Archive for April, 2021

Special Events News – 11 April 2021

| April 9, 2021

Celebrating the 83rd birthday of Antonio, CU8AS, special callsign CQ83AS will be aired between the 13th and 19th of April from Flores Island, EU-089, in the Azores. QSL via HB9CRV. Between 0600UTC on the 14th and 2200UTC on the 17th of April, two special callsigns will be operating in Israel. 4X73xx and 4Z73xx will be […]

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Contest News – 11 April 2021

| April 9, 2021

With different parts of the UK having different lockdown restrictions, please make sure you follow the appropriate rules. Several contests now accept portable entries, so please check the contest rules. Above all, please follow relevant national and local restrictions. Today, Sunday the 11th, is a busy day for contests. The First 50MHz contest runs from […]

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Propagation News – 11 April 2021

| April 9, 2021

We had yet another week with poor sunspot numbers. Although we started the week with a sunspot number of 11, representing one spot in one group, it didn’t take long for this to decline and we were back to zero spots again and a solar flux index of 76. What we did have, however, were […]

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News for England Midlands – 11 April 2021

| April 9, 2021

Burton Amateur Radio Club has an open net on Sundays from 10am on 145.575MHz FM. Monday sees a slow CW exercise from 11am on 14.055MHz. On Wednesday there’s an open net on 145.575MHz from 7.30pm. Thursday sees an open net from 8pm on 145.575MHz. Barry, M0ISZ, 01283 540570. Cheltenham Amateur Radio Association has daily nets […]

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News for England North – 11 April 2021

| April 9, 2021

Otley Amateur Radio Society has a net on Sundays from 8pm around 145.475MHz. Tuesday sees a net on GB3WF using FM from 7.30pm and switching to Fusion at 8pm. David, M0HLL, 01423 522618. Central Lancs Amateur Radio Club has an open net on Sundays from 11am on 1.940MHz. Most afternoons see CQ and a brew […]

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News for Northern Ireland – 11 April 2021

| April 9, 2021

Antrim and District Amateur Radio Club activates GB2CW on Tuesdays from 7pm on 145.250MHz FM. This is ideal for anyone interested in learning Morse, or wanting to brush up their CW skills. All are welcome to call in. Transmissions are from Co Down, covering greater Belfast and surrounding areas. It’s good fun and the sessions […]

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