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Propagation News – 8 February 2015
As reported last week, the 2015 K1N DXpedition to Navassa Island in the Caribbean is now under way. If you would like to revisit the HF propagation predictions for the DXpedition, refer to last week’s GB2RS propagation entry. K1N has been audible on most bands and possibly loudest on 12m in the afternoon. And now […]
January 2015 Band Plans now online
The Society is pleased to announce that the January 2015 Band Plans are now available to browse and download on the RSGB website. To access the Band Plans go to www.rsgb.org/bandplans where your can browse the plans online, or to download them in the form of a PDF or Excel file. The following notes explain […]
SSTV transmissions from ISS
The Russian ARISS team plan to activate SSTV from the International Space Station on Sunday 1 February. The expected SSTV mode will be PD180 on 145.800MHz with three minute off periods between transmissions. A total of 12 different photos will be sent during the operational period. This is the second series of pictures to be […]
Rare Navassa DXpedition imminent
Coming up in the next few weeks will be a DXpedition to the island of Navassa, IOTA NA-098. Navassa has not been on the air for 22 years and the authorities have said it will be at least another 10 years before a further licence is issued. This all suggests that there will be a […]
New propagation film for clubs
Steve Nichols, G0KYA, chairman of the RSGB’s Propagation Studies Committee, has produced a 40 minute movie presentation for clubs entitled Understanding HF Propagation. This has been produced in response to requests for propagation talks, but where the distances needed to deliver the talk have proved a stumbling block. The presentation looks at the sun, sunspots, […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The RSGB’s new Facebook Page is proving popular. Please do Like our Page, which can be found at www.facebook.com/theRSGB—over 1,200 people have done so in the first week. You can get up-to-date news as well as information about events and Member offers in your newsfeeds as well as have the chance to comment on posts […]
