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Propagation News – 26 November 2017
The Solar Flux Index remained in the 70s last week, reflecting the continued absence of sunspots. Geomagnetic conditions were unsettled at the beginning of the week, but improved as the effects of a coronal hole passed. We were left with a mixed bag of HF propagation, with fair conditions at times and poorer ones at […]
GB2RS News Script for 19 November 2017
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New videos from RSGB
The RSGB has released three new videos of talks from the 2017 Convention. They all link with the RSGB Strategy and you can find them at rsgb.org/strategy-videos. In the first video, RSGB Director Steve Hartley, G0FUW explains about the Strategy itself. The second video features RSGB President Nick Henwood, G3RWF, giving a progress report on […]
New frequencies for Germany and Colombia
German amateurs have been allocated 5351.5 to 5366.5kHz on a secondary basis with a maximum power of 15W EIRP. Their 6m band has now been permanently extended to 50.03 to 51MHz. Almost on the other side of the world, Colombian amateurs are gaining new allocations at 2200m, 630m and 6m. Thanks to the efforts of […]
Prepare for YOTA Month
GB17YOYA will be on the air almost every day in December. The call sign marks YOTA Month, December, and will be used in rotation by clubs up and down the country. Several other countries will also be running their own YOTA Month stations. GB17YOTA will have a special QSL card and will be uploading logs […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Now is the time to consider whether you could help your fellow radio amateur. In the coming weeks and months RSGB will be releasing details of various volunteer vacancies. These include joining the RSGB Board, becoming a Regional Manager, or taking a position in one of the many committees that are essential to the services […]
