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GB2RS Main News for Sunday the 2nd of October 2022
The news headlines:
* RSGB Convention 2022
* Jamboree on the Air and Jamboree on the Internet
* Three new CW and FT8 Beacons in Service
Booking for the RSGB Convention ends today, Sunday the 2nd of
October, so don't miss out! You will still be able to buy day tickets
at the event, but these will be at a higher price. The programme is
available on the RSGB website with summaries of some of the
presentations. Information is added regularly to help you make the
most of the weekend. In addition to over 50 lectures, there are also
RSGB sessions on Sunday where you can meet the Regional Team, the
Board of Directors and the Contest Committees. Do go along and hear
from these volunteer groups, find out their plans for the coming year
and ask any questions you may have. DXCC card checking and new user
registrations for Logbook of the World will be available on Saturday
only. Full information about the Convention is at rsgb.org/convention.
Jamboree on the Air and Jamboree on the Internet is the world's
largest radio and digital Scout event. It takes place on the air and
online between the 14th and the 16th of October. If you or your club
are planning to help a local Scout group get on the air, the RSGB
would love to hear about it. Email radcom<at>rsgb.org.uk and also
post the details on the RSGB's Facebook and Twitter profiles. For
more information about the worldwide event go to jotajoti.info.
On Sunday the 25th of September, the Mid Cornwall Beacon and Repeater
Group brought into service three new CW and FT8 Beacons. These can be
found on 28.215MHz, 40.050MHz and 60.300MHz, each using the callsign
GB3MCB. The beacons were constructed by Peter, G8BCG and are located
at IO70OJ in mid-Cornwall. They are ideally situated for identifying
transatlantic and equatorial Sporadic-E as well as F2 propagation.
For further information visit gb3nc.org.uk.
The next RSGB Tonight<at>8 webinar is on Monday the 3rd of October
when Daimon Tilley, G4USI takes ‘HF on Holiday'. Aimed at everyone,
from beginners upwards, Daimon will look at considerations and ideas
for those who would like to take HF away with them. Find out more on
the RSGB website at rsgb.org/webinars.
The latest edition of RadCom Basics was released on the 29th of
September. Each edition of RadCom Basics explores key aspects of
amateur radio in a straightforward way. An email alert is sent to
subscribers when a new edition of RadCom Basics is published. Topics
included in the latest edition include how to start with a tight
budget, basic bench fault finding and working towards and claiming
awards. For more information visit rsgb.org/radcom-basics.
The RSGB is hosting the Transatlantic Centenary Tests 2022 on the HF
bands for the month of December. Unlike those of the 1920s, which
consisted of one-way communication, this event will encourage
world-wide, two-way communication with UK and Crown Dependency
stations. There will be a series of awards available for making QSOs
with those who are activating historic RSGB callsigns. The Club Log
Team has kindly agreed to provide the supporting infrastructure for
this. Taking part is simple and everything you need to know is on the
RSGB website at rsgb.org/transatlantic-tests.
And now for details of rallies and events
The 48th Welsh Radio Rally, due to be held on Monday the 3rd of
October at Rougemont School, Newport, has been cancelled as
previously publicised.
The RSGB Convention will take place between Friday the 7th of October
and Sunday 9th of October at Kent's Hill Park Training and Conference
Centre, Milton Keynes. For more information visit rsgb.org/convention.
National Hamfest will take place on Friday the 14th and Saturday the
15th of October at Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire. Gates open at
9.30am and the main hall opens at 10am. For more information visit
nationalhamfest.org.uk.
Now the Special Event News
ZL75WARC will be on the air from New Zealand between the 1st of
October and the 31st of December to celebrate the 75th anniversary of
Whangarei [fung-uh-ray] Amateur Radio Club. A certificate will be
awarded for working any three club members on any two modes.
To celebrate its 45th birthday, Haan Amateur Radio Club, in northern
Germany, will be on the air from the 1st of October 2022 to the 30th
of September 2023 as DR45HAAN. QSL via the DARC bureau.
Now the DX news
IK1TTD will be active from the Maldives, AS-013, as 8Q7TD between
Sunday the 2nd and Monday the 17th of October, mainly on 20m. QSL via
his home call either directly, via the Bureau or Logbook of the World.
Didier, F6BCW is active from the Marquesas [mar-kay-sass] Islands,
OC-027, as TX7G until the 15th of October. He will be available on
the 80 to 10m HF bands using CW, SSB and possibly FT8 and RTTY. QSL
details via QRZ.com.
Graham, MM0GHM will be active portable or mobile from Barra Island in
the Outer Hebrides, EU-010, between the 1st and the 8th of October.
QSL via MM0GHM directly, via the Bureau and eQSL.
Now the contest news
Today, the 2nd, the RSGB DX Contest will take place between 0600 to
1800UTC. Operation will take place on all of the HF bands, where
contest operation is permitted, using CW and SSB. The exchange is
signal report and serial number.
This weekend the 432MHz to 245GHz Contest ends its 24-hour run at
1400UTC today, the 2nd of October. At the same time, the IARU 432MHz
to 245GHz contest is also taking place. Using all modes, the exchange
is the same for both contests, signal report, serial number and
locator.
The Worked all Britain DX Contest takes places today, Sunday the 2nd
of October, between 0500 to 2300UTC. Using SSB on the 80, 40, 20 and
10m bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and Worked
all Britain square.
On Monday, the RSGB Autumn Series CW Contest will take place between
1900 to 2030UTC. Using the 80m band, the exchange is signal report
and serial number.
Tuesday sees the 144MHz FM Activity Contest run from 1800 to 1855UTC.
It is followed by the all-mode 144MHz UK Activity Contest from 1900
to 2130UTC. The exchange is the same, signal report, serial number
and locator.
On Tuesday the Irish Radio Transmitters Society 80m Evening Counties
Contest takes place between 1900 to 2000UTC. Using CW and SSB, the
exchange is signal report and serial number. Irish stations also
exchange their county code.
On Wednesday, the UK and Ireland Contest Club 80m Contest will take
place from 2000 to 2100UTC. Using SSB, the exchange is your
six-character locator.
On Wednesday, the RSGB 144MHz FT8 Activity Contest will take place
between 1900 to 2100UTC. The exchange is report and four-character
locator.
The Oceania DX CW contest will start at 0800UTC on Saturday the 8th
and run for 24 hours. Using all of the HF bands, where contest
operation is permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial
number.
Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO
on Friday the 30th of September 2022
The HF bands have been really humming this week, making up for the
summer doldrums. A lot of this is due to the seasonal change in the
ionosphere that results in more monatomic species and fewer diatomic
ones.
These are easier to ionise, which is good news for radio amateurs
everywhere as the MUF rises.
A quick check shows that all the HF bands up to 10m have been serving
up DX, so make the most of it. There have been 10m openings to as far
as Wyoming and California. The solar flux index has been static at
135, and that may not change too much as we enter next week with the
return of old sunspot region 3098, which still appears to be active.
The Kp index reached six on Tuesday due to the impact of a coronal
mass ejection on the Sun. This resulted in widespread visible aurora.
Unfortunately, a large coronal hole will become Earth-centric on
Friday the 30th, which may result in a high-speed solar wind stream
that is expected to reach Earth beginning late on the 30th of
September and into the 1st of October.
If the stream's Bz is pointing south it could result in minor (G1) to
moderate (G2) geomagnetic storming. Visible and radio aurora at
higher latitudes may be possible heading into the new month as well.
NOAA predicts that the solar flux will remain around the 130 mark,
but that the Kp index may elevate to five or even six over the first
half of the week.
So we may have seen the best of the DX for the time being, at least
until the Kp index recovers.
And now the VHF and up propagation news.
The current period of weather is fairly typical of autumn with a mix
of fine, settled ridges of high pressure interrupted by some passages
of low pressure with their attendant fronts and bands of showers.
These can be very vigorous systems with scope to bring gales to some
areas making this a good time of the year to make those final checks
of antenna guys and fixings before winter comes.
In terms of propagation, there will be some active rain bands
crossing the country, plus a chance of a few showers. This raises the
possibility of some rain scatter on the GHz bands, although less
intense than summer events.
The shower part of the story tends to favour the seas around our
coasts, but in stronger autumn winds you will need to keep on top of
the tracking rate which can be quite brisk.
The occasional periods of high pressure bring a good chance of Tropo
at times, especially towards the continent from Biscay and France
across to Germany and Poland. There will be some overnight mist and
fog, which usually gives a boost to Tropo for part of the day at
least.
Other exotic modes, like aurora, are certainly worth consideration
after recent examples, plus of course, the chance of some random
meteor scatter.
The daytime Sextantid meteor shower is still active through to the
9th of October although we are past the peak.
The Moon is at minimum declination today (Sunday) and at perigee on
Tuesday. Path losses will be low and Moon windows will lengthen as
the week progresses. 144MHz sky noise is high today, but low from
Tuesday.
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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