Archive for 2018
DX News – 14 January 2018
Brian, GW4DVB will be operating a small holiday DXpedition between the 21 and 28 January. Operating as J88PI from Palm Island situated near the southern tip of St Vincent and the Grenadines. The IOTA reference is NA-025. He will be using a Yaesu FT-991A with 100 watts into a 10m vertical on the 10, 15, […]
Special Event News – 14 January 2018
The GB1LBC will be on the air from Silloth RNLI Lifeboat Station on the 20, 21, 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 maybe […]
Contest News – 14 January 2018
On Tuesday the 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000to 2230UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On the 18th the 70MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2000UTC. It is followed by the 70MHz UK Activity contest that uses all modes from 2000 to 2230UTC. The exchange […]
Propagation News – 14 January 2018
Last week, we continued to suffer the effects of coronal holes on the Sun, which are very prevalent at this point in the solar cycle. On Wednesday, HF was very lacklustre with little on the bands and 20m closing around 4pm. Having said that, there were pearls to be found. The 6O6O DXpedition to Somalia […]
News for England Midlands – 14 January 2018
We start with clubs that have several events this week. Burton Amateur Radio Club has its net this Sunday and next Sunday on 145.575MHz from 7.30pm. Wednesday sees a shack night and on Thursday there’s a club net on 145.575MHz from 7.30pm. Contact Mike Lewis, M0XMX, on 0785 068 5961. Wythall Radio Club has its […]
News for England North – 14 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. On Wednesday there’s an update on the RSGB by Regional Manager Region 4, Ian. Details from Darran, G0BWB, on 0797 442 3227. Stockport Radio Society has a talk by […]
