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Rallies and Events News – 24 November 2019
The 42nd CATS Radio and Electronics Bazaar takes place this Sunday, 24 November. The venue is Oasis Academy Coulsdon, Homefield Road, Old Coulsdon CR5 1ES. Doors open from 10am until 2pm and the £1.50 entry fee includes a free tea or coffee. There will be second-hand equipment, flea market tables, traders, a bring-and-buy stand and […]
DX News – 24 November 2019
The Radio Club of Sevran will be active as 6W7PCT from Senegal until 25 November. A team of four will operate CW, SSB and digital modes with three stations, including activity during the CW WW DX CW Contest. QSL for this is via Club Log’s OQRS, or via the bureau to F5KKD, or direct to […]
Contest News – 24 November 2019
The CQWW DX CW ends its 48 hours run at 2359 this Sunday, the 24th. This CW-only event uses all the contest bands from 1.8 to 28MHz. The exchange is signal report and zone, which is 14 for the UK. On Tuesday the SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 1930 to 2230UTC. Using all modes […]
Propagation News – 24 November 2019
The predicted poor geomagnetic conditions forecast for late on the 16th didn’t amount to much. In the event, the Kp index rose to three before settling back down again quite quickly. The Sun remained spotless all week again as we get close to the minimum. As such, HF propagation was relatively poor all week. Daytime […]
WRC-19 Day-20: And Finally!
Friday, 22 November saw WRC-19 conclude its month long biggest ever conference. Many of the 3,300 delegates had started to travel home even before the release of the ‘Provisional Final Acts’ and closing ceremony. The ITU website has released the provisional acts as a huge 567-page PDF document – a tribute to the hardworking editorial […]
