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Propagation News – 1 May 2016
It’s been another mixed week, with coronal holes dominating once again. The K-index, a measure of the disturbance to the Earth’s magnetic field due to incoming solar plasma, fluctuated all week, being as low as one and as high as four. The solar flux index started the week at 82, but rose steadily to reach […]
Repeater insurance update
The RSGB-provided repeater insurance premium for the period from 30 April 2016 to 29 April 2017 will be £10 per repeater. You may renew online at the RSGB shop. A certificate will be sent by email once payment has been received, but please allow a couple of days for applications to be processed.
Club of the Year – Regional Winners
At the AGM held this afternoon in Glasgow, the regional winners of the Club of the Year 2015 competition were announced. Congratulations to all. The Club of the Year 2015 is proudly sponsored by Waters & Stanton. Small Clubs Region 1 Cockenzie and Port Seton ARC Region 2 Caithness ARS Region […]
RSGB Election results
At the Society’s AGM held in Glasgow this afternoon, elections were held for two directors and the regional manager for Region 4 (North East of England. The following were duly elected Board Director: Graham Murchie, G4FSG Board Director: Ian Shepherd, G4EVK Regional Manager, Region 4: Ian Douglas, G7MFN
Next Tim Peake contact 25 April
The next planned school contact with Tim Peake on the ISS is Monday, 25 April from The Derby High School in Bury at 1202UTC. This contact will be webcast on the ARISS Principia website and Tim’s transmissions will be audible over most of western Europe on the usual downlink frequency, 145.800MHz.
Operating at the Olympics
Thanks to the Brazilian Amateur Radio League (LABRE) radio amateurs who will visit Brazil for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games will be able to get on the air easily. During August and September any foreign amateur will be able to operate in Brazil, regardless of whether there is a reciprocal agreement. No IARP or CEPT licence is […]
