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DX News – 25 March 2018
Many normally-quiet locations will be on the air this weekend taking part in the CQ WW WPX SSB contest, so look for strong signals from unusual places. Gab Barison, HB9TSW, who is in the Swiss Air Force will be in Pristina, Kosovo, from 29 March to 19 April as part of a NATO mission. He […]
Special Event News – 25 March 2018
From Monday, 26 March until Sunday, 8 April, Paul, MI1AIB will be operating GB8BKY and GB8EGT for this year’s RAFARS Airfields On The Air event. GB8BKY for the former RAF Ballykelly is from his home QTH, while GB8EGT, for the former RAF Eglinton, will be from his work QTH courtesy of City of Derry Airport. […]
Contest News – 25 March 2018
The CQWW WPX SSB contest ends its run at 2359UTC this Sunday, the 25th. Using SSB only on the 1.8 to 28MHz contest bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Tuesday UKAC SHF contest takes place from 1830UTC to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 2.3 to 10GHz bands, the exchange is […]
Propagation News – 25 March 2018
Last week was once again dominated by unsettled geomagnetic conditions, which didn’t help HF propagation. The K-index rose to five on Monday, the 19th, after a solar wind stream from a coronal hole, flowing faster than 550 kilometres per second, triggered a moderate G2 geomagnetic storm at higher latitudes. This can occur due to process […]
First individual amateurs in Tunisia
The first individually-licenced amateurs in Tunisia are now able to get on the air. Of the 10 people who passed the first exam, five were able to attend a special ceremony to receive their documents personally. President of the National Frequencies Agency, Ashraf Chaabane and the amateur radio committee president Mehdi Hmem spoke about the […]
Nearly 100k QSOs for Z60A
Before shutting down on 12 March 2018, Z60A in Kosovo had logged 98,450 contacts during its celebratory operations to hand out a new one to the madding crowd. The 30-day-long initial activation of the newest DXCC entity encountered 30,541 individual call signs in 174 DXCC entities. Mission Goodwill Kosovo expressed appreciation to the 28 operators […]
