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Rallies and Events News – 10 August 2014
Today, Sunday the 10th, the Flight Refuelling ARS Hamfest takes place at Cobham Sports and Social Club Ground, Merley, near Wimborne, Dorset BH21 3DA. Gates open at 10am and talk-in will be on S22. There will be trade stands, a car boot area and refreshments. Details from Tony, G3PFM on 07773 157356 after 6pm. The […]
Special Events News – 10 August 2014
The Brede Steam Amateur Radio Society will be operating GB4STG in the CHOTA event from St.Georges Church Brede. HF bands depending on conditions. Operation will commence at 8am, taking a half hour break at 9am whilst the morning worship takes place. Activity will then resume until 5:30pm. A special callsign, CF3NAVY, will be on the […]
DX News 10 August 2014
KB5FLA will be on the air stroke PJ7 from Sint Maarten, NA-105, until 12 August. Activity is holiday style on 40 and 20 metres using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign direct or electronically via Logbook to the World or eQSL. DJ8NK, signing as GJ0VNK, and F6EXV, signing as MJ0EXV will be operational […]
Contest News – 10 August 2014
For the whole 48 hours of the weekend of 9-10 August the first of this year’s Worked All Europe DX Contests, the CW leg, will be filling the HF bands with signals. Europeans work non-Europeans only. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number. The 5th 70MHz Cumulative Contest […]
Propagation News – 10 August 2014
Solar activity was slightly higher this week. C-Class flares were reported daily and a couple of M-class flares occurred on the 1st. However, there were no Earth-directed coronal mass ejections. The solar flux started the week at 168 and ended at 137, averaging 144, compared with134 the previous week. The 90-day average was stable at […]
New Chairman for Spectrum Forum
The RSGB’s Board of Directors has appointed Murray Niman, G6JYB, to the position of Chairman of its Spectrum Forum. The Spectrum Forum brings together the RSGB with special interest groups within the UK amateur community that share an interest in spectrum management. Murray is no stranger to spectrum matters, having held the post of RSGB […]
