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Special Events News – 4 August 2024
International Cat Day is taking place on Thursday 8 August. To celebrate this, GB4CAT will be on the air from West Sussex from Thursday afternoon until the following Sunday evening. Activity will be on the HF bands, mainly on the 40m band, but the higher bands as well if they are open. As cats are […]
DX News – 4 August 2024
Tom, W1EAT, is active as W1EAT/VK4 from Hamilton Island, OC-160, until tomorrow the 5 August. He is operating QRP on the 20m band only. QSL via Logbook of the World or directly to Tom’s home call. Pierre, VK3KTB is active as VY0ERC from the Eureka Amateur Radio Club station on Ellesmere Island, NA-008, until the […]
Contest News – 4 August 2024
Today, the 4 August, the 432MHz Low Power Contest runs from 0800 to 1200UTC. Using all modes on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number, locator and two-letter postcode. On Tuesday 6 August, the 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855UTC. Using FM on the 2m band, the exchange is […]
Propagation News – 4 August 2024
We had another week of high solar flux but unsettled geomagnetic indices. The solar flux index, or SFI, was above 200 from the 27 July onwards. There was a worry that multiple coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, might push the Kp index up during the week. In the end, the Kp index didn’t rise above […]
News for England Midlands – 4 August 2024
Meetings of Bolsover Amateur Radio Society take place every other Tuesday starting at 8pm at the Bainbridge Hall, Bolsover, S44 6PX. Further information and reminders for meetings can be found on the Society’s Facebook page @bolsoverars Contact Vin G4KSY on 01246 827135 for further information. Bromsgrove and District Amateur Radio Club meets every Friday from […]
News for England North – 4 August 2024
Barnsley and District Amateur Radio Club has a meeting from 7pm every Wednesday. On Thursday, there will be a net on 144.5625MHz FM from 7pm. On Sundays, members have a meeting and social evening from 7pm. David, G4TMZ, g6aj@outlook.com Bishop Auckland Radio Amateur Club will be meeting at the Village Hall, Stanley Crook on Thursday […]
