Archive for January, 2024
Contest News – 7 January 2024
The UK Six Metre Group Winter Marathon began on Friday, 1 December 2023. The contest will run until 31 January 2024. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is signal report and locator. The ARRL RTTY Roundup ends its two day run on Sunday, 7 January, at 2359UTC. Using the 80 to 10m […]
Propagation News – 14 January 2024
Welcome to the first HF propagation report of 2024—it looks like it will be business as usual! A massive X5-class solar flare occurred on 31 December 2023. Luckily, this happened at 2155UTC, so didn’t affect the ionosphere over the UK, but it did launch a large coronal mass ejection, which was forecast to possibly hit […]
News for England Midlands – 7 January 2024
Meetings of Bolsover Amateur Radio Society take place on the first and third Tuesdays of the month starting at 8pm at the Bainbridge Hall, Bolsover, S44 6PX. Vin, G4KSY, 01246 827135. Bromsgrove and District Amateur Radio Club meets every Friday from 8pm. Members also have a regular coffee morning on Wednesdays in the Club’s shack […]
News for England North – 7 January 2024
2m FM Repeater GB3TW is operational on 145.725MHz output frequency, and 145.125MHz input frequency, from its location in the village of Sunniside near Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. The CTCSS tone is 118.8Hz. Please provide signal reports for the repeater with details of callsigns, locations, Tx power and signal strength – especially portable stations. All reports are welcome by email to […]
News for Northern Ireland – 7 January 2024
Bangor and District Amateur Radio Society meets on the second Tuesday of the month in the Marquis Hall, Abbey Street, Bangor, BT20 4JE from 7.30pm. For more information visit the Society’s Facebook page. Bushvalley Amateur Radio Club meets at 8pm on the last Thursday of each month at the Services Club, Roemill Road, Limavady. For […]
News for Scotland – 7 January 2024
Ayr Amateur Radio Group meets on alternate Fridays at Prestwick Community Centre from 7.30pm. The next meeting will be held on Friday, 12 January. For details of club activities and nets visit gm0ayr.org Derek, MM0OVD, 0742 899 4614. Cockenzie and Port Seton Amateur Radio Club usually meets on the first Friday of the month for […]
