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GB2RS Main News for Sunday the 24th of July 2022
The news headlines:
* Operate a Commonwealth Games station
* GB2RS news readers sought
* Poldhu ARC Open Day
For the Commonwealth Games, GB22HQ will be operating from the
Birmingham NEC. There are also seven ‘Special' Special Event
callsigns, one each from the four UK Home Nations and three Crown
Dependencies. From the 25th of July until the 21st of August, the
special callsigns will be available for activation by RSGB affiliated
clubs or individual RSGB Members. To take part you must please first
check the relevant Activation Schedule on QRZ.com for a slot to suit
your availability. Then contact the callsign coordinator, who will be
keen to help. They will book you in and update the schedule.
Depending upon your location, the callsigns to look for are GB22GE,
GB22GM, GB22GW, GB22GI, GB22GJ, GB22GU and GB22GD. More details at
rsgb.org under the ‘on the air' tab.
The RSGB is seeking one or more readers to join the team that
broadcasts GB2RS on 2m FM voice at 9am UK clock time each Sunday from
south Essex. You would transmit the news occasionally as part of a
schedule devised by the existing team. Your station should provide
good coverage of South-East Hertfordshire, South Essex, Greater
London, North-East Surrey and North-West Kent. If you would like to
find out more, please contact the GB2RS Manager Steve Richards, G4HPE
at gb2rs.manager<at>rsgb.org.uk.
Poldhu Amateur Radio Club is holding an Open Day on Saturday the 6th
of August from 10am. They welcome anyone who has an interest in
amateur radio, or those that are already licensed, to join them for
the day. There will be an opportunity to operate the club station,
have a chat and learn more. The club has a superb site on the cliffs
overlooking Poldhu Cove and Mounts Bay, with a triband HF beam and
multiple dipoles. The location is close to the Poldhu Cove beach with
its café, an ideal location for the family while you indulge your
radio passion. Go to Poldhu Cove and follow the signs to the Marconi
Centre, where there is a large free car park. For more information,
please call Terry, G4CDY on 0776 468 1843.
The RSGB is pleased to announce the publication of the new Direct to
Full examination syllabus. Enrolments for the Direct to Full
examinations will open in January 2023, six months after the
publication of the new syllabus. More information about the changes
and the full syllabus can be found at rsgb.org/direct-to-full.
The biographical film about Sir Ran Fiennes' life, Explorer, has a
fair number of clips of HF radio operations with his late wife,
Ginny, and Laurence, GM4DMA now KL7L included. HF communications were
a mainstay of many of their expeditions from the early 70s to the
2000s. The trailer for the film has a short CW message to be decoded.
The film is shown at selected cinemas in the UK.
The RSGB is pleased to announce the team of young RSGB Members who
will be representing the UK at next month's YOTA camp in Croatia.
Hosted by Croatian Amateur Radio Association, the event will be held
between the 6th and 13th of August. Dan, M0WUT is the Team leader
with Peter, M0SWN; Hamzah, 2E0HXS and Povilas, MW7DKV.
The RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park is looking to
recruit volunteers, particularly for duties on Mondays, Thursdays and
at the weekend. If you think this volunteer role is for you, or if
you want more information, please contact the NRC co-ordinator,
Martyn, G0GMB on nrc.support<at>rsgb.org.uk.
And now for details of rallies and events
Please send your rally and event news as soon as possible to
radcom<at>rsgb.org.uk. We'll publicise your event in RadCom, on
GB2RS, and online.
Today, Sunday the 24th of July, the Finningley ARS Rally is due to
take place near Doncaster, junction 2 of the M180. It will be a car
boot style rally. Refreshments will be available on site. Entry is
GBP 3. You can find out more via the club's Facebook page.
The Radio Operators Cornwall radio weekend takes place from the 28th
of July to the 1st of August overlooking Mount's Bay, Cornwall. It is
a weekend of camping and radio either with the club station, GX8ROC,
or with your own set up. Overnight stays are restricted to ROC
members, but day visitors are welcome between 10am and 6pm each day.
New members are also welcome, please email info<at>g8roc.org.uk.
Next Sunday, the 31st of July, the Wiltshire Radio & Car Boot Sale
will be at Kington Langley Village Hall and Playing Field, Kington
Langley, Wiltshire SN15 5NJ. Doors open at 9am and admission is free.
Hot and cold refreshments will be available on site.
Now the DX news
Ian, G3WVG will participate in the IOTA Contest as MN5A from Rathlin
Island, EU-122 on the 30th and 31st of July. QSL via Club Log's OQRS
and Logbook of The World.
Henning, OZ2I will operate CW as EJ7EE from Bere Island [Bear],
EU-121, between the 29th and 31st of July. On the 1st and 2nd of
August he will operate as EI7EE from the main island of Ireland,
EU-115. QSLs via Logbook of The World, Club Log's OQRS, or via OZ2I.
A team will be active as TM65M from Molene Island [Molin], EU-065,
from the 29th of July to the 3rd of August. They will operate SSB, CW
and digital modes on the 6 to 80m bands, with main activity planned
during the IOTA Contest. QSL via F5RAB.
A large team of Bulgarian and Greek operators will be active as LZ0KP
from Sveti Ivan Island [Ssveti EYEvan], EU-181 from the 28th of July
to the 1st of August. Main activity will be during the IOTA Contest.
QSL direct to SV2CLJ.
Now the contest news
On Tuesday the SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 1830 to 2130UTC.
Using all modes on the 2.3 to 10GHz bands, the exchange is signal
report, serial number and locator.
Thursday sees the data leg of the 80m Club Championships run from
1900 to 2030UTC. Using RTTY and PSK63, the exchange is signal report
and serial number.
On Saturday, the fourth of the 144MHz Backpackers Contest series runs
from 1400 to 1800UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report,
serial number, locator and the first two letters of your postcode.
The Worked All Britain 144MHz Low Power contest takes place on
Saturday the 30th of July from 1400 to 1800UTC. Note that the input
power for all contestants is limited to 10 watts PEP. Using AM, FM
and SSB, the exchange is signal report, serial number and WAB square
if applicable. For the full rules please see the WAB website. Entries
must be with the contest manager by the 29th of August.
Next weekend if the RSGB IOTA or Islands On The Air contest. It runs
from 1200UTC on the 30th to 1200UTC on the 31st. Using CW and SSB on
the 3.5 to 28MHz bands where contests are permitted, the exchange is
signal report, serial number and IOTA reference.
Next Sunday, the 31st of July, the UK Microwave Group's 5.7 and 10GHz
contest runs from 0600 to 1800UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is
signal report, serial number and locator.
Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO
on Friday the 22nd of July 2022.
Last week was almost a repeat performance of the previous week. We
had very disturbed geomagnetic conditions on Tuesday, with the Kp
index hitting five. But then other days, like Wednesday, when
conditions were much more settled. The solar flux index declined from
its high of 176 last Saturday to 133 on Thursday. The Sun's surface
is still peppered with spots, but they are all fairly small and
innocuous.
Nevertheless, there have been numerous C-class flares happening on a
daily basis and two M-class flares last Saturday.
The popular press have been running their usual horror stories about
CMEs hitting the Earth, threatening all sorts of doom and gloom. But
to be honest, for radio amateurs it's business as usual.
Sporadic-E had been most prolific earlier in the week with some
relatively short-skip signals being stable over long periods. The
ED4YAK beacon in Spain on 28.251MHz has often been audible for hours
on end.
Next week NOAA predicts that the SFI will remain in the mid 130s, but
predicts that geomagnetic conditions may be unstable over the
weekend, before settling on Tuesday. If this is the case we can
expect reduced MUFs over the weekend and a general lacklustre feel to
HF, until the Kp index reduces again.
Make the most of the Es season while it lasts, as we may have seen
the best of it, and we can't expect an upturn in F2-layer propagation
until mid to late September.
And now the VHF and up propagation news.
It looks like a bit of a propagation mode mixture this coming week
with something for everyone. It begins with a continuation of the
typical summer warmth rather than the extreme conditions last week.
Over northern areas, where low pressure remains close-by, we'll see a
few showers that might bring GHz band rainscatter opportunities.
There will be a few showers in the south too, but also with a period
of the Azores high building a ridge across southern Britain. This
could bring some occasional Tropo throughout the week to southern
areas, interspersed with isolated rain scatter opportunities in any
showery interludes.
The Sporadic-E season continues apace with a bit of an uptick again
last week, bringing some strong signals from south-eastern Europe.
Summer jet streams are often rather scarce in more southern
latitudes, but can occur fairly frequently over the UK and northern
Europe. That will probably be the case in the coming week and
suggests that paths towards Scandinavia, the Baltic states and
eastern Europe will do best.
With four minor showers peaking around the 28th to the 30th, meteor
scatter is worth trying, particularly around dawn, as will aurora
propagation modes in view of the current unsettled solar activity.
The Moon is at maximum positive declination on Tuesday and also at
apogee, its furthest point from Earth, so Moon windows are long and
path losses are at their highest. 144MHz sky noise is low to moderate
all week, but Thursday sees the Sun and Moon close in the sky, making
EME very difficult due to sun noise in the antenna beamwidth.
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.
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