Archive for June, 2024
Direct to Full syllabus v2.0
The new amateur radio licence has now been in effect for a few months. Changes to the licence conditions have necessitated revision to the examination syllabus. We are pleased to release v2.0 (PDF) of the Direct to Full (PDF) syllabus, including these revisions. Compared to the version in current use, the only section that has […]
Rallies and Events News – 30 June 2024
Dunstable Downs Radio Club’s annual rally is taking place today, the 30 June, at Stockwood Park in Luton. As always, there will be plenty of plots available on the day for £10 each. The fee for car parking will be £4 per vehicle for visitors. Both of the usual entrances for traders and visitors remain […]
Special Events News – 30 June 2024
Durham and District Amateur Radio Society is participating as one of the bonus stations in the popular 13 Colonies special event. The special callsign GB13COL has been issued for the occasion and will be active from 1300UTC on the 1 July to 0400UTC on the 8 July. The primary focus of the event will be […]
DX News – 30 June 2024
Sylvia, OE5YYN is active as OE20SOTA until the 31 October to mark the 20th anniversary of Austria joining the Summits on the Air programme. For details of a certificate that is available see QRZ.com A member of the 69th Russian Antarctic Expedition, Igor, RQ8K will be stationed at Progress Station, Antarctica until the end of […]
Contest News – 30 June 2024
Today, the 30 June, the UK Microwave Group 5.7 and 10GHz Contest runs from 0600 to 1800UTC. Using all modes on 5.7 and 10GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Tomorrow, the 1 July, the 80m Club Championship runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using CW on the 80m band, the exchange […]
Propagation News – 30 June 2024
We had another lucky week with quite a high solar flux index, low Kp geomagnetic numbers, few solar flares and no coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, of note. In fact, you couldn’t ask for better! But is that all about to change? With nine active solar regions on the Sun’s surface and the return of […]
