GB2RS
Also in GB2RS this week…
On Sunday, 5 February, the Vintage and Military ARS will be displaying equipment of interest to the vintage enthusiast at the Canvey Island rally. This will be VMARS’ 10th year of attendance. Stuart, G0TBI and Peter, G7DXV will be manning the stand and look forward to seeing members and non-members alike. The RSGB Board has […]
Rallies and Events News – 29 January 2017
The Horncastle Winter Rally takes place on Sunday, the 29th, at Horncastle Youth Centre, Willow Close, Cagthorpe, Horncastle LN9 6BZ. Doors open at 10am and there is free car parking. Entry is £2. The venue is all on one level and so is suitable for less able visitors. There will be hot drinks and snacks […]
DX News – 29 January 2017
Peter, HA3AUI will be visiting Guinea-Bissau and Senegal between now and early March. Call signs to look for are J5UAP and 6W2SC. Operation will be on CW and QSLs are requested directly to his home call. A group of German operators will activate TU5MH from the Ivory Coast until 2 February. They will have three […]
Special Events News – 29 January 2017
Wearside Electronics Amateur Radio Society is on the air on Sunday, the 29th, for SOS Weekend. Operation will be on all bands from 10am at the Lifeguard station Marine Way, in the block yard. H2017PFO is a special call issued to the Paphos Radio Club to celebrate Paphos sharing the honour of being European Capital […]
Contest News – 29 January 2017
The CQ World Wide 160m DX contest ends it 48 hour run at 2200UTC today, the 29th. It’s CW only and the exchange is signal report and CQ Zone, which for the UK is 14. W stations also send their State and VE stations their province. The BARTG RTTY Sprint ends its 24 hour run […]
Propagation News – 29 January 2017
Last week saw a flurry of sunspots appear that pushed the solar flux index to 87 on the 22nd. Geomagnetic conditions were unsettled last weekend, but this week has largely seen a respite, with the K-index often being one or even zero. This resulted in good conditions with the maximum useable frequency hitting at least […]
