Archive for September, 2019
DX News – 15 September 2019
The Latvian team on Nauru between 16 to 25 September will be signing C21WW instead of C21W. Tina, HB0/DL5YL and Fred, HB0/DL5YM will be active from Masescha, Liechtenstein from 20 September to 5 October. They will operate CW, plus RTTY during the CQ WW DX RTTY Contest and maybe some SSB on the 160 to […]
Special Events News – 15 September 2019
Thames Amateur Radio Club will operate GB2MFM this Sunday, the 15th, to raise awareness of military sites, particularly in Essex and Kent. GB2MFM will be at a WWII pill box at Wat Tyler Country Park, near Basildon. This month marks the centenary of radio in the Cambridge area. As well as a celebration day to […]
Contest News – 15 September 2019
It’s a very busy time for contests this weekend. The WAE DX SSB contest runs for 48 hours this weekend ending at 2359UTC this Sunday, the 15th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz contest bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number. EU stations only work non-EU stations. The UK Microwave Group contest runs from […]
Propagation News – 15 September 2019
It was a quiet week, geomagnetically speaking, with the Kp index generally not rising above two. But a lack of sunspots didn’t help HF propagation, which was decidedly uninspiring. There were some highlights though, mostly on FT8. Columbia was decoded on Wednesday evening on 15 metres at a time when CW and SSB users might […]
News for England Midlands – 15 September 2019
We start with news from clubs with more than one event this week. Hereford Amateur Radio Society has a net from 11am on 145.4375MHz this Sunday and next Sunday. This Sunday, and on Tuesday and next Sunday there’s a net on 3.77MHz from 10.30am. Details from Duncan, M0OTG, via email to duncanjames@supanet.com. Wythall Radio Club […]
News for England North – 15 September 2019
We start with clubs that have several events this week. Central Lancs Amateur Radio Club has its net on 1.940MHz from 11am this Sunday and next Sunday. 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 next Sunday. Monday sees a D-Star simplex net […]
