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GB2RS NEWS for Sunday 26th September 2010
The news headlines
* 1 October deadline for election nomination paperwork
* Join in the Edgware Activity Periods
* National Hamfest and the start of Ham Week UK
The deadline for returning election papers for the RSGB Board vacancy and the
Regional Council vacancies in Regions 1, 2, 4, 6 and 12 is 1 October.
Paperwork, including the supporting signatures from nominees, should be sent
to Michelina Gramson, PA to the General Manager, telephone 01234 832 700 or
e-mail GM.Dept<at>rsgb.org.uk. Full details of candidates will appear in the
November RadCom.
Edgware & District Radio Society has organised the 2010 Edgware Activity
Period that continues until 1 October. Held during the evening with both CW
and SSB activity, the club invites all amateurs to join in. A certificate will
be awarded to the station with the highest score in each of the three
sections. You can find full rules and activity times at www.g4gys.btinternet.co
.uk.
It's not too late to get your National Hamfest tickets and save on the 'at the
gate' prices. Tickets can be ordered online and collected at the gate. The
national Hamfest takes place from 10am to 4pm at the Newark & Notts
Showground, Newark NG24 2NY on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd October.
There are several events taking place during Ham Week UK, starting with the
National Hamfest and concluding with the RSGB Convention on 8 to 10 October.
Furness ARS will be putting GB2GW on the air at Gleaston Water Mill, Ulverston
from 1 to 10 October. A separate station under the club call G4ARF will be
operational 4 to 10 October from land nearby using field day aerials. On
Monday 4 October the club will have a barbecue, when visitors are welcome to
join them. South Lancashire Amateur Radio Club is planning to hold an open
night on Wednesday 6 October in the shack at Bickershaw Labour Club,
Bickershaw Lane, Bickershaw, Lancashire. There will be a potato hash & peas
supper on a first come, first served basis. The club will also be on the air
from 8 until 10pm. All past, present and future members are welcome, along
with any SWL who would like to drop in on the night.
The 15th ARDF World Championships have taken place in Opatija, Croatia. Almost
500 participants from 35 countries competed in two runs. The GB team did well,
with some notable individual results. In the M40 class on day 1, Steve,
RS20310 and Andrew, G4KWQ, came joint 23rd. In the M60 class John, RS20583
came 6th. In the team event in the M40 class Steve and Andrew were joined by
M3WDD and they were placed 9th. In the M60 class John, RS20583, Robert, G3ORI
and Bob, G3ORY were 7th. All achieved similar results on the second day of the
competition. Congratulations to the whole GB team. For full results, check out
the website www.ardf2010.com.
The Worked All Ireland Award has an Activity Day today, Sunday 26 September.
The WAI awards are open to all amateurs and short wave listeners throughout
the world who wish to participate. Membership of any specific organisation is
not a prerequisite. More details on the Worked All Ireland program is
available at www.irts.ie/cgi/wai.cgi.
And now for the details of rallies and events for the coming week
Today, Sunday 26 September, the Holsworthy Amateur Radio Rally takes place in
the Holsworthy Community Centre, Victoria Hill, Holsworthy EX22 6JD. Details
from Roger Williams on 07773 983 691.
Also today, 26 September, 50 years of amateur radio history is being offered
at a garage sale. 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.
The National Hamfest, organised by the RSGB in association with the Lincoln
Short Wave Club, takes place on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 October. It's at the
George Stephenson Pavilion, Newark and Nottinghamshire Showground, Lincoln
Road, Winthorpe, Newark NG24 2NY, which is close to the junction of the A1,
A46 and A17. There will be a large number of trade stands, including the three
main manufacturers, Icom, Kenwood and Yaesu. See the October issue of RadCom
for full details of the show's highlights.
The Autumn Militaria & Electronics & Radio Amateur Hangar Sale will take place
at Hack Green secret Nuclear Bunker, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 8AL on Sunday 3
October. Doors open at 10am and admission is £2.50. Contact Rod Siebert, 01270
623 353 for further details.
Now for the news of special events
There are many special event stations on the air this weekend for the Railways
on the Air event. Galashiels and District ARS will be operating GB0WRH from
Whitrope Siding, south of Hawick in the Scottish Borders on the old Waverley,
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 will be open 2 to 5pm today. GB2STI will
once again be operating from the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland's
base at Whitehead, Co Antrim. Visitors are very welcome. Hinckley Amateur
Radio and Electronics Society will be operating GB4BLR from Shackerstone
Station on the Battlefield Line Railway. Bring your licence along and visitors
are welcome to operate the Special Event Station.
Members of the Ripon and District Amateur Radio Society will be operating
GB6VMR from the North Yorkshire Vintage Machinery Rally.
GB4GD will be on the air 2 to 9 October commemorating 79 years since the first
four Guide Dogs were trained in Wallasey, Cheshire.
The Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary this
year. A special event callsign GB50RN will be on the air from 2 to 9 October.
The station will operate on CW and SSB on the HF and WARC bands from 80m to
10m, and on FM on the 2m and 70cm bands. A special Anniversary Award is
available to listeners and licensed amateurs who hear or contact RNARS members
and the special event stations during 2010. Full details can be found on the
society website at www.rnars.org.uk.
A special event station to celebrate the history of electronics in Wells,
Somerset will be on the air on 2 and 3 October. Using the callsigns GB4EMI,
GB8EMI and GB2SB, operation will be from the EMI Sports and Social Club in
Wells. Visitors aree welcome. All contacts will be confirmed via the bureau or
direct by a special multi-colour QSL card produced by Thales.
And now the HF DX news compiled from 425 DX News and other sources
David, K3LP will be active until 4 October as HI7/K3LP from Punta Cana in the
Dominican Republic, which is IOTA reference NA-096. It will be a family
holiday with activity on the radio limited to the local late evening and early
morning hours. QSL via his home call.
Look for OZ/DJ5NN, OZ/DL2LTM and OZ/DL2TG to be active from Aro Island until 4
October. They will operate CW, SSB, FM and PSK on 80 through to 10m as well as
6 and 2 metres. QSL via home calls either direct or via the bureau.
Now the contest news
The RTTY leg of the 48 hours CQWW DX Contests finishes today, 26 September.
Exchange a signal report and CQ Zone. Britain is Zone 14. 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.
October RSGB HF events begin with the 21/28MHz contest on Sunday 3rd. Despite
being popular with its loyal band of followers, this event has not attracted a
great deal of participation for some considerable time. In an attempt to boost
the number of entries the Contest Committee tried changing the format, but it
was to no avail so the event is being discontinued from 2011, so make the most
of the final one. Times are from 0700 to 1900UTC using both CW and SSB with
the exchange being signal report, serial number and District.
Next weekend, 2 and 3 October are busy with contests. The SSB leg of the
Oceania DX Contest runs for 24 hours from Saturday morning, 2 October. There
are low- and high-power categories for single-op and multi-one stations, and
multi-two and multi-multi categories for multi-op stations. QSOs with Oceania
stations are the only ones that score points in this event. Next comes the
IARU 432MHz-248GHz Contest. It runs for a full 24 hours from Saturday
afternoon, the first six hours coinciding with the RSGB 1.2GHz/2.3GHz Trophy
Contest. Finally the EU SSB Sprint, which runs for four hours on Saturday
evening. Being a sprint contest, naturally there's a QSY rule. If you initiate
a QSO, by calling CQ, QRZ etc, you are permitted to work only one station on
the frequency. You must then QSY at least 2kHz before you may call another
station or before you solicit another QSO.
And now the solar factual data for the period from the 13th the 19th of
September, compiled by Neil Clarke, G0CAS on the 20th of September.
The solar disc had spots visible every day. On the 16th a large sunspot group
rotated into view, but despite its size solar activity remained at very low
levels except for the 16th and the 17th which increased to low when a small C
class solar flare took place on both days. These flares had no effect on
propagation. Solar flux levels increased slightly to 83 units on the 16th and
the average was 81 units. The 90 day solar flux average on the 19th was 79
units, that's one unit up on the previous week. X-ray flux levels averaged
B1.5 units and showed little variation day to day. Geomagnetic activity was
quiet everyday, however, on the 14th the Ap reached 9 units, which is just
below the threshold before activity increases to unsettled. The average was Ap
6 units. Solar wind data from the ACE spacecraft saw solar wind speeds
increase from a very slow 280 kilometres per second on the 13th to 490 by the
16th. Speeds then gradually declined to 320 kilometres per second by the end
of day on the 19th. Particle densities were low throughout. Bz varied between
minus 11 and plus 8 nanoTeslas on the 14th and no more than minus 5 and plus 6
nanoTeslas on the remaining days.
And now the solar forecast. This week solar activity is expected to be at very
low levels, however, there is a chance that activity could increase to low
with the occasional C class solar flare taking place. Solar flux levels should
be around the 80 mark for most of the week. Geomagnetic activity should be
quiet everyday. MUFs during daylight hours at equal latitudes should be around
23MHz for the south and 20MHz for the north. Darkness hour lows should be
about 10MHz. Paths this week to South America should have a maximum usable
frequency with a 50 per cent success rate of about 29MHz. The optimum working
frequency with a 90 per cent success rate will be around 22MHz. The best time
to try this path will be between 1200 and 1800 hours.
And that's all for this week from the propagation team.
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