Archive for August, 2018
Special Events News – 12 August 2018
The Deep Space Exploration Society will be operating a special event station until 13 August from the site of its 60-foot dish observatory in Colorado, USA. Calling as K0PRT and coinciding with the Perseids meteor shower, operation will be from 1400UTC to 2359UTC on 7.238, 14.253 and 50.160MHz. A special QSL is available—details at dses.science. […]
Contest News – 12 August 2018
There are no RSGB HF contests in the month of August. The Worked All Europe DX CW Contest takes place for the entire 48 hours of this weekend. Europe works non-Europe only. Using all the contest bands from 3.5 to 28MHz, the exchange is signal report and serial number. You can significantly boost your score […]
Propagation News – 12 August 2018
The Sun remained spotless this week as the solar flux index stuck resolutely around the 70 mark. The tiny sunspot that made an appearance on the first of August didn’t come to much and had vanished by the third. This underlines that we must be getting closer to sunspot minimum, although don’t expect to see […]
News for England Midlands – 12 August 2018
We start with news from clubs that have several events this week. Burton Amateur Radio Club has an open net this Sunday and next Sunday from 10am on 145.575MHz, and also on Thursday from 8pm. On Wednesday there’s a club night, with non-members very welcome. Contact Rob, G6EIH, on 0781 214 6333. Kettering and District […]
News for England North – 12 August 2018
We start with news from clubs that have several events this week. Oldham Radio Club has a C4FM Net, FCS004-55, this Sunday from 9.30am, and on Wednesday it’s a 2m FM net from 8pm. Thursday sees their annual general meeting, and next Sunday they have a D-Star net on REF 14B from 9.30am. Contact Mike, […]
News for Northern Ireland – 12 August 2018
Next Friday, Saturday and Sunday the Carrickfergus Amateur Radio Group will be hosting Lighthouses on the Air in the carpark at Larne Leisure Centre. Every one is welcome to come along and join in the craic. There will be a barbecue on the Saturday. For further info please contact Liz, MI6GHA on 0785 544 2839. […]
