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GB2RS Main News for Sunday the 10th of April 2022
The news headlines:
* Youngsters on the Air contest results
* Celebrate World Amateur Radio Day
* Use your vote in the RSGB elections
The final results of the third round of the Youngsters On The Air
Contest in 2021 are now available. They can now be found on
ham-yota.com/contest. Throughout the three legs of the contest the
organisers received nearly 700 logs from all over the world,
including many from those under the age 26. In 2022 the three
sessions will be taking place on the 21st of May between 0800 and
1959UTC, then the 23rd of July between 1000 and 2159UTC. The final
round takes place in YOTA month, on the 30th of December between 1200
and 2359UTC.
On the 18th of April, radio amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves
in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day. It was on this day in 1925
that the International Amateur Radio Union was formed in Paris. You
can read more about the event, download posters and other publicity
material for any special event station you may be planning, from
iaru.org.
Just a reminder that voting is still open in the RSGB AGM. There are
three resolutions to vote for including the endorsement of two
Nominated Board Directors. They have been put forward by the RSGB
Nominations Committee but it is RSGB Members who choose whether or
not to endorse them. The Society encourages all members to read the
CVs and personal statements of the Nominated Directors and then
follow the voting links to cast a vote. On the RSGB AGM web pages you
can also see the RSGB Report and Accounts and submit a question for
the RSGB Board to answer at the online AGM. Go to rsgb.org/agm to
find all the information and links you need. Please use your vote.
The 2022 Commonwealth Games starts on the 28th of July. Over 5,000
athletes will converge on Birmingham and the surrounding area from an
estimated 72 hosts to compete over 12 days as part of the Games. The
RSGB is organising a number of activities to support the event,
including a special event station in the grounds of the National
Exhibition Centre. The Society wants to showcase amateur radio to the
athletes and public for as much of the Games as possible and will
need a large number of volunteers to operate the station and chat to
visitors. Due to the location of the station, operators will only be
able to access the Games by train and participants will be security
checked as part of the accreditation process. If you'd like to help
operate the station during the Games, contact RSGB Region 5
Representative Neil Yorke, M0NKE: rr5<at>rsgb.org.uk.
We have received news via Charles, M0OXO from Gennady, UX5UO, the
Ukrainian QSL Printer used by many. Gennady says that he is OK and
still trading. You can see more at ux5uoqsl.com.
The 2nd of April 2022 marked the 40th anniversary of the Argentine
invasion of the Falkland Islands. On that day in 1982, Bob, VP8LP,
living at Goose Green, was hearing on a local VHF net that invading
troops could be seen in the streets of Port Stanley. He was surprised
to find that there was no mention of this by the BBC. Bob spoke to
Laurie, G3UML in the BBC Ariel Radio Group radio room in the building
next to Broadcasting House. This was probably the first confirmation
of the invasion. Bob and Laurie have remained in touch ever since. On
the 2nd of April this year, the two friends met up again on the air
to relive their contact of 40 years previous, this time using the BBC
centenary callsign GB100BBC. A feature about the original contact was
broadcast on the 3rd of April during Radio 4's ‘Broadcasting House'
programme. You can listen back to this via BBC Sounds. Laurie was
also the guest presenter on last Tuesday's RSGB webinar Tonight<at>8
in which he talked about his historic contact with VP8LP as well the
recent reconstruction. You can watch the Tonight<at>8 presentation at
rsgb.org/webinars.
Belgium's national society, the UBA, has joined other national
Amateur Radio societies in banning amateurs from Russia and Belarus
from their contests. See uba.be for full details.
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 10th of April, the Lincoln Short Wave Club Spring Rally
will be at Festival Hall, Caistor Road, Market Rasen LN8 3HT. Entry
is GBP 2 per person. The doors open at 10am or 30 minutes earlier for
disabled visitors. There is ample free car parking and refreshments
will be available. Free Wi-Fi is available on site.
On the 24th of April, the Cambridge Repeater Group Rally will be held
in Foxton Village Hall, Hardman Road, Foxton, Cambridge CB22 6RN.
Now the DX news
Max, ON5UR and Erik, ON4ANN are part of a 15-strong team operating
from Svalbard, EU026, between the 19th and 26th of April. There will
be five stations on all HF bands in different modes, CW, SSB, RTTY
and FT8-FT4. They hope to be the first to activate EU026 on QO-100.
More at dx-adventure.com.
Jean-Louis, F5NHJ will be visiting Noumea, New Caledonia, OC-032,
until the 11th of June. He plans to be active holiday style as
FK/F5NHJ and operate CW, SSB and digital modes. The log will be
uploaded to Logbook of The World and eQSL.
Rick, HC1MD and Maria, HC1MM will be active as HD8MD and HD8MM
respectively from Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, SA-004, on the 14th
of April. They will operate CW, SSB, FT4 and FT8 on the 6 to 40m
bands. QSL via Logbook of The World and K8LJG.
Bodo, DF8DX will be active as IS0/DF8DX from the main island of
Sardinia, EU-024, until the 16th of April. QSL via Club Log's OQRS,
via the bureau or direct.
A team of three will be active as VK9NT from Norfolk Island, OC-005,
between the 14th and 25th April. They will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on
the 10 to 160m bands. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS. Updates will be posted to
VK9NT's page on qrz.com.
Now the Special Event news
Final preparations for GB1BB are now under way at the Isle of Wight
Radio Society. A crew of three young operators will, weather
permitting, operate on 70cm through GB3IW; on 2m FM simplex; and on
the 80m or 40m band using SSB. This Special Event Station is highly
unusual in that it will be established on the Bramble Bank, a sand
bar 3km north of Cowes, which is usually under water. Twice a year,
around the times of the Spring and Autumn equinoxes, extreme spring
tides uncover the bank and a small island appears for about an hour.
Look out for GB1BB around 6am or 6pm, on Easter Sunday, Easter
Monday, or Tuesday the 19th of April. Activation will occur in only
one of those time slots. G4ZUP/MM and G6RTE/MM may well be heard
before and after the event. For latest information and expected
operating times, check iowrs.org.
Flight Refuelling ARS will be operating from the club station using
GB2FRA to celebrate the club's 40th anniversary. It is intended that
the callsign will be used on all the bands and modes that are
available from the club shack including 10GHz EME. Operations will
run throughout April.
Medway Amateur Receiving and Transmitting Society will operate GB5MW
between the 3rd and 30th of April to celebrate the society's
centenary year. QSL via eQSL.
Now the contest news
Four contests are scheduled to take place today, the 10th of April.
The Spring 50MHz contest takes place between 0900 and 1200UTC. Using
all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
Next is the UK Microwave group Low Band contest running between 1000
and 1600UTC. Using all modes on the 1.3 to 3.4GHz bands, the exchange
is signal report, serial number and locator.
The Worked All Britain data contest runs from 1000 to 1400UTC and
from 1700 to 2100UTC. Using the 3.5 to 14MHz bands where contests are
permitted, the exchange is signal report, serial number and your WAB
reference.
Finally, the RoLo SSB contest runs between 1900 and 2030UTC. Using
SSB on the 3.5MHz band, the exchange is signal report and the locator
you received.
On Monday, the FT4 Series of contests runs from 1900 to 2030UTC on
the 3.5MHz band. The exchange is your 4-character locator.
On Tuesday the 432MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855UTC.
It is followed by the all-mode 432MHz UK Activity Contest between
1900 and 2130UTC. The exchange for both is signal report, serial
number and locator.
On Wednesday it is the 432MHz FT8 Activity Contest running from 1900
to 2100UTC. The exchange is your report and your 4-character locator.
On Thursday the 50MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC.
Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and
locator.
The YUDX Contest runs from 0700UTC on the 16th of April to 0659UTC on
the 17th. Full details can be found by searching for YUDX Contest.
Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO
on Friday the 8th of April 2022.
We had another week of high-ish solar flux numbers, but this time we
had relatively settled geomagnetic conditions that really allowed the
ionosphere to play ball for radio amateurs.
The week started well with the SFI above 140, which then declined as
the week went on and was at 117 on Thursday. The maximum Kp index was
four on Sunday and Monday, which then declined to one and two as the
week went on, before going back to four on Thursday. It looks like
the faint CME generated by a filament eruption on the 3rd of April
did not reach Earth, which was a bonus.
A new report from NASA has confirmed that Solar Cycle 25 is racing
ahead of the official forecast and the gap is growing. Sunspot counts
have now exceeded predictions for 18 straight months. The monthly
value at the end of March was more than twice the forecast, and the
highest in nearly seven years. The Solar Cycle Prediction Panel
predicted that Solar Cycle 25 would peak in July 2025 as a relatively
weak cycle, but instead, the cycle is shaping up to be stronger.
Conditions have been quite good with many reports coming in of DX on
the HF bands. John, G4BAO reports that 10m has been rocking this
week. There have been daily morning openings to Asia and Australia,
plus South America and the Caribbean later in the day.
And Chris, G1WSA reports 20m QSOs with N3SJL and then VK7RG. The
interesting part is that Chris was only using a short Diamond HF20FX
1.2m whip on a mag mount on his car.
Next week, NOAA's prediction has the solar flux at 115 for most of
the time, perhaps rising to 120 as the week progresses. A small
Earth-facing coronal hole might spell unsettled geomagnetic
conditions this weekend, and NOAA forecasts unsettled geomagnetic
conditions for the 11th and 12th with a predicted Kp index of four.
So possibly more of the same next week - try to make the most of the
good HF conditions.
And now the VHF and up propagation news.
Last week ended with a cold northerly wind, but with developing high
pressure for the weekend a chance of some Tropo, although in cold and
often dry air like this, it is rarely very effective.
As we move into the new week a slow-moving front drifts across the
country from the Atlantic with some rain and perhaps a hint of rain
scatter where the front breaks up into showery bursts of rain in
southern Britain. The rest of the week will be largely controlled by
slack ridges of high pressure, despite a temporary weak front
reaching northwest Scotland for a time.
The weak ridging probably develops further into the Easter weekend
with a region of high pressure over the country. Some models hold the
new high farther south over France and may allow further fronts to
edge into Scotland.
The usual bonuses of random meteor scatter and aurora are still in
play given the right circumstances, as is the arrival of some early
Sporadic-E as we move into the second half of April.
This could be aided by a very busy upper air pattern offering plenty
of jet streams, which can be associated with Es formation regions.
Check out 10m first and then 6m, especially for data modes.
Moon declination is at maximum this weekend and declining as the week
goes on, so again, Moon windows are long and peak Moon elevation will
be high. Apogee was last Thursday so path losses will decrease
throughout the week. 144MHz sky noise is low all week, reaching a
minimum of 174K on Monday.
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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