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Contest News – 12 November 2017
The WAE DX RTTY contest ends its 48 hour run at 2359UTC this Sunday, the 12th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Monday the Autumn Series data leg will take place between 1900 and 2030UTC. Using the 80m band, the exchange is signal report and serial […]
Propagation News – 12 November 2017
As forecast, last week saw auroral conditions and the Kp-index rise to six as the result of incoming solar material from yet another coronal hole. The Aurora Borealis was even visible from northern England and Scotland. Coronal holes are lower-energy areas on the Sun with open magnetic field lines that allow tonnes of material to […]
Keith Pollard, G4KGP, 28th July 2017
Keith Pollard, G4KGP died suddenly on Friday the 28th of July 2017, shortly after the club net. Keith was a long-term member of the RSGB, a contributor to RadCom and everybody’s ‘go-to’ Elmer for anything electronic. Keith was a member of the club at British Aerospace in Hatfield, an honorary member of the Welwyn Hatfield […]
Beverley Moorecroft, G4UDY, 1st August 2017
Beverley Moorecroft, G4UDY, passed away peacefully on the 1st of August 2017. Bev was a Royal Marine of 34 years Service and a Corps Shot, an avid amateur radio enthusiast, a husband, father and grandad. Loved and respected by many.
Donald Graham Hardcastle, G3DGH, 10th August 2017
Donald Graham Hardcastle G3DGH, passed away quietly in his sleep in Harlingen, Texas, USA on Thursday the 10th of August, 2017. He was 96 years old. Donald was born on the 26th of February, 1921 in Rochdale, England to Harold and Kathleen Hardcastle. Don had a fascination with then-new radio technology, obtaining his ham radio […]
George Burt, GM3OXX, 20th September 2017
George Burt, GM3OXX passed away on the 20th September 2017. Many people will have heard of George as he was infamous with regard to the skills of QRP. His radio building skills were second to none. George once displayed his fine homebrew kit at a meeting and you would have thought it had all been commercially […]
