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GB2RS Main News for Sunday 3rd November 2019

The news headlines:

* New edition of RadCom Plus released
* Latest news on WRC-19
* 5MHz Newsreader wanted

The RSGB is pleased to announce that the new edition of RadCom Plus, 
Volume 4, Issue 1, is out now at www.rsgb.org/radcom-plus. RadCom 
Plus is the RSGB's digital technical supplement and RSGB Members can 
read it in HTML5 flipbook, PDF and Epub formats. This issue contains 
over 50 pages and includes an Arduino Vector Network Analyser, the 
pros and cons of multiband inverted-V antennas and a homemade yet 
accurate 100kHz to 3GHz spectrum analyser. All the back copies of 
RadCom Plus have now been converted to the HTML5 viewer. RSGB Members 
can sign up to receive email alerts for future editions at 
https://thersgb.org/members/portal/

The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 opened in Egypt on the 
28th of October. Daily reports of proceedings can be found on the 
RSGB's social media and special focus page at www.rsgb.org/wrc-19. 
These reports are prepared by the RSGB volunteers attending the 
Conference. WRC-19 has a wide-ranging agenda, of which the amateur 
issues are but a small part.
 
We're still in need of readers to join the GB2RS News 5MHz team rota. 
The 5MHz GB2RS broadcast takes place on Sunday afternoons at 1500UTC 
on 5398.5kHz USB. A Full licence is necessary for 5MHz operation and 
you must be a Member of the RSGB. If you are interested in joining 
the team, please contact the GB2RS News Manager via email to 
gb2rs.manager<at>rsgb.org.uk.

Bletchley Park changed to its winter opening hours on Friday the 1st 
of November. This means that the site, including the RSGB National 
Radio Centre, will be open from 9.30am to 4pm, with last admission at 
3pm. RSGB Members can gain free entry to Bletchley Park by 
downloading the voucher at rsgb.org/bpvoucher.

Episode 24 of TX Factor is a National Hamfest 2019 special, reporting 
on some of the eye-catching products and services on display at this 
year's event in Newark. They investigate the current state of HF 
propagation with RSGB Propagation Studies Committee Chair Steve 
Nichols, G0KYA, celebrate 50 years of Nevada Radio with Mike 
Devereaux, G3SED, try out a few solder stations and look at the VMARS 
vintage AM radios. And to cap it all, they take a look at the latest 
rig from Yaesu, the FTdx101D. As always, there's a chance to win a 
great bundle of prizes from their sponsors, the RSGB and ML&S. Go to 
www.txfilms.co.uk/txfactor/

The RSGB VHF Contest Committee would appreciate your views on a 
number of topics to help it set the contest rules for 2020. The 
survey is quite short and all your views are read and appreciated. 
The survey will close at midnight on Sunday the 10th of November and 
is available at www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/VHFCC2019. Thank you for 
taking the time to complete this survey.

The annual Hog Roast at Martin Lynch & sons will take place on the 
30th of November at their premises in Staines, TW18 2AP. The 
published date in the November RadCom is incorrect and our apologies 
to ML&S for the error.

Have you applied to host the callsign for this year's Youngsters on 
the Air Month, which takes place throughout December? The RSGB has 
the call sign GB19YOTA and we're looking for radio clubs, schools, 
Scout and Guides groups, Cadet groups and individuals to activate the 
call sign or host a station. To find out more go to 
www.rsgb.org/yota-month. 

The Royal Signals ARS would like to contact those people who joined 
the RSARS at the National Hamfest on 28 and 29 September. Please 
contact the membership secretary by email to 
rsarsmemsec<at>virginmedia.com.


And now for the details of rallies and events for the coming week 

Today, the 3rd of November, the Bushvalley ARC Rally takes place at 
Limavady Football Club, Rathmore Road, Limavady BT49 0DF. Doors open 
11am and admission is GBP 3.

Next Saturday, the 9th of November, the BATC ATV Convention South 
takes place at Chilton Village Hall near Didcot, Oxfordshire 
OX11 0SH. There will be an ATV Clinic, Show and Tell, Bring & Buy and 
two interesting talks. More information at https://forum.batc.org.uk
Plymouth Radio Club would like to inform people that this year's 
rally, planned for November, will not be held. The club would like to 
thank all those who have supported them over the years.

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

Members of the CAN-AM DXpedition Group will be active as TX7T from 
Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, IOTA reference OC-027, from the 6th to 
the 17th of November. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 in Fox 
& Hound mode on the 160 to 6m bands. QSL via M0URX's OQRS and Logbook 
of The World.

Rick, NE8Z will be active as HC1MD/2 from the lighthouse at Capay on 
Hill, in the Santa Elena province of Ecuador until the 9th of 
November. He will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on the 40, 30, 20 and 17m 
bands. QSL via Logbook of The World, or direct to K8LJG.

Eric, VA2IDX will be active as VA2IDX/P from Anticosti Island, 
NA-077, until the 6th of November. He will operate CW QRP and 
possibly SSB on the 40 and 20m bands around 2000 to 0200UTC. QSL via 
his home call.

Gary, G0FWX will be operating as V47FWX between the 6th and the 13th 
of November from John, V47JA's QTH in St Kitts and Nevis, NA-104. QSL 
via M0URX.

Tom, F4HPX is on holiday on New Caledonia, OC-32, from the 3rd of 
November. He will be operating as FK/F4HPX on the 80 to 10m bands 
using FT4, SSB, and CW. He also plans a visit to the Ile des Pins, 
OC-033. QSL via F4HPX either direct or via the bureau, Club Log OQRS, 
Logbook of the World or eQSL.


Now the special event news 

The volunteers of the Brooklands Wireless Communications Collection 
will operate the museum's callsign, GB1BM, to commemorate the 101st 
anniversary of the ending of hostilities of the First World War on 
the 9th of November. They will operate from the Finishing Straight, 
Brooklands Museum, Brooklands Road, Weybridge KT13 0QN. The aim is to 
contact 101 other radio stations using just one frequency because 
most radio equipment in use in 1918 was only capable of operating on 
a single channel. You can work the station on the air or visit the 
museum between 10am and 4pm. Please note the normal entry fees apply.

Please send special event details to radcom<at>rsgb.org.uk as early 
as possible so we can give you free publicity. It is a licensing 
condition that stations using a UK special event callsign must be 
open to the public. 


Now the contest news

This weekend, the Marconi CW contest runs for 24 hours ending at 
1400UTC today, the 3rd. It is CW only on the 144MHz band and the 
exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.

The Midlands Inter-Club GMT Activity contest continues today, Sunday 
the 3rd, and on subsequent Sundays. It runs between 10am and midday, 
on or around 145.450MHz FM. Full details can be found at 
solihullradioclub.co.uk/award.

On Monday the Pioneer FT4 Series contest runs from 2000 to 2100UTC. 
Using the 3.5MHz band only, the exchange is signal report and your 
4-character locator.

On Tuesday the 144MHz Machine Generated Mode Activity Contest runs 
from 1900 to 1955UTC. The exchange is signal report and your 
4-character locator. At the same time the 144MHz FM Activity Contest 
takes place, with the exchange of signal report, serial number and 
6-digit locator. It is immediately followed by the all-mode 144MHz UK 
Activity Contest from 2000 to 2230UTC. The exchange for this contest 
is signal report, serial number and locator.

On Wednesday the UK EI Contest Club contest runs from 2000 to 
2100UTC. Using SSB on the 80m band, the exchange is your 4-character 
locator.

On Saturday, the Club Calls or 1.8MHx AFS contest runs from 2000 to 
2300UTC. Using CW and SSB on the 1.8MHz band, the exchange is signal 
report, serial number and club information.

The WAE DX RTTY contest runs for 48 hours next weekend from 0000UTC 
on the 9th to 2359UTC on the 10th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz contest 
bands, the exchange is just your signal report and serial number.


Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA & G4BAO on 
Friday the 1st of November.

Last week offered a mixed bag of HF propagation. The weekend saw the 
aftermath of a geomagnetic storm, triggered by matter from a solar 
coronal hole. This pushed the Kp index up to six and sparked auroras 
at the North and South poles. The disturbance eventually settled by 
Wednesday, after a few days of the Kp index hitting three. This 
didn't stop top DXers working VP6R, the DXpedition on Pitcairn Island 
in the Pacific. A variety of modes were used to put the callsign in 
people's logs, with the FT8 Fox and Hounds mode proving popular.

Next week we may see more of the same as the Sun continues to present 
zero sunspots. Geomagnetic conditions are a little harder to predict 
as a weak coronal hole stream is currently moving past Earth. Visible 
aurora will be likely at very high latitudes.

The US Air Force predicts the Ap index - and note, that's not the 
Kp index - will remain at about five, with an increase to 10 on the 
sixth. This equates to a Kp index maximum of two, which suggests more 
settled conditions from this weekend onwards.

Daytime critical frequencies are struggling to get much above 6.3MHz 
at the moment, which translates to a maximum useable frequency over 
3,000km of up to around 21MHz, and occasionally higher. There have 
even been reports of 28MHz openings. Night-time critical frequencies 
are currently around 3.25MHz, which doesn't bode well for NVIS 
contacts around the UK on 80 metres. But longer distance contacts 
into Europe and further afield should still be possible at night.


And now the VHF and up propagation news.

The atmospheric forecast models are very good at predicting the 
general weather type out to some considerable time ahead. They seem 
to be in broad agreement about the coming period of weather being 
dominated by areas of low pressure and bands of rain or showers. This 
once again means that rain scatter will probably be the main 
weather-related propagation mode for next week. 

High pressure is not really a candidate for Tropo propagation modes 
next week and, since we are way past the main Sporadic-E season, the 
list scrolls down to the odd chance aurora and meteor scatter event. 
These are very hard to predict, other than recommending that you 
should be aware of any meteor showers and watch the various 
propagation bulletins that show the state of the solar wind and 
geomagnetic index.

Moon declination is increasing again from today, going positive this 
coming Saturday, meaning Moon windows will lengthen. The Moon is at 
apogee on Thursday so losses will be at their highest this week. 
144MHz sky temperature reaches a minimum on Thursday.

There are no major meteor showers this week, but the big Leonids 
shower is just two weeks away, so get ready!

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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