RSGB President honoured with RAYNET-UK award

At the recent RAYNET-UK AGM, the Brian Tindill Shield was awarded to RSGB President John McCullagh MBE, GI4BWM for his outstanding contribution to amateur radio and RAYNET in Northern Ireland.

It highlighted in particular his outstanding contribution to providing emergency radio coverage during his voluntary service with RAYNET.

HAMSCI Receives Grant

Nathaniel Frissell, Ph.D. (W2NAF), associate professor physics and engineering at The University of Scranton was recently awarded a grant of $1.8 million by the National Science Foundation to further the efforts of HamSCI, a network of ham radio operators helping to measure weather effects among the earth's ionosphere.

... the grant supports the development of a network of 30 standardized receive stations capable of observing high frequency (HF) Doppler shifts, HF amateur radio Weak Signal Propagation Reporter (WSPR, pronounced “whisper”) transmissions, very low frequency (VLF) transmissions and natural radio emissions, and the geomagnetic field.
— Nathaniel Frissell, Ph.D. (W2NAF)

The grant will also fund 10 WSPRSonde transmitters to serve as a source of GPS-stabilized HF beacon signals and will tie into the existing WSPR network.

HamSCI has recently organized the 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipse QSO Parties allowing hams to contribute to scientific studies aimed at understanding how the inonosphere reacts to solar eclipses.

Volunteer as an RSGB Youth Champion

Volunteer as an RSGB Youth Champion

Following the recent appointment of two Youth Champions for schools and universities, the RSGB is keen to expand the team.

The Society is looking for a Youth Champion for scouts, guides and cadets, and another to lead activities and create resources to support young people once they have gained their Foundation licence, motivating them to try new things within amateur radio.

The four Youth Champions will work closely as a team, as well as with RSGB Board Liaison, Ben Lloyd, GW4BML and the RSGB Outreach Team. Together, the Youth Champions will also create a youth team and run a net/sked to involve all youngsters.

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