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Rallies and Events News – 22 May 2016
On Sunday, the 22nd, the Black Country Radio Rally Mark 2 will be held in the Portway Lifestyle Centre, Newbury Lane, Oldbury, West Midlands B69 1HE. Doors open at 10am and the admission is £2. A raffle will be drawn at 2pm. Also on the 22nd, the 33rd Dunstable Downs Radio Club Annual Amateur Radio […]
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. […]
Mr Oyekunle Ajayi, 5N0OBA / 5N7MBA, 30 March 2016
It is with great sadness that we share with you the loss of The Secretary General of The Nigeria Amateur Radio Society, Mr Oyekunle Ajayi, 5N0OBA / 5N7MBA on 30 March 2016. He was a pillar and active promoter of NARS for over 25 years and will be greatly missed. He is survived by his wife, children and […]
