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GB2RS Main News for Sunday the 23rd of October 2022
The news headlines:
* RSGB Tonight at 8 Webinar
* EMF Assessments
* Ofcom Preparations for WRC-23
The next RSGB Tonight at 8 Webinar will be live-streamed on Monday
the 7th of November at 8pm UK local time. Terry, G4POP will present
‘Log4OM: The first decade' – a look at the popular free logging
software Log4OM. Suitable for all levels of expertise, Terry's talk
will consider the software's history, its developers and its in-built
features. There will be a live demonstration and a chance to ask
questions. Tonight <at> 8 webinars are live-streamed on
youtube.com/theRSGB
As from the 18th of November 2022, all UK amateurs are required to
have conducted EMF assessments for all the bands they use. The RSGB
provides an assessment app which can be found at rsgb.org/emf. This
app includes many current antennas. However, if you have one you feel
should be added, please email details of the antenna, with a web link
if possible, to George, MM0JNL at: dr16<at>rsgb.org.uk
Over the period June to September 2022, Ofcom consulted on UK
provisional views and positions as part of the preparations for
WRC-23, the next ITU World Radio Conference. The RSGB has made a
comprehensive reply and its volunteers continue to engage actively in
national and international preparations. Topics of relevance to
amateurs include 50MHz, 1.3GHz and many other amateur allocations
from LF to Millimetre Waves. To find out more, visit rsgb.org/wrc-23
December is Youngsters On The Air month. This is an opportunity for
individuals, clubs, groups and schools to run an amateur radio
station with the aim of getting youngsters active on the air. The
RSGB is inviting applications to host the special callsign GB22YOTA.
To register your interest email Jamie, M0SDV at
yota.month<at>rsgb.org.uk with details of the activity you are
planning. Please include your name, organisation and the callsign of
the Full licensee who will host the activation. To see the GB22YOTA
activation schedule, visit the GB22YOTA page at qrz.com
And now for details of rallies and events
Scotland's biggest Rally for this year is being held in Galashiels on
Sunday the 30th of October. The Rally takes place at the Volunteer
Hall, St John Street, Galashiels. Admission will be GBP 2.50 per
person, with free entry for under 16s. Doors open for general
admission at 11am with disabled and accessible entry and early
book-in of bring-and-buy items at 10.45am. There will be an RSGB
bookstall and catering is available on the site.
The British Vintage Wireless Society's Golborne Swapmeet will take
place on Sunday the 30th of October. The venue will be Golborne
Parkside Sports and Community Club, Rivington Avenue, Golborne,
Warrington, Cheshire WA3 3HG. Doors open at 10am with stallholder
entry from 9:30am. Contact Mark Ryding via
markryding100<at>hotmail.co.uk for additional information.
Bishop Auckland Radio Amateurs' Club is pleased to announce that its
annual radio rally has returned after a break. This premiere
north-eastern rally will take place at Spennymoor Leisure Centre on
Sunday the 27th of November. The usual selection of traders and other
stalls will be at the rally. Parking for visitors can be found at the
leisure centre or nearby. The postcode for Satnavs is DL16 6DB.
Traders who have reserved tables should have received their
information already. If you are a trader or wish to book a table then
please see the website www.barac.org.uk/rally/traders for more
information or contact G0OCB on bdingle<at>hotmail.co.uk. There are
spaces left for the rally but they are selling out fast.
Now the Special Event News
The Norfolk Tank Museum Radio Group near Long Stratton has been
granted the permanent special callsign of GB2NTM and will be on the
air for the last day of the Museum's 2022 season from 11am until 5pm
on the 30th of October. Operation is planned on 80, 40 and 20m plus
70.450MHz FM using radios from the museum collection. More details
via the QRZ.com page for GB2NTM.
Now the DX news
Peter, PD1EDS will be active as PD146EU from Schouwen Duiveland
[SHOW-WIN-DOE-VIL-ON], EU-146, until the 30th of October.
He will operate SSB and FT8 on 40, 20 and 10m. QSL via
QRZ.com.
Berkin, TA3J plans to be active as TA3J/0 from Yassica Island,
AS-099, on Saturdays and Sundays until the 31st of October. He will
operate SSB, CW, RTTY and FT8 on the 80 to 10m bands. QSL via Club
Log and Logbook of the World.
HB175RAIL will be active until the 31st of October to celebrate the
175th anniversary of the Swiss Railways. Multiple bands and modes
will be in operation and a number of certificates will be available.
QSL via Logbook of the World.
OR1050HERZ will be active until the 31st of October to mark the
1,050th anniversary of the foundation of the town of Herzele
[HAIR-ZILL] in the Belgian province of Flanders. Activity will be on
all bands and modes. QSL via the bureau.
Now the contest news
On Tuesday the 25th of October, the SHF UK Activity Contest runs from
1830 to 2130UTC. Using the 2.3 to 10GHz bands, the exchange is signal
report, serial number and locator.
The UKEICC DX Contest ends its 24-hour run today at 1200UTC. It is an
SSB-only contest on the 3.5 to 28MHz bands, where contests are
permitted. The exchange is signal report and serial number. UK and
Irish stations also send their District Code.
On Wednesday the 26th of October, the UKEICC 80m Contest takes place
between 2000 and 2100UTC. Using CW only, the exchange is a
six-character locator.
Next weekend, the CQ Worldwide DX Contest runs from 0000 on Saturday
to 2359UTC on Sunday. Using SSB only on the 1.8 to 28MHz bands, where
contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and CQ Zone.
Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO
on Friday the 21st of October 2022
We had another great week of HF propagation, helped no doubt by a
very low geomagnetic Kp index meaning the ionosphere remained settled.
Despite the solar flux index declining to 113 by Thursday, 10m has
been highly active with openings every day. We have had good daily
10m openings, even out as far as the west coast of USA for
well-equipped stations.
Next week NOAA predicts that the solar flux index will continue to
remain in the 110-120 range. This is not extreme but would be enough
for good propagation on all of the upper HF bands if we don't have
any geomagnetic disturbances.
A rather large coronal hole is rotating into view and should become
Earth-facing on the 21st. This is fairly low on the Sun's face so
might not impact us as badly as a coronal hole on the solar equator
would. But, nevertheless, its size suggests that any disturbance
might be long lived. If so, expect its plasma to hit Earth late
Saturday or Sunday.
NOAA also predicts that the Kp index will rise on Wednesday the 26th
of October with the index rising to five. Quite what will cause this
is unclear, although it could be the return of an active region that
took the Kp index to six 27 days ago.
Once that clears, we may expect good conditions on 10m to hopefully
continue, so make the most of them.
And now the VHF and up propagation news
The current transition to changeable autumnal conditions is fully
complete and proving very difficult to shift. This means that the
breezy unsettled weather with low-pressure systems pushing fronts
across the country will continue during the period. This may produce
some rain scatter options, although it's not a big 'shout-out'
compared to the intense thunderstorms of high summer.
There will be some high pressure nearby over the continent, but it's
not likely to be a big Tropo player and remains largely out of reach
from the UK.
One minor meteor shower, the Leonis Minorids peaks on Tuesday the
24th of October, but the ZHR is low.
Aurora could crop up on occasions during the coming week and, after
recent activity levels on 6m, there is still a chance of Sporadic-E.
This recent activity just shows that we should probably learn to
regard it as an option, especially on FT8, even in the nominal
‘close season' for Es.
Moon declination goes negative today, Sunday, so Moon windows
continue to shorten as the week progresses. With perigee next
Saturday, path losses will fall throughout the week. 144MHz sky noise
starts low, but there is a partial solar eclipse on Tuesday the 25th
so that day will be an EME washout. After the eclipse, the noise
rises slowly from 380K to around 3000K next Saturday, making it a
noisy week for EME.
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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