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Propagation News – 5 November 2023
The last two weeks have not been too bad for HF propagation, but not particularly good either. The solar flux index hit lows of 119 on the 22 October and 121 on the 24th, but subsequently recovered and stood at 159 on Thursday 2 November. This at least allayed the fears of some amateurs that […]
RSGB DXpedition Fund
Thank you to everyone who bought raffle tickets at the RSGB Convention last month to raise money for the DXpedition Fund. The Fund has already made donations to expeditions such as Bouvet, Swains, Rockall and Tuvalu this year. If you’re planning a DXpedition to a rare destination and would like to apply, go to the […]
RSGB Archivist
The RSGB is delighted to welcome Elaine Richards, G4LFM as the new volunteer RSGB Archivist. Elaine is a former RadCom Managing Editor and was keen to continue to oversee the RSGB archives when she retired from her RadCom role last year. If you would like more information about an old amateur radio photo or document, […]
Jimmy Sneddon, MW0EQL – September 2023
Jimmy sadly passed away in late September 2023. He was a member of the Regional Council for many years and also a Director of the Society in 2011.
GB2RS News Script for 29 October 2023
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 29 October 2023 (25-page/502KB Microsoft Word document) Note to all GB2RS News Readers – impending change to GB2RS news script file type Please note that from next week (3 November 2023) the GB2RS news script will be […]
RSGB Convention videos released
The RSGB has released its first video from the 2023 Convention. RSGB General Manager and Convention Chair, Steve Thomas, M1ACB, talks to RSGB President John McCullagh, GI4BWM and IRTS President Enda Broderick, EI2II. The two Presidents discuss their views on the opportunities, challenges and great things happening in amateur radio at the moment. You can […]
