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Propagation News – 2 November 2014
Giant sunspot region 2192 has now disappeared around the back of the sun and luckily it didn’t produce any major coronal mass ejections to upset HF conditions while it was visible. The region was, however, the source of numerous solar flares over the past two weeks, which caused a number of sudden ionospheric disturbances or […]
Towards a new RAYNET
For 60 years, RAYNET groups have been offering the community a unique service — emergency communications independent of infrastructure which is vulnerable to disruption by natural causes or technological failure. The leadership of the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) and the Radio Amateurs’ Emergency Network (RAEN) believe there are considerable benefits to there being one RAYNET organisation. This […]
Last GB2RS for propagation stalwart
This week, the RSGB says thank you and farewell to one of the stalwart members of the GB2RS team. Neil, G0CAS has been preparing the solar report for the weekly GB2RS scripts for 20 years and this week is his final report. The RSGB would like to thank Neil, and Martin, G3USF who fills in […]
Ofcom amateur licence review closes
Ofcom’s consultation on proposed changes to the amateur radio licence concluded last Monday, 20 October. Many thanks to the 2,000-plus people who responded. Ofcom will be publishing the responses in due course, and a statement about the changes to be introduced is expected at the end of November. The response submitted by the RSGB is […]
Falkland Islands WWI commemoration
The RAF Amateur Radio Society, G8FC, is sending an expedition to the Falkland Islands and will be operating from the Joint Services Welfare Facility Amateur Radio Station using the SES callsigns VP8RAF/100 and VP8FIR/100. This is to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands in WWI on the 8 December. The […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Exam secretaries and invigilators can now download checklists to help ensure consistency of exam provision between exam centres, which help to ensure that essential requirements don’t get forgotten or overlooked. They are available from the Trainer Information section of the RSGB website and all print on a single side of A4 paper. The Training and Education […]
