Archive for 2022
Rallies and Events News – 4 December 2022
The Yeovil Amateur Radio Club Rally will be held on Thursday, 29 December 2022 at Davis Hall, Howell Hill, West Camel, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7QX. Doors will be open from 9.30am to 1pm and admission is £3. Free parking is available. The event will include bring-and-buy as well as 20 tables for traders. For more […]
Special Events News – 4 December 2022
On Thursday, 1 December 2022, GB1WH began operating. The special event station has been established to promote the work done by Wakefield Hospice. For more information, visit the GB1WH QRZ.com page. GB1LJF began its on-air activities on Thursday, 1 December. The special event station is operating to celebrate the manufacturing of the English Electric Lightning […]
DX News – 4 December 2022
Ed, N2HX will be active as PJ7PL from Sint Maarten, NA-105, until 10 December 2022. He will be operating CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via his home call. Ferdy, HB9DSP will be active as 5H3FM from Zanzibar Island, AF-032, Tanzania until 13 December. He will operate SSB and some FT8 on the 20, 15 […]
Contest News – 4 December 2022
The UK Six Metre Group Winter Marathon began on Thursday, 1 December 2022. The contest will run until 31 January 2023. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is signal report and locator. The ARRL 160m Contest ends on Sunday, the 4th, at 1600UTC. Using CW only on the 160m band, the exchange […]
Propagation News – 4 December 2022
Last week was characterised by unsettled geomagnetic conditions that had not been forecast. The Kp index fluctuated between three and five nearly all week, resulting in reduced HF propagation, especially over polar paths. The solar wind just refused to abate with speeds over 600km/s being commonplace. A southward-facing Bz interplanetary magnetic field just added to […]
News for England Midlands – 4 December 2022
Bolsover Amateur Radio Society meets on Wednesday at the Bainbridge Hall, S44 6PX from 8pm. Alvey, G4KSY, 01246 827 135. On Friday Bromsgrove and District Amateur Radio Club will have a shack night from 8pm. Alan, G4LVK, 07886 000052. Burton Amateur Radio Club has open nets around 145.575MHz at 10am on Sundays and 8pm on […]
