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Rallies and Events News – 24 August 2014
Today, the 24th, Milton Keynes ARS Rally will be held at Longueville Hall, Hammond Park, Whaddon Road, Newton Longville, Milton Keynes MK17 0AT. Visitors can combine a visit to the rally with one to Bletchley Park and visit the National Radio Centre as well. There is a car park and doors open at 10am with […]
Special Events News – 24 August 2014
Coventry Amateur Radio Society will be operating GB4PIA at the Party in the Park on 25 August at the Miners Welfare Park, Coventry Road, Bedworth. Wakefield and District Radio Society will be operating portable for the entire weekend from the Calder Drift Scout Camp, just south of Wakefield. They hope to be active on all […]
DX News – 24 August 2014
PA0FAW will activate special event station PA44AH between the 1 and 28 September to commemorate the World War Two Battle of Arnhem. The operation will primarily use CW and digital modes but there is the possibly some SSB. QSL via PA0AW and SWL reports are also very welcome. WB6OJB and K5LBU will be on the […]
Contest News – 24 August 2014
The IRTS 2m Counties Contest takes place today, the 24th, between 1300 to 1500UTC, with awards for the leading non-EI station in each of the six sections of this two-hour event. These awards often go to stations in GI, but if you have a good takeoff across the sea to Ireland it’s definitely worth a […]
Propagation News – 24 August 2014
Several small sunspot regions were visible every day, however, on the 21st a new active sunspot region rotated into view. Until then solar activity was low with only a small number of C class solar flares taking place each day, but on the 21st an impulsive M3 solar flare took place increasing activity to moderate […]
Geoff Kenyon, G3HMF, 14 August 2014
The very sad news received, is the passing of Geoff Kenyon, G3HMF. I had known Geoff from the early 1960’s when we were in contact with each other on 4m ( 70MHz band ). Geoff was with Manchester University in those days. Later, Geoff became a valued Member of the SERT, the Society of Electronic […]
