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Rallies and Events News – 12 October 2014
The Mayo Radio Rally takes place today, 12 October, at Welcome Inn Hotel, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. Doors open at 11am and admission is €5. Details at www.ei7mre.org. The 2014 Annual General Meeting of the UK Six Metre Group takes place today, 12 October, at 12.30pm at the Kent’s Hill Conference Centre, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ […]
Special Events News – 12 October 2014
Today, 12 October, from 10.30am to 4pm, Cray Valley RS will be at Crossness Museum, Belvedere Road, Abbey Wood, London SE2 9AQ with the GB2CM exhibition stand. It will feature how to get started in amateur radio and the support offered by Cray Valley in providing licence training courses and guidance for newcomers. As the […]
DX News – 12 October 2014
Members of the Radio Club Argentino will activate AY4E from Martin Garcia Island, SA-055, in Uruguayan waters between 16 and 19 October. Operations will be on 160 metres through to 70cm using CW, SSB and the some digital modes. QSL to LU4QQ direct or LU4AA via the bureau. A major German DXpedition will be active […]
Contest News – 12 October 2014
The Oceania DX CW contest ends at 08.00 on the 12th after 24 hours. Using the 1.8 to 28MHz bands the exchange is signal report and serial number. The 432MHz UK Activity Contest takes place on Tuesday from 19.00 to 21.30UTC. The exchange is the usual signal report, serial number and locator. Sunday the 19th […]
Propagation News – 12 October 2014
Solar activity was low every day with only C class solar flares taking place until the 9th when early in the morning two M1 class solar flares took place within 15 minutes of each other. Another M1 class flare occurred several hours later. These flares had very little effect on propagation. Solar flux levels declined […]
Prestigious IARU award to G3USF
The RSGB extends its congratulations to Martin Harrison, G3USF who has been awarded the prestigious IARU Region 1 Medal for services to Region 1. Martin has been Region 1 Beacon Coordinator for many years and has done much to encourage development of the effectiveness of beacons in order to assist day-to-day band usage as well […]
