Archive for April, 2019
Also in GB2RS this week… 21 April 2019
The May RadCom includes a report that an authentic World War 2 Spy Set was recently donated to the RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park. We are delighted to announce that it is now on display in the reception area, providing a focal point to engage visitors’ interest from the moment they enter the […]
Rallies and Events News – 21 April 2019
There are no rallies in the diary for the Easter weekend. On the 28th of April the Northern Amateur Radio Societies Association Exhibition will take place at the Norbreck Castle Exhibition Centre, Blackpool FY2 9AA. There will be a talk-in station and plenty of car parking. There will be trade stands, a Bring & Buy, […]
DX News – 21 April 2019
Max, DK1MAX will operate as XT2MAX from Burkina Faso until the 25th of April. He will be on CW and FT8. Please note that he will not be issuing paper QSLs. Logs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World. Anders, SM0HPL is on the air from Kampala, Uganda until the 27th of April. He […]
Special Events News – 21 April 2019
Special callsigns 4Z64EURO, 4X64S, 4X64O, 4X64N and 4X64G will be active from the 18th of April to the 18th of May for the 64th Eurovision Song Contest, which will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel between the 14th and 18th of May. QSL via Logbook of The World and eQSL. Certificates will be available for […]
Contest News – 21 April 2019
This weekend the First Machine Generated Mode Contest ends its 24 hour run at 1400UTC today, the 21st. Using MGM on the 50 and 144MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and four-character locator. On Monday the IRTS 70cm Counties Contest runs from 1200 to 1300UTC. It is immediately followed by the IRTS 2m Counties […]
Propagation News – 21 April 2019
Last week was a little better propagation-wise. The Australian IPS T index, as used by the ASAPS computer program for predicting HF propagation frequencies, turn positive again after a week of being at zero or even negative. The T index can be best regarded as an “equivalent sunspot number” – the sunspot number which would […]
