Archive for 2018
GB2RS News Script for 7 January 2018
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Rallies and Events News – 7 January 2018
Next Sunday, the 14th, The Red Rose Winter Rally will be held at The George H. Carnall Leisure Centre, Kingsway Park M41 7FJ. The venue is opposite the Trafford Centre and is easily accessible from junction 9 of the M60. The hall is all on one level with a large free car park. There is […]
DX News – 7 January 2018
Jim, WB2TJO is operating as 3D2JS from Taveuni Island, IOTA reference OC-016, until 13 March. Activity is on the 80 to 6m bands using CW, SSB and some digital modes. QSL to his home call sign. Trung, W6TN is on the air as 3W9T from Vietnam until 11 January. Activity is on the 20 and […]
Special Event News – 7 January 2018
On 7 January, MX0YHA and MX0PHX will celebrate Russian Christmas from high ground in North Yorkshire and in the East Midlands. They will use the 2m FM band, as well as 40m and 20m if conditions allow. A special downloadable self-service QSL card is available—follow the links on www.phoenixarc.org.uk. Alex, UA1OJL is stationed at the […]
Contest News – 7 January 2018
The ARRL RTTY Roundup ends its 48 hour run at 2359UTC this Sunday, 7 January. Using the 2.5 to 28MHz bands the exchange is signal report and serial number. US stations send their state, Canadian stations send their province. The CW AFS contest takes place this Sunday, 7 January, from 1400 to 1800UTC. Using the […]
Propagation News – 7 January 2018
Last week the solar flux index (SFI) hovered around the 70 mark, reflecting the lack of sunspots. Given that the SFI doesn’t really fall below about 65-66 at sunspot minimum, this shows the distinct lack of solar activity at this time. This meant that the lower bands were the ones to see the most activity, […]
