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Rallies and Events News – 8 May 2016
The 35th Lough Erne Amateur Radio Rally takes place today, 8 May, at the SHARE Centre, Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland BT92 0EQ. Doors open from 11.15am to 4pm, with disabled visitors gaining access 15 minutes earlier. There will be trade stands, a bring-and-buy, car boot area, flea market, special interest groups and an RSGB […]
DX News – 8 May 2016
A group of three German operators will be on the air from Jericho in Palestine from 8 to 15 May. They will use the call sign E44QX and be on the 10 to 80m bands, mainly on CW, but also some SSB and RTTY. QSLs will be handled by DF8DX. Gerd, DL7VOG will be active […]
Special Events News – 8 May 2016
Coventry ARS will operate GB8OMB from The Old Mill at Baginton near Coventry on 14 and 15 May for Mills on the Air. Cambridge and District ARC will operate GB0CMW from 10.30am to 4pm on the 14th and 14th from Cattell’s Windmill, Mill Road, Willingham CB24 5UU. The Mill has external seating and tea room, […]
Contest News – 8 May 2016
The 432MHz-248GHz Trophy ends its 24 hour run at 1400 today, the 8th. Using the 432MHz to 248GHz bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The Italian National Society ARI International DX Contest ends its 24 hours at midday today, the 8th. There are sections for single-op CW, SSB, RTTY, mixed, and […]
Propagation News – 8 May 2016
The solar flux index held steadfast at 90 for most of the week, but geomagnetic conditions remained unsettled with the K-index hitting five on Bank Holiday Monday. The latter half of the week was a little more settled, bringing better HF conditions with only a few minor C-class solar flares. At the time of writing, […]
Next Tim Peake contact confirmed
The ARISS UK Operations team is delighted to announce that the ARISS Schools contact between Ashfield Primary School in Otley, West Yorkshire and Tim Peake on the International Space Station has now been confirmed for Thursday the 5th of May at 0908BST. It will be a direct contact operated by GB1APS. The contact should be […]
