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GB2RS Main News for Sunday the 31st of July 2022
The news headlines:
* Commonwealth Games station on the air
* Listen out for YOTA Summer Camp stations
* RadCom Basics available to RSGB Members
The RSGB is excited to be supporting the Commonwealth Games with
special event station GB22HQ. This is being activated from the
Birmingham Smithfield site where the Beach Volleyball, 3x3 Basketball
and Wheelchair Basketball will take place. It is also the starting
point for the Marathon. GB22HQ will run for the duration of the Games
until the 8th of August. There are two stations using wire aerials
for 40m and 30m, plus a Yagi for the five bands from 20m to 10m.
During the first day of operation, the station was on the 10 to 40m
bands and pile ups were evident. The operators say 40m SSB during the
daytime is probably the best place to look for them. See more at
rsgb.org/cwg.
As part of the Youngsters On The Air 2022 summer camp from the 6th to
the 13th of August, seven callsigns will be heard. 9A22YOTA will
operate from the camp in Croatia for the full duration. 9A1YOTA will
join remotely on the 8th alongside 9A2YOTA on EU-136. 9A3YOTA will be
on the air on the 10th, together with 9A4YOTA. 9A5YOTA will be on the
air on the 12th. 9A100QO will work the QO100 satellite from all
locations.
The latest edition of RadCom Basics for July 2022 is now available.
There are more topics to help newcomers and those looking to
brush-up. You can read articles on setting up a station on a tight
budget, understanding the propagation predictions in RadCom and
Inter-G working amongst other topics. To help find topics covered in
previous editions, the index of RadCom Basics articles has been
updated. To read this edition, go to rsgb.org/radcom-basics and login
with your RSGB Membership Services details.
The RSGB is pleased to announce the co-option of Karl Bridge M0KHB as
Regional Representative for Region 3, the North West, until the 2023
AGM. Also, vacancies currently exist for two District Representatives
within the Region 3 team. One to cover the Greater Manchester
District and another to represent the Merseyside District. These are
worthwhile and rewarding opportunities to assist the RSGB in
spearheading the hobby of amateur radio in Region 3. Please contact
Karl Bridge, M0KHB for further information by email to
rr3<at>rsgb.org.uk.
A date for your diary now. Churches and Chapels On The Air will take
place this year on Saturday the 10th of September from 10am to 4pm.
If you plan to put a station on the air from your local church or
chapel, please inform John, G3XYF by email to
jhwresdell<at>gmail.com. He will then add your station to the list on
the WACRAL website.
The Genesis Radio Group currently operates around North Manchester
and the North West. Founded in May 2022, the group wanted a more
relaxed approach to talk about, and operate radios without the
constraints of the traditional club. They meet on Wednesday evenings
from 7.30pm on the air. The last Wednesday of the month is put aside
for a cafe/pub meet, the location of which rotates in order that as
many members as possible can have a chance to turn up. For further
information please visit genesisradiogroup.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, 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.
Next Sunday, the 7th of August, the 2022 BATC Convention for Amateur
TV will take place at Midland Air Museum, Rowley Road, Coventry
CV3 4FR. It will be a meet-up, show and tell, test and fix-it, and
Bring & Buy event from 10am to 4pm. There will be full test
facilities available for equipment.
Also next Sunday, the 7th, King's Lynn ARC 32nd Great Eastern Radio
Rally will be held at Gaywood Community Centre, Gayton Road, King's
Lynn, Norfolk PE30 4EL. Doors open at 9am and admission is GBP 2.50.
Car parking is free. There will be trade stands and a Bring & Buy.
More information at klarc.org.uk.
Now the Special Event news
The 1st of August is Yorkshire Day. Members of Denby Dale ARS will be
on the air with special event callsigns containing the letter YD to
celebrate.
It is the 78th anniversary of Operation Buick when special forces
parachuted into France. TM44PARA will be on the air today and Monday
the 1st mainly using the 7MHz band. See qrz.com for more information.
Saturday the 6th of August will mark the fourth anniversary of the
founding of the Pennsylvania Society of Latin American Amateur Radio
Operators. To celebrate this occasion, a special event station will
be on the air. More at pasola.org.
Now the DX news
Elvira, IV3FSG will be active as 5R8LH from Madagascar from the 1st
of August to 9th of September. Usually she operates SSB and digital
modes in her spare time. QSL direct to IK2DUW.
Frans, DJ0TP will be active again as TK/DJ0TP from the main island of
Corsica, EU-014, until the 3rd of September. QSL via Logbook of The
World, or via his home callsign.
John, W5JON will be active as V47JA from St. Kitts, NA-104, until the
7th of August. He will operate SSB and FT8 on the HF bands and 6
metres. QSL via Logbook of The World, or direct only to W5JON.
Now the contest news
This weekend is the RSGB IOTA or Islands On The Air contest. It runs
for 24 hours until 1200UTC today, 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.
Today, 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.
On Tuesday the 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855UTC.
It is followed by the all-mode 144MHz UK Activity Contest from 1900
to 2130UTC. The exchange is the same, signal report, serial number
and locator.
On Wednesday it is the 144MHz FT8 Activity Contest that runs from
1900 to 2100UTC. The exchange is your report and 4-character locator.
On Saturday it is the 144MHz Low Power Contest that runs from 1400 to
1800UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial
number, locator and your 2-letter postcode.
The EU HF Championships also take place on Saturday the 6th of
August. It runs for 24 hours and uses CW and SSB on the 3.5 to 28MHz
bands where contests are permitted. The exchange is signal report and
the last 2 digits of the year you were first licenced.
Next Sunday, the 7th, the 432MHz Low Power Contest runs from 0800 to
1200UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial
number, locator and your 2-letter postcode.
Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO
on Friday the 29th of July 2022.
We've had a week of lower solar flux indices, despite a smoothed
sunspot number in the 50s. The sunspots we have had have been
relatively small and pretty inconsequential.
The week started off with an SFI of 107, but then declined to 98 by
Thursday. The good news is that we have had relatively settled
geomagnetic conditions after a wobble at the weekend due to a
high-speed solar wind stream.
Other than Sporadic-E events, the maximum usable frequency over
3,000km has struggled to get up above 18 or sometimes 21MHz during
daytime. But, as we have said before, night-time MUFs have remained
seasonally high, topping 14MHz over a 3,000km path most nights.
Next week, and as we enter August, we can expect more of the same.
The solar flux index is predicted to rise slightly to perhaps 115 by
next weekend.
But the prediction is also for more unsettled geomagnetic conditions
with a maximum Kp index of four this weekend and again later in the
week. This is most likely due to high-speed solar wind from coronal
holes once again.
So best of luck with the IOTA contest this weekend, which will
probably be dominated by operators on 20 metres with occasional Es
openings on the higher bands.
And now the VHF and up propagation news.
There have been some fleeting signs of the continuing Sporadic-E
season, but events are not so commonplace in this second half of the
summer. This means being alert to the typical operating windows,
which traditionally are early or mid-morning and again late
afternoon/early evening. At the heart of these events will usually be
a weather feature, such as a jet stream, whose turbulence creates a
wave motion in the atmosphere that can cause varying wind flows in
the E region some 100km above the weather, and are a big contributor
to the formation of Es.
In this coming week, the jet streams are very limited so it's not
looking too favourable for major Es events.
The weather pattern shows lows near the northwest of Britain driving
fronts across the north, and at the same time precluding the
development of Tropo, since it does not allow the development of
high-pressure systems.
However, conditions in the south are a bit more supportive, so there
could be occasional Tropo, especially over sea paths around the UK.
There is a hint that the second half of the week will see the
development of a large high more generally over the UK, so that's the
time for Tropo to shine.
The other modes such as rain scatter are not looking too strong since
the frontal cloud bands tend not to be as effective as heavy thundery
showers, but it's always worth checking for aurora and meteor scatter
as we move into August and within reach of the broad peak of the
Perseids meteor shower.
It's a good week for EME with positive Moon declination until Tuesday
and falling path losses, but we are still more than a week from
perigee. 144MHz sky noise is low but slowly increasing all week.
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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