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Contest News – 19 September 2021
When operating in contests, please keep yourself and fellow amateurs safe by following relevant pandemic-related government recommendations This Sunday, the 19th, is the 70MHz Affiliated Clubs Contest, running from 0900 to 1200UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The IRTS 70cm Counties contest runs from 1300 to 1330UTC this […]
Propagation News – 19 September 2021
After last week’s very active Sun, we have had a quieter week with little solar activity. As of Thursday, there were zero sunspots and the solar flux index had declined to 75, pretty much as predicted. The upside is that the Sun has been quiet geomagnetically with a maximum Kp index of three over the […]
GB2RS News Script for 12 September 2021
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RSGB GM talks to Stockport Radio Society
Last week RSGB General Manager Steve Thomas, M1ACB was invited to speak online to Stockport Radio Society members. His presentation explained the framework of the RSGB, looked back at the challenges and successes of 2020, and also highlighted the need to support the thousands of new licensees who have joined in the last year. He […]
RSGB remote invigilation milestone
This week, the RSGB passed the fantastic milestone of 4,000 candidates passing their Foundation licence via remote invigilation. During 2020 the Society implemented remote invigilation in stages for all three licence levels, to enable people to become involved with amateur radio and progress despite the pandemic. The RSGB is delighted that 1,241 candidates have since […]
RSGB Convention trailer released
The RSGB Online Convention is taking place on 9 October 2021. The Society has just released its video trailer for the event that will give you a taste of what to expect. There will be two streams of talks available all day, as well as after the event, on the RSGB YouTube channel. Steve, G0KYA, […]
