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DX News – 28 August 2022
IK5WWA will be operating from the island of La Maddalena, EU-041, between the 1 and 13 September. Using the 80 to 2m bands he will use the specail callsign IM0M. This operation also qualifies for the Italian Island Award. QSL details are on qrz.com. Keith, GU6EFB will be active as GJ6EFB from Jersey, EU-013, from […]
Contest News – 28 August 2022
The CQ RTTY ops WW RTTY Contest has its second session of activity between 1200 and 2359UTC today, 28 August. Using RTTY only on the 1.8 to 28MHz bands where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and the 4-digit year of your first licence. The Worldwide Digi DX contest ends its 24-hour run […]
Propagation News – 28 August 2022
There was a welcome upturn in ionospheric propagation this week, with much DX being worked. While the solar flux index remained mainly in the low 100s, quieter geomagnetic conditions, with the Kp index at one or two, helped a lot. We are also heading towards September and better propagation conditions as the ionosphere cools down, […]
Sponsoring young contesters
The CDXC and the RSGB are pleased to announce their joint sponsorship of one of the youth teams at the World Radiosport Team Championship. The Championship is due to take place in Bologna, Italy in July 2023. In order to promote contest activity by young radio amateurs, the organising committee reserved six sites for young […]
Eight-year-old speaks to the ISS
On Tuesday, 16 August 2022, BBC TV spoke to eight-year-old Isabella about her contact with a NASA astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS). On the 2nd, Isabella used her dad’s callsign M0LMK to make a supervised contact with the ISS amateur station. Isabella, a member of Hilderstone Radio Society, has been involved in several […]
British Inland Waterways on the Air
British Inland Waterways on the Air takes place between 27 and 29 August 2022. It is open to all amateurs who are boaters, cyclists, walkers; and other users of the canals, rivers, towpaths and riverbanks for work or recreation. Even lakes and reservoirs that are used for recreation classify as an inland waterway, so there […]
