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Rallies and Events News – 17 December 2023
The Sparkford Wireless Group Tabletop Rally, in aid of the RAIBC, will take place on Thursday 28 December from 9.30am to 1pm. The event will be held at Davis Hall, Howell Hill, West Camel near Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7QX. Entry is £3 and free parking and refreshments will be available. For more information, email Bob […]
Special Events News – 17 December 2023
Celebrating Christmas and the New Year, special callsign PH23XMAS will be active until the 28 December. Following this, special callsign PH24HNY will be active from the 28 December to the 31 January. For more information, visit QRZ.com Listen out for members of Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society who are active during December using special callsign […]
DX News – 17 December 2023
Harald, DF2WO is active as XT2AW from Burkina Faso until the 19 December. He operates all modes on the HF and 6m bands, and via QO-100. QSL via M0OXO’s OQRS and Logbook of the World. Gab, HB9TSW has been active as Z68BG from the Slatina Air Base in Kosovo since the 5 December. He is […]
Contest News – 17 December 2023
On Tuesday 19 December, the 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes on the 23cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Thursday 21 December, the 70MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes on the 4m band, the exchange is signal […]
Propagation News – 17 December 2023
We had a fairly settled time last week with only the solar wind and some solar flare activity to contend with. Sunspot region 3514 produced a moderately strong M5.8 solar flare on the 14 December. This event was responsible for a coronal mass ejection, or CME, but that was directed to the west and missed […]
WRC-23: The Final Acts
Thursday December-14 saw the conclusion of detailed WRC-23 business in order to prepare for the signing of the ‘Provisional Final Acts’ and closing ceremony on Friday. The remaining big topics on the future of the UHF TV Band and 6G-IMT Spectrum were not without their controversy, but were ultimately approved. This has resulted in a […]
