Archive for April, 2018
GB2RS News Script for 29 April 2018
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Rallies and Events News – 29 April 2018
This Sunday, the 29th, the Northern Amateur Radio Societies Association Exhibition Blackpool Rally takes place at the Norbreck Castle Exhibition Centre, Blackpool FY2 9AA. Car parking is available and a talk-in station will be on the air. The doors will open at 10.15am for disabled visitors and 10.30am for the general public. As well as […]
DX News – 29 April 2018
Cezar, VE3LYC should be starting this Sunday from the Duff Islands in the Temotu part of the Solomon Islands. He will be active until 3 May. This is OC-179 for IOTA. The operation has been partly supported by the RSGB DXpedition Fund. Harry, JG7PSJ will be active as JD1BMH from Chichijima (AS-031), in the Ogasawara […]
Special Event News – 29 April 2018
SOS Radio Week 2018 takes place between 1 and 31 May with stations operating to celebrate the work of the RNLI. Details, including the list of participating stations, can be found at sosradioweek.org.uk. Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society will be active as GB4GW between 1 and 28 May to commemorate the end of the Great […]
Contest News – 29 April 2018
The RTTY leg of the Polish DX Contest continues until 1200 UTC this Sunday, 29 April. The bands for this are 3.5MHz to 28MHz. The contest exchange is a signal report and serial number. Polish stations also give their province code. The RSGB 144MHz FM Activity Contest takes place on Tuesday, 1 May from 1800 […]
Propagation News – 29 April 2018
Last weekend’s poor HF conditions, which made for a quieter than normal International Marconi Day on the 21st, were largely caused by incoming material from a large solar coronal hole. A lack of sunspots didn’t help either. The incoming solar wind pushed the K-index up to six at one point, but conditions settled as the […]
