GB2RS
Also in GB2RS this week…
If your radio club is working with a school for British Science Week in 2017, make sure they know that grants of up to £700 are available for schools in challenging circumstances. Applications for creative cross-curricular events are welcome, especially events that reach members of the local community who don’t usually come to science events. […]
Rallies and Events News – 6 November 2016
The West London Radio & Electronics Show will be held today, the 6th of November, at Kempton Park Racecourse, Staines Road East, Sunbury on Thames, TW16 5AQ. The venue has free car parking and disabled facilities. A talk-in station will be in operation. Doors open at 9.50/10am. There will be trade stands, a flea market, […]
DX News – 6 November 2016
The 6V1IS team will be active from the 7th to 19th of November from Dakar. They will be operating /P from Ngor and Goree Islands, IOTA AF-45, on all HF bands, including WARC and 6m using all modes. More information can be found at www.qrz.com/db/6v1is/ ZL1BQD will be active as E51RR until the 25th November […]
Special Event News – 6 November 2016
GB4MTR will be on the air until the 28th of November, mostly Tuesday and Friday evening and weekends, to mark the 60th anniversary of the amateur 4m band. Bands of operation will be from 80m to 70cm, FM, SSB and some data modes. QSL via the bureau to M0XTA, or direct to G6UT, see QRZ.com, […]
Contest News – 6 November 2016
This weekend the Marconi CW Contest ends its 24 hour run at 1400UTC today, the 6th, using the 144MHz band. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Tuesday the 432MHz UK Activity Contest will take place between 2000 and 2230UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. […]
Propagation News – 6 November 2016
Last week, the solar flux index remained in the mid to high 70s, but HF propagation was once again dominated by variable geomagnetic conditions. The first half of the week, which included the CQ Worldwide contest, was very unsettled with the K index at high latitudes peaking at seven. This drove down maximum useable frequencies […]
