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DX News – 22 May 2016
Merv, N6NO is using the call sign VK9OL while working from Lord Howe Island, OC-004. He will be there until the 29th. He is using mainly CW and focusing on the WARC bands. QSL direct to N6NO. John, AI6Y will be on the air as E51XYZ from Rarotonga Island, OC-013, from 23 to 28 May. […]
Special Events News – 22 May 2016
The Radio Club of Haiti is activating the special callsign 4V1G until 30 August to commemorate the three generals of their independence. On 28 and 29 May, members of the Lough Erne Amateur Radio Club will put GB2MAC on the air from the Marble Arch Caves Geopark in Co. Fermanagh. This is part of European […]
Contest News – 22 May 2016
The 144MHz May Contest ends its 24 hours run at 1400UTC on Sunday, the 22nd. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number, locator and postcode. On Sunday, the 22nd, the first 144MHz backpackers contest runs from 1100 to 1500UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On […]
Propagation News – 22 May 2016
This week the solar flux index managed to remain mostly above 100, thanks in part to large sunspot number 2546. The region appears to be quite stable and not a likely threat for any significant solar flares. Geomagnetic conditions remained unsettled with the K-index hitting four at times and often hovering between two and three. […]
Celebrate the ITU’s founding
The International Telecommunication Union will mark the anniversary of its founding on 17 May 2016. The ITU was established on that day in 1865. The theme of the 2016 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day will be Information and Communication Technology Entrepreneurship for Social Impact. In conjunction with World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, radio […]
School SSTV satellite to deploy from ISS
The slow scan television CubeSat STMSat-1 is planned to deploy from the International Space station on 16 May between 1400 and 1500UTC. It is thought to be the first amateur satellite to be built by elementary school students, who are aged between five and 10 years old. It is expected to transmit using the Robot36 […]
