Archive for November, 2022
DX News – 20 November 2022
Christopher, HB9FIY will be active as ZD7CA from Saint Helena Island, AF-022, until 26 November. He will be operating SSB, PSK, RTTY, VarAC and CW on the 40 to 10m bands. QSL via EA5GL. Don, K6ZO will be active as 7Q6M from Malawi until 29 November. He will be available on the 160 to 6m […]
Contest News – 20 November 2022
On Thursday 24 November, the Autumn Series CW Contest runs from 2000 to 2130UTC. Using CW only on the 80m band, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Tuesday 22 of November, the SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 1930 to 2230UTC. Using all modes on the 2.3GHz band, the exchange is signal […]
Propagation News – 20 November 2022
The good HF conditions continued last week with a low Kp index and a reasonable solar flux. But is that all about to change? The problem is a large coronal hole in the Sun’s southern hemisphere, which became geoeffective on Thursday. The hole is at mid-latitude, so is not completely in line with Earth. But […]
News for England Midlands – 20 November 2022
The Online Radio Club has a virtual radio club night at 7.30pm every Thursday via Zoom. It is suitable for all radio enthusiasts regardless of individual skill level. Go to the website for the meeting link. Ham Radio Network has a talk on the theme of An Evening with… on Monday. See the website for […]
News for England North – 20 November 2022
The Online Radio Club has a virtual radio club night at 7.30pm every Thursday via Zoom. It is suitable for all radio enthusiasts regardless of individual skill level. Go to the website for the meeting link. Ham Radio Network has a talk on the theme of An Evening with… on Monday. See the website for […]
Former BBC engineers visit RSGB National Radio Centre
In mid-November, the duty volunteers were delighted to welcome a group of former BBC engineers to the NRC. Seen in the photo are Steve, G8XGG; Dave, G6OVY; Ian, G4IXT; Clive, GW4MOG; and Paul Dunn. It provided an interesting insight, being able to discuss the exacting requirements of commercial broadcasting alongside that of amateur radio. Most […]
