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GB2RS Main News for Sunday 28th May 2017
The news headlines:
* Ofcom licensing portal weekend outage
* New vlog features YOTA Super Supporter
* TX Factor 16 released
Ofcom has advised the RSGB that its online licensing portal will be
unavailable from 6pm on Friday the 26th of May until 8am on Tuesday
the 30th of May because of related systems work.
The RSGB is delighted to have seven Super Supporters for Youngsters
on the Air, YOTA 2017 and the latest vlog features one of them .
Martin, G4HKS . from Martin Lynch & Sons. In the vlog he chats
about being a radio amateur for most of his life and explains why
ML&S chose to support YOTA 2017. You can hear this and all the other
vlogs and read latest YOTA 2017 news on the RSGB website
www.rsgb.org/yota
TX Factor Episode 16 is now available. In episode 16, new team
member, Pete Sipple, M0PSX, looks forward to Youngsters on the Air
2017 and chats to some key players at this summer's YOTA UK event.
Pete also finds time to take an eager look at the new Kenwood TH-D74E
dual-band handheld that includes D-Star. Bob chats to Bob
Inderbitzen, N1QR from the ARRL about the Leagues' worldwide
presence, and Mike investigates two clever devices from SOTABeams
that will help to improve the filtering of your FT-817 and check the
efficiency of your HF antenna respectively, as detailed in this
month's RadCom. Go to www.txfactor.co.uk to view the video TX Factor
is sponsored by the RSGB and Martin Lynch & Sons.
On Thursday the 11th of May, the Polish Government published a
Gazette notice amending regulations in the National Frequency
Allocation Table. Polish amateurs are now permitted access to the
WRC-15 60m amateur secondary allocation of 5351.5 to 5366.5kHz under
ITU Footnote 5.133B . ie with 15W EIRP. They also now have access
from 70.0 to 7.30MHz on a Secondary basis with 20W EIRP. According to
the Gazette notice, these regulations come into force 14 days
following its publication, so we should expect to be hearing Polish
stations on the band soon.
Following the co-option of the current Chair, Philip Willis, M0PHI to
the RSGB Board, applications are invited for the role of Chair of
TEC, the RSGB Training and Education Committee. The Committee covers
most aspects of radio-related training, other than those within the
remit of the Examinations Standard Committee. Its interests range
from encouraging new entrants into the amateur service, training
trainers, syllabus review and roll-out, helping disabled amateurs and
working with schools. Full details of the Committee, current projects
and members may be found at http://tinyurl.com/GB2RS-0528
Applications by CV should be sent by email to RSGB General Manager,
Steve Thomas, M1ACB, via email to gm.dept<at>rsgb.org.uk to arrive by
the 1st of July.
[Note to Newsreaders: the full URL is
http://rsgb.org/main/about-us/committees/training-and-education-commit
tee/ ].
The RSGB Regional Council has elected Ian Douglas, G7MFN as Chairman
and Mick Senior, G4EFO as Secretary for the coming year. The
Regional Council comprises the elected Regional Managers and the
President, and is responsible for the representation of Members'
interests, promotion and co-ordination of the Society's activities in
the Regions.
From next Sunday, 4th of June, there will be a news reading of GB2RS
on 144.250MHz SSB at 8.30pm by G8VHI. Reg will be transmitting
northwest and east from his location in Nuneaton using separate
antennas.
And now for the details of rallies and events for the coming week
Today, the 28th, the Durham & District ARS Radio Rally takes place at
Bowburn Community Centre, County Durham, DH6 5AT. The venture has
disabled facilities and car parking on site. Doors are open from
10.30am to 2.30pm, with disabled visitors gaining access from
10.15am. Admission is GBP 2. There will be trade stands, Bring & Buy,
talk in and catering on site, plus an RSGB bookstall. More details
from Michael, G7TWX on 0782 692 4192 or by email to dadars<at>gmx.com.
Today, the 28th, the Causeway Coast Glens ARC Radio Rally takes place
at Bushmills Community Centre, 14 Dunluce Road, Bushmills, Co Antrim
BT57 8QG. There is car parking and disabled facilities at the venue.
Doors open at 11am and entry is GBP 3. There will be trade stands, a
Bring & Buy, an RSGB bookstall and catering on site. Contact Stevie
Morrow, MI0ULK on 07544 923 956 or email stephen769<at>talktalk.net.
Next Sunday, the 4th, the Spalding and District ARS Rally takes place
at The Sir John Gleed Technology School, Halmer Gardens, Spalding,
Lincolnshire PE11 2EF. There is free car parking on site. Doors open
at 10am. There will be trade stands, an outside car boot area and
there is catering on site. Details from John, G4NBR, on 0794 630 2815.
Also on the 4th, the 21st Red Rose QRP Festival will be held at The
Rose Centre, also known as Lowton Civic Hall, Hesketh Meadow Lane,
Lowton, Warrington WA3 2AH There is easy access from all directions
including the M6, M61, M60 and A580. The venue has a large, spacious
halls at ground level and free car parking. There are disabled
facilities. Doors open from 11am to 3pm and admission is GBP 2, with
children under 14 free. There will be trade and individual stalls as
well as club stands, including the RSGB and G QRP. There will be a
Bring & Buy. Catering is available on site. Contact Les Jackson,
G4HZJ on 01942 870 634 for details.
If you have any rally or event information for future editions of
GB2RS News, in RadCom and on the RSGB website, please email full
details to radcom<at>rsgb.org.uk. The GB2RS deadline is 10am on
Thursday.
And now the DX news compiled from 425 DX News and other sources
Thomas, OZ1AA is active as 5Z4/OZ1AA from Kenya until the 15th of
June. He plans to visit Lamu Island, IOTA reference AF-040 until the
29th. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and Logbook of The World, or via OZ1ACB.
Jean-Pierre, F6CTF will be active as TX5X from the Leeward Islands
and the Windward Islands in French Polynesia between late May and
early August. He will be using the 10 to 80m bands SSB, CW and JT65.
Look out for him operating /MM too.
Max, ON5UR will be active holiday style as HB0/ON5UR from
Liechtenstein from the 27th of May to the 3rd of June. QSL via his
home callsign.
Kevin, K6TOP will be active again VP2V/K6TOP from Tortola in the
British Virgin Islands, NA-023 from 28 May to 5 June. He operates
almost exclusively using CW on 40, 30, 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres. QSL
via Logbook of The World or direct to NR6M.
Bruce, K5TEN will be active as K4D from Dog Island, NA-085, from the
3rd to the 11th of June. He will operate SSB and CW on the 6 to 40m
bands. QSL via his home callsign, see QRZ.com for instructions.
Now the special event news
GB1SCW will be on the air from Shoreham National Coastwatch Institute
Lookout on the 3rd and 4th of June. The location is near Shoreham
Beach car park, postcode BN43 5HY. Operation will be between 11am and
4pm in the Lookout compound. Try your hand at Morse and explore
amateur radio. Due to its beach location access for the disabled is
restricted. Shoreham Fort will also be open for visitors.
The Yorkshire Dales Contest Group will be active from Friday the 26th
to Monday the 29th of May from the Yorkshire Dales. The activity is
for World Flora & Fauna, WAB Squares, World Castles and the North
Pennines UNESCO Global Geopark. Activity will be on HF, VHF and UHF,
and they will be at high locations in the evenings and night-time.
The Itinerary can be found on the MX0YCG page on QRZ.com.
GB6GEO will be on the air from the English Riviera Global Geopark
during the 2nd and 3rd of June, transmitting from Kent's Cavern,
Torquay. See QRZ.com for the latest updates.
Mid Ulster ARC will be at the Lurgan Agricultural Show with a
demonstration station on the 3rd of June from 9am to 5pm. Visitors
are welcome to Lurgan Park, Windsor Avenue, Lurgan BT67 9BG.
On the 4th of June, Coventry ARS will be supporting Youth Aviation
Day by putting GB4YAD on the air from The Gliding Centre, Husbands
Bosworth in Leicestershire.
The resting place of the keel from Marconi's floating lab, the yacht
Elettra, will be the site of a special event in conjunction with the
annual Museum Ships Weekend event on the 3rd and 4th of June. The
Elettra station, sponsored by the Guglielmo Marconi Foundation, will
use the call sign IQ4FE. A special QSL card will be sent.
Now the contest news
The CQWW WPX CW contest ends its 48 hour run at 2359UTC today, the
28th. CW is the only mode to use, with activity on all contest bands
from 1.8 to 28MHz. RST and serial number forms the exchange.
Today, the 28th, sees two contests on higher bands. From 0600UTC to
1800UTC the UKuG contest is open on all modes on all bands from 5.7
to 10GHz. The 70MHz Cumulative #3 runs from 1400UTC to 1600UTC using
all modes on the 70MHz band. The report for both contests is RST,
serial number and locator.
The CW National Field Day takes place next weekend from 1500UTC on
the 3rd to 1500UTC on the 4th. Using the 1.8 to 28MHz bands the
exchange is signal report and serial number.
Also next weekend is the SEANET, or South East Asia NETwork, contest
running from 1200TTC on the 3rd for 24 hours. Using CW and SSB on the
3.5 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number.
The UK Six Metre Group's Summer Es contest runs from 1300UTC on the
3rd to 1300UTC on the 4th. Using all modes the exchange is signal
report, serial number, locator and UKSMG membership number if you
have one.
Finally for next weekend, the UK Microwave Group's Low Band Contest
is on 1000UTC to 1600UTC on the 4th. Using all modes on the 1.3, 2.3
and 3.4GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and
locator.
Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO
on Friday the 26th of May.
Last week's forecast of unsettled geomagnetic conditions at the
beginning of the week and more settled conditions later was fairly
accurate. The K index at high latitudes rose to five on Monday, but
settled down to two and three by Thursday. At middle latitudes it was
very settled after Wednesday. The solar flux index was in the range
74 to 78, with just one single sunspot group visible on the solar
surface.
As a result, HF conditions were not outstanding, although there were
F2-layer openings up to 17 metres and even occasionally 15 metres at
times. As we move towards having summer HF conditions, the maximum
usable frequency over a 3,000km path is often staying above 7MHz
through the night, with occasional night-time F-layer openings up to
14MHz.
Sporadic-E is also proving worthwhile, with good short skip openings
on HF, predominantly around late morning and late afternoon, although
these can also occur at other times.
Next week we may see similar conditions, with the solar flux index in
the low to mid seventies. Uncharacteristically, we expect to see more
settled geomagnetic conditions next week, which should bode well for
HF. As a result there may be some good daytime F2-layer DX to be had,
and don't ignore the daytime Sporadic-E openings, plus the
possibility of late evening and night-time DX on 20 to 40 metres.
And now the VHF and up propagation news.
There is some uncertainty in the weather models for the week ahead
and no real agreement between them. They predict alternating periods
of high and low pressure. The high pressure period predicted for the
beginning of the week has some agreement, so should provide some
Tropo opportunities.
In the summer these favourable conditions are quite often to be found
throughout the day and night across the seas around Britain, but only
briefly around dawn over the land. Mist and fog are good indicators
that there may be some lift conditions.
There have been some very good Sporadic-E openings recently,
including some transatlantic JT65A QSOs. These openings are
associated with activity produced near jet streams in the upper
atmosphere at 10km, which can couple with the E region 100km higher
to produce the right conditions for Sporadic-E. Check the RSGB Forum,
Propagation Q&A, for a daily blog on the prospects for these favoured
conditions. The low-pressure periods may produce some heavy showers,
and associated rain scatter on the GHz bands.
The Omicron . Cetids daytime meteor shower continues until the 2nd
of June, but is past its peak so stick to early mornings for random
meteor scatter QSOs.
The Moon reached perigee last Friday and is at maximum declination
today, so the early part of the week is best for EME. Losses will
increase and windows shorten as the week progresses.
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 gb2rs<at>rsgb.org.uk to arrive by
10:00 on the Thursday before transmission.
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