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Contest News – 14 August 2022
The WAE DX CW Contest runs for 48 hours over this weekend, ending at 2359UTC today, the 14 August. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. Please note that EU stations work non-EU stations only. Today, Sunday the 14 August, the fifth 70MHz Cumulative […]
Propagation News – 14 August 2022
The geomagnetic disturbance we predicted last week, due to an Earth-facing coronal hole and its associated high-speed solar wind, occurred in the early hours of Monday the 8th. This pushed the Kp index to six and sparked a visible aurora that was visible from parts of the UK. It also impacted the Maximum Useable Frequency […]
Ian Croasdale, M1EHI 5 August 2022
Ian B Croasdale, M1EHI, former chairman of Chorley & DARS Sadly went SK on 05/08/2022. Ian was one of the training team at the club, having had youngsters at just the age of seven get on the radio. You always knew Ian was about, especially when teaching safety in amateur radio because if it was […]
GB2RS News Script for 7 August 2022
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GB22HQ moving location
For operational reasons it is no longer possible to operate GB22HQ, the special event station for the Commonwealth Games, from the Smithfield site in Birmingham. The move to the Smithfield site had been a last-minute decision due to other calls on our original site by the Commonwealth Games organisers. It has been problematic due to […]
Welsh operators wanted for GB22GW
GB22GW is the Commonwealth Games callsign for Wales. Cath, GW4CVT is looking for volunteers in Wales to use the callsign either by CW, SSB or datamodes until the 21 August. To book a slot, visit qrz.com and search for GB22GW. There you will find Cath’s email address and the slots that are available.
