Archive for October, 2018
Special Events News – 21 October 2018
Look for a large number of special event stations on the air this weekend for Jamboree on the Air (JOTA), an annual event in which half a million Scouts and Guides all over the world make contact with each other by means of amateur radio.
Contest News – 21 October 2018
The Worked All Germany contest runs for the 24 hours ending at 1500UTC this Sunday, the 21st. Using CW and SSB on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number, with German stations sending DOK as well. This Sunday, the 21st, the 50MHz AFS takes place from 0900 to 1300UTC. […]
Propagation News – 21 October 2018
The sun remained pretty well spotless in the latter half of this week, with a solar flux index of 70 at the time this report was being prepared. But after an email from a GB2RS listener it is probably a good idea to recap how sunspot numbers are calculated. We count each sunspot as one, […]
News for England Midlands – 21 October 2018
We start with clubs that have several events this week. Burton Amateur Radio Club has an open net from 10am on 145.575MHz this Sunday and next Sunday. Wednesday sees an open club night and on Thursday there’s an open net from 8pm on 145.575MHz. Details from Rob, G6EIH, on 0781 214 6333. South Kesteven Amateur […]
News for England North – 21 October 2018
Central Lancs Amateur Radio Club has an FM Top Band net on 1.940MHz from 11am this Sunday and next Sunday. Monday sees a net around 70.450MHz from 9pm and next Saturday there’s a Top Band AM net from 11am on 1.940MHz. For details contact Peter, G3UCA, via email to g3uca@blueyonder.co.uk. This Sunday and next Sunday […]
News for Northern Ireland – 21 October 2018
No news items have been received for Northern Ireland this week.
