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Propagation News – 31 May 2020
This last week was dominated by a quiet Sun, but extensive sporadic E openings. We had a solar flux index hovering around 70 and zero sunspots, nevertheless we have had good F2-layer propagation on HF and multi-hop sporadic E bringing DX excitement. Last weekend saw FT8 openings on 10 metres to the Caribbean and South […]
YOTA Online programme launched
As all planned YOTA 2020 events have been cancelled until September, a new programme called YOTA Online has been developed. This will be a monthly livestream gathering, free to all participants and available afterwards as a recorded version. In each meeting, the YOTA team will present different topics and answer questions from the YOTA community. […]
Ofcom EMF consultation deadline
We want to remind you that the deadline for response to the Ofcom EMF consultation (now 12 June) is approaching. Ofcom has published its FAQs which may help explain what this means. The updated ICNIRP 2020 guidelines are also now published and supersede the 1998 guidelines. Our special EMF web page has links to the […]
SARL celebrates 95 years
Last Wednesday, 20 May 2020, the South African Radio League celebrated its 95th anniversary. It was formed on Wednesday, 20 May 1925, just a month after the world’s radio amateurs met in Paris to form the world body, the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU). In 1947 the word “relay” was dropped from the name. Their […]
New exams booking system
In response to the demand for remote invigilation exams, the RSGB is launching a new, automated booking system. It will make each part of the process smoother for applicants and HQ staff. As all 600 exam slots in June have now been filled, the new booking system will go live on 1 June 2020 in […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The RSGB’s national ‘Get on the air to care’ campaign in partnership with the NHS has received more media coverage this week, including a BBC radio interview with 11-year-old Anne-Marie who was nominated by her primary school headteacher as the local hero of the week for the two weekly nets she has been running during […]
