Archive for July, 2023
Rallies and Events News – 16 July 2023
The McMichael Radio and Electronics Rally and Car Boot Sale is taking place today, Sunday 16 July. The venue is Reading Rugby Club which offers a bar and catering facilities and has ample free parking. Admission is £3 per person and £10 per table for traders. Visit the website for more information and contact details. […]
Special Events News – 16 July 2023
Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House will be on the air on Friday 21 July using the callsign GB4VLB. The station will be active on the 60 to 10m HF bands, and the 6m VHF band, using SSB and CW modes. QSL via Logbook of the World. For more information visit QRZ.com Special callsign TM110TDF […]
DX News – 16 July 2023
A team of amateurs is active as KH8RRC from Tutuila, OC-045, in American Samoa until the 18 July. They are operating using CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4 on the 80 to 6m bands from a mountain-top location within the American Samoa National Park. This will be the first ever Parks on the Air activity on […]
Contest News – 16 July 2023
Today, Sunday 16 July, the International Low Power Contest runs from 0900 to 1600UTC. Using CW on the 80, 40 and 20m bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and TX power. On Monday 17 July, the RSGB FT4 Contest runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using FT4 on the 80, 40 and 20m bands, […]
Propagation News – 16 July 2023
Last week saw the arrival of one of the biggest sunspots of this cycle. Active region 3363 could swallow the Earth four times over. It is a source of M-class flares, but at the time of writing hasn’t produced any X-class events. A new sunspot region 3372 has just rotated into view and has also […]
News for England Midlands – 16 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 […]
