Datta, VU2DSI will be active as AU2JCB until Tuesday, 13 December to commemorate the birthday of Indian physicist and radio pioneer Jagadish Chandra Rose. He will be operating on the HF and VHF bands using SSB and FM. QSL directly to his home callsign. Members of Wingles Radio Club in France will be active as […]
Ferdy, HB9DSP will be active as 5H3FM from Zanzibar Island, AF-032, Tanzania until Tuesday, 13 December. He will operate SSB and some FT8 on the 20, 15 and 10m bands. QSL via Logbook of the World or via his home call. Take, JI3DST will be active from Miyakojima, AS-079, until Thursday, 15 December. He will […]
The ARRL 10m Contest ends this Sunday, the 11th at 2359UTC. Using CW and phone, the exchange is signal report and serial number. American, Canadian and Mexican stations also send their state or province code. On Tuesday, 13 December, the 432MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes on the 70cm […]
There’s an old Chinese curse that says: “May you live in interesting times”. Well, the last week has been very interesting from an HF propagation perspective! The solar flux index increased from 111 on 30 November, to 148 on Thursday, the 8th. During that time, we had more than 50 C-class solar flares and two […]
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: The Voice of Christmas (pirate radio)
Date of recording: 12/8/1996
Starting time: 1610 UTC
Frequency: 6955 kHz
Reception location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna
Mode: Single Side Band
Notes: Pirate radio station The Voice of Christmas as heard in Thamesford, Ontario, Canada on December 8, 1996 at around 1610 hours UTC. The frequency was 6955 kHz USB.
Here are a few blended airchecks with Christmas music and frequent station ID's by the Pirate Elf stating they are "the only pirate radio station broadcasting from the North Pole." P.O. Box in Providence, Rhode Island given for reception reports. Concludes with their "interval signal" tune.
Does your school or college run an amateur radio club? Or are you interested in setting up a club at your school or college? Following the success of University Corner, the RSGB’s online list of universities with amateur radio clubs, the Society has launched School Zone. This brings together details of schools and colleges that […]
Improved antenna rotator controller using an STM32 Nucleo controller To read this edition, tap or click cover image News and Reports Around Your Region – Club events calendar 85 Around Your Region – Events roundup 89 New products 14 News 12 RSGB at the National Hamfest 2022 63 RSGB Matters 6 Special Interest Groups News […]
Version entity is El Salvador, YS ADIFCnt.txt has 340 DXCC entities and 62 deleted DXCC entities. arrlpre3.txt has 23534 prefix+callsign mappings. cqwwpre3.txt has 23685 prefix+callsign mappings. [download] Added Prefixes/Callsigns: AT42IND and AT42I are both Antarctica, CE9 in CQ Zone 38, … Continue reading →
Version entity is El Salvador, YS [download] Added/changed Entities/Prefixes/Callsigns: II1MM/9 is Sicily, *IT9 AT42I and AT42IND are both Antarctica, CE9 in CQ zone 38, ITU zone 67 EA6XQ/P is Balearic Islands, EA6 EC7AKV/8 is Canary Islands, EA8 AG4WR is in … Continue reading →
