Archive for February, 2026
DX News – 22 February 2026
Michael, OZ6ABL is active as 5Z4/OZ6ABL from Watamu in Kenya, until Saturday, 28 February. Activity is on the 80m to 6m bands using CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4. QSL via Logbook of the World, OQRS, or via Michael’s home call. Ulmar, DK1CE is active as TZ1CE from Bamako in Mali until Sunday, 1 March. He […]
Contest News – 22 February 2026
Today, 22 February, the UK Microwave Group EHF Band Contest runs from 0800UTC to 1700UTC. Using all modes on 76GHz to 241GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The REF Contest started at 0600UTC yesterday, 21 February and runs until 1800UTC today, 22 February. Using SSB on the 80m to 10m […]
Propagation News – 22 February 2026
We had a week of relatively low solar flux indices and mostly settled geomagnetic conditions. While the solar flux index fell to be in the 117 to 129 range, the Kp index was mostly in the twos and threes. This was after the weekend’s geomagnetic disturbance due to a large coronal hole that expelled solar […]
News for England Midlands – 22 February 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 […]
News for England North – 22 February 2026
The OPS-2m-NW Net is a regular VHF simplex net for licensed amateur radio operators across North West England, organised and run by the M0KKN Club. The net takes place fortnightly on 145.500MHz at 7.30pm. Operators are asked to QSY as directed by the net controller. All licence levels are welcome to join in. Bishop Auckland […]
News for Northern Ireland – 22 February 2026
A special 2m net will be running for 12 weeks from 20 February, starting at 8pm. The net is planned to take place every Friday evening during this period. Operators will be using special event callsign GB5MMF to raise awareness of the Mae Murray Foundation and the important work the charity does supporting people with […]
