Januari, 2020

• 3 Januari

  Prominent DXer Roger Western, G3SXW, Continues to Recover from Fall Injuries

  01/03/2020 Well-known DXer and DXpeditioner Roger Western, G3SXW, continues his recovery from serious injuries suffered in a fall on October 27 as he was clearing leaves from a rain gutter. No bones were broken, but he was badly bruised when he fell, and he struck the back of his head. …

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• 3 Januari

  South Orkney Islands DXpedition will Use VP8PJ

  01/03/2020 The Perseverance DX Group’s DXpedition to South Orkney, set for February 20 until March 5, will use the call sign VP8PJ. The group initially announced that it would use VP8/VP8DXU. “Alan Armstrong, VK6CQ, a recent addition to the team, holds the call sign VP8PJ that was issued to him …

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• 3 Januari

  Dave Edmunds VK4FUY SK

  News has been received that Dave Edmunds VK4FUY went Silent Key in Cooktown Hospital Wednesday morning 1st January. Dave had a very interesting life as a draftsman for the building of Royal Navy Patrol Boats at Portsmouth, England. He had memories of the V2 buzz bombs flying and of the …

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• 3 Januari

  Quadrantids – 3rd and 4th January

  The meteor shower occurs every year in late December and early January as the Earth passes through the dusty trail of Asteroid 2003 EH1. It marks the first meteor shower of 2020 and a new decade. However, unlike other meteor showers the Quadrantids tends to peak only on one or two nights rather than …

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• 3 Januari

  2020 Wyong Field Day

  While many have been preparing for and then getting over Christmas feasts, or those less lucky, protecting their and others home from bush fires some of the CCARC club members have been working hard to make sure the 2020 Wyong Field Day is going to be one to remember for …

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