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Propagation News – 16 October 2016
The solar flux hovered around the 100 mark and, as predicted, HF propagation showed a big improvement earlier in the week thanks to more settled geomagnetic conditions. There were many reports of DX being worked from the UK including H40GC in Temotu, Solomon Islands, and T31T in Central Kiribati. The Kp-index was in the range […]
John Townsend, G4ILY, 28 September 2016
It is with deep sadness I report that John Michael Townsend G4ILY is now at rest. John passed away on 28 September, aged 69, at Barnabas House, Worthing. He was surrounded by his beloved family. John’s interest in radio started as a child when his hobbies included wireless building. It was no surprise when John […]
Les Bagnall, G4CWD / ZL3WD, 5th October 2016
Albert Leslie (Les) Bagnall, G4CWD / ZL3WD passed away peacefully at home in his adopted New Zealand on the 5th of October 2016 at the age of 83. Les was active on VHF and later HF from the 1960s, first as G8CQW then G4CWD. Always active with his local clubs in Leicester and Derby, he […]
Emergency nets for Hurricane Matthew
Hurricane Matthew has already has caused devastation in Haiti, Cuba and Bahamas as it moved northward through the Caribbean. It is now battering the southern US states. Emergency nets are operating on 3.950, 7.252, 7.268 and 14.325MHz. Amateurs are requested to listen carefully before operating on frequencies which may be in use for emergency communications […]
YOTA Month deadline extended
We often hear that young people are our future and we just need a good reason to bring amateur radio to their attention. The Tim Peake ARISS contacts resulted in a number of new school radio clubs starting up and hosting a YOTA station could do the same. December is YOTA Month across Europe and […]
New propagation video released
The RSGB Propagation Studies Committee has released a new 19-minute video presentation for clubs entitled Radio Propagation—VHF and Higher. Written by RadCom microwave columnist John, G4BAO and narrated by Propagation Studies Committee chairman Steve, G0KYA, the presentation looks at the physics behind different VHF, UHF and microwave propagation modes. It looks at tropospheric enhancements and […]
