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Special Events News – 10 December 2023
On Thursday, 14 December, from 1700UTC, lots of special event stations from the Netherlands will be on the air. The callsigns in use will follow the format PA01MIL with each station having a unique combination of numbers in the callsign. The operators will be arranged into teams—each team containing two military personnel and one amateur. […]
DX News – 10 December 2023
Burkhard, DL3KZA is active as YB9/DL3KZA from Lombok Island, OC-150, until 18 December. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. The V6EU team is active from Chuuk Island, OC-011, in Micronesia until 16 December. The team will operate on the 160 to 10m bands using SSB, CW, RTTY and FT8. QSL via DL2AWG.
Contest News – 10 December 2023
On Tuesday, the 12th, the 432MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 1955UTC. Using FM on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also on Tuesday, the 12th, the 432MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal […]
Propagation News – 10 December 2023
We dodged a bullet last week as a high-speed solar wind stream from a coronal hole sped past the Earth. Although the wind speed was often in excess of 600 kilometres per second, its Bz, or magnetic field, was pointing north. The net result was that most of this passed harmlessly away from Earth and […]
World radio conference update
The ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 has reached the halfway point in its four-week deliberations. After numerous meetings, the 23cm topic has made progress at the sub-working group level, and the outcome is expected to progress up the WRC committee structure for adoption. Meanwhile, attention is also being paid to a wide variety of other […]
YOTA Month 2023 has begun
Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) month has now begun. Call sign GB23YOTA is active for the duration of the month, with a range of groups, clubs and individuals having reserved operating slots. Cray Valley Radio Society is active with the call sign between 12pm and 6pm on Sunday 3 December. On Monday 4 December, Wick High […]
