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Special Events News – 14 March 2021

| March 12, 2021

Celebrating Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, Welland Valley ARS will be active as GB0SP between the 16th and 18th of March. QSL via G4XEX, Logbook of The World and eQSL. GB2VAX will be operational from the QTH of Andy, G4ISN of Welland Valley ARS, until the 28th.

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Contest News – 14 March 2021

| March 12, 2021

Please remember to check before the contest for any new rules due to lockdown and social distancing, which may differ around the world. The RSGB strongly advises obeying your national and local government’s advice. This weekend the longest-running RSGB contest takes place. The Commonwealth Contest runs for 24 hours until 1000UTC today, the 14th. It’s […]

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Propagation News – 14 March 2021

| March 12, 2021

The bulk of last week saw settled geomagnetic conditions. Wednesday saw the Kp index at zero for much of the day, which is unusual. This was mainly due to a lack of disruptive coronal holes on the Sun’s surface, so the solar wind speed was mainly below 400 kilometres per second. The Sun was relatively […]

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News for England Midlands – 14 March 2021

| March 12, 2021

Burton Amateur Radio Club has an open net on Sundays from 10am on 145.575MHz FM. Monday sees a slow CW exercise from 11am on 14.055MHz. On Wednesday there’s an open net on 145.575MHz from 7.30pm. Thursday sees an open net from 8pm on 145.575MHz. Contact Barry, M0ISZ, on 01283 540570. Loughborough & District Amateur Radio […]

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News for England North – 14 March 2021

| March 12, 2021

The North West Allstar Group has a new repeater in Haslingden, Lancashire. It is part of a network of linked gateways and repeaters in north-west England allowing analogue access to the Allstar network. GB3RO is on Allstar 70cm Analog Repeater Node 54011, 430.825MHz +7.6MHz, 82.5Hz Tx tone, linked to North West Allstar Group on Node […]

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News for Northern Ireland – 14 March 2021

| March 12, 2021

Antrim and District Amateur Radio Club activates GB2CW on Tuesdays from 7pm on 145.250MHz FM. This is ideal for anyone interested in learning Morse, or wanting to brush up their CW skills. All are welcome to call in. Transmissions are from Co Down, covering greater Belfast and surrounding areas. It’s good fun and the sessions […]

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