Archive for July, 2018
Special Events News – 15 July 2018
Warrington Amateur Radio Club is operating GB2TAC at Hooton Park today. On Tuesday there’s a club night with a talk, technical and practical sessions. Contact Jeff, G1DYN, via email to secretary@warc.org.uk Dundee Amateur Radio Club is having an equipment preparation session on Tuesday. From Thursday to next Sunday GB2BAJ will be on the air from […]
Contest News – 15 July 2018
The IARU HF Championship concludes today at 1200UTC. Using CW and SSB on all the contest bands from 1.8 to 28MHz, the exchange is signal report and ITU Zone, which is 27 for the UK. The official RSGB team is using the callsign GR2HQ, and there are several stations dotted around the country. You get […]
Propagation News – 15 July 2018
Summer Sporadic-E brought some unusual short-skip propagation to 20 metres this week, with contacts being enabled between parts of the UK. Signals between Southern England and Scotland were very loud mid-morning after Sporadic-E cloud settled over the British Isles on Monday. These UK openings are hard to predict, but can bring short-skip on paths between […]
News for England Midlands – 15 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. Next Saturday sees an open barbecue, to which all are welcome. […]
News for England North – 15 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. Wednesday sees a club night. Details from Darran, G0BWB, on 0797 442 3227. Oldham Radio Club has a C4FM net on FCS004-55 from 9.30am today. Wednesday sees a […]
News for Northern Ireland – 15 July 2018
No news items have been received for Northern Ireland this week.
