Archive for 2019
Special Events News – 10 November 2019
Coventry Amateur Radio Society is putting GB1BNF on the air this Sunday and on Monday in Bedworth for Remembrance Sunday. The Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society (RAFARS) has announced that its permanent special event call sign GB2RAF will be off the air until May 2020. This is due to the winter recess at the […]
Contest News – 10 November 2019
The WAE DX RTTY contest runs for 48 hours this weekend, ending at 2359UTC on the 10th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz contest bands, the exchange is just your signal report and serial number. On Monday the 80m Autumn Series Data contest takes place from 2000 to 2130UTC. Using data modes only on the 3.5MHz […]
Propagation News – 10 November 2019
We had a more settled week, geomagnetically speaking. The Sun was a lot calmer, with a lack of coronal holes and fast solar wind to disrupt the ionosphere. We also had a sign again that Solar Cycle 25 is on its way. A tiny sunspot, numbered 2750 and belonging to Cycle 25, appeared in the […]
News for England Midlands – 10 November 2019
We start with clubs that have more than one event this week. Burton Amateur Radio Club has its net from 10am this Sunday and next Sunday on 145.575MHz. Wednesday sees an open club night and on Thursday there’s an open net from 8pm on 145.575MHz. Details from Rob, G6EIH, on 0781 214 6333. This Sunday, […]
News for England North – 10 November 2019
We start with announcement from Wakefield and District Radio Society that they are launching an open net in memory of the late Bill Catney, 2E0IPC. It will run on Sundays on 144.600MHz from 10.15am, shortly after the local GB2RS News broadcast ends. Bill was a very competent instructor who helped over 100 people gain their […]
News for Northern Ireland – 10 November 2019
No news items have been received for Northern Ireland this week.
