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Propagation News – 18 February 2018
Sunspot group 2699 threw a surprise last week when it unleashed a C-class solar flare and a coronal mass ejection. While we have got used to having coronal hole activity, CMEs have been less prevalent over the last few months. The CME and a coronal hole solar wind stream were predicted to reach Earth by […]
Derek Benham, G3YJP, 7th January 2018
Derek Benham, G3YJP had various interests including astronomy and amateur radio. I recall chilly nights with him on the roof of a bike shed at Letchworth Grammar School in the 1960s along with other members of the school astronomy club. We had our reflecting telescope there. Derek & I studied together for the Radio Amateurs’ […]
Gordon L Adams, G3LEQ, 4 February 2018
Gordon Adams, G3LEQ, passed away peacefully on 4 February 2018, surrounded by family. Gordon worked for many years in the service of his country, whilst at the same time being an active radio amateur. A Member of the RSGB for over 60Â years, he extended his talents to help his fellow amateur. A member of […]
Gordon Adams, G3LEQ, SK
Sad news to start this week. Gordon Adams, G3LEQ passed away quietly last week. Gordon had held many posts within amateur radio including serving his fellow amateurs as the GB2RS News Service Manager for many years. He was also the RSGB Spectrum Director and a prime mover of the 5MHz experiment when that started. He […]
Four countries add 5MHz band
Lots of news this week for the 5MHz band. Following extensive discussions with their regulator, Czech amateurs can access both the new WRC-15 60m amateur secondary allocation of 5351.5 to 5366.5kHz and their existing 12 60m channels. The WRC-15 allocation is available on an individual permit basis, with a maximum power of 15W EIRP. The […]
RSGB Convention 2018 news
Detailed planning has now started for the 2018 RSGB Convention in October. The organisers plan the usual broad mix across the five streams with topics to cater for all tastes and at all levels. AMSAT-UK will be organising some of the lectures, as the AMSAT Colloquium will be incorporated into the Convention again this year. […]
