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The next in the series of the popular 145 Alive events, to promote the use of 145MHz FM, is scheduled to take place on 11 May 2024, from 1pm to 3pm. The event and the supporting Facebook Group was started by Tim, G5TM, and from the start of 2024 has been organised by Mark, M0XIC […]
Rallies and Events News – 28 April 2024
The Lough Erne Amateur Radio Club’s 40th Annual Radio Rally is due to take place on Sunday 5 May. The venue will be Share Discovery Village, 221 Lisnaskea Road, Lisnaskea, Enniskillen, BT92 0JZ. The event will feature food and drink, bring and buy, RSGB books, the QSL Bureau, and the usual variety of traders. The […]
Special Events News – 28 April 2024
Special callsign SZ0WARD is in use by the Radio Amateur Association of Greece in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day until 30 April. Look for activity on all bands using SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL via the Bureau and Logbook of the World. See the website for details of an award that is available. […]
DX News – 28 April 2024
Jeff, K5WE and Craig, W5CCP are active as TX7W from Raivavae, OC-114, in the Austral Islands until the 30 April. They are operating using mainly CW and FT8, with some SSB, RTTY and FT4, on the 160 to 6m bands. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS is preferred, but is also available via Logbook of the […]
Contest News – 28 April 2024
The UK and Ireland DX CW Contest started at 1200UTC on Saturday 27 April and ends at 1200UTC today, the 28 April. Using CW on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. UK and Ireland stations also send their district code. The SP DX RTTY […]
Propagation News – 28 April 2024
We had another week with plenty of sunspots, and HF conditions were quite good in the second half. Earlier, the Kp index reached 3 and 4, which didn’t help maximum useable frequencies, or MUFs for short. For example, on Sunday the 21st, the Kp index rose to 4 and the MUF over a 3,000km path […]
