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DX News – 13 April 2025
Paul, GW0NGA will be active from Jamestown in St Helena as ZD7PG from the 12 April until the 19 April. He will be active on the HF bands during his spare time. QSL via his home callsign and possibly eQSL. Aldir, PY1SAD is active again from Georgetown in Guyana as 8R1TM until the 26 April. Aldir will […]
Contest News – 13 April 2025
On Tuesday 15 April, the 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 23cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Wednesday 16 April, the 80m Club Championship runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using SSB on the 80m band, the exchange is signal report and […]
Propagation News – 13 April 2025
A fast solar wind caused some disruption last week, often sending the Kp index up to five, with many three-hour periods in excess of four. The solar wind speed was in the 600-700 kilometres per second range, which caused a moderate, G2, geomagnetic storm and visible aurora at higher latitudes mid-week. Glancing CMEs that left […]
Colin Page, G0TRM – 2 March 2025
We are greatly saddened to report that Colin Hewison Page, G0TRM became a Silent Key on Sunday 2 March 2025, aged 91. Colin was a long-time Marconi engineer, who passed his RAE in 1992 and joined the CARS Committee, initially as an assistant secretary in 1994 and helping with sound equipment for talks/meetings. He served in […]
John Cleeve, G3JVC – 14 January 2025
I’m so sad to announce the death of my father John Cleeve, G3JVC, after a short illness on 14 January 2025. Born in Paddington in 1935 he would have been 90 in August this year. Dad gained his radio licence in his teenage years (though his first interest was through the cubs age 8), and […]
GB2RS newsreader retires at 101
Peter Valentine, G0NQZ, is a GB2RS Newsreader from Eastbourne. Having reached his 100th birthday in 2024 he decided it was the right time to retire from the newsreading service. Peter remains an active radio amateur who still operates daily on the air and enjoys taking part in regular nets such as ISWL and RAOTA. Peter […]
