GB2RS
Also in GB2RS this week…
Burundi has joined the International Amateur Radio Union, IARU, after a recent vote. Their national society, ABART, was approved following a 67 vote acceptance. ARISS, or Amateur Radio on the International Space Station, wishes to shorten the waiting time for a school conversation with an astronaut or a cosmonaut on board the International Space Station. […]
Rallies and Events News – 12 July 2015
On Sunday, the 52nd Cornish RAC Mobile Rally will be held at Penair School, St Clements, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 1TN. There is talk-in, car parking, trade stands, a bring-and-buy and catering. Admission is £2 and doors open at 10.30am. Contact Steve, on 01209 844 939, or email g7voh@btinternet.com. Next Sunday, the 19th, sees the McMichael […]
Special Events News – 12 July 2015
Thorpe Camp Museum ARG is holding a Military Radio Week until 19 July. They will be using GB4TCM and MX0TCM for the event. Clubs and individuals are invited to use military radios to make contact with the stations if possible. For information contact Anthony, M0HAZ on 07956 654 481. GX4RSE, will be on the air from […]
DX News – 12 July 2015
EA1IQC is now active as a fixed and permanent station in Arosa Island, EU-080. See QRZ.com for details. S79HN will operate from Praslin Insland, in the Seychelles, AF-024, from 16 to 20 July. They will operate CW, RTTY and SSB on the 40 to 6m bands. QSL via JJ2VLY, direct or via the bureau, and […]
Contest News – 12 July 2015
Next Saturday and Sunday the IARU HF Championship takes place from 1200 to 1200UTC. SSB and CW can be used on all the contest bands from 1.8 to 28MHz. The exchange is RS or RST plus your ITU zone, which is 27 for the United Kingdom. The UK Six Metre Group’s Summer Marathon continues throughout […]
Propagation News – 12 July 2015
The sun was remarkably well-behaved during the first half of the week with few solar flares of note. The Kp index remained around one or two, apart from two excursions to three on the 7th and 9th. The solar flux index was, as predicted, around 125-135 all week. Conditions will remain very similar next week […]
