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Rallies and Events News – 3 December 2023
The Bishop Auckland Radio Amateur Club Rally is taking place today, Sunday 3 December. The event is happening at Spennymoor Leisure Centre, High Street, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 6DB. The doors open at 10.30am, with disabled access from 10am. For more information contact bdingle@hotmail.co.uk Also taking place today, the 3 December, is the Royal Wootton […]
Special Events News – 3 December 2023
Datta, VU2DSI is active as AU2JCB until the 11 December to commemorate the birthdate of Indian physicist and radio pioneer Jagadish Chandra Bose who was born on the 30 November 1858. He will operate SSB on the 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m bands, and FM on the 10 and 6m bands. QSL direct to […]
DX News – 3 December 2023
Burkhard, DL3KZA is active as YB9/DL3KZA from Sumbawa Island, OC-150, until tomorrow, the 4 December. QSL via home call, direct or via the bureau. Maurizio, IK2GZU is active as 5H3MB in Tanzania until the 8 December while doing volunteer work at the Ikelu Hospital and Ilembula Orphanage. In his spare time, he operates SSB, CW […]
Contest News – 3 December 2023
Today, the 3 December the 144MHz Affiliated Societies Contest runs from 1000 to 1400UTC. Using all modes on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Tuesday 5 December the 144MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes on the 2m band, the exchange is signal […]
Propagation News – 3 December 2023
We were lucky last week – the solar flux index remained quite high and, after the geomagnetic upsets around the 25 November, we had settled conditions, with the Kp index below two. Unfortunately, it looks like that is all about to change. On Tuesday 28 November, two M-class solar flares and associated coronal mass ejections […]
RSGB 2023 Convention – 23cms presentation
The latest RSGB 2023 Convention video to be released is three presentations in one, on the topic of 23cms. Barry Lewis, G4SJH talks about amateur/RNSS coexistence in the 23cm band John Worsnop, G4BAO considers how the possible RNSS changes will affect narrow band DX operation and EME Dave Crump, G8GKQ looks at the future of […]
