Archive for June, 2023

Special Events News – 4 June 2023

| June 2, 2023

Special callsign DR100XRAY is active until 30 June. The station is operating to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of physicist Wilhelm C Roentgen. His discovery of X-rays in 1895 earned him the inaugural Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 and revolutionised diagnostic medicine. QSL via the bureau or directly to DJ6SI. Ninety-five years […]

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DX News – 4 June 2023

| June 2, 2023

John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from Saint Kitts, NA-104, until Wednesday 7 June. He will operate SSB and FT8 on the HF and 6m bands. QSL via Logbook of the World, or directly to W5JON. Lars, SM6CUK will be active from Ven Island, EU-137, until Sunday 11 June 2023 as SA6G/7. He will […]

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Contest News – 4 June 2023

| June 2, 2023

The ARRL International Digital Contest ends at 2359UTC today, Sunday 4 June. Using Digital modes on the 160 to 6m bands, the exchange is your four-character locator. National Field Day ends at 1500UTC today, Sunday 4 June. Using CW on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and […]

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Propagation News – 4 June 2023

| June 2, 2023

We had a relatively calm period last week with the Kp index remaining below three and plenty of sunspots. Although we started the week with the Solar Flux Index in the low 150s, it quickly picked up to reach 161 by Thursday. As a result, there was DX to be had, although most of the […]

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News for England Midlands – 4 June 2023

| June 2, 2023

The Online Amateur Radio Community runs a 40m slow-to-medium speed CW net every Monday evening at 7pm. All are welcome to join in. For more information see morse.oarc.uk On the first and third Saturdays of the month, the group holds a virtual social night called ‘The Rubber Duck’ on Zoom. For more information, see oarc.uk […]

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News for England North – 4 June 2023

| June 2, 2023

The Online Amateur Radio Community runs a 40m slow-to-medium speed CW net every Monday evening at 7pm. All are welcome to join in. For more information see morse.oarc.uk On the first and third Saturdays of the month, the group holds a virtual social night called ‘The Rubber Duck’ on Zoom. For more information, see oarc.uk […]

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