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GB2RS Main News for Sunday the 6th of November 2022
The news headlines:
* Next RSGB Tonight<at>8 Webinar
* RSGB Annual General Meeting
* RSGB Morse Test Coordinator
The next RSGB Tonight<at>8 webinar will be livestreamed on Monday the
7th of November at 8pm. 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 BATC and on the RSGB
YouTube channel. For more information about all RSGB webinars go to
rsgb.org/webinars
The RSGB has announced that its 96th AGM will take place on Saturday
the 15th of April 2023. Full details of the AGM, the voting process
and the calling notice will appear in the April 2023 issue of RadCom.
In the coming weeks, the Society will publish details of the roles
that will form part of the elections and how you can get involved.
The RSGB has appointed Eric Arkinstall, M0KZB as its Morse Test
Coordinator. Eric has been interested in electronics since he was
young and he built his first crystal set when he was about 11 years
old. Eric now teaches Morse code on the air each week. For further
information about Morse and the Morse test, see the RSGB website at
rsgb.org/morse
Amateur Radio Digital Communications is a private foundation that
exists to support amateur radio and digital communication science and
technology. It has two standing committees for which it seeks
volunteers each year: the Technical Advisory Committee and the Grants
Advisory Committee. Applications should be received by the 12th of
November 2022. International applications are welcome. Details of how
to apply can be found under the News tab at ampr.org
The Bath Based Distance Learning team has helped over a thousand
students to pass UK amateur radio exams with pass rates consistently
above the national average. Their next course will be for
Intermediate level and it will run from January to May 2023. The
deadline for applications is the 7th of December 2022. There will be
no charge for the training but students will need to provide their
own textbook, scientific calculator, electronic parts and tool kit.
As well as weekly work packages via a virtual classroom, there will
be weekly online tutorials, revision quizzes and lots of practical
exercises to bring the theory to life. Students will also have access
to one of the remote tutors who will provide feedback and additional
guidance when required. As part of the application process, there
will be some pre-course work to ensure students are able to use the
online learning systems and ensure they are ready to study in
January. To find out more and receive course application details,
email Team Leader Steve, G0FUW via g0fuw<at>bbdl.org.uk The team
will also run a Full Licence course, which will start in August 2023,
but a further announcement will be made when that course is ready for
enrolment.
And now for details of rallies and events
The Holsworthy Radio Rally will take place today Sunday the 6th of
November, at Holsworthy Leisure Centre, Well Park, Western Road,
Holsworthy, Devon EX22 6DH. There will be traders, a bring-and-buy
sale and catering. The venue has disabled access. Doors open for
traders at 8am and to the public at 10am. For more information email
m0omc<at>m0omc.co.uk
Now the Special Event News
On Thursday the 1st of December, GB1WH will begin operating. The
Special Event Station has been established to promote the work done
by Wakefield Hospice. For more information, visit the GB1WH QRZ.com
page.
GB1LJF begins its on-air activities on Thursday the 1st of December.
The Special Event Station is operating to celebrate the manufacturing
of the English Electric Lightning aircraft in Lancashire. More
information is available via the GB1LJF QRZ.com page.
Now the DX news
Today, the 6th, is the last chance to catch Eiki [EE-KEY], JH8JWF
operating as 5R8AS from Madagascar, AF-013. Eiki will be operating
using SSB. QSL via Logbook of the World and Club Log.
A team of operators will be active as P29RO from Loloata
[LOW-LOW-A-TA] Island, Papua New Guinea, OC-240, until the 10th of
November. They plan to operate on the 160 to 6m bands using CW, SSB,
RTTY and FT8. QSL via the bureau, Club Log or directly to DL4SVA.
PA900UTR will be active until the 11th of November on various bands
and modes. The station is operating to celebrate the 900th
anniversary of Utrecht being granted city rights in 1122. QSL via the
bureau to PI4UTR.
Now the contest news
Today, the 6th of November, the 144MHz CW Marconi Contest ends its
24-hour run at 1400UTC. Using CW only, the exchange is signal report,
serial number and locator.
On Tuesday the 8th of November, the 432MHz UK Activity Contest runs
from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report,
serial number and locator.
Also on Tuesday the 8th of November, the 432MHz FM Activity Contest
runs from 1900 to 1955UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial
number and locator.
On Wednesday the 9th of November, the FT8 Activity Contest runs from
1900 to 2100UTC. The exchange is report and a four-character locator.
On Thursday the 10th of November, the 50MHz UK Activity Contest runs
from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report,
serial number and locator.
Next weekend the Worked All Europe RTTY Contest runs for 24 hours
from 0000UTC on Saturday the 12th of November. Using the 80 to 10m
bands, where contesting is permitted, the exchange is signal report
and serial number.
On Sunday the 13th of November, the UK Microwave Group Low Band
Contest runs from 1000 to 1400UTC. Using all modes on the 1.3 to
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 4th of November 2022
We had yet another week of good HF propagation, despite a strong
solar wind that threatened to push the geomagnetic Kp index up, but
it generally never managed more than a four in the first half of the
week.
The solar flux index managed to hit 130 on Thursday, having been in
the 120s all week, but the sunspots have been quite weak and small.
On Thursday the Kp index rose again, hitting five due to the enhanced
solar wind from an Earth-facing coronal hole. Nevertheless, the
Fairford Digisonde registered a critical frequency of 9.925MHz,
giving a maximum useable frequency in excess of 35MHz over a 3,000km
path around lunchtime. This may have been a pre-auroral enhancement
as it didn't last long – the MUF was soon down to 28.8MHz. Please
note the Chilton Digisonde has been down again, so if this continues
please switch to Fairford at Propquest.co.uk.
The upper HF bands have been very lively with much DX being worked.
The 5V7RU Russian DXpedition team in Togo have made it into many
logs, as have the J28MD team in Djibouti.
Transatlantic 10m signals remain very strong during daylight,
reflecting the good HF propagation at this point in the year,
switching to South America as the Sun is setting.
Next week, NOAA predicts that the solar flux index will likely remain
in 120s. It also predicts unsettled geomagnetic conditions on the
10th, 11th and 12th when the Kp index may once again rise to five.
If you have been putting off getting onto HF you are really missing
out!
And now the VHF and up propagation news.
The unsettled weather pattern is still the dominant story for the
coming week with a series of lows either across the country or
sitting over the nearby Atlantic, bringing periods of rain and strong
winds, plus showery interludes in between.
This raises the issue of rain scatter for another week on the GHz
bands. There are probably just two periods with ridges of higher
pressure. The first crosses the country on Friday night at the start
of the week and the second develops over the English Channel at the
end of next week, so limited Tropo options once again.
November is a good month for meteor scatter with the Leonids shower
starting today and peaking around the 16th. Expect some increasing
signs of meteor scatter activity as the week progresses.
The solar conditions continue to provide coronal holes and the
prospect of geomagnetic storms, so keep a watch on the Kp index, with
a high index warning of auroras.
As for Sporadic-E, we are in the doldrum month of November which
rarely provides anything dramatic, but the usual procedure of
monitoring the foEs graphs on Propquest.co.uk should reveal if
anything is afoot.
Moon declination is positive again with Moon windows lengthening as
the week progresses. Path losses are still low but increasing and
apogee is still over a week away. 144MHz sky noise is low in the
coming week.
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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