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GB2RS NEWS for Sunday 19th September 2010
The news headlines
Deadline for RSGB Board & Regional elections approaching
ARRL to attend the National Hamfest
Places available on DXpedition to Skye
There is still time to apply for the vacancies on the RSGB board and RSGB
Regional Council. There is one vacancy for the RSGB Board and five vacancies
for the Regional Council - Regions 1, 2, 4, 6 and 12. Members of the Society
who wish to stand for the Regional Council and serve as a regional manager
must reside in the relevant region and be prepared to play an active part in
the region and as a member of the Regional Council. This commitment includes
attending a minimum of six Regional Council meetings per annum. You must have
been a corporate member of the RSGB for at least two years and need to obtain
the nominations and supporting signatures of at least five, but no more than
10, corporate members in good standing and residing in the region in which the
candidate is standing. Requests for election papers should be forwarded to
Michelina Gramson, PA to the General Manager. Telephone 01234 832 700 or
e-mail GM.Dept<at>rsgb.org.uk. The closing date for the receipt of election
papers is 1 October 2010.
The RSGB is delighted to announce that the ARRL will be attending the National
Hamfest at the Newark and Nottingham Show Ground on 1 and 2 October. This is
the first time that the ARRL have made the trip to a UK event for many years.
Latest news on other traders, lectures and activities can be found in the
October issue of RadCom, which will be with Members before 27 September. You
can also find more information on the website at www.nationalhamfest.org.uk.
Between 1 and 4 October, Stirling District Amateur Radio Society will be
taking a trip to the Isle of Skye for a weekend of radio and fun. Main
operating days will be 2 and 3 October. The group are planning to operate
three stations on the bands between 10m and 160m as well as 6m and 2m. At the
moment there are still four spaces available in the bunkhouse. If anyone would
be interested in joining the crew, please contact Jonathan Bowes, MM0OKG or
John McGowan, GM0FSV via the main club website www.gm6nx.com, where you can
also find for more details.
Listen out for clubs and individual amateurs taking part in Transmission 2010
the annual competition for British Wireless for the Blind Fund. BWBF is a
registered charity providing specially adapted radios and audio equipment on
free permanent loan to registered blind and partially-sighted people in need
in the UK. More details on www.blind.org.uk.
Bangor and District Amateur Radio Society is running a Foundation licence
course on 16 and 17 October. Anyone interested in taking the course should
contact Mike, GI4XSF on 028 4277 2383.
The RSGB EMC Committee has now totally refreshed the RSGB website pages
covering EMC matters. The new information contained in the pages should be of
practical help to anyone experiencing interference on the amateur bands, or
causing interference to nearby electronic equipment. Just as importantly, the
site now contains a survey questionnaire to capture information about the
extent of interference to amateur band reception. Please, if you are
experiencing regular local interference to your reception, report it on the
short questionnaire available under the "I am experiencing interference"
pages. This will enable the RSGB to build a creditable database of
interference cases, which will help in its discussions with Ofcom
And now for the details of rallies and events for the coming week.
Today, Sunday 19 September, the Great Northern Hamfest will take place at the
Metrodome Leisure Centre, Queens Road, Barnsley, S71 1AN. Opening time is
11am. There will be trade stands, an RSGB bookstall, special interest groups
but please note there is no Bring and Buy. There are a limited number of
tables available at a reduced price for individual amateurs wishing to sell
their surplus equipment. Details from Ernie, G4LUE on 01226 716339.
On Sunday 26 September, the Holsworthy Amateur Radio Rally will take place in
the Holsworthy Community Centre, Victoria Hill, Holsworthy EX22 6JD. Details
from Roger Williams on 07773 983 691.
Also on Sunday 26 September, a garage sale of 50 years of amateur radio
history will take place. This is the sale of the estate of G3IOZ and the venue
is close to junction 4 of the M40 in High Wycombe. Details from Larry, G4GZG
by e-mail to g4gzg<at>yahoo.com.
Now for the news of special events
Glasgow and Clyde RAYNET group will be operational today, 19 September, under
the group callsign GM0RAY to raise funds for the British Wireless for the
Blind during the Transmission weekend. The group will be transmitting from
Carman Hill, which is located south of Loch Lomond above the town of
Alexandria. Operation will be on 80, 40, 20 and 17m as well as the 2m band.
For further information contact Paul Lucas on 0776 827 1736.
Cray Valley Radio Society, operating as GB2BF, will be taking part in British
Wireless for the Blind Fund's Transmission 2010 event over the weekend of the
18 and 19 September. The club will be operating from the Margaret McMillan
House field study centre near the summit of Wrotham Hill in Kent, which is
locator JO01DH, and will be active on the HF bands as well as 2 and 4m.
Further details may be found at www.cvrs.org.
Galashiels and District ARS will be operating GB0WRH from Whitrope Siding,
south of Hawick in the Scottish Borders on the old Waverley Route. Operation
is for Railways on the Air weekend on 25 and 26 September.
Members of the Ripon and District Amateur Radio Society will be operating from
the North Yorkshire Vintage Machinery Rally based at Scorton near Catterick,
North Yorkshire on 25 and 26 September. They will be using the callsign GB6VMR
and will be active on HF and VHF.
Ofcom has issued the special call sign GB100H for use by the Polish Scout
Amateur Radio Club to celebrate the founding of the Polish Scout Movement. It
will be on the air from various locations until the end of the year. More
information can be found at www.g0zhp.org.
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Monkwearmouth Train Museum in Sunderland will be activated by the North East
Special Event Group using the callsign GB4MSM. The Museum is located in North
Bridge Street, Sunderland SR5 1AP and operation will be on 6m, 2m and 70cm. On
Saturday the station will be open from 10am to 5pm and on Sunday from 2 to
5pm.
GB2JB will be operated from time to time on 2m throughout September by the
Brigg Amateur Radio Club to commemorate the birth of Jack Binns. He was the
radio officer on various ships including the RMS Republic, which was in
collision with the SS Florida in fog in January 1909. His constant CW May Day
messages for help resulted in all 1600 passengers being rescued before the
ship went down.ÿ
And now the HF DX news compiled from 425 DX News and other sources
For the week starting 18th September, members of Sands Contest Group and
Workington Radio Club along with Brendon Minish, EI6IZ will be visiting the
Isle of Arran off the coast of south western Scotland, operating under the
callsign MS0SCG. They plan to operate on VHF, HF, SSB, CW and data modes. The
location is IOTA island number EU123 and SCOTIA island number CS14. For more
information and an up to date blog on the event, please check out the group's
website at www.m0scg.org.uk.
The Middlesex DX Group will be active on the Isle of Mull, IOTA reference
EU-008, from 18 to 24 September using the callsign GB2MUL. They plan to be
active on HF as well as 2, 4 and 6m. For further details check out the website
at www.dxcc.co.uk.
The Dengie Hundred Amateur Radio Society from Essex will be running its
regular DXpedition to the Isle of Skye, which is IOTA reference EU-008 from 18
to 24 September. The station will be using the regional variant of the club
callsign GS0UTT/P and operation will be on all bands from 160m through to 6m,
using SSB, PSK31 and CW. Operation will not be at fixed times but the station
will be on most daytimes and evenings.
Now the contest news
On 21 September the UHF Activity Contest takes place between 1900 and 2130UTC.
Using all modes on the 1.3 and 2.3GHz bands, the exchange is signal report,
serial number and locator.
The following day, 22 September, it's the 80m Club Sprint from 1900 to
2030UTC. Using CW, the exchange is serial number and name.
The RTTY leg of the CQWW DX Contests takes place for the entire 48 hours of 25
and 26 September. Exchange a signal report and CQ Zone, Britain being Zone 14,
and expect to work some rare countries. There are numerous entry categories.
On 28 September it's the 50MHz Activity Contest from 1900 and 2130. Using all
modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
And now the solar factual data for the period from the 6th the 12th of
September, compiled by Neil Clarke, G0CAS on the 13th of September.
The latest smoothed sunspot numbers are available and are for December 2009,
January and February 2010 and are 8.3, 9.3 and 10.6 respectively.
The solar disc had spots visible every day except for the 9th and the 10th,
which were spotless. There was some activity from the backside of the Sun
where several CMEs were observed. Solar activity increased to low on the 6th
and the 8th when a small C class solar flare took place on both days. These
had no little effect on propagation. The remaining days saw solar activity was
very low. Solar flux levels declined from 80 units on the 6th to 74 by the
9th, after which increased again to 78 by the 12th. The average was 77 units.
The 90 day solar flux average on the 12th was the same level as last week at
78 units. X-ray flux levels also declined slightly around midweek and the
average was B1 units. Geomagnetic activity started at just unsettled levels
with the Ap index of 10 units by the 8th. Activity then declined to very quiet
levels with the Ap index of only one unit on the 11th and the 12th. The
average was Ap 5 units. Solar wind data from the ACE spacecraft saw solar wind
speeds increase to 510 kilometres per second on the 7th but then gradually
decline to 300 kilometres per second by the 12th. Particle densities increased
to 15 particles per cubic centimetre on the 7th, otherwise, densities were low
everyday. Bz varied no more than minus and plus 6 nanoTeslas throughout the
period.
And now the solar forecast. This week the quiet side of the Sun is expected to
be rotating into view. Solar activity could be low at first but then decline
to very low levels later in the week. Solar flux levels are expected to
decline and be in the 70's by next weekend. For the next couple of days
geomagnetic activity could be unsettled due to a recurring coronal hole.
However, by midweek activity should decline and become quiet for the remainder
of the week. MUFs during daylight hours at equal latitudes should be about
22MHz for the south and 19MHz for the north. Darkness hour lows should be
around 10MHz. Paths this week to Australia should have a maximum usable
frequency with a 50 per cent success rate of around 21MHz. The optimum working
frequency with a 90 per cent success rate will be about 16MHz. The best time
to try this path will be between 0800 and 1100 hours UTC. On the long path
both the MUF and the optimum working frequencies will be about 3MHz lower and
the best time for the path will centre around 0800 UTC.
And that's all for this week from the propagation team.
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