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GB2RS Main News for Sunday 18th September 2016
The news headlines:
* National Hamfest fast approaching
* Marconi Fellowship lectures
* RSGB Convention workshops
The National Hamfest takes place on the 30th of September and the 1st
of October at the Newark & Nottinghamshire Showground. Traders from
the UK, Europe and the Far East will be in attendance making it a
truly international show. The National Club of the Year 2015 winners
will be presented with their trophies at 2pm on Friday the 30th by
RSGB Board Member Len, GM0ONX and Jeff Stanton from Waters & Stanton
who are the sponsors of the competition. The free raffle will also
drawn immediately after. For more details go to
www.nationalhamfest.org.uk/
The 2016 Byrne-Bussey Marconi Fellowship Lectures will take place at
5pm on Thursday the 27th of October in the Weston Lecture Theatre,
Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford. Two Visiting Fellows will be
giving their 30-minute lectures on Marconi and the uses of wireless
in post-war years and Marconi's early Latin projects over the
South-Atlantic. The lectures are free to attend but you must be
registered in advance. Go to http://tinyurl.com/jzdzrdv to register
for your ticket.
The RSGB 2016 Convention takes place on the 7th to the 9th of October
at Kents Hill Conference Centre, Milton Keynes, sponsored by Martin
Lynch & Sons. There are workshops you can attend on both Saturday and
Sunday. On Saturday, Dave, G4HUP is running three workshops
throughout the day showing the techniques and tools needed to
construct a project with surface mount devices. You can register for
a session at http://huprf.com/huprf/smd-workshops-2016/ On Sunday
there is a drop in workshop on the Raspberry Pi and Red pitaya run by
Mike, G4WNC. It's designed to give practical guidance to help you get
going and will be running a number of demonstrations. You can bring
your Pi along to this session and a handout will be available. For
tickets or other information go to www.rsgb.org/convention for
bookings and details of the event.
In preparation for the 2017 IARU Region 1 Conference, the RSGB has
updated its consultation forums so that UK amateurs can suggest
topics on matters such as HF/VHF operating or technical
recommendations, band plans, contests, EMC and amateur radio
development. The initial phase is an open call and will be followed
by further opportunities as UK papers are developed, or subsequently
when all meeting papers are available. There are separate discussion
forums covering EMC, HF, VHF/Microwave and more general matters. We
would particularly appreciate initial topics by the middle of
October, in time for the annual RSGB Spectrum Forum meeting on the
29th of October. More general help on the Forum system including
registration is at http://rsgb.org/consultations If you wish to take
part in the consultation go to www.rsgb.org/iaru-2017-consult.
The UK Space Agency's Astronaut Flight Education Programme Support
Manager Susan Buckle will be giving a presentation at the RSGB
Convention on Saturday the 8th of October. Along with Ciaran Morgan
M0XTD she will talk about the ten UK ARISS amateur radio school
contacts with astronaut Tim Peake GB1SS during his Principia mission
on the International Space Station. An RSGB video celebrates these
historic school contacts and the range of linked activities the
schools have enjoyed. You can view this on the RSGB's YouTube
channel, www.youtube.com/thersgb
From the 3rd to the 10th of October the British Young Ladies Amateur
Radio Association will be hosting the very first International Young
Ladies Radio Convention to be held in this country. There are ladies
and their partners booked into the Novotel in Milton Keynes from
Australia, Canada, Denmark, Great Britain, France, Germany, Iceland,
Scotland, Sweden and the USA. More details are at www.bylara.org.uk
And now for the details of rallies and events for the coming week
The 28th Great Northern Hamfest takes place today, the 18th of
September, at Barnsley Premier Leisure Complex, Queen's Road,
Barnsley, S71 1AN. The venue has easy access for disabled visitors
and the Hamfest is in one large hall. Doors open at 10am and traders
have access from 7.30am. Admission is GBP 3.50, while children under
14 accompanied by an adult are free. There will be trade stands,
special interest groups and an RSGB bookstall. There is no Bring &
Buy. Details from Ernie, G4LUE on 07984 191 873.
The Weston-super-Mare Radio and Electronics Rally is on today, the
18th, at The CAMPUS Community Centre, Highlands Lane,
Weston-super-Mare BS24 7DX. There is free parking, level access and
catering. Doors open from 10am to 3pm and admission is GBP 3, with
under 16s free. There will be trade stands, group exhibitors, an
auction of surplus equipment, a homebrew competition and lectures.
For more details call Mike, M0VLN on 01278 786 684.
The Crawley Microwave Round Table takes place today, the 18th, at
Tilgate Forest Rec Centre, Hut 18, Tilgate Forest, Crawley, West
Sussex, RH11 9BQ. It's a day of demonstrations, presentations,
equipment and component sales, all microwave related. Refreshments
will be available.
The World Association of Christian Radio Amateurs and Listeners is
holding a Fellowship Weekend at the Elim Conference Centre, De Walden
Road, West Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 4DG on the 23rd to 25th of
September. The guest speaker on Saturday evening will be Don Field,
G3XTT, the Editor of Practical Wireless. Details from Shirley on
01924 229 630.
DIGICON 16 will take place on the 24th of September at Portadown Golf
Club, 192 Gilford Road, Portadown BT63 5LF. Doors are open from
10.30am to 5pm and admittance is GBP 3. The day's agenda will consist
of talks on digital voice and other digital modes. More information
from Philip Hosey, MI0MSO on 07849 025 760.
The British Amateur Television Club Convention is taking place on the
24th and 25th of September at RAF Museum Cosford, near Telford.
Details can be fund at www.batc.org.uk
The Chippenham & District Amateur Radio Mini-Rally takes place on the
25th of September at the new venue of Kington Langley Village Hall,
Church Road, Kington Langley SN15 5NJ. The doors open at 10am, with
disabled visitors gaining access 30 minutes earlier. Admission is
GBP 2 with under 16s free. There is on site car parking. There will
be trade stands, a car boot area and refreshments will be available.
Details from Brian, G6HUI on 0772 224 2741.
The Belgium Amateur Radio & Computer Rally will be held on the 25th
of September in La Louvière, Belgium. Doors are open from 9am to 4pm
with trade stands from the UK, Holland, Germany, France and a flea
market. The website at www.on6ll.be has all the relevant information.
If you have any rally or event information you'd like to appear in
future editions of GB2RS News, in RadCom and on the RSGB website,
please email details to radcom<at>rsgb.org.uk.
And now the DX news compiled from 425 DX News and other sources
Dieter, DK4QT, Thomas, DL6TK, Kalle, DM3BJ and a few others starting
will be on Madeira from the 19th to 28th of Septemer active as
CT9/callsign. They plan to operate on the 10 to 80m bands using CW,
SSB and RTTY. They also plan to be in the CQWW DX RTTY Contest, which
is taking place on the 24th and 25th as CR3W. Send QSLs to CR3W via
DL5AXX. Send QSLs to all others via their home callsigns.
Stu, K4MIL will be on the air as KG4SS from Guantanamo Bay from the
14th to 21st of September. He will be on CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to his
home call.
Andy, DL3YM will be on the air as 5X8B from Entebbe in Uganda from
the 20th of September to the 1st of October while on a work
assignment. Activity will be in his spare time from the campus of the
Nkumba University in Entebbe on the HF bands using mostly CW with
some SSB occasionally for demonstration purposes. QSL to his home
callsign.
Gab, HA3JB will be on the air as T42CH from Havana in Cuba from the
20th to 25th of September. Activity will be on the HF bands using CW,
SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call.
Ralf, DK8FA is transmitting as D44TUJ from Boa Vista, IOTA AF-086,
until the 28th of September while on holiday. Activity is mainly on
the 17 and 20m bands using digital modes. QSL to his home callsign.
A group of operators will be operating as D66D from the 18th to the
30th of September. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB
and RTTY. QSL via OK6DJ.
Now the special event news
Enigma Reloaded 2016 takes place until the 1st of October. The main
goal of the event is to promote amateur activity as possible all over
the world, celebrating the history of the Enigma cipher machine and
its crucial role in World War II. From the 17th to the 30th of
September, stations registered as Activator stations will be on the
air. On the 1st of October those stations will exchange predefined CW
messages. Full details and rules are at www.enigma-reloaded.it
Riviera ARC from Devon will be activating Babbacombe Cliff Railway
for Railways on the Air on the 24th and 25th of September. They will
be covering the HF bands and 2m / 70cm, and expect to be busy on 40 /
20 metres. They have requested the usual callsign of GB4BCR from
Ofcom.
GB75ACO – that's Air Cadet Organisation – will be operating at
Stalham ATC Squadron, Norfolk, until the 28th of September. They are
celebrating 75 years of the Air Training Corps. Primary activity will
be on 40m, with some local 2m and 60m. Special QSL cards will be
available and details are on QRZ.com.
The 950th anniversary of the Norman Conquest will be commemorated by
the Phoenix Amateur Radio Club, starting with the Battles of Fulford
and Stamford Bridge on the 20th to the 26th of September. Callsigns
will be MX0PHX and MX0YHA and operations will be subject to
prevailing conditions on the HF bands. A downloadable certificate is
available on the website for all contacts. More information about the
activities can be found at www.phoenixarc.org.uk
Now the contest news
Today, the 18th, the 2nd 70MHz contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC.
Using all modes on the band the exchange is signal report, serial
number and locator.
Also on today, the 18th, this time from 1700 to 2100UTC, the BARTG
Sprint 75 takes place. Using RTTY only on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, the
exchange is your serial number.
On Tuesday the 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest takes place from 1900 to
2130UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number
and locator.
A new RSGB contest, the International Autumn Sprint CW, contest runs
for four hours on the 24th and is modelled on the former EU Sprints.
If you initiate a call by sending CQ, QRZ, up 2kHz etc you are
permitted to work only one station on that frequency. You must then
move at least 2kHz before you call another station or before you
initiate a call again. The use of UK Contest Callsigns is permitted
in all the International Sprints. It runs from 1700 to 2100UTC using
the 3.5 to 14MHz bands. The exchange is both calls, serial number and
name.
The CQWW DX RTTY contest takes place for the whole 48 hours of the
weekend of the 24th and 25th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands the
exchange is signal report and Zone, which for the UK is 14.
A UK Microwave Group contest on 5.7 and 10GHz takes place on the 25th
from 0600 to 1800UTC. Using all modes on those two bands the exchange
is signal report, serial number and locator.
The first leg of the ON Contest takes place on 6m from 0700 to
1000UTC on the 25th. Work Belgian stations only, exchanging a signal
report and serial number. ON stations will also send club codes, eg
MCL, which count as multipliers. There are four legs to the contest
most of them on other bands, next month and in each of them the
winners from each country receive an award, so long as they make 25
or more valid QSO.
Also on the 25th the Practical Wireless 4m Contest runs for four
hours from 1200 to 1600UTC. Using all mods the exchange is signal
report, serial number and locator.
Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO
on Friday the 16th of September.
The solar flux index followed the NOAA prediction this week,
declining to 85 by Thursday. Geomagnetic conditions were regrettably
not as settled as we would have liked, with the K index hitting three
at times thanks to a continued high speed solar wind stream from a
coronal hole. Luckily, no Earth-directed coronal mass ejections were
observed and there were no major solar flares.
This weekend, and early next week, NOAA predicts geomagnetic
conditions will continue to be unsettled, with a maximum planetary K
index of four at times. Next weekend, the 24th and 25th, may however
be a little more settled.
The sun is looking fairly spotless at the moment and the solar flux
index is predicted to be a lacklustre 75 to 80.
Band conditions continue to improve, although maximum usable
frequencies are being suppressed by the lack of sunspots.
The good news is we have the autumnal equinox this week, and so are
at an optimum time for North-South paths on HF, such as UK to South
Africa and South America.
September can also offer some good opportunities for grey-line
propagation on the lower bands around sunrise.
Andy, M0NKR reports 40m has been good to the Pacific this week. He
also worked Ken, T32AZ on East Kiribati on 20 metres, so it is all
about being on the right band at the right time.
And now the VHF and up propagation news.
Late summer is the classic high pressure season of the year. Together
with early morning mist and fog, there are plenty of reasons why VHF
and UHF Tropo should be on your operating schedule.
At the end of the hot weather last week, conditions fell off a
little, but there were some huge thunderstorms, which produced rain
scatter right down to 1.3 GHz.
This week there will be high pressure just to the south of Britain
and partially over southern areas at times. This should offer good
Tropo across the southern half of the country down to the south over
France and Germany overnight as the surface cools.
Daytime heating usually destroys any surface night-time temperature
inversions, which are needed for Tropo. The downside is that there
may be a series of lows tracking over the north, which means winds
and rain and no Tropo.
It's the late show for EME operators in the early part of this week
with moonrise in the early evening, getting later as the week
progresses.
Lengthening Moon windows push moonset out to early afternoon at the
end of the week. Lowest losses will occur early in the week.
The Orionids meteor shower continues, with no large peak, into
November, so continue to look out for enhanced meteor scatter
conditions this coming week.
And that's all for this week from the propagation team.
And that's the end of the main news for this week prepared by the
Radio Society of Great Britain. Items for inclusion in subsequent
bulletins can be emailed to gb2rs<at>rsgb.org.uk to arrive by
10:00 on the Thursday before transmission.
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