News
Special Events News – 19 April 2015
Members of Barry Amateur Radio Society will be operating from Flatholm Island, EU-124, from 24 to 27 April. GB4MBC operations on 25 April will be part of the International Marconi Day operations. Operation will be mainly HF but they also anticipate satellite operations using limited portable equipment during the stay. QSL via MW0DHF. One of […]
DX News – 19 April 2015
9M2RDX and others will be active as 9M4TI from Redang Island, IOTA reference AS-073, in West Malaysia from 23 to 26 April. They will operate CW, SSB and BPSK on the 10 to 80m bands. QSL via 9M2RDX, direct only. Dave, WJ2O will be active as YN/WJ2O from Nicaragua on 22 to 30 April. He […]
Contest News – 19 April 2015
Today, the 19th, the UK Microwave Group 2nd Low Band Contest runs from 1000 to 1600UTC. Using all modes on the 1.3 to 3.4GHz bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The 2015 YU DX Contest takes place this weekend in two sections. The first session ended at 0459 today, the 19th, […]
Propagation News – 19 April 2015
The last week saw some very unsettled conditions in terms of geomagnetic disturbances, just as we predicted. The 14th, 15th and 16th were particularly bad, with the planetary K index hitting five and the solar wind speed exceeding 600 kilometres per second, sparking reports of visible aurora. The solar flux index leapt up to 155 […]
Beacon and repeater insurance
The Beacon and repeater insurance is due for renewal on the 29 April 2015. We are in discussions with our insurers on the renewal terms for the forthcoming year and will advise all current policy holders via email when they are available with a link to the RSGB shop to renew. At the same time […]
New Licences
All amateurs are reminded that, if they have not received their new licence from Ofcom by next Tuesday, 14 April, they should either check that their licence details on the Ofcom online portal are correct, or contact Ofcom by email on ARL2015@ofcom.org.uk.
