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Propagation News – 17 October 2021
Last week saw a mixed bag in terms of HF propagation with good conditions at times, but horrendous conditions mid week after a coronal mass ejection saw the Kp index shoot up to six. Matter from the CME, which was accompanied by an M1.6 solar flare on the 9th of October, hit the Earth in […]
GB2RS News Script for 10 October 2021
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School ISS contact this Tuesday
At 1112UTC on 12 October 2021, GB4MHN will be calling the International Space Station (ISS) to enable 10 deaf children to speak to a NASA astronaut. The children at the Mary Hare School for deaf children in Newbury will be assisted by Lloyd, M5LDF and other members of Newbury and District Amateur Radio Society. The […]
New exam online booking system
Following our announcement last week, the new exam online booking system is now live. On the first page you choose whether you are an individual who wants to book a remote invigilation exam, or a club that wants to book an exam for candidates at the club premises. Clubs will be able to choose whether […]
New 2 x 1 call signs for Australia
The Australian Communications and Media Authority will commence the release of brand new 2 x 1 Australian contest call signs at 10.00 on 13 October 2021. The contest call sign template comprises the VK, VJ or VL prefix followed by one number then one letter. There are a number of rules governing the application for […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
The RAF Air Cadets are planning to run the next Blue Ham Radio Communications Exercise on the 16th and 17th of October. They hope that radio amateurs can put some time aside to join in with the cadets and staff on the shared section of the 5MHz bands. A Blue Ham participation certificate is available […]
