Archive for 2025
Rallies and Events News – 9 February 2025
Today, the 9 February, the Mid Cheshire Amateur Radio Society RadioActive Fair is taking place at Nantwich Civic Hall, Market Street, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 5DG. The doors are open from 10am to 3pm and admission costs £5. Hot food, refreshments and free car parking are available. For more information contact Patrick, 2E0VGF via info@radioactivefair.co.uk The […]
Special Events News – 9 February 2025
A series of special event stations is active until the 31 March to celebrate the city of Chemnitz, one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2025. All QSOs will be uploaded to eQSL, Logbook of the World, Club Log and the DARC Community Logbook. Paper QSL cards will not be issued. For more information […]
DX News – 9 February 2025
Thierry, TK1CX is active from Cameroon until the end of February. He is QRV as TJ/TK1CX on the 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10m bands. He operates mainly using FT8. QSL via Logbook of the World, eQSL, or via EA5ZD. Przemo, SP3PS is operating as C5SP from The Gambia until around the middle of March. […]
Contest News – 9 February 2025
The CQ World Wide WPX RTTY Contest started at 0000UTC on Saturday 8 and runs until 2359UTC today, the 9 February. Using RTTY on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. The PACC Contest started at 1200UTC on Saturday 8 and runs until 1200UTC today, […]
Propagation News – 9 February 2025
Last week went pretty much as predicted. The solar wind from a large coronal hole impacted the Earth on Saturday 1 February, pushing the Kp index to four. The hole was so large that the geomagnetic disturbance lasted until the early evening on Sunday. Once the solar wind speed had dropped, things got back to […]
Get involved with World Thinking Day on the Air
Don’t forget that Girlguiding groups will be taking part in World Thinking Day on the Air activities over the weekends of 15 and 22 February. The aim of the event is to encourage Girlguiding members to make friendships with those in other units, using amateur radio as the means of communication. A list of stations […]
