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Rallies and Events News – 17 August 2025
Today, the 17 August, Finningley Amateur Radio Society Rally opens its doors at 10am. More details are available on the website Also today, the 17 August, the West Manchester Radio Club Red Rose Summer Rally is taking place at Mather Hall, Mather Lane, Leigh, WN7 2PJ from 10am. More information is available by following the […]
Special Events News – 17 August 2025
Leicester Radio Society is active as GB8OVJ until tomorrow, the 18 August, to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day. The station is operating on the HF, 2m and 70cm bands. Operators are using CW, phone, FT4, FT8, SSTV and RTTY. More information is available at QRZ.com 4U0ITU is the callsign in use by the […]
DX News – 17 August 2025
Steve, ZL2KE is active as E51KEE from Rarotonga, OC-013, on the South Cook Islands until tomorrow, the 18 August. He is operating CW and some SSB on the 40 to 10m bands. QSL directly to IK2DUW. QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and Logbook of the World. Phill, C21TS is active in Nauru until […]
Contest News – 17 August 2025
On Tuesday 19 August, the RSGB 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 23cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Thursday 21 August, the 70MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 4m band, the exchange is […]
Propagation News – 17 August 2025
Last weekend was characterised by unsettled geomagnetic conditions caused by a massive coronal hole on the Sun. At one point, the Kp index got up to 6, with a corresponding decrease in maximum usable frequencies, or MUFs. In fact, the Dourbes Digisonde failed to record much at all over a six-hour period. Luckily, that disruption […]
News for England Midlands – 17 August 2025
Meetings of Bolsover Amateur Radio Society take place on the first and third Tuesday of the month. Please note the change of venue. The club now 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 […]
