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GB2RS Main News for Sunday 10th November 2019
[Note to Newsreaders: Today is Remembrance Sunday in the UK. If your
News Reading is scheduled for 11am, the start of the traditional two
minute's silence, we invite you to consider making an on-air
announcement just before 11am and commencing your broadcast at 11.02.
This is entirely at your discretion.]
The news headlines:
* Volunteer as GB2RS Manager
* News from WRC-19
* Train the Trainers in July
The GB2RS News Service is looking for a new volunteer Manager
following the sad passing of Ken Hatton, G3VBA, earlier this year.
The position involves appointing and liaising with GB2RS Newsreaders,
managing schedules and Notices of Variation, and working closely with
the editorial staff at HQ. For more information please contact the
RSGB General Manager Steve Thomas, M1ACB, via email to
gm.dept<at>rsgb.org.uk.
The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 opened in Egypt on the
28th of October. Daily reports of proceedings can be found on the
RSGB's social media and special focus page at www.rsgb.org/wrc-19.
These reports are prepared by the RSGB volunteers attending the
Conference. WRC-19 has a wide-ranging agenda, of which the amateur
issues are but a small part. IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH is also
tweeting photos and notes from the meetings and you can find his feed
at https://twitter.com/IARU_President.
Advance notice now that Hilderstone Radio Society will host an RSGB
Train the Trainers event on Saturday the 11th of July 2020. This free
event takes place in Margate and is open to all amateurs interested
in helping new amateurs acquire or progress to a higher licence. It
is essential you pre-book. For more information, or to register your
interest, email secretary<at>g0hrs.org,
The 2019 YOTA winter camp is taking place in the Netherlands from 12
to 15 December 2019. You can meet the RSGB team who will be taking
part at www.rsgb.org/yota.
The RAIBC has an Audio Library that includes manuals for all three
licence levels. Updated versions for Syllabus 2019 are available on
audio disk, but not for download. See the RSGB's Audio and Braille
resources web page for further details about these and other useful
resources, at www.rsgb.org/audio-braille-resources
Nevada Radio is holding an Open Day at their Portsmouth premises on
Sunday the 17th of November. RSGB representatives will be in
attendance.
Martyn Lynch & Sons is holding a Hog Roast at their showroom in
Staines on Saturday the 30th of November. The date shown on page 12
of the November RadCom is incorrect, for which we apologise.
The latest edition of the 5MHz Newsletter is now available for free
pdf download from the RSGB 5MHz page, www.rsgb.org/5mhz. This edition
includes 5MHz news from nine countries, features the World of 5MHz
2019 and a report on Exercise Blue Ham.
And now for the details of rallies and events for the coming week
The Rochdale & District ARS Winter Rally takes place on Saturday the
16th of November at St Vincent de Paul's, Caldershaw Road, off
Edenfield Road, Norden, Rochdale, OL12 7QR. Doors open to the public
at 10.15am, with disabled visitors gaining access 15 minutes earlier.
Admission is GBP 2.50, with those under 12 free. Pitches are GBP 5 if
you have your own table or GBP 10 with a table provided. Guest
speaker Keiran Wilkinson, IT Director at Hack:Oldham, will speak at
11am and noon on Make It, Don't Buy It, an explanation of how you can
use computer aided design, 3D printing and laser cutting to create
project enclosures and casings. Refreshments are available including
bacon and sausage butties. Further details from Robert, M0NVQ, on
0777 811 3333.
Please send details of your 2020 rally and event plans as soon as
possible to radcom<at>rsgb.org.uk.
And now the DX news from 425 DX News and other sources
Alan, G3XAQ and Don, G3XTT will be active from The Gambia from the
12th to the 26th of November as C56XA and C56DF respectively. Main
activity will be during the CQ WW DX CW Contest, with casual
operating outside the contest. QSL C56XA via LoTW or G3SWH's OQRS,
QSL C56DF via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via G3XTT.
HA7RY, HA8KW, KN4EEI and AA7JV will be active as C6AGU from Wood Cay
in the Bahamas, IOTA reference NA-001, starting around 15 November
and running until the 9th of December. They will be testing some new
DXpedition equipment, with a focus on 160 and 80 metres. They will
also participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest and the ARRL 160 Meter
Contest. QSL via HA7RY.
Keith, GM4YXI and Chris, GM3WOJ will again be active as VK9CZ from
Cocos Keeling island, OC-003, from the 12th until the 29th of
November. Activity will be on all bands 160 to 10m, except 60m, on
SSB, CW and FT8. VK9CZ will try to work as many UK stations as
possible. Activity will also include a Multi-Two entry in the CQ WW
CW contest on the 23rd and 24th of November. QSOs will be uploaded,
daily if possible, to LoTW and ClubLog. Paper QSLs can be requested
via the QSL Manager Steve, N3SL after the DXpedition. More details
are at www.vk9cz2019.com.
Mats, RM2D / SM6LRR will be active again as XV9D from Vietnam on the
17th to the 30th of November. This year he will concentrate on 160-40
metres; he will also participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via
LoTW, preferred, or direct to EA5GL.
Pierre, HB9AMO will be active again as 5U9AMO from Niger on the 15th
to the 25th of November. He will operate CW on 160 to 10 metres,
including participation in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via M0URX's
OQRS and LoTW. More info at www.hb9amo.net.
Tommy, DL8KX will be active holiday style, hopefully as 8Q7KX, from
the Maldives, AS-013, from the 10th to the 17th of November. He will
operate CW only on 40, 30, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL preferably via
Club Log's OQRS or via home call, direct or bureau.
Now the special event news
Coventry Amateur Radio Society is putting GB1BNF on the air today and
on Monday in Bedworth for Remembrance Sunday.
The Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society has announced that its
permanent special event callsign GB2RAF will be off the air until May
2020. This is due to the winter recess at the museum in RAF
Neatishead, Norfolk, which hosts the station.
Please send special event details to radcom<at>rsgb.org.uk as early
as possible so we can give you free publicity. It is a licensing
condition that stations using a UK special event callsign must be
open to the public.
Now the contest news
The WAE DX RTTY contest runs for 48 hours this weekend, ending at
2359UTC on the 10th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz contest bands, the
exchange is just your signal report and serial number.
On Monday the 80m Autumn Series Data contest takes place from 2000 to
2130UTC. Using data modes only on the 3.5MHz band, the exchange is
signal report and serial number.
On Tuesday the 432MHz FM Activity Contest takes place from 1900 to
1955UTC, with the exchange of signal report, serial number and
6-digit locator. It is immediately followed by the all-mode 432MHz UK
Activity Contest from 2000 to 2230UTC. The exchange for this contest
is signal report, serial number and locator.
On Thursday the 50MHz Machine Generated Mode Activity Contest runs
from 1900 to 2000UTC. The exchange is signal report and your
4-character locator. It is immediately followed by the 50MHz UKAC,
which runs from 2000 to 2230 UTC. Using all modes on the 6m band, the
exchange for this one is signal report, serial number and locator.
Saturday sees the Second 1.8MHz CW contest, running from 1900 to 2300
UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number and District code.
Finally for this week next Sunday sees the UK Microwave Group Low
Band contest. Running from 1000 to 1400UTC, all modes can be used 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 & G4BAO on
Friday the 8th of November.
We had a more settled week, geomagnetically speaking. The Sun was a
lot calmer, with a lack of coronal holes and fast solar wind to
disrupt the ionosphere. We also had a sign again that Solar Cycle 25
is on its way. A tiny sunspot, numbered 2750 and belonging to Cycle
25, appeared in the Sun's south-east quadrant. It didn't last long
before vanishing, but it is a sign that the minimum may be coming to
an end. Another tiny spot also appeared, this time belonging to
outgoing Cycle 24, but it too was short lived. Solar activity should
remain at very low levels in the short term.
The solar flux index was in the range 69-71, but there was HF
activity to be had if you searched hard enough. VP6R, on Pitcairn
Island, D68CCC on Comoros and VK9NG on Norfolk Island were all
active, and Guam, Oman, Mauritania, The Philippines and Japan were
all spotted on 20m FT8.
Propquest.co.uk showed that the maximum useable frequency often
exceeded 21MHz over a 3,000km path during daylight hours, often
getting close to 24MHz.
Next week NOAA predicts the solar flux will continue to be around 67.
Geomagnetic conditions are predicted to remain settled with a maximum
Kp index of two. Quiet conditions should continue until the 20th of
November, when a fast solar wind from a returning coronal hole should
push the Kp index to a maximum of five.
And now the VHF and up propagation news.
It's another unsettled look to the charts for the coming week, with a
general low pressure feel to things. This means that rain scatter
should be on the list for those on the GHz bands.
High pressure is very hard to pin down next week with a large high
near the Azores, so according to the present charts Tropo won't be
much in evidence. Sometimes these unsettled patterns can produce very
rapid development of lows and one such model run does indeed show the
potential for a deep low over the country at the end of next week
from Thursday night into Saturday. If this remains the plan as we get
nearer, then it's worth keeping up to date with the forecasts from
midweek, especially regarding wind speed.
There are two meteor showers to look out for this week. The Northern
Taurids tomorrow, then one of the major meteor showers of the year,
the Leonids, peaking overnight from the 17th to the 18th. The Leonids
is well known for producing meteor storms, the last one being in
2001. These storms are best seen when the parent object, comet
55P/Tempel-Tuttle, is near perihelion, its closest approach to the
sun. Unfortunately it appears that the Earth will not encounter any
dense clouds of debris until 2099 so don't expect fireworks!
Visible peaks of around 15 meteors per hour can be expected and there
will be much improved meteor scatter conditions.
Moon declination is increasing, reaching maximum a week today, so
there's plenty of EME time this week. The Moon is not long past
apogee so losses will be high but falling. 144 MHz sky temperature
reaches a peak of 500K on Friday.
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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