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Special Events News – 12 June 2022
The camp for young amateur radio operators in North, Central, and South America will operate special event station W8Y throughout the camp taking place from the 12 to the 17 June. The G-QRP Club Callsign will be active as GI5LOW for the first time in the lead up to, and during, the Convention. It will […]
Contest News – 12 June 2022
The IARU ATV Contest ends its 30-hour run at 1800UTC today, the 12 June . Using the 432MHz band and up, the exchange is the P number, serial number and locator. Today, Sunday the 12 June, the second 144MHz Backpackers contest runs from 0900 to 1300UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial […]
Propagation News – 12 June 2022
The sunspot number on Wednesday was zero with a solar flux index of 100. Given the high flux numbers we have been seeing this is a little disappointing. The last time the visible disk was officially spotless was December 2021. The upside is that there has been little risk of coronal mass ejections and the […]
GB2RS News Script for 5 June 2022
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Amateur radio to be shown on television
The hobby of amateur radio, and portable operating in particular, will receive some television coverage on Sunday, 5 June 2022. The long-running BBC Countryfile programme airs at 6pm on BBC 1, and features Flat Holm island in the Bristol Channel; the site of Marconi’s first radio transmissions over sea. Presenters Ellie Harrison and Matt Baker […]
Thank you to all the Society's volunteers
Volunteers Week takes place between 1 and 7 June every year. It’s a chance for the RSGB to recognise the fantastic contribution volunteers make to the work of the Society. From newsreaders to the National Radio Centre, the regional teams, to committees and everything in between, the RSGB would like to thank the hundreds of […]
