GB2RS
Propagation News – 4 December 2022
Last week was characterised by unsettled geomagnetic conditions that had not been forecast. The Kp index fluctuated between three and five nearly all week, resulting in reduced HF propagation, especially over polar paths. The solar wind just refused to abate with speeds over 600km/s being commonplace. A southward-facing Bz interplanetary magnetic field just added to […]
GB2RS News Script for 27 November 2022
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146/147MHz NoV extension
Ofcom has agreed to the RSGB request to extend the 146/147MHz NoV for a further year. It is available on a non-interference basis and the NoV is subject to a 30-day notice period of change or withdrawal. Full licence holders can apply for the 146/147MHz NoV on the RSGB website at rsgb.org/nov.
HF DXpedition Fund Trustee Required
The RSGB assists HF DXpeditions to the rarer countries through a fund that is supported each year from the proceeds of a raffle held at the annual RSGB Convention, as well as income from legacies and donations. The Society is looking to appoint a fifth Trustee for the HF DXpedition Fund who, given the increasing number of […]
RSGB Convention presentations
The RSGB has released two individual 2022 Convention presentations. In the first, Professor Alwyn Seeds, G8DOH presents Building a VHF/UHF Contest Station. In the second, The QCX CW Transceiver Kit Story, Hans Summers, G0UPL explains the QCX CW transceiver kit story; design, development, and five years of production and evolution. Both presentations are now available […]
Also in GB2RS this week……
On Saturday, 3 December 2022 at 1400UTC, AMSAT SA and the South African Radio League are hosting the Hamprojects webinar. This is a platform to facilitate complex projects that are beyond the possibility of individuals or even one amateur radio society or club. The concept was developed by Willi Vollenweider, HB9AMC as part of the […]
