Thursday, July 26, 2007

RSGB 2007 IOTA Contest

The 2007 RSGB Island on the Air Contest takes place this weekend.
12:00 UTC Sat 28th July - 12:00 UTC Sun 29th July.
Operators from the Society will be entering this important contest and the station will operate from a /P location near the Point of Ayre.
The Isle of Man is known as EU116 for this activity and the World will be very keen to make contact with the station.
Please visit the station and offer your support and assistance; the operators will have a very busy 24hrs and will welcome your support. This will also be a good chance to work some interesting DX.

Monday, July 23, 2007

Why call "CQ"

Mike GD0HYM has sent a link to an article writen in 1998 which discusses the above topic.
http://www.cebik.com/tales/cq.html