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Propagation News – 5 November 2017
Last week saw more settled geomagnetic conditions and, although there were few sunspots, the ionosphere was able to offer DX contacts. The CQ Worldwide Contest saw 15 metres and even 10 metres providing openings at times. With the solar flux in the low 70s it was the seasonal upturn, due to change in ionospheric chemistry, […]
Check you’re back on GMT
On Sunday, 29 October 2017, at 2am, the UK reverts to Greenwich Mean Time, or UTC, by going back one hour to 1am. This marks the official end of British summertime. The mornings will also be lighter, however the evenings will be darker but better for AM DX. Sunday, 25 March 2018 is when the […]
New IOTA website live
The new Islands on the Air website and the software system that will run the IOTA programme in the future are now fully up and running. Users will be redirected from the old site to the new one and can log in using their existing credentials. Go to www.iota-world.org to learn more about the programme.
Fox-1 satellite launches soon
The next AMSAT satellite Fox-1 is scheduled to launch on 10 November 2017 at 0947UTC. It will carry a FM transponder with an uplink on 435.250MHz with a 67.0Hz CTCSS and a downlink on 145.960MHz. It will launch on a Delta II vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
Also in GB2RS this week…
The Scottish Microwave Round Table will take place on Saturday, 4 November 2017 at the Museum of Communication, Burntisland, Fife. There will be four talks on such subjects as a 10GHz station, 13cm SOTA, a 10GHz beacon and modifications to the DB6NT G2 transverters. The GM round of the UK Microwave Group Projects trophy will […]
GB2RS News Script for 29 October 2017
Please click the link below to download this week’s news script GB2RS News Script for 29 October 2017
