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Sought-after DXCC entity to go on air
Coming up at the end of March is an opportunity to work the 6th most-wanted DXCC entity according to the Club Log DXCC Most Wanted List. Juan de Nova is a small island located between Mozambique and Madagascar with the IOTA reference AF-012. It was last activated in 2003 but FT4JA should be on the […]
Rallies and Events News – 13 March 2016
The Dover Radio Rally takes place Sunday, the 13th, at the Whitfield Village Hall, Sandwich Road, Whitfield, Dover CT16 3LY. There will be a talk-in station. Doors open from 10am to 2pm with disabled visitors having access from 9.30am. Admission is £2. Highlights include trade stands, an auction, a bring-and-buy, special interest groups and an […]
DX News – 13 March 2016
A Polish Team of operators, working as 5J0P from San Luis, San Andres Island, will be operating until the 21 March, using CW, SSB and RTTY on the 6 to 160m bands. QSL via the Club Log’s OQRS tools for Bureau and direct requests. No QSL cards please. The QSL Manager is SP6IXF. Bob, G3PJT […]
Special Event News – 13 March 2016
Pontefract and District ARS will be operating GB4SL on 12 March for 28 days to mark the visit of Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan to Pontefract. On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, the 15th and 16th, Mid-Somerset Amateur Radio Club will be operating a special event station GB4BSC for British Science Week at the […]
Contest News – 13 March 2015
The Worked All Britain 3.5 MHz Phone Contest takes place today, the 13th, from 1800-2200UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number and WAB square. Entries need to be with the contest manager by 3 April. Full details of the rules and log sheets are on the WAB website. On Sunday the 13th, the 2nd […]
Propagation News – 13 March 2016
Last week we said that a geo-effective solar coronal hole looked like it might threaten the Earth, and we were right. Its open magnetic field allowed plasma to escape, impacting the Earth on Monday and sending the K-index up to six. This also sparked visible aurora, which were seen in southern UK. This didn’t bode […]
