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Also in GB2RS this week…
A Vintage Radio Weekend on the Air will take place on 15 and 16 October. Every one who has a vintage radio is invited to get on the air over the weekend, on any band and at any time. If conditions permit, there will be participants in the UK, Netherlands, Belgium and Germany as well […]
Rallies and Events News – 9 October 2016
On Sunday, 9 October, the Hornsea Amateur Radio Rally will be held in the Floral Hall, 7 The Esplanade, Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire HU18 1NQ. The venue has car parking on-site and the doors open at 10am. There will be trade stands, a bring-and-buy, special interest groups and an RSGB book stall. A raffle […]
DX News – 9 October 2016
Grant, VK5GR will be active holiday style as VK5GR/p from Kangaroo Island, IOTA reference OC-139, from 10 to 16 October. He will be QRV on at least 80 to 15 metres and will operate RTTY and other digital modes, plus some SSB. QSL via home call sign, bureau preferred, LoTW and eQSL. Nobu, JA0JHQ will […]
Special Event News – 9 October 2016
Poole Radio Society celebrates its 40th anniversary in October. GB40PRS will be on air during the month at locations in and around Poole. Until the 10th it will operate from Norden Railway Station. Then it moves to Poole Museum for the 11th and 13th. GB16IYL will be on the air until 10 October for the […]
Contest News – 9 October 2016
Ending its 24 hour run at 0800 on Sunday the 9th, the Oceania DX CW contest uses the 1.8 to 28MHz bands and the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Sunday the 9th, the ON Contest runs from 0600 to 0900UTC. Using CW on the 3.5MHz band the exchange is signal report and […]
Propagation News – 9 October 2016
Last week the solar flux index didn’t behave as predicted and rose to 99 by Thursday. This was mainly due to the appearance of large sunspot groups 2598 and 2599. There were no major solar flares, only minor C-class events, but unsettled geomagnetic conditions continued thanks to ongoing coronal hole activity. The K-index hit four […]
