Archive for June, 2019
DX News – 30 June 2019
Bruce, 3W3B will be in Laos until 7 July, where he will activate his XW4XR call sign. Look for him on the 40 to 6m bands on CW, FT8 and RTTY. The QSL manager is E21EIC. Peter, LA7QIA will be operating as JW7QIA from Spitsbergen, IOTA reference EU-026, from 29 June to 6 July. Activity […]
Special Events News – 30 June 2019
GB1CMS will be operating over the weekend of 6 and 7 July. The event is a display of military vehicles and battle re-enactments located seven miles south of Dorking in Capel, Surrey. A listening watch will be maintained on 51.60MHz and a full list of frequencies can be found at tinyurl.com/yx92b4uy. GB100BM will be on […]
Contest News – 30 June 2019
This Sunday, the 30th, the UK Microwave Group’s 5.7 and 10GHz contest runs from 0600 to 1800UTC. Using all modes on the two bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Monday the 80m Club Championships run from 1900 to 2030UTC. It is the CW leg and the exchange is signal report […]
Propagation News – 30 June 2019
Last week saw a continued quiet Sun with zero sunspots at the end of the week and a settled geomagnetic field. A feature in Nature magazine has suggested that we may be heading for a Maunder Minimum in the next three decades. The report cites a study of long-term oscillations of the solar background magnetic […]
News for England Midlands – 30 June 2019
We start with news from clubs with more than one event this week. Burton Amateur Radio Club has an open net from 10am on 145.575MHz this Sunday and next Sunday. On Wednesday there’s an open club night. Thursday sees an open net on 145.575MHz from 8pm. Details from Rob, G6EIH, on 07812 146 333. Cheltenham […]
News for England North – 30 June 2019
We start with clubs that have several events this week. Central Lancs Amateur Radio Club has nets this Sunday and next Sunday on 1.940MHz LSB from 11am. Next Saturday sees a club meeting from 11am. Contact Peter, G3UCA, via email to g3uca@blueyonder.co.uk. Oldham Radio Club has a multi-mode digital net from 9.30am this Sunday and […]
