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This year’s International DX Convention will be a virtual two-day meeting to be held on 15 and 16 May, with eight DX-related, and eight exhibitor Zoom webinars respectively. Free pre-registration is required and is now open. See dxconvention.com for more information, including the programme details. Matthew, M0ZMS will be seconded to the RAF station at […]

GB0ME will be on the air until 16 May to highlight awareness of the medical condition ME. The official awareness day is 12 May. The schedule of calling is to be confirmed but, until the 16th, George, MM0JNL will be operating as GB0ME when working from home to get the call sign out there. On […]

With different parts of the UK having different lockdown restrictions, please make sure you follow the appropriate regulations. Several contests now accept portable entries, so please check the contest rules. Above all, please follow relevant national and local restrictions This weekend, the 432MHz to 245GHz Trophy ends its 24 hour run at 1400UTC on Sunday, […]

Last week was characterised by relatively low sunspot numbers, but reasonably settled geomagnetic conditions. The solar flux index never rose above 80 all week, despite a large cluster of sunspots. This cluster, composed of regions 2818, 2820 and 2821, were responsible for some C-class solar flare activity, but never really grew into anything. By the […]

The Isle of Man Amateur Radio Society shack is closed. There will be a net on Wednesday evenings on the Carnane 70cm repeater from 7.30pm. The nets on Sundays will continue on 3.715MHz at 9.30am and 11pm, plus a net on the GB3IM repeater network after the GB2RS news. All are welcome. Central Lancs Amateur […]

Antrim and District Amateur Radio Club activates GB2CW on Tuesdays from 7pm on 145.250MHz FM. This is ideal for anyone interested in learning Morse, or wanting to brush up their CW skills. All are welcome to call in. Transmissions are from Co. Down, covering greater Belfast and surrounding areas. It’s good fun and the sessions […]

Two Scottish awards were presented at RSGB AGM last week. The Jock Kyle Memorial Trophy was awarded to the GMDX group for services to amateur radio. The Jack Wylie Trophy was awarded to Billy MacFarlane, GM6DX for his GM6DX training resource and the candidates he has mentored and tutored. West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society […]

Hastings Electronics and Radio Club has daily nets from 10am on 144.575MHz, plus twice-weekly Zoom nights. Monday sees a CW net from 8pm on 3.563MHz—herc.hastings@gmail.com. Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society has a CW net on Sundays from 8pm on 144.060MHz. On Monday, there’s a Morse class from 7.30pm around 3542kHz, followed at 8.15pm by GB2CW slow […]

On Sunday, the 2nd, Saltash and District Amateur Radio Club is planning a field day at St Ive, depending on COVID restrictions. Contact Mark, M0WMB, on 0781 054 8445. Thornbury and South Gloucestershire ARC has a daily net on GB3ZB from 10.30am. Wednesday sees a Zoom meeting from 8pm. On Friday there’s a net on […]