Archive for July, 2020

Propagation News – 19 July 2020

| July 17, 2020

Last week a coronal mass ejection caught space weather experts by surprise, sending the Kp index up to four for around nine hours on Tuesday. The stream had a strong southward component in its Bz field, which meant it could more easily couple with the Earth’s magnetic field. The weak CME passage was enough to […]

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News for England Midlands – 19 July 2020

| July 17, 2020

With the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions, we are now including meeting details where we have been given them. However, this information should be regarded as optimistic, and we strongly advise you to check with organisers well before travelling. Above all, please observe any national or local restrictions, including social distancing. Burton Amateur Radio Club […]

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News for England North – 19 July 2020

| July 17, 2020

With the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions, we are now including meeting details where we have been given them. However, this information should be regarded as optimistic, and we strongly advise you to check with organisers well before travelling. Above all, please observe any national or local restrictions, including social distancing. Denby Dale Amateur Radio […]

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News for Northern Ireland – 19 July 2020

| July 17, 2020

Mid-Ulster ARC continues its run of Tuesday night open lectures via Zoom with a talk EMC and Locating RFI in the Shack by John Rogers, M0JAV. Contact Dave, 2I0SJV for details via email to dcparkinson@icloud.com. West Tyrone Amateur Radio Club says meetings will resume when it is safe. Social isolation does not mean you have […]

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News for Scotland – 19 July 2020

| July 17, 2020

Ayr Amateur Radio Group has daily nets around 7.035MHz CW at 10.15am, moving to 7.065MHz for SSB; on 145.450MHz at 10.30am; and in CW on 144.295MHz at 7.30pm, moving to FM or SSB later. Sundays also see a CW net on 144.295MHz from 7pm and on FM from 7.30pm on 145.450MHz. Contact Derek, MM0OVD, on […]

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William, M7WHB – aged 10

| July 17, 2020
William, M7WHB – aged 10

My dad is a radio amateur so I have watched him talk to people and I thought that looked interesting. I’m not at school due to COVID-19 and thought that it would be good to learn a skill instead of just doing schoolwork. Before I decided to do the online learning, I looked at “Alex’s […]

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