Archive for January, 2026
Rallies and Events News – 25 January 2026
Today, 25 January, the Lincoln Short Wave Club Winter Radio Rally is taking place at Festival Hall, Caistor Road, Market Rasen, LN8 3HT. This is an indoor event with ample free parking. The doors are open from 10am and admission is £3. For more information, contact Steve, M5ZZZ on 07777 699 069 or email m5zzz@outlook.com The […]
Special Events News – 25 January 2026
Special callsign DF100KWTJ is active until 31 March to mark the centenary of the Kurzwellentagung. This commemorates the first convention of German HF amateurs which was held in January 1926. QSL via the Bureau. Visit QRZ.com for more details. The World Wide Award is currently underway and runs until 31 January. The award combines CW, SSB […]
DX News – 25 January 2025
Gabriele, HB9TSW is active as Z68BG from Slatina Air Base near Pristina in Kosovo until Wednesday, 28 January. He is operating CW only. QSL via Logbook of the World, eQSL, or via Gabriele’s home call. Gabriel, LU1WGB is active as LU1WGB/Z from the Joint Antarctic Base on Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands, AN-008, […]
Contest News – 25 January 2026
The CQ World Wide 160m DX Contest started at 2200UTC on Friday, 23 January and runs until 2200UTC today, 25 January. Using CW on the 160m band, the exchange is signal report and CQ Zone. American stations also send their state and Canadian stations send their province. The British Amateur Radio Teledata Group Sprint started at […]
Propagation News – 25 January 2026
Last week featured a massive aurora that couldn’t have been predicted in the previous report. The cause was a large Earth-directed coronal mass ejection on Sunday, 18 January at 1808UTC. The solar wind speed was above 1,100km per second, so the impact on the Earth arrived sooner than expected. The result was that the Kp index […]
News for England Midlands – 25 January 2026
Meetings of Bolsover Amateur Radio Society take place on the first and third Tuesday of the month. The club meets at Hillstown Village Hall, S44 6LW from 8pm. Further information and reminders for meetings can be found on the Society’s Facebook page @bolsoverars. Contact Richard, G0RRZ on 07905 868 221 for more information. On Mondays […]
