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Special Events News – 28 July 2024
Special event station TM67JO is active to celebrate the Paris 2024 Olympic Games which began on Friday 26 July. The operators include F1LFL on SSB, F5PZT using FT8 and FT4, and F5TFW on CW. QSL to F1LFL via the Bureau or directly. For more information about the special event station, which will be operating until […]
DX News – 28 July 2024
Jeff, W7BRS is active as VK2/W7BRS from Lord Howe Island, OC-004, until the 1 August. He is operating using CW, SSB and FT8 on the 40 to 10m bands. QSL via OQRS. A team of five UK operators will attempt to activate MM0UKI from the Flannan Islands, EU-118, in August. The uninhabited island group is […]
Contest News – 28 July 2024
The IOTA Contest started at 1200UTC on Saturday 27 July and finishes at 1200UTC today, Sunday 28 July. Using CW and SSB on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report, serial number and IOTA reference. Today, the 28 July, the UK Microwave Group 5.7 and 10GHz Contest runs […]
Propagation News – 28 July 2024
We had yet another week of high sunspot numbers and low geomagnetic disturbances, but will it last? We dodged a bullet last week after a weak coronal mass ejection, or CME, on Tuesday 23 August failed to generate a geomagnetic storm. This was from a faint halo CME observed on Sunday, which was much weaker […]
News for England Midlands – 28 July 2024
Meetings of Bolsover Amateur Radio Society take place every other Tuesday starting at 8pm at 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 8pm. […]
News for England North – 28 July 2024
70cm analogue FM repeater GB3NT is now connected via Echolink, node number 225411. This is thanks to the efforts of Scott, 2E0TWX. He has provided an RF link via his gateway in Walker, Newcastle beaming directly at the repeater on Sheriff Hill, Gateshead with a 10-element 70cm Yagi antenna and Retaivis transceiver. Barnsley and District […]
