Durham and District Amateur Radio Rally will take place on Sunday 26 May at Bowburn Community Centre, Bowburn, County Durham, DH6 5AT. The doors are open from 10.30am to 2.30pm with disabled visitors gaining access at 10am. The entrance fee will be £2. There will be a bring-and-buy sale, trade stands, special interest groups and […]
Hull and District Amateur Radio Society is running special event station GBH0UL from the 31 May to the 2 June. The station is active to mark 100 years of amateur radio in Hull and to celebrate the 95th birthday of Honorary Club member Bernard Atkinson, G0SWO. Listen out for operators on the HF and VHF […]
Martin, MW0BRO is active as ZC4GW from Dhekelia in Cyprus until tomorrow, the 27 May. He is operating CW only on the 40 to 6m bands. QSL via MW0BRO. QSOs will be uploaded to Club Log and Logbook of the World. Rolf, DO4RKR is active as 8Q7KR from the Maldives, AS-013, until the 31 May. He […]
The CQ World Wide WPX CW Contest started at 0000UTC on Saturday the 25 May and ends at 2359UTC today, Sunday 26 May. Using CW on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. Today, the 26 May, the UK Microwave Group High Band Contest runs […]
After the extremely unsettled HF conditions on the 10 and 11 May, it was gratifying to see things returning to normal last week. The Kp index has returned to being in the range of 1 to 4 and, with a solar flux index still in the 190s, we have seen some good propagation around the […]
Each RSGB Board Director has a liaison role between the Board and specific aspects of the Society’s work. This focuses very much on the work done by RSGB volunteers in committees, groups and teams as well as by the Honorary Officers. The Board has just agreed the liaison roles for the coming year. To find […]
The Signals Museum at RAF Henlow is closing soon. Its final open day will be on the 8 June 2024. According to the Museum’s website, after this time it will start to dispose of its exhibits. The Museum attempts to tell the story of RAF Signals. Among its attractions, it contains a lot of working […]
The UK Six Metre Group Summer Marathon is under way. The activity is open to all amateur radio operators worldwide and membership of the Group is not required. The objective is to work as many four-digit grid squares as possible between the 4 May and the 4 August on the 6m band. Logs can be submitted until […]
The latest RadCom contesting column is now available for all to read on the RSGB website. Since April 2024 this exclusive content has been shared online each month following the publication of each RadCom issue. This useful resource shares various aspects about contesting including tip of the month, a featured UK contester, as well as […]
The Braehead Rally is taking place today, the 19 May, at the Braehead Arena from 10am. Free on-site parking, bring and buy and refreshments are available. For more information contact Paul via email at mm3ddq@gmail.com Also today, the 19 May, Dartmoor Radio Club Rally is being held at Yelverton War Memorial Hall, PL20 6AL. The […]
