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Also in GB2RS this week…
At a recent RSGB Board meeting, the application of the Construction, Design and Management Regulations 2015 in respect of amateur radio activities was discussed. Board Director Steve Hartley, G0FUW will be preparing an article for RadCom giving guidance to clubs and individual Members on how this legislation applies to them. Due to the increase in […]
Rallies and Events News – 1 May 2016
The Dambusters Hamfest takes place Sunday, 1 May, at Thorpe Camp Museum, Tattershall Thorpe, near Coningsby, Lincolnshire LN4 4PE.The venue is all on one level and doors open at 10am. Admission is £3 and includes entry into the museum. Hot food will be available in addition to the NAFFI. This is mainly an outdoor rally […]
DX News – 1 May 2016
Koji, JI1LET, is operating as JD1BOI from Chichijima Island in the Ogasawara Archipelago, IOTA reference AS-031, until 6 May. Ogasawara is about 1,000km south of Tokyo and counts as a separate entity for the DXCC Award. Koji is working all bands from 80 to 6m using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via his home call […]
Special Events News – 1 May 2016
Ballymena ARG will be operating a station at the Shanes Castle Steam Traction Rally on 1 and 2 May. This will be a station in the Castles and Stately Homes on the Air award scheme. The Traction rally takes place at Shanes Castle, Randalstown Road, Antrim BT41 4NE. Contact Hugh Kernohan, GI0JEV, on 028 2587 […]
Contest News – 1 May 2016
The SSB leg of the 80m Club Championships takes place from 1900 to 2030UTC on Monday. The exchange is the usual signal report and serial number. On Tuesday the 144MHz UK Activity Contest takes place from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The 432MHz-248GHz Trophy starts […]
Propagation News – 1 May 2016
It’s been another mixed week, with coronal holes dominating once again. The K-index, a measure of the disturbance to the Earth’s magnetic field due to incoming solar plasma, fluctuated all week, being as low as one and as high as four. The solar flux index started the week at 82, but rose steadily to reach […]
