Archive for November, 2018
DX News – 18 November 2018
Nick, VE3EY will be active as 9Y4/VE3EY from Trinidad, IOTA reference SA-011, between 19 and 26 November, including an entry in the CQ Worldwide DX CW Contest. QSL via VE3EY, Club Log’s OQRS and Logbook of The World. Uwe, DL8UD will be active as HC5M from Cuenca in Ecuador between 21 and 28 November, including […]
Contest News – 18 November 2018
This Sunday, the 18th, the UK Microwave Group’s Low Band contest runs from 1000 to 1400UTC. Using all modes on the 1.3 to 3.4GHz bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Tuesday the 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000UTC to 2230UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial […]
Propagation News – 18 November 2018
The predicted bad geomagnetic conditions forecast for last weekend didn’t turn out to be quite so bad after all. The Kp index only rose to four on the 10th and then conditions settled again, despite a large coronal hole on the Sun’s surface. However, reports did come in of poor conditions on 80 metres on […]
News for England Midlands – 18 November 2018
We start with news from clubs that have several events this week. Gloucester Amateur Radio and Electronics Society has informal activities on Monday. There’s a club net on Wednesday from 7.30pm on 145.475MHz FM, and another on Thursday from 7.30pm on 145.475MHz FM that usually moves to 80m SSB. Friday sees a club net from […]
News for England North – 18 November 2018
We start with clubs that have several events this week. Central Lancashire Amateur Radio Club has a Top Band net this Sunday and next Sunday from 11am on 1.940MHz FM. On Monday there’s a net around 70.450MHz FM from 9pm. Next Saturday there’s an AM net on 1.940MHz from 11am. Contact Peter, G3UCA via email […]
