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Propagation News – 8 October 2017
Last week saw sunspot activity remain fairly stable, with the solar flux index hovering in the upper 80s. There were no solar flares and so no associated coronal mass ejections either. On the whole, geomagnetic conditions were a little more settled than they have been of late and other than a K-index of four on […]
VHF Contest Rules 2018 Consultation
The VHF Contest Committee has opened a consultation to help set the rules for the 2018 series of contest. Through its earlier consultation, it has already agreed to change the scoring system for the UKACs to the ‘Nordic System’, but this exercise asks some wider questions. If you are a VHF Contest participant, the Committee […]
Online examinations announcement
An online option for Full examinations (previously known as Advanced) was launched in March 2017. Clubs, exam centres and candidates have all given very positive feedback and supported the original idea of extending the online option to Intermediate and Foundation exams. We’re delighted to announce that a recent Exam Group meeting approved the roll-out of […]
Ofcom licensing portal maintenance
Ofcom has advised us that it’s online licensing portal will be down for maintenance from 18:30 on Friday, 6 October until 01:30 on Saturday, 7 October.
So what does being an RSGB Board member really mean?
We asked current Board Directors to give us their thoughts: “A chance to give something back for the enjoyment I have had from amateur radio over many years – here and overseas.” Most people cite being able to give something back as being a key driver; others want to use their knowledge, skills and experience […]
IARU Conference report now online
The Report for the 24th Region 1 IARU General Conference, held in Landshut Germany from 16 to 23 September 2017, is available on the Region 1 website. The papers for C3, C4, C5 and C7 are also available in zipped format on this page.
