Archive for August, 2023
Also in GB2RS this week…
This Sunday, 20 August 2023, John, GW3JVB is operating from Steep Holm Island in the Bristol Channel. The Worked All Britain square for the location is ST26 and the IOTA reference is EU-120. John hopes to be operational from approximately 1000UTC to 1930UTC. Using SSB, he is most likely to be working on 40 and […]
Rallies and Events News – 20 August 2023
The Rugby Amateur Transmitting Society Rally is taking place on Sunday, 20 August. The venue is Princethorpe College, Princethorpe, Rugby, Warkwickshire, CV23 9PY. The event begins at 10am. For more details contact Steve, G8LYB on 07956 855 816, email rally@rugbyats.co.uk or visit rugbyats.co.uk. Lincoln Shortwave Club Summer Rally is also taking place on Sunday, 20 […]
Special Events News – 20 August 2023
Celebrating the centenary of the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio, and Molise, special callsign II6PN is in use until 31 October. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS, Logbook of the World, eQSL, or via IK6IHU. For details of a certificate that is available, see QRZ.com. 8S80AA is the special callsign in use throughout 2023 by Vasteras […]
DX News – 20 August 2023
Laurens, PF3X will be active as TF/PF3X while touring Iceland until the 25 August. He will operate SSB and digital modes on the HF and 6m bands. QSL via Logbook of the World and eQSL, or direct to his home call. Chris, OE6CUD plans to visit the Lofoten Islands, EU-076, the Vesteralen Islands, EU-033, and […]
Contest News – 20 August 2023
On Tuesday, 22 August, the SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 1830 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on 2.3 to 10GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Next weekend, the CQ RTTYops Worldwide RTTY Contest has two sessions between 25 and 27 August. The first session is between 2200UTC on the […]
Propagation News – 20 August 2023
Sunspot activity continues as we head towards solar maximum. We have had a reasonably settled Sun over the past week. The Kp index never exceeded 3.33 and was generally in the ones and twos all week. We also had no M or X-class flares to worry about with only minor C-class events occurring. The solar […]
