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Propagation News – 12 February 2023
The solar flux index rose again this week with the arrival of more sunspots. By Thursday, the SFI had reached 192, up from 135 the week before. However, there has been some flare activity with minor C-class and some M-class flares, mainly from active region 3213. None of these have erupted in an Earthward direction […]
Special RSL for Coronation celebrations
We are delighted to announce that, as part of our Coronation celebration activities, Ofcom has approved R as the optional Coronation regional secondary locator prefix for all radio amateurs. You will be able to use this for the whole of May and June 2023. More information will be reported closer to the date of the […]
GB2RS News Script for 5 February 2023
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RSGB feature in The Times
We are delighted to see the feature in The Times this morning about amateur radio. Heather Parsons, the RSGB Comms Manager, has spent the last week liaising with Rhys Blakely, the Science Correspondent, and coordinating the interviewees. It has been a great opportunity to highlight amateur radio and the RSGB in the mainstream media. An external […]
UK Meteor Beacon Project presentation released
The RSGB has just released another presentation from its 2022 Convention. Brian Coleman, G4NNS talks about The UK Meteor Beacon Project which is a collaborative project between the amateur radio and radio astronomy communities. The aim is to collect data on meteor events over the UK and phase one was to establish a transmit beacon. […]
RSGB supports British Science Week
British Science Week, run by the British Science Association, is an annual event celebrating science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). It provides a platform to support teachers, STEM professionals and the public in delivering STEM activities and events across the UK. This year’s theme is Connections, which lends itself perfectly to wireless communication and amateur […]
