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The Radio Communications Foundation (RCF) is a small charity that seeks to promote radio engineering and amateur radio. Last year, a number of teachers identified the cost of Foundation exams as a barrier for some young people. The RCF Trustees considered how they might help. Funding exams for every youngster was seen to be unaffordable, […]
Remember to be part of the RSGB Tonight @ 8 webinar on Monday, 6 November 2023. Colin Summers, MM0OPX will give an entry-level talk aimed at newcomers to amateur radio. He will touch on antennas generally but will focus on the end-fed half-wave (EFHW) antenna, including details of construction, transformers and performance. Find out more […]
As a part of the preparatory process for WRC-23 agenda item 9.1 topic b) involving the 23cm band, ITU‑R Report M.2532 has just been published. This report encapsulates the outcome of resolves 1 of ITU‑R Resolution 774 that requires a …
The RSGB is delighted to welcome Elaine Richards, G4LFM as the new volunteer RSGB Archivist. Elaine is a former RadCom Managing Editor and was keen to continue to oversee the RSGB archives when she retired from her RadCom role last year. If you would like more information about an old amateur radio photo or document, […]
Bushvalley Amateur Radio Club Rally is taking place today, Sunday 5 November. The venue is Limavady United Football Club, Rathmore Road, Limavady, BT49 0DF. Several traders are in attendance and there is a bring-and-buy stand. The doors open at 11am and car parking is available on site. For more information visit the website or email […]
The ONZ Oostkust Radioclub, ON6HC is active on all bands and modes as OR79CLM until 12 November. The special callsign’s suffix stands for Canadian Liberation March, the annual event that celebrates the liberation of the Belgian town of Knokke on the 1 November 1944. QSL via the bureau. For more information, and details of an […]
Pierre, VK3KTB and Alexey, VE1RUS are active again as VY0ERC from the Eureka Amateur Radio Club station on Ellesmere Island, NA-008, until the 22 November. QSL via M0OXO’s OQRS. Philippe, F1DUZ is active as FG4KH from Guadeloupe, NA-102, until the 7 November. QSL via Logbook of the World, eQSL, or via F1DUZ.
The 144MHz CW Marconi Contest started at 1400UTC on Saturday 4 November and ends at 1400UTC today, Sunday 5 November. Using CW on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Monday 6 November, the Autumn Series Data Contest runs from 2000 to 2130UTC. Using RTTY and PSK63 on the […]
Receiver and antenna: Grundig Satellit 2000, 30m longwire
Notes:
OBZ4Z R Chinchaycocha, Junín, Perú QRG: 4860 kHz QTH: Schwäbisch Gmünd / Southern Germany Rec: 5th July 1978 / 04:42 - ca. 07:15 UTC (GMT) (!) Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000 - 30m longwire Px: S, anns, huaynos, ID SINPO: 34322 Remark: July 5th, 1978 was a very special day - great LA reception with smooth fade-out far beyond sunrise. Picaflor's spellbinding folk song 'María Alejandrina' caused goosebumps (especially from 3:33 in the MP3). Text goes as:
"María Alejandrina, what a beautiful woman's name you have. Your name is kindness. Your noble heart ... I would like them to change my bad life for good. She isn't Carmen Rosa, nor Ana María, nor is she Margarita, It's María Alejandrina ..."
ID at 14:58 in sound file ('desde Chinchaycocha'), the station's transmitting power in 1978 was 0.5 kW ...
