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Propagation News – 22 June 2014
Solar activity started at moderate levels when a single M class solar flare took place on the first four days of the period, however, from then the active sunspot regions rotated out of view. From the 17th, solar activity was low. In total 52 C class solar flares took place. Solar flux levels declined from […]
Licence revalidation figures
Ofcom have advised the RSGB that 22,000 of the 83,000 licences on their database have yet to be revalidated, including 206 club licences. By the end of this month, all licence holders who have yet to revalidate will have been contacted by Ofcom. If you have not revalidated yet, now is the time to do […]
International Museums Weekend in full flow
International Museums Weekends stations are on the air both this weekend, the 14th and 15th, and next weekend the 21st and 22nd June. More details about the event can be found at www.radio-amateur-events.org, including a list of the stations registered. An award certificate can be obtained for five and 20 stations worked or 10 heard […]
Noise Measurement Campaign on the RSGB website
The Noise Measurement Campaign, started in August 2013, now has a dedicated webpage on the RSGB website www.rsgb.org/hfnoise. The Campaign is an attempt to monitor the HF background noise and to display the results for different locations around the country. Anyone can submit measurements. The project is aimed at making people more aware of their […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
On Monday, 9 June, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was shown equipment developed in 2012 by Dave Akerman, M0RPI. The Raspberry Pi payload he developed transmitted slow scan digital video on 434MHz from a high altitude balloon that achieved an altitude of over 30km and had a radio range of up to 700km. For the […]
Rallies and Events News – 15 June 2014
The 27th Newbury Radio Rally takes place today, 15 June, at the Newbury Showground, next to M4 J13. Car parking is free and entry is £2.50. Gates open at 9am. There will be a huge radio, electronics and computing boot sale including a demonstration marquee with displays of amateur radio on air, air traffic radar, […]
