The Hiram Percy Maxim Birthday Celebration runs from 31 August to 8 September 2019. It commemorates the 150th anniversary of the birth of ARRL co-founder—and first President—Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW. The objective is to work as many participating stations as possible. W1AW and all ARRL members will append /150 to their call signs during this […]
The RSGB 2019 Convention takes place in Milton Keynes from 11 to 13 October 2019. The Buildathon on Saturday evening is a little different this year. Presented as an alternative to the Gala Dinner, those attending the Buildathon get a hot and cold buffet and an evening of surface mount construction. The event includes the […]
The RSGB 2019 Convention takes place in Milton Keynes from 11 to 13 October 2019. The Buildathon on Saturday evening is a little different this year. Presented as an alternative to the Gala Dinner, those attending the Buildathon get a hot and cold buffet and an evening of surface mount construction. The event includes the […]
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This Sunday, the 25th, is the second day of the Montrose Air Station Open Day and Radio Rally taking place at Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre, Waldron Road, Broomfield, Montrose DD10 9BD. It is an indoor event and tables are available to sell your own equipment. The event opens to the public from 10am. Minor […]
YP0F will be active from Fericirii Island, IOTA reference EU-191, from 27 August to 1 September. A team of four will operate SSB, CW and FT8 on the 80 to 10m bands. QSL via YO9RIJ. The VIC Amateur Radio Contest DX Club will be active as 4U500M between 1 and 30 September to mark the […]
Special event station GB8NCI will be on the air this Sunday, the 25th, for the second day from 10am to 8pm. Operating from the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) station in Exmouth, Devon, it’s celebrating the 25th anniversary of the NCI. There will be an open house and the public will be invited to view the […]
Just a reminder that August is the month of the traditional summer holiday, so there are no RSGB HF contests this month. This Sunday, the 25th, the UK Microwave Group high band contest runs from 0600 to 1800UTC. Using all modes on the 5.7 and 10GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and […]
The last seven days have seen quiet geomagnetic conditions but, equally, zero sunspots and a solar flux index of around 67. Nevertheless, the Lighthouses on the Air event last weekend saw UK stations finding people to talk to, even if real DX was a little thin on the ground. Saturday, the 17th, saw numerous short-skip […]
We start with news from clubs with more than one event this week. Burton Amateur Radio Society has an open net from 10am on 145.575MHz this Sunday. On Wednesday there’s a club night. Thursday sees an open net on 145.575MHz from 8pm. Details from Rob, G6EIH, on 0781 214 6333. Hereford Amateur Radio Society has […]
