Archive for 2021
Rallies and Events News – 15 August 2021
Before travelling to any rally or event, please check the event’s website as there may be alterations or cancellations due to the current restrictions. The Dartmoor Radio Rally takes place today at its new venue, The Yelverton War Memorial Hall, Meavy Lane, Yelverton. Devon, PL20 6AL. Free parking is available on site. Doors open at […]
DX News – 15 August 2021
Yann, F1SMB is activating several French Polynesia islands as FO/F1SMB. From the 15th to the 17th of August he is on Rangiroa, IOTA reference OC-066; for 17th to the 20th he moves to Fakarava, OC-066 and finally, on the 20th to the 23rd, it’s Tahiti, OC-046. He operates QRP SSB and FT8, mainly on 40m […]
Special Events News – 15 August 2021
Next weekend is International Lighthouse and Lightship weekend. Many lighthouses, lightships and associated places will be activated for this annual event. Moray Firth Amateur Radio Society will be operating as GB0CSL from the Covesea Skerries Lighthouse, Lossiemouth, with the kind permission of the lighthouse trustees. Activity will be on HF and VHF, with details listed […]
Contest News – 15 August 2021
With different parts of the UK having different lockdown restrictions, please make sure you follow the appropriate regulations. Keep yourself and fellow amateurs safe. August is the month of the traditional summer holiday so there are no RSGB HF contests this month. The first of the Worked All Europe DX contests of the year ends […]
Propagation News – 15 August 2021
We had another week of minimal sunspot numbers, a low solar flux, but quiet geomagnetic conditions. As a result, DX was a little harder to find. We did have a low-level C-class solar flare on August the 9th that erupted from a plage region on the Sun. Whether this was a precursor to a sunspot […]
News for England Midlands – 15 August 2021
Burton Amateur Radio Club has an open net on Sundays from 10am on 145.575MHz FM. Monday sees slow CW training from 11am on 14.055MHz. On Wednesday there’s a club meeting from 7.30pm. Thursday sees an open net on 145.575MHz from 8pm. Barry, M0ISZ, 01283 540570. Central Radio Amateur Circle is having a plug & play […]