Archive for 2019
Special Events News – 8 September 2019
During the month of September, Dutch special event stations PA75PARA, PA75BTF and PA75OMG will be on the air to commemorate the 75 years since British, American and Polish airborne forces tried to capture the river bridges at Arnhem and Nijmegen. PA75OMG will be active from 12 to 22 September. Thames Amateur Radio Club will operate […]
Contest News – 8 September 2019
It’s a very busy time for contests. The RSGB SSB Field Day and the IARU Region 1 Field Day end their 24 hour run at 1300UTC this Sunday, the 8th. Both use the 3.5 to 28MHz contest bands and the exchange is signal report and serial number. The 144MHz Trophy contest ends its 24 hour […]
Propagation News – 8 September 2019
Our prediction last week that there would be a major geomagnetic storm turned out to be correct, although we got the timing a little wrong. The solar material from a coronal hole actually hit the Earth in the early hours of Saturday morning, rather than later that day, sending the three-hourly Kp index up to […]
News for England Midlands – 8 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. Also this Sunday, and 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 – 8 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. On Wednesday there’s a 2m FM […]
News for Northern Ireland – 8 September 2019
No news items have been received for Northern Ireland this week.
