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Propagation News – 19 July 2020

| July 17, 2020

Last week a coronal mass ejection caught space weather experts by surprise, sending the Kp index up to four for around nine hours on Tuesday. The stream had a strong southward component in its Bz field, which meant it could more easily couple with the Earth’s magnetic field. The weak CME passage was enough to […]

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RSGB papers for IARU-R1 Conference

| July 11, 2020

Papers on a variety of topics by a team of RSGB volunteers are now available for the IARU-R1 Virtual Conference in October. HF-UHF Modernisation and the WRC-23 challenge in the 23cm band all feature  https://conf.iaru-r1.org/part-1/documents/ The full set of IARU papers is due by early August.

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RSGB online Convention streams announced

| July 10, 2020

The RSGB online Convention will consist of two streams. The first is called An introduction to… and will include a wide range of topics to support new and returning radio amateurs as well as existing amateurs who’d like to try something new. The second is Learn more about… where speakers dig deeper into the details […]

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Latest news on ‘Get on the air to care’

| July 10, 2020

The RSGB and NHS Get on the air to care campaign continues to gain coverage in the national and amateur radio media as well as being supported by clubs and radio amateurs. There are some great stories to read on the Society’s website that feature clubs like Denby Dale ARS, individuals such as remote exam […]

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GB2RS News Script for 12 July 2020

| July 10, 2020

Tap or click the link below to download this week’s GB2RS news script GB2RS News Script for 12 July 2020 (11-page/200KB Microsoft Word document) Problems downloading the GB2RS news script? Try this alternative link.

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RSGB introduces remote invigilation for Intermediate exams

| July 10, 2020

Following the success of remote invigilation Foundation exams, the RSGB is pleased to expand that to include Intermediate level exams. From Monday 13 July the automated exam booking system will accept bookings for both Foundation and Intermediate level exams. Please note that the earliest available bookings for exams at either level are during the second […]

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