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DX News – 17 November 2019
Al, K7AR will be active as V63AR from Pohnpei, OC-010, from 18 to 26 November. Using the HF bands with CW, SSB and FT8, he will also enter the CQ World Wide DX CW contest. QSL to home call. Bud, AA3B will be on the air as V26K from Antigua, NA-100, until 26 November. He’ll […]
Special Events News – 17 November 2019
Throughout November, W9CAP will be on the air from Chicago, celebrating the role of the US Civil Air Patrol in Illinois. Operations are planned in the 7, 14, 18 and 28MHz bands. A special QSL card will be available. OL75CARBON will be on the air until the end of November from the Czech Republic. The […]
Contest News – 17 November 2019
This Sunday sees the UK Microwave Group Low Band contest. Running from 1000 to 1400UTC, all modes can be used on the 1.3 to 3.4GHz bands. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Tuesday the 1.3GHz Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2300UTC. Using all modes on the 23cm band, the exchange […]
Propagation News – 17 November 2019
Last week was pretty good in terms of HF propagation. Other than a slight blip in the Kp index on Monday, the 11th, when it rose to three due to a weak coronal hole stream, geomagnetic conditions remained settled. The Sun remained spot-free all week, although a new region was noted on the 13th. Region […]
WRC-19 Day-13+14: IARU Features and Waits
WRC-19 like any major international conference has news and media associated with it. The ITU have a TV Studio at the venue for interviews – including one with IARU President Tim Ellam VE6SH which is now available on YouTube. The IARU summary position has also featured in an ITU news release:- IARU Positions feature in […]
WRC-19 Day-11+12: Week-3 and Next Steps
Week-3 should be where even the harder items are heading towards solutions. Conveniently, a CEPT status table offers a great overview, but shows that many items are running behind schedule, or being escalated to higher levels as their lower-level drafting groups close. CEPT WRC-19 Status table 50 MHz: One of the few clearer signs of […]
