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Propagation News – 12 June 2022
The sunspot number on Wednesday was zero with a solar flux index of 100. Given the high flux numbers we have been seeing this is a little disappointing. The last time the visible disk was officially spotless was December 2021. The upside is that there has been little risk of coronal mass ejections and the […]
GB2RS News Script for 5 June 2022
Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 5 June 2022 (22-page/454KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link
Amateur radio to be shown on television
The hobby of amateur radio, and portable operating in particular, will receive some television coverage on Sunday, 5 June 2022. The long-running BBC Countryfile programme airs at 6pm on BBC 1, and features Flat Holm island in the Bristol Channel; the site of Marconi’s first radio transmissions over sea. Presenters Ellie Harrison and Matt Baker […]
Thank you to all the Society's volunteers
Volunteers Week takes place between 1 and 7 June every year. It’s a chance for the RSGB to recognise the fantastic contribution volunteers make to the work of the Society. From newsreaders to the National Radio Centre, the regional teams, to committees and everything in between, the RSGB would like to thank the hundreds of […]
Platinum Jubilee activities underway
The RSGB’s Platinum Jubilee activities have started with the GB70 special event stations up and running. The call signs to look for are GB70E in England, GB70M in Scotland, GB70W in Wales, GB70I in Northern Ireland, GB70J on Jersey, GB70U on Guernsey and GB70D on the Isle of Man. You can find out more about […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Many amateurs are already using the Regional Secondary Locator, the letter Q. If you would like to join them, the free-of-charge Notice of Variation to your licence that is needed is available via the RSGB website If you would rather, you may use the suffix /70 to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. An NoV is […]
