Month: August 2018

31 August, 2018 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. MAURITIUS, Read more…

29 August, 2018 Island activities: IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz AF-049; 3B8, Mauritius (Maurice) Island: Hans/PA3HGT will be on vacation on Mauritius from Read more…

Big sunspot alert…. For most of 2018, the solar disk has been blank without a trace of even the smallest sunspot. This weekend something different is happening. A large sunspot has suddenly emerged, growing rapidly into a sprawling group with Read more…

24 August, 2018 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. CYPRUS, Read more…

  The August 2018 issue of The RAC Report newsletter is now available on the RAC website.   The RAC Report is a supplement to The Canadian Amateur magazine. It contains information about RAC which has appeared in previous issues Read more…

22 August, 2018 Island activities: IOTA QRGs CW: 28040 24920 21040 18098 14040 10114 7030 3530 kHz SSB: 28560 28460 24950 21260 18128 14260 7055 3760 kHz Arctic Legends 2018 IOTA DXpedition: The RI0B expedition will begin their voyage to Read more…

German magazine Radioszene reports the issue of electromagnetic interference from consumer devices, e.g. switched-mode PSU’s and LED lighting, is being raised in the Bundestag (Federal Parliament) Bundestag Member Ralph Lenkert of the political party Die Linke (The Left) has submitted 21 questions Read more…

South Africa’s national amateur radio society SARL reports the communications regulator ICASA has been quick to act in a case of interference to the amateur bands from an inverter Following a complaint about interference from a neighbour’s mains back-up system, ICASA acted Read more…

17 August, 2018 This week’s bulletin was made possible with information provided by G7URP, HL4CCM, WB0TEV, The Daily DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks Read more…

I am pleased to announce that Dave Scarfe, VE5UO, has accepted the role of Acting Section Manager of the Saskatchewan Section effectively immediately. Welcome aboard Dave! Dave has been an Amateur for 30 years and is active on the HF Read more…