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Propagation News – 17 November 2019
Last week was pretty good in terms of HF propagation. Other than a slight blip in the Kp index on Monday, the 11th, when it rose to three due to a weak coronal hole stream, geomagnetic conditions remained settled. The Sun remained spot-free all week, although a new region was noted on the 13th. Region […]
WRC-19 Day-13+14: IARU Features and Waits
WRC-19 like any major international conference has news and media associated with it. The ITU have a TV Studio at the venue for interviews – including one with IARU President Tim Ellam VE6SH which is now available on YouTube. The IARU summary position has also featured in an ITU news release:- IARU Positions feature in […]
WRC-19 Day-11+12: Week-3 and Next Steps
Week-3 should be where even the harder items are heading towards solutions. Conveniently, a CEPT status table offers a great overview, but shows that many items are running behind schedule, or being escalated to higher levels as their lower-level drafting groups close. CEPT WRC-19 Status table 50 MHz: One of the few clearer signs of […]
WRC-19 Day-9+10: Halfway there?
Thursday and Friday saw the halfway point reached at WRC-19 but this has led to some agenda items being continued into the weekend ahead of key deadlines on Monday. Satellites: One example, so far not mentioned, is a solution for Agenda Item 1.7 for tele-command spectrum for short duration small satellites (cubesats etc). A solution […]
News from WRC-19
The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) opened in Egypt on 28 October 2019. Daily reports of proceedings can be found on the RSGB’s social media and special focus page at rsgb.org/wrc-19. These reports are prepared by the RSGB volunteers attending the conference. WRC-19 has a wide-ranging agenda, of which the amateur issues are but a […]
Train the Trainers event in July 2020
Advance notice that Hilderstone Radio Society will host an RSGB Train the Trainers event on Saturday, 11 July 2020. This free event takes place in Margate and is open to all amateurs interested in helping new amateurs acquire or progress to a higher licence. It is essential you pre-book. For more information, or to register […]
