Archive for February, 2023
Rallies and Events News – 12 February 2023
The Mid Cheshire Amateur Radio Society Radioactive Fair is being held today, Sunday 12 February. The venue is Nantwich Civic Hall, Market Street, Nantwich, CW5 5DG. Doors open at 10am and admission is £5. A wide variety of trader stalls, a bring-and-buy platform and refreshments and snacks are available. Parking is immediately adjacent to the […]
Special Events News – 12 February 2023
Special callsign ZX89L is operating in celebration of the 89th anniversary of the Brazilian Radio Amateur League and will be active until 15 February. QSL via Logbook of the World. Details of awards associated with the station can be found via QRZ.com Special event station TM20AAW will be on the air until 24 February in […]
DX News – 12 February 2023
John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from Saint Kitts, NA-104, until 15 February. He will be operating SSB and FT8 on the HF bands and 6m. QSL via Logbook of the World, or directly to W5JON. Andre, ON7YK will be active from Bijilo, Gambia until 24 February. He will be operating as C5YK on […]
Contest News – 12 February 2023
Today, Sunday 12 February, the CQ Worldwide WPX RTTY Contest ends its 48-hour run at 2359UTC. Using RTTY on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. The PACC Contest ends its 24-hour run at 1200UTC today, 12 February. Using CW and SSB on the 160 […]
Propagation News – 12 February 2023
The solar flux index rose again this week with the arrival of more sunspots. By Thursday, the SFI had reached 192, up from 135 the week before. However, there has been some flare activity with minor C-class and some M-class flares, mainly from active region 3213. None of these have erupted in an Earthward direction […]
News for England Midlands – 12 February 2023
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 […]
