Archive for July, 2018
Special Events News – 8 July 2018
FIFA Football World Cup marathon station MB18FIFA will be on the air on Thursday from the Aberwystwyth and District Radio Society. The station will be on the HF, 6m, 4m and 2m bands, and also working via satellites. On Saturday, the 300th anniversary of the Founding of New Orleans will be marked by N30, operating […]
Contest News – 8 July 2018
The RSGB VHF National Field Day is in progress. Running from 1400UTC on Saturday to 1400UTC on Sunday, all modes can be used on all bands between 50MHz and 1.3GHz. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Today also sees the 3rd 2m Backpackers contest, running from 1100UTC to 1500UTC, overlapping the last […]
Propagation News – 8 July 2018
The 2018 Baker Island DXpedition has now concluded. As we said last week, the path from the UK to the Pacific is a difficult one, but plenty of UK amateurs did manage to make a contact with KH7Z. Twenty and seventeen metres did indeed prove to be the best bands, but on the whole it […]
News for England Midlands – 8 July 2018
We start with news from clubs that have several events this week. Burton Amateur Radio Club has an open net today and next Sunday from 10am on 145.575MHz. On Wednesday there’s a club night and Thursday sees an open net on 145.575MHz from 8pm. Contact Rob McCracken, G6EIH, on 0781 214 6333. Lincoln Short Wave […]
News for England North – 8 July 2018
We start with news from clubs that have several events this week. Denby Dale Radio Club has its net on GB3HD from 10.30am today and next Sunday. Details from Darran, G0BWB, on 0797 442 3227. Oldham Radio Club has a C4FM net today and next Sunday from 9.30am on FCS004-55. Wednesday sees a 2m net […]
News for Northern Ireland – 8 July 2018
Today, a crew of six from Bushvalley Amateur Radio club, MN0GKL, will be leaving Carrickfergus harbour bound for the Maiden Islands and one of the lighthouses. The islands are 13 miles off the north coast of Northern Ireland, WAB D41 and IOTA EU-122. The club will be operating on HF/VHF & UHF bands. The exact […]
