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Rallies and Events – 24th March 2013

All-of-us | March 24, 2013

Today, Sunday 24 March, it’s the Devon and Cornwall Hamfest at The Engine House, Compton Park, Callington PL17 8EA. There will be trade stands, a car boot sale, special interest groups, family attractions and much more. Contact Dereck, M0YDW, by e-mail to disco5livebtinternet.com. Also today is the Lough Erne Amateur Radio Club Annual Rally. This […]

Special Events – 24th March 2013

All-of-us | March 24, 2013

GB2RAF, the RAF Neatishead Radar Museum Permanent Special Event Station, will be on the air celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society on 1 April from 0900 to 1700UTC. Operations will be on 80m or 40m using SSB or CW. ZB2MOLE will be active from 27 to 31 March. Operation […]

DX News – 24th March 2013

All-of-us | March 24, 2013

LY5A will be active as LY23A until 11 April to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the restoration of Lithuanian independence. QSL via LY5A. TA1HZ will be in Mogadishu, Somalia on a humanitarian mission until 4 April. He plans to operate on the HF bands in his spare time, hopefully as T5TC, although his callsign has […]

Contest News – 24th March 2013

M0LEP | March 24, 2013

Tuesday 26 March sees the 50MHz UK Activity Contest taking place from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. At the same time, the SHF UK Activity Contest is taking place on the 2.3 to 10GHz bands. This contest also uses all modes and the exchange is […]

Propagation – 24th March 2013

All-of-us | March 24, 2013

And now the solar report for the period from Friday 15 March to Thursday the 21st, compiled by Martin Harrison, G3USF, on Friday the 22nd. Solar activity remained mostly low, though C-class flares were reported almost every day, and a smallish M-class flare occurred on the 21st. The solar flux slowly declined, from 123 on […]