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Propagation News – 16 May 2021

| May 14, 2021

Last week was a real roller coaster ride in terms of HF propagation. While the solar flux index remained in the 70s, we have had C-class solar flares and a coronal mass ejection that hit the Earth on the 12th of May. This ultimately pushed the Kp index to seven. It was largely as a […]

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GB2RS News Script for 9 May 2021

| May 7, 2021

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 9 May 2021 (13-page/222KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link.

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Amateur radio: what next?

| May 7, 2021

Last year, through the RSGB and NHS ‘Get on the air to care’ media campaign, it is likely that over 35 million people heard news and stories about amateur radio. You now have a chance to tell the RSGB what you think should happen next. As part of a wider IARU workshop, the Society is […]

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Free webinar on RF exposure

| May 7, 2021

The ARRL is reporting that the IEEE Committee on Man and Radiation has issued an invitation to its free webinar, RF Exposure in the Time of Conspiracies. The 1-hour event is set to get under way at 1800UTC on Wednesday the 12th of May. The committee is a group of experts on health and safety […]

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Full licence mock exam papers updated

| May 7, 2021

The RSGB’s Examinations and Syllabus Review Group (ESRG) has just updated the two Full licence mock exam papers. In addition, there are now worked answer pdfs for these papers so you can see the correct answer for each question and the reasoning behind it. These mock papers are provided by the ESRG as a training […]

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Also in GB2RS this week…

| May 7, 2021

SOS Radio Week is an annual event that sees many amateur radio stations get on the air throughout the month of May. The aim is to raise awareness of the voluntary work of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and National Coastwatch Institution. For further details of the event, click here The RSGB’s Tonight @ 8 […]

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