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DX News – 1 April 2018
Mike VE7ACN will be operating portable VE2 from Havre Aubert Island in the Madeleine Islands group for one week from 2 April. This is NA-038 for IOTA. A large French DXpedition to St Brandon Island in the Indian Ocean should get on the air towards the end of the week on most HF bands and […]
Special Event News – 1 April 2018
This Sunday, 1 April, marks the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air force. Members of the RAFARS will be active today from RAF Cosford as GB100RAF to mark this historic occasion. The call will be used at many events during 2018, so there will be lots of chance to work them. For […]
Contest News – 1 April 2018
The UKEICC DX CW contest concludes its 24-hour run at 1200UTC this Sunday. Using all the contest bands from 3.5 to 28MHz, on CW only, the exchange is signal report, serial number and district code. Also ending at the same time is the Russian WW MultiMode contest. Using all modes on the 1.8 to 28MHz […]
Propagation News – 1 April 2018
As we move into April 2018 it is time to think about updating the latest smoothed sunspot number if you are using a VOACAP-based propagation prediction program. There are a number of different methods used to smooth or average sunspot numbers, but VOACAP recommends the adjusted SSN from the Solar Influences Data Centre in Belgium. […]
Prepare for SOS Radio Week
This year’s SOS Radio Week starts in a little over five weeks’ time. It runs from 1 to 31 May 2018, in line with the Royal National Lifeboat Institute’s own Mayday fund-raising events. SOS Radio Week aims to raise awareness of the RNLI through amateur radio and, optionally, raise money. This can be for a […]
GB2RS News deadline brought forward
Due to unforeseen circumstances we have to bring forward the deadline for the next GB2RS News. Please send all information for next week’s broadcast by the end of Monday, 26 May 2018. We sincerely apologise for having to make this one-time change at such short notice.
