Archive for February, 2022
Special Events News – 13 February 2022
On the 14th of February 1922, a small group of Marconi employees began a series of experimental entertainment broadcasts on Medium Wave from a wooden hut near Writtle. The callsign of the original station was 2MT. These experiments are now regarded as the Birth of British Broadcasting and the origins of the BBC. On Monday […]
Contest News – 13 February 2022
When operating in any contests, please keep yourself and fellow amateurs safe by following all relevant pandemic-related government rules. This weekend the CQ WW RTTY WPX contest runs for 48 hours, ending at 2359UTC on the 13th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. […]
Propagation News – 13 February 2022
We had a good week for HF propagation, with a solar flux index up towards 130 and relatively calm geomagnetic conditions. There were lots of reports of openings to Australia on 10 metres and the KQ2H repeater in up-state New York often put in an appearance on 29.620MHz FM as well. However, a Coronal Mass […]
News for England Midlands – 13 February 2022
Kettering & District Amateur Radio Society has a breakfast meeting from 10am today and next Sunday. On Tuesday there is a meeting from 7pm. Thursday sees a net on 145.300MHz from 7pm. Les, 2E0MNZ, les@moylehousehold.co.uk Rugby Amateur Transmitting Society has a weekday net on 144.275MHz SSB from 8.30am. CW practice is on Thursday from 4.30pm […]
News for England North – 13 February 2022
The Isle of Man Amateur Radio Society has its weekly Wednesday meeting at the shack in Ballasalla, with talk-in from 6.40pm. Monthly meetings take place at the Sea Cadets building in Tromode. Nets are on Sunday on 3.715MHz at 9.30am and 10pm, plus via the GB3IM repeater network after the 11am GB2RS news bulletin. twitter.com/IOMARS7 […]
News for Northern Ireland – 13 February 2022
Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club holds its monthly meeting today, Sunday the 13th of February. The meeting starts at 3pm and will be held online using Zoom. The Zoom link will be posted to the club WhatsApp group page and emailed to members prior to the meeting. For further information contact the club Secretary, Hazel, […]
