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Propagation News – 13 March 2022

| March 11, 2022

We may not have had a large number of sunspots this week, but at least the Sun was consistent. We started the week last Sunday with a sunspot number of 116, and by Thursday it was still at 115. This sounds worse than it actually was as there were six sunspot groups active on Thursday, […]

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RSGB Legacy Funds support 50MHz beacon

| March 7, 2022

The RSGB Legacy Committee has agreed to fund a 50MHz beacon specifically to study meteor events above the UK. Unlike conventional propagation beacons, this will beam vertically up using circular polarisation. The 50MHz band is particularly suitable for observing meteors by radio as they create an ionised trail strongly reflective to radio at that frequency […]

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RSGB January Board proceedings published

| March 7, 2022

The proceedings from the RSGB Board meeting on 15 January 2022 are now on our website

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GB2RS News Script for 6 March 2022

| March 4, 2022

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 6 March 2022 (17-page/439KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link

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RSGB statement: the Russian Federation and Belarus

| March 4, 2022

The normal stance of amateur radio is that it is apolitical. However, it is clear that recent actions by the Russian Federation and their military have crossed a line and the RSGB cannot in this instance remain neutral. The policy of the RSGB is that we will follow the actions of the mainstream sporting bodies […]

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RSGB AGM online

| March 4, 2022

The RSGB Annual General Meeting on Saturday, 23 April 2022 will, once again, be held online. Members will be able to submit questions in advance for RSGB Board Directors to answer. We will announce the recipients of the RSGB annual awards and trophies, as well as the winners of the Construction Competition. The RSGB President […]

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