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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The next webinar in the RSGB’s Tonight@8 series will be live tomorrow, Monday 7 April. Nick Wood, M0NTV will show you how to use a regular glue stick housing in a rather novel way to form the basis of a variable tuning inductor in a homemade 40m receiver. Nick has a lifelong fascination with radio […]
The Yeovil Amateur Radio Club QRP Convention is taking place on Saturday 12 April at Digby Hall in Sherborne. Doors open at 9.30am. The convention will include traders, bring and buy, club stalls and a café. For more information, please visit the club’s website The Holsworthy ARC Spring Radio Rally is taking place on Sunday […]
The Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society, also known as RAFARS, has started its popular Airfields On The Air event. RAF Stations are active this weekend as well as on the 12 and 13 April. More information can be found via the website The Polish Amateur Radio Union is celebrating 95 years since its founding, […]
The Toshiba Fuchu Amateur Radio Club, JA1YVT, is celebrating its 60th anniversary and, as part of the celebration, team members are staging a DXpedition to the Ogasawara Islands. They will be QRV as JA1YVT/JD1 until Thursday 10 April. The operating schedule, frequencies and QSL information are available via QRZ.com DA1DX, DK9IP, DM6EE and DL8LAS will […]
The FT4 International Activity Day started at 1200UTC on Saturday 5 April and ends at 1200UTC today, Sunday 6 April. Using FT4 on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is your report. The SP DX Contest started at 1500UTC on Saturday 5 April and ends at 1500UTC today, Sunday 6 […]
On Sundays, Appledore and District Amateur Radio Club has a net on 1.860MHz from 9.30am, followed by an SSB net on 144.260MHz at 10.30am. The Club has weekday nets taking place from 4pm on 145.450MHz, except Wednesday when the net takes place via GB3DN. There are nets on Monday, Wednesday and Friday that also take […]
The next meeting of Aberdare and District Amateur Radio Society will be held on Friday 18 April at Hirwaun YMCA Hall, CF44 9RB from 6pm. Ian Miles 2W0IWM, info@aberdareradio.club Aberkenfig and District Amateur Radio Club has its weekly meeting on Wednesday from 7pm at Tondu Railway Club, Station Approach, Bridgend. The club is an approved […]
