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GB2RS Main News for Sunday the 21st of August 2022
The news headlines:
* Sponsoring young contesters
* 8-year-old speaks to the ISS
* British Inland Waterways on the Air
The CDXC and the RSGB are pleased to announce their joint sponsorship
of one of the Youth Teams at the World Radiosport Team Championship.
The Championship is due to take place in Bologna, Italy in July 2023.
In order to promote contest activity by young radio amateurs, the
organising committee reserved six sites for young contesters. Jamie
Williams, M0SDV and Philipp Springer, DK6SP will form Youth Team 2
and will be the team jointly sponsored by CDXC and RSGB.
On Tuesday, the 16th of August, BBC TV spoke to 8-year-old Isabella
about her contact with a NASA astronaut on the International Space
Station. On the 2nd, Isabella used her dad's callsign M0LMK to make a
supervised contact with the ISS amateur station. Isabella, a member
of Hilderstone Radio Society, has been involved in several amateur
radio events and is working towards her own amateur radio licence.
BBC South East Today for the 16th of August is available on the
iPlayer and this interview is about 15 minutes into the show.
British Inland Waterways on the Air takes place between the 27th and
29th of August. It is open to all amateurs who are boaters, cyclists,
walkers and other users of the canals, rivers, towpaths and
riverbanks for work or recreation. Even lakes and reservoirs that are
used for recreation classify as an inland waterway, so there are many
places for activating. Many clubs and individual amateurs on or near
the UK inland waterways obtain a Special Event Station callsign.
Others operate mobile or portable using their own callsigns. The
primary bands will be 40m and 2m. If you would like to register or
obtain more details about the event please visit, nharg.org.uk/biwota.
Another popular event, Churches and Chapels On The Air, will take
place on Saturday the 10th of September between 10am and 4pm.
Stations will be operating mainly on the 20, 40 and 80m bands usually
using SSB. If you would like to register your special event station,
please email John, G3XYF at jhwresdell<at>gmail.com. The latest list
of stations taking part can be found at wacral.org.
There is still time to get involved with the Oscar 100 Award. It aims
to promote and foster the experimental activities and the radio
contacts by means of the geosynchronous satellite QO-100.
Participants need to contact as many stations and DXCC countries as
possible via QO-100 between 0001UTC on the 1st of June to 2359UTC on
the 31st of December. The award is open to all radio amateurs
operating from geographical locations under coverage of the
satellite. Further details and award rules are available at
arifidenza.it.
Advance notice now. The 6th Essex CW Boot Camp will take place on the
22nd of October. CW enthusiasts from around the country meet for a
fun day of CW activities that include gaining confidence on the Morse
key to improving your receiving skills. Early booking is essential as
space is limited, so please email g0ibn1<at>yahoo.com.
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 21st of August, the Rugby ATS Radio Rally will take place
at Princethorpe College, Princethorpe, Rugby CV23 9PY. Door open at
10am and there will be a car boot sale area. More at rugbyats.co.uk.
Also today, the 21st, the Red Rose Rally will be held at St Joseph's
Hall, Leigh WN7 2PJ. Organised by West Manchester Radio Club, there
will be free parking, a café as well as trade, individual and club
stands. There will also be a Bring & Buy. More information at
wmrc.co.uk.
Next Sunday, the 28th, the Milton Keynes ARS Rally will be held at
The Irish Centre, Manor Fields, Watling Street, Bletchley, MK2 2HX.
There is free onsite parking, catering and disabled facilities. Entry
is GBP 3 and the doors open at 9am. See mkars.org.uk for more
information.
The Torbay Annual Communications Fair takes place next Sunday, the
28th, at Newton Abbot Racecourse, Devon TQ12 3AF. Doors open at 10am
with disabled visitors gaining access at 9.30am. It is an indoor
event with plenty of free parking on site. There will be a Bring &
Buy as well as an RSGB book stall. Catering will be also available on
site.
On bank holiday Monday, the 29th, the HARS Annual Rally will be held
at Ernulf Academy, St Neots PE19 2SH. Gates open at 9am. There is
free car parking, a Bring & Buy as well as indoor and outdoor stalls.
Catering is available on site. Talk in will be on 145.550MHz using
GX0HSR. More at hunts-hams.co.uk.
Now the Special Event news
Cwmbran & District Amateur Radio Society will be operating GB0FL at
the Fourteen Locks Canal Centre in Newport on the 27th and 28th of
August. It is part of the British Inland Waterways on the Air event.
Visitors are welcome between 10am and 4pm.
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Trinidad and Tobago's
independence, 9Y60TT will be on the air from the 26th of August to
the 2nd of September. The event will be multi-mode, multi-band and
multi-operator. QSL via Logbook of The World.
TM3GGR will be active until the 4th of September for the Golden Globe
Race, the single-handed, round-the-world sailing race that will start
in France on the 4th of September. QSL via the bureau to F6KUF or
direct to F5OEV.
Now the DX news
Masa, JA0RQV expects to be active again as A35JP from Tonga, OC-049,
until the 24th of September. In his spare time, he will operate CW,
SSB and FT8 on the 6 to 80m bands. QSL via Logbook of The World, Club
Log's OQRS, or via the bureau to JA0RQV.
Ed, ES2TT will be active as ES2TT/1 from Aegna Island [A-gina],
EU-149 on the 27th of August, and as ES2TT/0 from Hiiumaa Island
[He-u-ma], EU-034 on the 3rd and 4th of September. He will operate CW
and SSB on the 40, 30 and 20m bands. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via
his home callsign either direct or via the bureau.
Marek will be active as FH4VVK in his spare time while stationed on
Petite-Terre, Mayotte, AF-027, until the 1st of April 2024. QSL via
eQSL or direct. See qrz.com for further information.
Now the contest news
On Tuesday the SHF UK Activity Contest takes place between 1830 and
2130UTC. Using all modes on the 2.3 to 10GHz bands, the exchange is
signal report, serial number and locator.
Next weekend, the CQ RTTYops WW RTTY Contest has two sessions between
the 26th and 28th of August. The first session is 2200UTC on the 26th
to 1200UTC on the 27th. The second session is 1200 to 2359UTC on
Sunday the 28th. Using RTTY only on the 1.8 to 28MHz bands where
contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and the 4-digit
year of your first licence.
The World Wide Digi DX contest runs from 1200UTC on the 27th to
1200UTC on the 28th of August. Using FT4 and FT8 on the 1.8 to 28MHz
bands where contests are permitted, the exchange is your 4-character
locator.
Next Sunday, the 28th, the UK Microwave group 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 19th of August 2022.
It looks like the Sun continued to be unsettled with an enhanced
solar wind from coronal holes making itself felt here on Earth. A
geomagnetic storm pushed the Kp index to six for two consecutive
six-hour slots on the evening of the 17th, although it was fairly
quick to recover. However, it wasn't long before the Kp index was up
to five again on Thursday afternoon.
Meanwhile, the solar flux index climbed, peaking at 131, but then
declining to 123 by Thursday.
The first geomagnetic storm affected the ionosphere with critical
frequencies dropping to just over 5MHz. This meant that DX was mainly
closed to frequencies above 14MHz. The storm on Thursday the 18th saw
an initial enhancement with MUFs over a 3,000km path hitting 21MHz.
We have had a run of geomagnetic storms, which is par for the course
as we ramp up with solar cycle 25. The bad news is that this is
likely to continue. It does however mean that aurora watchers and
auroral radio operators will get more opportunities as the year moves
on.
NOAA predicts that the solar flux index will decline to the high 90s
after starting the week at around 100. It does predict relatively
settled geomagnetic conditions, but as we have said before this is
likely to change at short notice thanks to solar flares, and their
associated coronal mass ejections, plus the effects of coronal holes.
We may have seen the best of Sporadic-E this season, although there
may be weak openings on 10 metres that are best captured via FT8 and
other JT digital modes.
And now the VHF and up propagation news.
It's a change-over to rather unsettled weather with Atlantic systems
bringing some occasional bands of rain or showers across the country
and the possibility of some rain scatter on the GHz bands.
Later in the coming week, there are hints that a new high will build
in from the Atlantic to bring a return of some Tropo conditions. This
may leave conditions a bit flat on VHF until after midweek or a bit
beyond, so it could be worth seeking out any late-season Sporadic-E
activity in the meantime.
Although Es have been rare lately, you might still find some glimmers
of hope into the first week of September. In such fleeting events you
will often find the digital modes can flag up a potential direction
to explore, starting on 10m and then migrating up to 6m as an event
develops.
The solar activity has recently brought some auroral conditions, so
remember to keep an eye on the Kp index in case further auroras
materialise. As well as using the traditional 10m or 6m and
occasionally 2m bands for this, you will often get a strong
indication from even 80m signals sounding ‘hollow and watery' and
that is a cue to check for VHF aurora.
Meteor scatter is always a go-to mode if all else fails especially in
the early mornings when random meteors are at a peak.
With high Moon declination this week we have long Moon windows, but
with apogee on Tuesday, path losses are at their highest for the
lunar month. 144MHz sky noise is moderate and falling but be aware
that the Sun and Moon are close to eclipse next Saturday morning
meaning high Sun noise for a while.
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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