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Propagation News – 4 August 2013
Up to seven sunspot regions were visible on some days but none were very active. Once again this week solar activity was at low levels with only small strength C class solar flares taking place except for the 1st when activity declined to very low and no C class solar flares occurred. Only one M […]
Eric Neal, G8GP, 2 May 2013
Eric Neal, G8GP passed away on 2 May 2013 just a few weeks before his 101st birthday. Eric was licensed in 1934 and was an avid constructor making his own equipment for all bands from 1.8 to 1296MHz. He was a superb CW operator who got great enjoyment from DXing, contesting with the Crystal Palace […]
Jim Robson, GM3CFS, 26 July 2013
Jim Robson (GM3CFS) sadly passed away on the 26th July 2013, aged 92. His radio career began back in 1939 when he joined the Merchant Navy as a Radio Officer. He served on a multitude of ships until he left the Navy in 1958 to start his family. His love for Amateur Radio never dwindled […]
IOTA Contest concludes
The annual Islands on the Air contest finishes today at 1200UTC. This year a special Centenary Commemorative Certificate is available. Everyone who enters and submits a log of 100 contest QSOs along with 20 multipliers will be eligible. Details can be found at www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2013/riota.shtml. The IOTA Contest is also an opportunity to gain some points […]
Record entries for Lighthouse Weekend
The number of online registrations for the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend on 17 and 18 August stands at 350, setting the scene for another record year. In the lead is Germany on 53, just ahead of Australia with 52. Those arch rivals are followed by the USA with 40, 31 from England, 21 in […]
Amateur satellite to launch in October
The UKube-1 CubeSat, which will carry an amateur radio transponder as part of its payload, could launch in late October. It will carry a set of AMSAT-UK designed FUNcube-2 boards. These will provide the amateur radio community with a 70cm up and 2m downlink linear transponder for SSB/CW operation, plus a 1200 bps BPSK telemetry […]
