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News for England South-East – 5 November 2017
We start with an invitation from Coulsdon Amateur Transmitting Society for any club to take part in their grand inter-club quiz, planned for next Monday, 13 November. Individuals, or teams of up to six players representing clubs, are invited to compete for prizes and the Sutton and Cheam Trophy. Most questions will be amateur radio-based […]
News for England South-West – 5 November 2017
On Monday Weston-super-Mare Radio Society is having a construction, operating and natter night. More from Martin Jones, G7UWI, on 01934 613 094. On Thursday South Bristol Amateur Radio Club starts its Christmas preparations. Details from Andrew Jenner, G7KNA, on 07838 695 471. On Thursday Yeovil Amateur Radio Club considers which amateur band to go on […]
News for Wales – 5 November 2017
On Monday Dragon Amateur Radio Club is holding a junk sale. More information from John Pritchard, MW0JWP, on 0751 503 1025. On Monday Marches Amateur Radio Society is running the North East Wales Net from 9pm on 145.425MHz. All are welcome to join in. For details, email marchesars@hotmail.co.uk. On Tuesday Carmarthen Amateur Radio Society is […]
Check you’re back on GMT
On Sunday, 29 October 2017, at 2am, the UK reverts to Greenwich Mean Time, or UTC, by going back one hour to 1am. This marks the official end of British summertime. The mornings will also be lighter, however the evenings will be darker but better for AM DX. Sunday, 25 March 2018 is when the […]
New IOTA website live
The new Islands on the Air website and the software system that will run the IOTA programme in the future are now fully up and running. Users will be redirected from the old site to the new one and can log in using their existing credentials. Go to www.iota-world.org to learn more about the programme.
Fox-1 satellite launches soon
The next AMSAT satellite Fox-1 is scheduled to launch on 10 November 2017 at 0947UTC. It will carry a FM transponder with an uplink on 435.250MHz with a 67.0Hz CTCSS and a downlink on 145.960MHz. It will launch on a Delta II vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
