Archive for 2018
DX News – 21 January 2018
Brian, GW4DVB will be operating a small holiday DXpedition to Palm Island in St Vincent and the Grenadines, IOTA reference NA-025. He will operate from 21 to 28 January using the call sign J88PI. The equipment will be an FT-991A with 100W into a 10m vertical on the 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10m bands. […]
Special Event News – 21 January 2018
GB1LBC will be on the air from Silloth RNLI Lifeboat Station on 27 and 28 January, to raise awareness of the work the volunteer crews undertake in the coastal waters of the UK. Main operating bands will be 40m voice and 20m digital modes, mostly PSK and FT8. Other bands may be used if conditions […]
Contest News – 21 January 2018
On Tuesday the SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes on the 2.3 to 10GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The CQ WW 160m DX Contest runs for 48 hours, starting 2200UTC on Friday the 26th. Using CW only on the 1.8MHz band, the exchange […]
Propagation News – 21 January 2018
Last week saw unsettled HF conditions in the first half, but more settled ones later on. A high-speed stream from a coronal hole pushed the K-index to four and five last weekend, and maximum usable frequencies were depressed until at least Thursday. The HF bands were often very lacklustre, with even 20m struggling to show […]
News for England Midlands – 21 January 2018
We start with news from Cheltenham Amateur Radio Association that they will be running a Foundation Licence course on the weekend of the third and fourth of March, with the exam on the 11th. If you are interested in joining the course, please make contact as soon as possible via email to training@g5bk.uk. Now for […]
News for England North – 21 January 2018
We start with clubs that have several events this week. Denby Dale Radio Club has its net via GB3HD from 10.30am this Sunday and next Sunday. Details from Darran, G0BWB, on 0797 442 3227. Stockport Radio Society continues its Foundation course today. Tuesday sees a skills night and on Friday it’s the net from 2pm […]
