News
Also in GB2RS this week…
Signals from WG2XRS, one of the USA special transmitting licences for the 75kHz band, crossed the Atlantic in early December using the newly added OP65 mode. 17 Opera monitor stations spread across the USA and western Europe listened for the transmissions, which started at 2200UTC. The first transmission period produced substantial automated signal reports from […]
Rallies and Events News
We have no details of rallies taking place during the rest of December. The next event in the diary is Bath Buildathon on 4 January. Booking is essential and the project is the 20m PSK Centenary Receiver. Intermediate Practical Assessments will also be available on the day. Contact Steve Hartley, G0FUW, by email to G0FUW@tiscali.co.uk. […]
Special Events News 15 December 2013
ZS9MADIBA is a special event station to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s legacy. It will be operated around South Africa. QSLing is via the bureau or by sending your QSL to SARL, P.O. Box 1721, Strubensvallei 1735, South Africa. You may also use Logbook of the World. A special callsign, 3A60ARM, will be in use until the […]
DX News 15 December 2013
Ivo, 9A3A is now active as 9L1A from Sierra Leone for more than three months. 9L1A is a reissued callsign; QSL for the current operation is via 9A2AA, direct or via the bureau. Jim, F5MCC will be active as FM/F5MCC from Martinique, NA-107, until 21 December. He will operate CW and SSB on the 10 […]
Contest News 15 December 2013
To promote activity on 6m during the winter, the UK Six Metre Group has introduced a new event to complement their Summer E’s Contest. Called the Winter Marathon, it will be held over a two-month period, commencing on 1 December 2013 and ending on 31 January 2014. It’s a 100 percent Locator square chase, with […]
Propagation News 15 December 2013
The number of sunspot groups increased from 5 on the 7th and the 8th to 10 by the 10th. Most were small and simple but a couple were much larger. However, solar activity was only at low levels except for the 7th which increased to moderate levels when the only M class solar flare took […]
