IARU EmCom Party on the Air - Update
By: System Administrator on: Fri 17 of Nov, 2006 [21:46 UTC] (1662 reads)

This article provides a list of stations or groups currently known to be actve inthe 'party' to be held on the 18th November.

(4138 bytes)

IARU 'Emcom party on the air'
By: System Administrator on: Sat 04 of Nov, 2006 [17:56 UTC] (1255 reads)

IARU Region 1 are organising an 'Emcom party on the air' on 18th November 2006. Despite the name this is actually a serious exercise to demonstrate the links which can be made between the various emergency communications organisations within IARU region 1 on the 40, 20 & 15meter bands.

(1047 bytes)

Dorset RAYNET HF tests
By: System Administrator on: Sun 08 of Oct, 2006 [16:21 UTC] (1504 reads)

Dorset RAYNET are conducting a HF communications week-end from a location in East Dorset over the week-end of 21~22 October under the special event callsign GB1DRG.

(456 bytes)

ALE on the Air Week 13-23 October 2006
By: gregm on: Sat 16 of Sep, 2006 [20:16 UTC] (1780 reads)

ALE On-The-Air Week "AOTAW 2006"
Starts: 0001 UTC Friday 13 OCTOBER (13/10/06)
Ends: 1159 UTC Monday 23 OCTOBER (23/10/06)
10 Days of worldwide Amateur Radio ALE activity...
More information: http://hflink.com

(6251 bytes)

Threatened Closure of Chilton Ionosondes
By: gregm on: Fri 31 of Mar, 2006 [19:26 UTC] (1282 reads)

The PPARC have decided in a meeting in March to withdraw funding for the UK ionosondes operated by Rutherford Appleton Labs. A show of support is urgently required to try and keep this useful facility available to us.

(8556 bytes)

Phillipines Landslide Disaster
By: System Administrator on: Sun 19 of Feb, 2006 [13:16 UTC] (1885 reads)

There are reports of Amateur Search and Rescue Traffic following the Landslide on Layte Island.
Although European interference is felt unlikely stations are still requested to keep 7.095 MHz LSB clear.

(362 bytes)

IARU Emergency Communications 'Centres of Activity'.
By: System Administrator on: Sat 26 of Nov, 2005 [09:46 UTC] (1696 reads)

The IARU in Region 1 agreed a number of Emergency Communications 'Centres of Activity'. which will be implemented in bandplans from 1/Jan/05. Unfortunately as is usual in congested bands, some of the frequencies chosen clash with established users. This article reproduces an e-mail sent to the Worked All Britain Group and which has been published in their Newsletters and Mailing Lists to try emphasise what is going on and find ways of working together.

(6189 bytes)

US Hurricane Watch Net Activation - Beta
By: System Administrator on: Fri 28 of Oct, 2005 [20:12 UTC] (1782 reads)

Tropical Storm 'Beta' es expected to become Hurricane force prompting the activation of the American based 'Hurricane Watch net' on 14.325MHz. This is the CQ WW SSB contest weekend which will make retaining a clear frequency harder....

(717 bytes)

Hurricane Wilma - Update No. 1
By: System Administrator on: Sat 22 of Oct, 2005 [08:28 UTC] (1704 reads)

Updated net details for US stations responding to Hurricane Wilma. These stations have been heard in Europe and clear frequencies would be appreciated for the passage of emergency traffic.

(1619 bytes)

Hurricane Wilma - 20m net activations
By: System Administrator on: Thu 20 of Oct, 2005 [16:19 UTC] (1492 reads)

The Hurricane Watch Net have announced activation plans prior to landfall of Hurricane Wilma. Clear frequencies would probably be appreciated.

(1104 bytes)