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DX News – 29 January 2017
Peter, HA3AUI will be visiting Guinea-Bissau and Senegal between now and early March. Call signs to look for are J5UAP and 6W2SC. Operation will be on CW and QSLs are requested directly to his home call. A group of German operators will activate TU5MH from the Ivory Coast until 2 February. They will have three […]
Special Events News – 29 January 2017
Wearside Electronics Amateur Radio Society is on the air on Sunday, the 29th, for SOS Weekend. Operation will be on all bands from 10am at the Lifeguard station Marine Way, in the block yard. H2017PFO is a special call issued to the Paphos Radio Club to celebrate Paphos sharing the honour of being European Capital […]
Contest News – 29 January 2017
The CQ World Wide 160m DX contest ends it 48 hour run at 2200UTC today, the 29th. It’s CW only and the exchange is signal report and CQ Zone, which for the UK is 14. W stations also send their State and VE stations their province. The BARTG RTTY Sprint ends its 24 hour run […]
Propagation News – 29 January 2017
Last week saw a flurry of sunspots appear that pushed the solar flux index to 87 on the 22nd. Geomagnetic conditions were unsettled last weekend, but this week has largely seen a respite, with the K-index often being one or even zero. This resulted in good conditions with the maximum useable frequency hitting at least […]
RadCom February 2017, Vol. 93, No. 2
THIS EDITION IS TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE ONLINE We apologise for any disappointment This edition is currently being converted to our HTML5 online viewer, which will bring enhanced readability, download speed and picture quality Amateur radio on the ISS—send your signals via the International Space Station. News and Reports Around Your Region – Club events calendar 83 […]
Jack Wintle, G0UJW, 30 December 2016
Jack Wintle, G0UJW passed away on 30 December 2016. Among his many interests, Jack focused on radio communication and along with many others initially made use of CB radio, which allowed him to speak to friends in distant parts. This interest grew and he joined the Andover Radio Amateur Club where he was able to obtain […]
