| |
G4APL > NEWS 17.03.19 10:43l 258 Lines 12043 Bytes #999 (0) @ GBR
BID : 62659_GB7CIP
Read: GUEST
Subj: RSGB Main News - 17 Mar 2019
Path: IW8PGT<CX2SA<SV1CMG<GB7COW<GB7YEW<GB7CIP
Sent: 190317/0904Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO #:62659 [Caterham Surrey GBR]
From: G4APL@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO
To : NEWS@GBR
GB2RS Main News for Sunday 17th March 2019
The news headlines:
* George Dobbs, G3RJV, silent key
* RSGB AGM online voting is open
* Train the Trainers in Cambridgeshire soon
It is with great sadness that we learned this week of the death of
George Dobbs, G3RJV, founder of the GQRP club and well know for his
writing in SPRAT, RadCom and Practical Wireless. An obituary for
George will appear in the May edition of RadCom. Our thoughts are
with his family and many amateur friends worldwide at this difficult
time.
Voting is open for the RSGB 2019 AGM that takes place on the 27th of
April in Birmingham. Members will find the Resolutions and other
details in the April issue of RadCom and on the RSGB website at
www.rsgb.org/agm2019.
There is a Train the Trainers course being organised and hosted by
Huntingdon Amateur Radio Society for the 30th March in Buckden, St
Neots, Cambridgeshire. For more information or to reserve a place,
contact the organiser, David Howlett, via email to
secretary<at>hunts-hams.co.uk
Keith Bird, G4JED, Regional Representative for Region 10, is looking
to recruit a volunteer for the post of District Representative for
the East Sussex area. The prime duties in this annual and renewable
post will be to liaise with the clubs and individuals in that area.
There are opportunities to assist others and develop your own ideas
to promote interest in amateur radio with the help of a team within
Region 10. Anyone wishing to step into these roles should contact
Keith, G4JED, via email to rr10<at>rsgb.org.uk
Greece is the latest newcomer to the 60m band. A ministerial decision
dated the 26th of February published in the Greek government gazette
of the 5th of March. This introduced a new Frequency Allocation
Table, which authorises Greek radio amateurs to use the WRC-15 band
on a secondary basis at 15W EIRP.
The Dayton Hamvention committee has announced their awards for 2019.
Of particular interest is Pietro Begali, I2RTF, the 2019 recipient of
Hamvention's Technical Achievement Award. He is best known for
designing and producing high-quality Morse keys and paddles. Chris
Janssen, DL1MGB/KO2WW, is the winner of Hamvention's 2019 Special
Achievement Award. He served as president of World Radiosport Team
Championship 2018, guiding more than 300 volunteers who put on the
successful competition in Germany.
From the IARU Region 1 Monitoring System newsletter come reports that
Russian over-the-horizon radar has caused severe problems on 14MHz.
Sometimes three signals were active at the same time, each system
with 14kHz bandwidth and many splatters. The transmitter is located
north of Penza in Western Russia. The German PTT filed an official
complaint and the Dutch PTT has been informed.
JVC Kenwood UK has appointed Martin Lynch & Sons as the sole UK
distributor for Kenwood amateur radio products. ML&S has earned more
Kenwood Amateur Radio Dealer of the Year awards than any other
dealer. The sole distributorship for the UK reflects the continued
support and commitment, says Kenwood UK. JVC Kenwood is committed to
the amateur radio market and will continue to design and manufacture
amateur radio equipment.
The RSGB has now released a new Intermediate training book to support
the new amateur radio exam syllabus that starts on the 1st of
September. The Intermediate Licence Manual For Radio Amateurs has
been fully revised, reordered and contains all of the information
required for those seeking to upgrade from their Foundation callsign.
Go to www.rsgbshop.org for full details.
And now for the details of rallies and events for the coming week
Today, the 17th, the 34th Wythall Radio Club Hamfest takes place at
the Club HQ, Wythall House, Silver Street, Wythall B47 6LZ. Doors
open at 9.45am, with disabled visitors gaining access at 9.30. There
is free on-site parking and admission is GBP 4. There are four halls
of traders including a Bring & Buy and a club stand. A selection of
refreshments will be available all day and bar facilities within
Wythall House open from midday. Contact Ian Reeve, M0IDR on
01386 839 655.
The Hamzilla Radio Fest and Electronics Fair, hosted by Dover Amateur
Radio Club, takes place on the 24th of March. Located at the
Discovery Science Park, Gateway House, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent
CT13 9FF, doors are open from 10am to 4pm. There will be a bring &
buy, lectures, an RSGB Bookstall, special interest groups and trade
stands. Catering is available on site. Contact Aaron, M0IER on
0771 465 4267.
The Callington Radio Rally takes place on the 24th at Callington Town
Hall, Callington, Cornwall PL17 7BD. Doors open 10am to 1pm and
admittance is GBP 2. There will be a bring & buy and trade stands.
Catering is available on site. There is ample free parking in the
adjacent car park. The rally is organised jointly by the Devon &
Cornwall Repeater Group and Callington Amateur Radio Society. More
information and bookings from Roger, 2E0RPH on 0785 408 8882.
Causeway Coast Glens ARC Radio Rally takes place at Bushmills
Community Centre, 14 Dunluce Road, Bushmills, Co. Antrim BT57 8QG on
the 24th of March. Doors open from 11am and admittance is GBP 3. More
details from stephen769<at>talktalk.net
To get your event into RadCom, onto GB2RS and on the RSGB website,
please send details as early as possible to radcom<at>rsgb.org.uk –
we need to know about four months in advance for RadCom.
And now the DX news from 425 DX News and other sources
Cezar, VE3LYC will be active as VE3LYC/KL7 from Little Diomede
Island, IOTA reference NA-150, between the 18th and 26th of March.
Plans are to operate CW and SSB on the 40 to 17m bands QSL via Club
Log''s OQRS, or via his home callsign either direct or via the
bureau.
Alex, 5B4ALX will be active as E6ET from Niue, OC-040, from the 18th
of March to the 2nd of April. He will operate SSB, CW, RTTY and FT8
on 160, 60, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 10 and 6 metres. He will operate FT8
using a multi answer protocol with a focus on 20m during his day and
40/60m during his night, 0700 to 1700UTC. QSL via Club Log's OQRS,
Logbook of The World, or via IZ4AMS, either direct or via the bureau.
Dagmar, DM7PQ and Rainer, DL1AUZ will be active as E51NPQ and E51AUZ
respectively holiday style from Manihiki, OC-014, North Cooks until
the 25th of March, and from Aitutaki, OC-083, South Cooks between the
27th and 31st of March. They will operate CW only.
The EI DX Group DXpedition to Togo is on the air until the 26th of
March. The plan is to operate as 5V7EI on all bands from 160 to 10m
on CW, SSB and digital. QSL manager is M0OXO OQRS.
The Italian DXpedition team will be in Uganda until the 25th of
March. They will operate as 5X3C on CW, SSB and RTTY. For QSOs on FT8
they will use the callsign 5X3E. QSL manager is I2YSB.
Now the special event news
Today, the 17th, Army, Sea and Air Cadet Units in the UK will be
carrying out Exercise Blue Ham 19 as part of a weekend of activity.
Operating on the 5MHz shared band, operation is expected from 8am to
5pm. QSO exchange details can be found at
https://alphacharlie.org.uk/exercise-blue-ham and amateurs may claim
a certificate by contacting 10 or more stations over the weekend and
submitting a copy of their log sheet.
Please send special event details to radcom<at>rsgb.org.uk, as early
as possible, for free publicity on GB2RS, in RadCom and online.
Remember that UK stations with special event callsigns must be open
to the public, so our free publicity can help make your efforts more
widely known.
Now the contest news
The Russian DX Contest ends its 24 hour run at 1200UTC today, the
17th. It uses CW and SSB only on the 1.8 to 28MHz contest bands. The
exchange is signal report and serial number, with Russian stations
also sending their Oblast code.
The BARTG HF RTTY Contest ends its 48 hour run at 0200UTC on Monday
the 18th of March. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz contest bands, the exchange
is signal report, serial number and time.
IRTS News reports that there is an evening IRTS Counties Contest on
Tuesday 19th March from 2000 UTC. It is a one-hour contest, on 80
metres, for SSB and CW. See www.irts.ie/contests for details and the
full rules.
On Tuesday the 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC.
Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and
locator.
On Thursday the 70MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC.
Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and
locator.
Next weekend the UK EI Contest Club DX CW contest runs for 24 hours
from 1200UTC on the 23rd. Using CW only on the 3.5 to 28MHz contest
bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and District code.
Now the propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on
Friday the 15th of March
There is life in the old dog yet! The lone spotted region on the
visible disk of the Sun managed to produce a minor C1.3 flare on the
8th of March. Although not a noteworthy event as far as peak X-Ray
strength, the flare was associated with an eruption and what appears
to be a faint coronal mass ejection. Much of the plasma was likely
reabsorbed, but some did manage to escape the Sun when viewing
coronagraph imagery, courtesy of the STEREO Ahead spacecraft. This
wasn't directed at Earth and we seem to have missed it.
This week has been characterised as relatively settled with the Kp
index mainly in the zero to two range. There have been no sunspots
since the disappearance of the sunspot we mentioned last week. So
overall, not good conditions for radio, as was witnessed by last
week's Commonwealth Contest. The consensus was that it was one of the
worst yet. Nevertheless, some high scores were presented. Stars like
3B8XF, ZF2CA and 9J2BO, plus many VK and ZL stations were worked from
the UK.
Next week, NOAA predicts the solar flux will remain at about 79. The
Kp index will also remain relatively settled at two to three. The
next big unsettled session is due on March 26, thanks to a coronal
hole, with the Kp index predicted to hit five. So look out for aurora
and make the most of the settled conditions this week.
And now the VHF and up propagation news.
After a week or more of very unsettled weather with strong winds
testing your antennas, its shaping up to be much quieter in the
coming week as high pressure returns.
After this weekend, the pressure will start to build over the south
of the country and develop a strong ridge. High pressure will drift
northeast from the Azores and across the southern Britain, to finish
over Germany by the end of the week. The effect of this will be a
welcome return of Tropo lift conditions, although not especially
strong all the time. A good visual indicator may be a layer of
stratocumulus cloud at 1 to 2km above the ground, which will be at
the height of the temperature inversion formed by sinking air within
the high. These can extend over hundreds of kilometres to give paths
well into northern Europe.
It could be a good week to test the other modes on VHF and UHF. Try a
CW or SSB QSO for a change and, if calling CQ, remember to say what
square you are in.
The Moon reached peak declination last week and is at perigee on
Tuesday, so it's a good week for EME with low path losses and high
elevations.
There are no meteor showers this week, so again we'll have to rely on
random meteors around dawn for the best chance of meteor scatter DX.
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.
--
g4apl@gb7cip.ampr.org g4apl@gb7cip.#32.gbr.euro
http://www.theskywaves.net http://gb7cip.ampr.org
Read previous mail | Read next mail
| |
