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Propagation News – 21 October 2018
The sun remained pretty well spotless in the latter half of this week, with a solar flux index of 70 at the time this report was being prepared. But after an email from a GB2RS listener it is probably a good idea to recap how sunspot numbers are calculated. We count each sunspot as one, […]
John Crabbe, G3WFM, SK
John Crabbe, G3WFM, passed away in the early hours of Thursday, 18 October 2018 at the age of 87, after having been unwell for some time. For many years John volunteered for the RSGB at Potters Bar, working as archivist/historian, RSGB National Amateur Radio Museum curator, and manager of the RSGB shack. A very active […]
John Crabbe, G3WFM, 18th October 2018
John Crabbe, G3WFM, passed away in the early hours of Thursday 18 October 2018 at the age of 87, after having been unwell for some time. For many years John volunteered for the RSGB at Potters Bar, working as archivist/historian, RSGB National Amateur Radio Museum curator, and manager of the RSGB shack. A very active […]
M7 Foundation Licences
Ofcom have advised us that its Licensing Portal is now issuing M7 call signs to new applicants for the Foundation licence.
Construction Competition 2018
The RSGB Convention Construction Competition 2018, sponsored by Martin Lynch and Sons, was judged by Bo OZ2M, Sam G4DDK and Stewart G3YSX. Congratulations to all the category winners: * Innovation – Antony Watts, M0IFA, for a series of tools to help people learn to code and understand radio * Technical Merit – Andrew Vare, G4XZL, […]
RSGB Past President, GI3KYP, SK
RSGB Past President Alexander Davidson Patterson OBE, FIEE, GI3KYP, died on October 10, 2018, peacefully, at home, surrounded by his family. Better known as Barney, he was RSGB President in 1967. Barney travelled widely during his Presidency and, among many other achievements, oversaw the purchase of 35 Doughty Street, London, as the then-new RSGB HQ. […]
