 16, 2018

Before shutting down on 12 March 2018, Z60A in Kosovo had logged 98,450 contacts during its celebratory operations to hand out a new one to the madding crowd. The 30-day-long initial activation of the newest DXCC entity encountered 30,541 individual call signs in 174 DXCC entities. Mission Goodwill Kosovo expressed appreciation to the 28 operators […]

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