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Don’t forget to listen out for all the stations that will be on the air during International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW) on Saturday, 17 and Sunday, 18 August 2024. This is one of the most popular amateur radio events in the calendar and in past years there have been more than 500 entries from […]
Rallies and Events News – 11 August 2024
Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society’s Hamfest is taking place today, the 11 August. The venue is Cobham Sports and Social Club Ground, Merley, near Wimborne in Dorset. The doors are open from 9am to 4pm and admission, which includes parking, costs £5. Catering and a bar are available on site. For more information visit the […]
Special Events News – 11 August 2024
Bushvalley Amateur Radio Club will be active from all three lighthouses on Rathlin Island during International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 August. Operators will be working on the 80 to 10m bands using SSB, CW and FT8. Listen out for special event callsigns, GB1RP, GB2EL and GB2WL which will all be […]
DX News – 11 August 2024
Emil, DL8JJ is active as OX/DL8JJ from Greenland until the 15 August. He is operating on the HF bands using CW from a camp at Tasiilaq, NA-151, and from various locations on the main island, NA-018. Rafael, NN3RP is active as YN2RP from Nicaragua until the 20 August. He is operating using SSB, CW, FT8 and […]
Contest News – 11 August 2024
On Tuesday 13 August, the 432MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855UTC. Using FM on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also on Tuesday 13 August, the 432MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal […]
Propagation News – 11 August 2024
Well, so much for the experts! NOAA predicted that the solar flux index would fall last week, when it actually increased to a whopping 303 on Thursday 8 August. But this high solar flux number was accompanied by a strong risk of solar flares, so it was not all plain sailing. We have had 15 […]
