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GB2RS Main News for Sunday 11th November 2018
[Note to Newsreaders with 10.30am and 11am slots: Today, the 11th of
November, is both Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day. This year is
somewhat special as it marks 100 years since the end of World War 1.
A two-minute silence is traditionally held from 11am; we encourage
Newsreaders in the 11am slot to consider carefully whether to observe
the silence and start their transmissions at 11:02. You may like to
come up on the air at 10.59(ish) and announce what you're planning to
do, to reduce the possibility of listener confusion. We also
encourage Newsreaders in the 10.30am slot to make sure that they end
their broadcast well before 11am and announce that any post-broadcast
chat should cease for two minutes at 11am. RSGB does not mandate that
you follow the recommendations in this note but leaves it to each
Newsreaders' individual conscience.]
The news headlines:
* India gets 60, 630 and 6000m
* Join the RSGB Legacy Committee
* Register for next Bath Distance Learning course
The Indian Government's Telecommunications regulator has published a
2018 Update to the Indian National Frequency Plan, effective from the
25th of October. It lists new amateur bands at 5MHz, 472 and 136kHz.
In more detail that means 5351.5 to 5366.5kHz as Secondary users with
15W EIRP. 472 to 479kHz is also as a Secondary user, this time with
1W EIRP. Finally, there's 135.7 to 137.8kHz, again as a Secondary
user with 1W EIRP. The regulations follows current ITU criteria for
these bands.
The RSGB Legacy Committee considers applications to the Legacy Fund
for project funding and makes recommendations to the Board. One of
the current members is coming towards the end of his term of office
and the RSGB is looking for a new Member to take his place. Most
applications for funding are discussed via email exchanges and three
meetings are arranged each year; these are generally carried out via
Skype. Full information on the volunteer role can be found at
https://tinyurl.com/GB2RS-1111A
The next Advanced Distance Learning course to be run by the
Bath-based team is due to start on the first of February 2019, aiming
for an exam in July or August. The team will then look at the new
syllabus and so there will be no Bath Distance Learning courses for 6
to 12 months. The course is free but students must provide their own
textbook, calculator and arrange their own exam when the time comes.
Guidance is provided by the course team. A GBP 40 deposit is required
to secure a place on the course, but this is refunded to those who
complete the training. Deposits from students who did not complete
the course, and generous donations from students who did, have so far
raised over fourteen thousand pounds for charities like the RCF,
British Wireless for the Blind and RAIB. Course places are limited;
the last four were completely filled well before the start date. So,
if you are interested in joining, contact the Course Leader Steve,
G0FUW, without delay, via email to g0fuw<at>tiscali.co.uk.
At the IARU R1 interim meeting in Vienna 2016 it was agreed to
reorganise the VHF Handbook to make it more readable for all
interested users. IARU Region 1 has now made version 8.12 of the VHF
Handbook available as a free PDF download. You can now download it
from https://tinyurl.com/GB2RS-1111B
Starting on Monday the 12th and running until Sunday the 18th, the
Essex CW Activity Week is a friendly, non-contest style event to
encourage CW operators old and new. Whilst the object is to work as
many radio amateurs as possible in a week, it is hoped that QSOs will
go beyond just an exchange of RST and become a CW chat for as long as
you wish. Listen out for the club callsign GX1FCW, which will also be
on the air during the activity week. The exchange is signal report
and name for non members of the group. Members add their membership
number. For full details, just search for Essex CW ARC.
More videos from the AMSAT-UK Colloquium part of the RSGB Convention,
held at Milton Keynes on the 13th and 14th of October, are now
available on the AMSAT-UK YouTube Channel. Among the presentations is
one by Graham Shirville, G3VZV and Dave Crump, G8GKQ about the
amateur radio transponders on the satellite Es'hail-2, which is
expected to be launched into a geostationary orbit soon. To see
what's available, go to www.youtube.com/user/AMSATUK/videos
December is Youngsters on the Air month around the world and details
of stations in the UK who will be operating GB18YOTA will be
announced soon. The idea for this event is to show the amateur radio
hobby to young people and to encourage youngsters to be active on the
amateur bands. As part of YOTA month, Bob W9XY and Ken K4ZW will
travel to Ethiopia to team up with the ET3AA club at the Addis Ababa
University's Institute of Technology. You can let them know what
bands and modes you need ET on by taking a survey at
www.surveymonkey.com/r/982K53W
And now for the details of rallies and events for the coming week
There are no rallies in the diary for this weekend of the 10th to
11th of November.
On Saturday the 17th the RADARS Traditional Radio Rally will be at St
Vincent de Paul's, Caldershaw Road, off Edenfield Road (A680),
Norden, Rochdale, OL12 7QR. Doors open to the public at 10.30am, with
disabled visitors gaining access 15 minutes earlier. Admission is
GBP 2.50 with those under 12 years free. There is a Bring & Buy as
well as commercial traders and amateur radio sellers. Refreshments
will be available, including bacon and sausage butties. Details from
Robert, M0NVQ on 0777 811 3333.
The Nevada Radio & Waters & Stanton Open Day will take place on the
18th November. It is at Nevada Radio, 1 Fitzherbert Spur, Portsmouth
PO6 1TT, and doors are open from 10am to 4.30pm. Major manufacturers
will be in attendance to demonstrate their latest radios. There's a
free burger and coffee, between 11am to 2pm, for every attendee. The
main warehouse will be opened to customers to wander around and pick
up many one-off deals on the day, or pick through a large selection
of vintage and used radio equipment. www.nevadaradio.co.uk has more
details.
Next Sunday, the 18th, the 41st CATS Radio & Electronics Bazaar will
be held at Oasis Academy, Homefield Road, Coulsdon CR5 1ES. There is
free car parking; doors open at 10am, with admission being GBP 1.50.
You'll find trade stands, special interest groups, refreshments and
more. For more information contact Andy Briers, G0KZT on
0772 986 6600.
The Plymouth Radio Rally takes place on the 18th at Harewood House,
Church Rd, Plympton PL7 1NH. Doors open at 10.30am and there's a
GBP 2 entrance fee. David has all the details via email to
d.beck123<at>outlook.com
To get your event into RadCom and GB2RS, please send details as early
as possible to radcom<at>rsgb.org.uk – we need to know at least
three to four months in advance to get your information into RadCom.
And now the DX news from 425 DX News and other sources
Ronald, PA3EWP, Martin PA4WM and Tom, GM4FDM will be on Tonga, IOTA
reference OC-049, between the 13th and 27th of November. Operating as
A35EU, they plan to operate three stations and use vertical antennas
including VDAs using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL direct using OQRS Clublog,
Logbook of The World or to Tom, GM4FDM via the bureau.
Dom, M0BLF, Rob, M0VFC and Dan, M0WUT will be active as VP2MUW from
Montserrat, NA-103, from the 17th to the 23rd of November. They will
operate SSB and CW on the 80 to 10m bands with three stations. QSL
via Logbook of The World, Club Log's OQRS, direct or via the bureau.
Braco, E77DX will be active on the 160 to 10m bands as 8Q7DX from the
Maldives, AS-013, until the 25th of November. QSL via Logbook of The
World or OE1EMS.
A team will operate ZY6V from Santa Barbara Island in the Abrolhos
Archipelago, SA-019, between the 14th and 19th of November. They will
operate SSB, CW and FT8 in Fox & Hound mode on the 160 to 6m bands.
QSL via Club Log's OQRS, Logbook of The World or direct to PY6HD.
Now the special event news
Many special event stations will be on the air to commemorate
Armistice Day, today, the 11th of November. Listen out for GB1FB
operated by members of the Museum of Communication Burntisland ARC
and assisted by members of Glenrothes & District ARC. Poldhu ARC will
be operating GB100MPD. Grey Point Fort ARS will operate GB1WWC and
GB0GPF. The Radio Officers' Amateur Radio Society will operate
GB100WWI. The HMS Belfast Radio Group will operate GB100ARM.
Chippenham & District ARC will be active with GB1WWI and Coventry ARS
will be operating GB1BNS. Details are usually available on QRZ.com.
[Note to Newsreaders: omit the following if you need to save time
this week.]
We are very happy to publicise your event on GB2RS, in RadCom and on
the RSGB website. Please send details to radcom<at>rsgb.org.uk as
early as possible. One condition for getting a UK special event
callsign is that the station must be open to the public, so our free
publicity can help make your efforts more widely known.
Now the contest news
The WAE DX RTTY contest ends its 24 hour run at 2359UTC today, the
11th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz contest bands, the exchange is signal
report and serial number.
On Monday the Autumn Series contest runs from 2000 to 2130UTC using
data only on the 80m band. The exchange is signal report and serial
number.
On Tuesday the 432MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2000UTC,
using FM only. It is immediately followed by the all-mode 432MHz UK
Activity Contest from 2000 to 2230UTC. The exchange for both contests
is signal report, serial number and locator.
Also on Tuesday is the IRTS Evening Counties contest from 2000 to
2100UTC. Using CW and SSB on the 80m band, the exchange is signal
report and serial number. Stations in EI and GI also send their
county.
On Thursday the 70MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2000UTC,
using FM only. It is immediately followed by the all-mode 70MHz UK
Activity Contest from 2000 to 2230UTC. The exchange for both contests
is signal report, serial number and locator.
On Saturday the 17th the Second 1.8MHz contest runs from 1900 to
2300UTC. Using CW only, the exchange is signal report, serial number
and District code.
Next Sunday, the 18th, the UK Microwave Group's Low Band contest runs
from 1000 to 1400UTC. Using all modes on the 1.3 to 3.4GHz bands the
exchange is signal report, serial number and Locator.
Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO
on Friday the 9th of November.
The large geomagnetic disturbance that we predicted last week
actually hit the Earth on Sunday evening and Monday morning, as the
plasma cloud was moving slower than experts predicted. Nevertheless,
its effects were dramatic, pushing the Kp index to six and sparking
widespread visible aurora, even from parts of the UK.
The geomagnetic storm hit HF conditions on Monday with
Propquest.co.uk showing maximum useable frequencies over a 3,000km
path struggling to exceed 12 to 13MHz in the morning. Things did
improve as the week went on, but conditions remained unsettled with
the Kp index still hitting four on Thursday the 8th.
It would be good to be able to give you better news for next week,
but another very large Earth-facing coronal hole on the Sun on
Thursday means we can probably expect more unsettled geomagnetic
conditions on Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th. NOAA agrees and
predicts the Kp index could reach at least four, with the threat of
suppressed maximum useable frequencies on HF. The better news is that
conditions may then improve and we may see better HF propagation from
Wednesday onwards.
There have been some HF highlights, however. Ron, G3SVW reports
working Brian, 9J2BO in Zambia on 15 metres last Sunday, and Andy,
M0NKR reports Andy, 5R8UP in Madagascar being active on 80m, which is
a long haul from the UK for early November.
And now the VHF and up propagation news.
This weekend we are still under the influence of the large area of
low pressure just to the northwest of Britain. This means a mild and
rather breezy pattern of southwesterly winds and scattered showers,
some likely to be heavy and perhaps thundery. Rain scatter will
therefore be a possibility for stations on the microwave bands.
High pressure remains to the east of the UK and therefore Tropo will
be only an occasional presence for the eastern side of the country,
across the North Sea for example. This leaves us with the possibility
of aurora due to disturbed geomagnetic conditions; the tip here is to
follow the Kp index, which is a measure of how disturbed the Earth's
magnetic field is and thus indicates the prospects for aurora. Values
greater than five or six should start to attract your interest.
As well as the smaller Northern Taurids meteor shower on Monday, the
Leonids reach their peak next Saturday, and with a zenithal hourly
rate, or ZHR, of 15 it's one of the largest showers of the year. The
Leonids occasionally produce a meteor storm with a ZHR of more than
1,000. The last one was 2001, but that's not predicted this year.
Look for enhanced reflections from today on the lower VHF bands.
The Moon is at minimum declination today and apogee on Wednesday so a
poor week for EME.
And that's all from the propagation team this week.
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 radcom<at>rsgb.org.uk to arrive by
10:00 on the Thursday before transmission.
Our thanks to Andy G4TNU for providing this RSGB feed.
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