Archive for June, 2023
Special Events News – 2 July 2023
Today is the last chance to work F1IEH who is active as TM100GPF in celebration of the ‘24 Hours of Le Mans’ event. The special callsign’s suffix stands for ‘Grand Prix de France’, the motor race held in June 1906 that has become known as the first Grand Prix. QSL via F1IEH’s home call. As […]
DX News – 2 July 2023
Don, K6ZO will be active as 7Q6M from northern Malawi until, possibly, the end of July. He expects to put special emphasis on the 6m band during his visit. He is joined by Jerry, W1IE and Bill, KC4D today, the 2 July. Their operations will likely be restricted to the evening hours of 1800 to […]
Contest News – 2 July 2023
The VHF National Field Day Contest ends its 24-hour run at 1400UTC today, the 2 July. Using all modes on the 6m, 4m, 2m and 70cm bands, and 1.3GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also today, the 2 July, the 3rd 144MHz Backpackers Contest runs from 1100 to 1500UTC. Using […]
Propagation News – 2 July 2023
The solar flux index stayed in the 150s and 160s last week, which is good news for HF propagation. From a flare and CME perspective, we have been lucky in that we have only had a few solar flares, all of which have been C- or M-class. As a result, the Kp index has remained […]
News for England Midlands – 2 July 2023
On the first and third Saturdays of the month, the Online Amateur Radio Community holds a virtual social night called ‘The Rubber Duck’ on Zoom. For more information, see oarc.uk 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 […]
News for England North – 2 July 2023
On the first and third Saturdays of the month, the Online Amateur Radio Community holds a virtual social night called ‘The Rubber Duck’ on Zoom. For more information, see oarc.uk 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 […]
