Archive for 2018
DX News – 7 October 2018
John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from St Kitts, IOTA reference NA-104, from 10 October to 6 November. He will operate SSB and FT8 on the 160 to 6m bands. QSL via W5JON, direct only, and Logbook of The World. Ken, LA7GIA will be active as TT8KO from N’Djamena in Chad from 9 to […]
Special Events News – 7 October 2018
The RNIB, now known as the Royal National Institute of Blind People, was founded on 16 October 1868. As part of their 150th anniversary, Terry, GM3WUX will run GR150NIB throughout October. Special QSLs will be available. A log search is at g3swh.org.uk/gr150nib.html. Scarborough ARS will be operating GB2YMR at Pickering War Weekend from 12 to […]
Contest News – 7 October 2018
The CQWW DX RTTY contest ends its 48 hour run at 2359UTC this Sunday, the 30th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz contest bands, the exchange is RST and Zone, which for the UK is 14. The Oceania DX SSB contest ends its 24 hour run at 0800UTC this Sunday, the 7th. Using SSB only on […]
Propagation News – 7 October 2018
There are signs that ionospheric conditions are improving as we head into autumn. This isn’t unexpected; as the ionosphere cools there is a chemical shift towards more monatomic species that are easier to ionise. The 4U1UN New York, VE8AT Nunavut and ZS6DN Pretoria beacons on 14.100MHz were all audible at the same time on Wednesday, […]
News for England Midlands – 7 October 2018
Please note, although the current UK amateur radio licence is known as a ‘licence for life’, all radio amateurs are required to revalidate their licence at least every five years. This means every licence holder must contact Ofcom to confirm or update the details on the licence database. The quickest way to revalidate is simply […]
News for England North – 7 October 2018
We start with news from clubs that have several events this week. Central Lancashire Amateur Radio Club has an FM Top Band net this Sunday and next Sunday on 1.940MHz from 11am. On Monday there’s a net on 70.425 to 70.475MHz FM at 9pm. Saturday sees an AM Top Band net on 1.940MHz from 11am. […]
