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On Saturday, 1 February, the Barry ARS Table Top Rally takes place at The Wilton Lounge, Sully Sports and Leisure Club, South Road, Sully CF64 5SP. Doors open from 10am and entry is £2, with under 18s free. There is ample parking. Items on offer will include new and second-hand radio, computer and electronics. Catering […]
Dirk, WA4DT will operate until 2 February as HR9/WA4DT from Roatan Island, off the coast of Honduras, IOTA reference NA-057. He will be on CW and FT8. Melvin, W8MV will be active from the Caribbean island of Montserrat, NA-103, from 26 January to 2 February. He will be using CW on the HF bands using […]
We’ve received no news of special event stations taking place this week.
The CQ 160m DX contest ends its 48 hour run at 2200UTC this Sunday, the 26th. It’s CW only on the 1.8MHz band, and the exchange is signal report and CQ zone. Note that US stations also send their state, and Canadians send their province. The BARTG RTTY Sprint contest ends its 24 hour run […]
This week saw a decline in sporadic E conditions on 10m. This may be due to a repositioning of the jet stream or just the end of the winter sporadic E season, but more of that in the VHF section. On the face of it, last week saw the Sun behaving itself, with zero sunspots. […]
We start with clubs that have more than one event this week. Burton Amateur Radio Club has a net on 145.575MHz from 10am this Sunday and next Sunday. On Wednesday there’s an open club night and Thursday sees an open net on 145.575MHz from 8pm. Details from Rob, G6EIH, on 0781 214 6333. Kettering and […]
We start with clubs that have more than one event this week. South Manchester Radio and Computer Club has a net this Sunday and next Sunday from 10.30am on 3,637kHz SSB. On Tuesday there’s a net from 8pm around 145.475MHz and Thursday sees a talk on ATUs. Details from Ron, G3SVW, on 01619 693 999. […]
Just a reminder that all UK amateurs are required to revalidate their licence with Ofcom at least every five years. If it has been a while since you did that, go to ofcom.org.uk/manage-your-licence or email spectrum.licensing@ofcom.org.uk. The process doesn’t take very long.
We start with clubs that have more than one event this week. Burnham Beeches Radio Club has a club net this Sunday and next Sunday from 10.30pm, initially on 145.500MHz then moving to 145.275MHz. Contact Greg, G4EBY, via email to ebytronics@gmail.com. Colchester Radio Amateurs has a CW net this Sunday, Monday and Tuesday from 9.30pm […]
