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Propagation News –14 July 2024

| July 12, 2024

We had another week of reasonably settled geomagnetic conditions and a high solar flux index. The solar flux index was at 214 on Thursday 11 July, while the Kp index has been around 2 to 3 all week. That’s generally good news for HF. However, a small coronal hole is now facing Earth and a […]

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Direct to Full syllabus v2.0

| July 5, 2024

The new amateur radio licence has now been in effect for a few months. Changes to the licence conditions have necessitated revision to the examination syllabus. We are pleased to release v2.0 (PDF) of the Direct to Full (PDF) syllabus, including these revisions. Compared to the version in current use, the only section that has […]

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RSGB YOTA Czechia rep announced

| July 5, 2024

The RSGB is pleased to announce that it will be represented at this summer’s Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) camp by Rhys Williams, M0WGY / AJ6XD. The event, which is organised by the IARU Region 1 Youth Working Group together with the Czech Radio Club, will be held between 16-23 August 2024 in Prague, Czechia. […]

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RSGB British Science Week Challenge

| July 5, 2024

Are you looking for your next construction challenge? Then the RSGB British Science Week Time challenge could be for you. The task is to provide a method of either measuring the frequency of a radio frequency source or signal, or providing a time reference to a radio operator or radio system. You must use readily […]

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GB2RS News Script for 7 July 2024

| July 5, 2024

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s news script News script for 7 July 2024 (MS Word document)

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Also in GB2RS this week…

| July 5, 2024

Don’t forget you can get involved in the new GR2HQ Challenge next weekend, the 13 and 14 July, as part of the IARU HF World Championship contest. You can take part as individuals but also benefit your club, so why not encourage your club members to take part whether they are regular contesters or not. […]

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