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Special Events News – 23 February 2014
On 1 March, GB0BVL will be on the air for Blind Veterans in Llandudno. Two stations will be operating on 2 March: GB2MS for Multiple Sclerosis in Macclesfield and GB2GED from Corydon, celebrating Croydon Airfield’s old callsign.
DX News – 23 February 2014
John Power, GM0KTO is travelling with his wife Rosemary to The Gambia during March 2014. He has renewed his Gambian visitor’s amateur radio licence and will be operating from Bijilo as C5/G0KTO using an Icom IC-706 Mk II and a selection of wire antennas for HF. Babs, DL7AFS and Lot, DJ7ZG will be in Antigua, […]
Contest News – 23 February 2013
The CQWW 160m DX Contest ends at 2159 today, 23 February, having run for 48 hours. This is the SSB leg of the event. Work everyone and the exchange is signal report and CQ Zone, with American stations sending their state and Canadians their Province. The SSB leg of the French REF Contest ends at […]
Propagation News – 23 February 2014
Solar activity increased to moderate levels on the 14th when four M class solar flares took place and again on the 16th and the 20th when a single M class flare took place. Solar activity on the remaining days was low when numerous C class flares occurred. Solar flux levels declined from 167 units on […]
AGM 2014
This year’s AGM will be held on Saturday 12 April 2014 at the Renaissance Hotel, Blackfriars Street, Manchester M3 2EQ starting at 12.00 noon. The venue is within easy reach of Manchester mainline train stations, and there is also nearby car parking. After the formal business of the morning, Elaine Richards, G4LFM will give another […]
Capt John Francis MBE, G3LWI (Royal Signals, Retd), 28 January 2014
John Francis died on 28 January 2014 at his home in the Isle of Wight. During his service with the Royal Signals he dealt with some of the most secret intelligence signals between the Royal Signals and GCHQ. It is very difficult to write a long tribute to John for the 30 years that I […]
