Archive for 2018
DX News – 11 November 2018
Ronald, PA3EWP, Martin PA4WM and Tom, GM4FDM will be on Tonga, IOTA reference OC-049, between the 13th and 27th of November. Operating as A35EU, they plan to operate three stations and use vertical antennas including VDAs using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL direct using OQRS Clublog, Logbook of The World or to Tom, GM4FDM via […]
Special Events News – 11 November 2018
Many special event stations will be on the air to commemorate Armistice Day, today, the 11th of November. Listen out for GB1FB operated by members of the Museum of Communication Burntisland ARC and assisted by members of Glenrothes & District ARC. Poldhu ARC will be operating GB100MPD. Grey Point Fort ARS will operate GB1WWC and […]
Contest News – 11 November 2018
The WAE DX RTTY contest ends its 24 hour run at 2359UTC today, the 11th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz contest bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Monday the Autumn Series contest runs from 2000 to 2130UTC using data only on the 80m band. The exchange is signal report and serial […]
Propagation News – 11 November 2018
The large geomagnetic disturbance that we predicted last week actually hit the Earth on Sunday evening and Monday morning, as the plasma cloud was moving slower than experts predicted. Nevertheless, its effects were dramatic, pushing the Kp index to six and sparking widespread visible aurora, even from parts of the UK. The geomagnetic storm hit […]
News for England Midlands – 11 November 2018
We start with news from clubs that have several events this week. Leicester Radio Society continues operating its Lest We Forget special event station GB2LWF throughout November to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War 1. On Monday there’s a table top sale and bring and buy from 7.30pm. Thursday sees the Foundation […]
News for England North – 11 November 2018
We start with a request from GB2RS Manager Ken Hatton, G3VBA. A news reader is needed for the North West region to start in the New Year. If you are an RSGB Member and would like to volunteer, please contact Ken, G3VBA, via email to gb2rs.manager@rsgb.org.uk. Now for clubs that have several events this week. […]
