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Special Event News – 8 March 2015
Listen out for Science Week special event stations, usually working within schools or other educational establishments. If you hear these young people on the air, please give them a call. If you have news of any future special event stations, please email details to radcom@rsgb.org.uk.
DX News – 8 March 2015
Seven members of the Portable Operating Group, based in Stafford, will be operating from a base camp North Anglesey from 7 to 14 March. Using the club callsign MC0POG they will be operating all modes and some of the more energetic will be operating SOTA from various locations around the island. Toshi, JA8BMK will be […]
Contest News – 8 March 2015
This weekend the 144/432MHz contest ends its 24 hours’ run at 1400UTC today, the 8th. Using all modes in both bands the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The ARRL International DX contest ends its 48 hours of operation at 2359UTC today, the 8th. It is an SSB contest using the 1.8 to […]
Propagation News – 8 March 2015
Last week saw the solar flux index remain in the range 123-130. The beginning of the week saw rather unsettled geomagnetic conditions, with the planetary A index up to 23 at middle latitudes. Solar wind speeds remained elevated above 500km/s due to a geomagnetic storm that brought widespread aurora around the arctic circle. The solar […]
Louis van de Nadort, PA0LOU, February 2015
It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Louis van de Nadort, PA0LOU. Lou died in hospital after a short illness. Lou was the Chairman of IARU Region 1 for 27 years until his retirement in 2002, and a member of the IARU Administrative Council. He will be sorely missed […]
GB2RS broadcast from Germany to QSY
Starting next Sunday, 8 March, the GB2RS transmission at 10.00 on 40m from Germany will change frequency. Currently on 7.150MHz, the new frequency will be 7.127MHz. This change is being made to accommodate contest activity that competes for spectrum on the band. Our thanks go to G3SIB/DJ0OK and M0DXM/DJ2XB for their continued support of the […]
