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Rallies and Events News – 27 May 2018
This Sunday, the Durham District ARS Radio Rally is at Bowburn Community Centre, Durham Road, Bowburn, Co. Durham DH6 5AT. Doors open from 10.10am, with disabled visitors gaining access at 10am. Admittance is £2. There will be a bring-and-buy sale, trade stands, special interest groups and an RSGB book stall, plus catering and a licensed […]
DX News – 27 May 2018
S9ZZ goes on the air next Friday from Sao Tome Island, IOTA reference AF-023. David, EB7DX will be active on 40 to 6m SSB, RTTY, FT8 and CW until 9 June. QSL via his home call. The JW8DW Svalbard Islands operation, EU-026 ends on Monday. Operator LA8DW is on HF CW and SSB and you can […]
Special Events News – 27 May 2018
From 25 May until 8 June, Radio Club OK1KLV will activate the special call sign OL90ITALIA to honour the memory of the adventurous and tragic polar expedition of the airship Italia that in 1928 crashed near the North Pole. Activity will be on HF on various modes. The 90th anniversary of Portishead Radio will be […]
Contest News – 27 May 2018
This weekend’s big event is the CQ WW WPX CW contest, which ends at 2359UTC on Sunday the 27th. This CW-only event uses all the HF contest bands from 1.8-28MHz. Exchange a signal report and serial number. Moving to the other end of the spectrum, the UK Microwave Group High Band contest takes place today […]
Propagation News – 27 May 2018
A glancing blow from a high-speed solar wind stream caused the K-index to rise to three on Wednesday. This was a little unexpected as it came from a polar coronal hole on the Sun that didn’t look like it would impact the Earth. This brought mixed blessings as an initial positive phase saw the maximum […]
Grab your R series call sign now!
There is still just time to get yourself the unique R Notice of Variation that is being used to celebrate this weekend’s royal wedding. All grades of licence can apply; it is valid only from 19 to 21 May 2018. Full details of how to apply for the free NoV, and how to use it, […]
