News
DX News – 03 April 2022
S57MK will be active as 9N7MK until the 23rd of April. He will be operating for three or four days from Kathmandu and then from other locations while trekking in the Mount Everest region of Nepal. He will run 10 to 15 watts mainly on the 40, 20, 17 and 15m bands using SSB, CW […]
Special Events News – 03 April 2022
Flight Refuelling ARS will be operating from the club station using GB2FRA to celebrate the club’s 40th anniversary. It is intended that the callsign will be used on all the bands and modes that are available from the club shack including 10GHz EME. Operations will run throughout April. Please keep a look out for them […]
Contest News – 03 April 2022
Today, the 3rd, sees the Spring 70MHz contest run from 0900 to 1200UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Monday, the CW leg of the 80m Club Championship takes place between 1900 and 2030UTC. The exchange is signal report and serial number. The 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs […]
Propagation News – 03 April 2022
Last week we said there was a sense of excitement as it looked like the solar flux index would increase. But even NOAA didn’t predict that it would rise to 156, which it hit on Monday the 28th. Unfortunately, along with high sunspot numbers, we have had unsettled geomagnetic conditions. On Sunday and Monday last […]
RadCom Basics March issue online now
The March issue of RadCom Basics is on the website for members to read. This issue includes a look at: Filtering signals within the amateur bands Fun with a VHF/UHF handheld Listening via WebSDRs Making a DC voltage reference for your shack To join the RadCom Basics mailing list, log into Membership Services, go to Update […]
40MHz in the UK
Updates – Dec-2023 11-Dec-2023 Ofcom Statement on Updating Amateur Radio Licensing included: “3.225 We will continue to permit access to the 40 MHz band via an Innovation and Trial licence, but this is not an Amateur Radio Licence” 15-Dec-2023 ITU WRC-23: Unanimously agreed Agenda Item 1.12 for the frequency range 40-50MHz to be newly allocated […]
