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GB2RS Main News for Sunday 24th November 2019
The news headlines:
* Big news for 6m band
* RSGB Board responsibilities change
* Five Train the Trainers courses next year
The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 has concluded in Egypt.
The 3,300 delegates have considered many aspects of radio including
several that will affect our hobby. Perhaps the biggest news is that
the conference has approved an allocation in the 50MHz band for
amateurs in Region 1. The Amateur Service now has a baseline
Secondary allocation of 50-52MHz in the main ITU Allocation Table for
Region 1. A total of 44 named Region 1 countries will now have a
Primary allocation in all or part of the 50-54MHz band. You can find
full details on this and all of the WRC-19 outcomes that affect
amateur radio at www.rsgb.org/wrc-19 and on the RSGB social media
channels. The RSGB gratefully acknowledges the work done by our
volunteers and all of the IARU team, and thanks everyone involved for
an outstanding effort over the last four years.
Recent appointments to the Board have given the RSGB an opportunity
to redistribute responsibilities and activities. These are now
grouped across four teams, assisted by a support team. Each team
comprises several Committees, Honorary Officers and other groups with
a related purpose. For further information about the teams see the
RSGB Board web page at www.rsgb.org/board
The RSGB would like to thank all the clubs that have offered to host
a Train the Trainers course in their area during 2020. Five courses
have now been confirmed. These are Telford on the 21st of March,
Cardiff on the 18th of April, Stockport on the 30th of May, Abergele
on the 20th of June and Margate on the 11th of July. If you would
like to attend a Train the Trainers course, then you can register by
contacting the Train the Trainers Administrator by email to
trainthetrainers<at>rsgb.org.uk indicating which course you would
like to attend.
We have released two more videos from the RSGB Convention to Members.
In the first, Sam Jewell, G4DDK explores the Icom IC-9700 and looks
at how it measures up as a VHF DX transceiver. In the second video
Neil Smith, G4DBN looks at the ins and outs of digimodes in I can
hear it, why won't it decode? Both of these videos can be found at
www.rsgb.org/video and he accompanying slides for Neil's talk are at
www.g4dbn.uk.
Are you signed up to the RSGB Members' email alert service for
vouchers and offers? Black Friday is coming up this week, so make
sure you hear about everything the RSGB will be doing to coincide
with this event. Signing up is very easy - RSGB Members just need
to go to their online Membership Portal at www.rsgb.org/login. That's
also the place to manage your RSGB Membership account.
You could still host the callsign GB19YOTA for this year's Youngsters
on the Air Month in December. It is a great opportunity to encourage
youngsters to get on the air and to learn more about the practical
side of the hobby. The RSGB is keen for people to take part across
the UK and is particularly looking for groups in Scotland and
anywhere in Ireland. Operations can be any mode on HF, VHF or UHF.
Certificates and awards are given out by the IARU for participating
in the event. To find out more go to www.rsgb.org/yota-month.
There's still time to book onto our Introduction to Amateur Radio
workshop, which will take place on Saturday 14 December at Bletchley
Park. Open to anyone aged 17 or over, it will provide an insight into
the world of amateur radio through talks, videos and demonstrations.
Attendees will gain knowledge on short wave communications including
voice, Morse code and digital signal transmissions, and learn how to
track satellites and the International Space Station. Pre-booking is
essential. Go to www.bletchleypark.org.uk/whats-on for more
information and to book.
And now for the details of rallies and events for the coming week
The 42nd CATS Radio & Electronics Bazaar takes place today, the 24th
of November. The venue is Oasis Academy Coulsdon, Homefield Road, Old
Coulsdon CR5 1ES. Doors open from 10am until 2pm and the GBP 1.50
entry fee includes a free tea or coffee. There will be second-hand
equipment, flea market tables, traders, a Bring and Buy stand and an
RSGB bookstall. Refreshments are available on site. Contact Andy,
G0KZT on 0772 986 6600 or see www.catsradio.org.
Also today, the 24th, is the Bishop Auckland Radio Amateurs Club
rally. It takes place at Spennymoor Leisure Centre, 32 High Street,
Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 6DB. The venue has good parking and
access to the large ground floor hall. There will be the usual radio,
computer, electronics, and Bring & Buy stalls as well as catering and
bar. Doors open at 10.30am, with disabled visitors gaining access at
10.15. Admission is GBP 2, with accompanied under-14s free of charge.
More details from John, G4LRG on 0777 569 6568.
The annual Hog Roast at Martin Lynch & Sons will take place on the
30th of November at their premises in Staines, TW18 2AP. Doors open
from 8am. Lecture streams will take place in the ML&S Training
Academy in the morning by SDRplay and Steve Venner giving an insight
into running the ML&S radio workshop. This year's event is kindly
sponsored by Icom UK, JVC-Kenwood and Yaesu Japan.
We have no more rallies or events listed for 2019. 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
The Radio Club of Sevran will be active as 6W7PCT from Senegal until
the 25th of November. A team of four will operate CW, SSB and digital
modes with three stations, including activity during the CW WW DX CW
Contest. QSL for this is via Club Log's OQRS, or via the bureau to
F5KKD, or direct to F8GGV.
A team will be active as OC3CS from the archaeological site of Cerro
Sechin in northern Peru on the 29th and 30th of November. Two
stations will operate SSB and digital modes on the HF bands. QSL via
OA4O either direct or via the bureau and Logbook of The World.
Alex, KU1CW will be active as P4/KU1CW from Aruba, IOTA reference
SA-036, until the 26th of November, and as P40C during the CQ WW DX
CW Contest. QSL via Logbook of The World.
Members of the Slovenia Contest Club are operating as 9G5W until the
27th of November. Activity is on the 160 to 10m bands using CW, SSB,
RTTY and other digital modes. This includes being an entry in the CQ
World Wide DX CW contest. QSL via Logbook of The World.
Masa, JA0RQV will be operating as A35JP from Tongatapu Island,
OC-049, while involved in an international project. Activity will be
on the 160 to 6m bands using CW, SSB and FT8. He also plans to
activate IOTA references OC-191, OC-123, OC-064 and OC-169 during his
stay. QSL to his home call.
Eric, OE4AAC is on the air as D4CC from Sal Island, AF-086, until the
30th of November. Activity is on the 40 to 10m bands using CW and
some FT8. This includes being an entry in the CQ World Wide DX CW
contest. QSL to home call.
Now the special event news
We have no details of any special event stations this week. Please
send special event details to radcom<at>rsgb.org.uk as early as
possible. We have not received special event station info from Ofcom
in recent months so you MUST let us know to get your event publicised
on GB2RS, in RadCom and online.
Now the contest news
The CQWW DX CW ends its 48 hours run at 2359 today, the 24th. This
CW-only event uses all the contest bands from 1.8 to 28MHz. The
exchange is signal report and Zone, which is 14 for the UK.
On Tuesday the SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 1930 to 2230UTC.
Using all modes on the 2.3 to 10GHz bands, the exchange is signal
report, serial number and locator.
On Wednesday it's the UK EI Contest Club 80m contest, running from
2000 to 2100UTC. Using CW only, the exchange is your 4-character
locator square.
On Thursday the Autumn Series runs from 2000 to 2130UTC. Using CW
only on the 80m band, the exchange is signal report and serial number.
The UK Six Metre Group's Winter Marathon begins on Sunday the 1st of
December and runs until the end of January. There are no specific
operating modes or periods. Just work as many locator squares as you
can on the 50MHz band.
Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO
on Friday the 22nd of November 2019.
The predicted poor geomagnetic conditions forecast for late on the
16th didn't amount to much. In the event, the Kp index rose to three
before settling back down again quite quickly. The Sun remained
spotless all week again as we get close to the minimum. As such, HF
propagation was relatively poor all week.
Daytime critical frequencies have mostly been in the range 4.5 to
5MHz, which really prevents short range propagation on 40m. Thursday
21st was the exception, when the Chilton Ionosonde recorded a
critical frequency of 5.925MHz at 1130UTC, which equates to a maximum
usable frequency of more than 24MHz over a 3,000km path. This may
have been due to a short-lived ionospheric enhancement caused by a
coronal hole solar wind stream, which saw the speed increase to more
than 500Km per second.
Next week NOAA predicts the solar flux index will remain at 69-70.
Geomagnetic conditions will likely be poor, but recovering this
weekend after a predicted Kp index rise to five on the 21st or 22nd.
Once the coronal hole has moved and is out of the Earth's strike
zone, the ionosphere should settle for the rest of the week.
Meanwhile, Chris, GM3WOJ and Keith, GM4YXI are still active as VK9CZ
on Cocos Keeling Island, OC-003. The best time for propagation from
the UK can be checked at vk9cz2019.com. It's a long way to the Indian
Ocean, but a contact is achievable with the right mode and at the
right time.
Don't forget that it's CQWW CW this weekend, which always guarantees
HF activity.
And now the VHF and up propagation news.
This week seems to be a good week to try satellites if you're not
active on the microwave bands! There seems to be a majority view
amongst the weather models that this will be another low pressure
week. It means further periods of rain and showers, with a chance of
rain scatter on the GHz bands again. This unsettled weather type with
a strong jet stream over the country can lead to rapid development of
lows and potentially very strong winds. Not identifiable beyond a day
or two, but well worth checking the daily forecasts, particularly the
wind speeds.
Of course, the opposite side of the coin is high pressure, and it
looks to be completely off the playlist during the coming week, which
takes Tropo off the agenda.
Moon declination is negative again this week, reaching minimum on
Friday. Moon windows and maximum Moon elevation will fall
accordingly. The Moon reached perigee yesterday, its closest approach
to the Earth of the lunar month at 366,709km, so losses are low but
will increase throughout the week.
The Sun and Moon are very close on Tuesday and generally, 144MHz sky
temperature will also be high, reaching a peak of over 3,000 Kelvin
on Thursday.
There is one small meteor shower on Thursday, the November Orionids,
but nothing to get excited about because they have a zenithal hourly
rate of just three.
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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