Also in GB2RS this week…

The July 2022 edition of the IARU Monitoring Service Region 1 Newsletter is now available. In this issue you can read more about how Over the Horizon radars were the most obvious transmissions causing harm to our amateur radio HF bands. The front runner was the Russian ‘Contayner’ with a band width of 12kHz at 40 symbols per second, received in all bands from 40 to 12m. The others sending short bursts with bandwidths of 10kHz at 50 symbols per second, were also very active and were mostly observed on the 20m and 15m bands. To read the full report download the newsletter (11-page/753KB PDF).

Word has just arrived via the South African Radio League (SARL) that three new African countries have joined the ranks of 5MHz or 60m operators. They are Botswana, Lesotho and eSwatini—formerly known as Swaziland. Each has the new WRC-15 Amateur Secondary Allocation of 5351.5 to 5366.5kHz. This makes a total of 89 countries now on the band worldwide. Thanks to ZS4BS and SARL for the information.

All three UK amateur radio exams may be taken online at this year’s RSGB Convention. The Foundation and Intermediate exam will take place on Saturday and the Full exam on Sunday morning. Places must have been booked prior to the 26 September 2022 cut-off date and applications will not be accepted on the day. For booking enquiries, please email exams@rsgb.org.uk.

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