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ROYAL AIR FORCE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY
DEFENCE COLLEGE AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING COSFORD
WOLVERHAMPTON WV7 3EX ENGLAND
VOICE ON THE AIR G8FC/G8RAF
WEB SITE www.rafars.org
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RAFARS NEWS LETTER VIA E-MAIL/PACKET WW/WEB SITE/NATIONAL NET/ROYAL MAIL
JULY 2011 ISSUE No 158
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NEW AND REJOINED MEMBERS.
4738 G0NXA HERBERT
SILENT KEYS.
107 G2FQP LES
2643 GD3AHV GEORGE
3822 G7NZS SYD
3931 G3DNJ GEORGE
CALL SIGN CHANGES.
NONE THIS MONTH
COUNCIL MEETINGS 2011 (AMENDED)
Jul 12, Sep 06, Oct 01(AGM), Nov 08.
Any member may attend Council meetings but travel costs can not be paid.
Members wishing to attend (and applying by snail mail) must contact Mike
G7JPN our Gen. Sec., one month before the due date or two weeks by e-mail.
RAFARS SSB 80m NETS.
Daily 1100 and 1830(Local) 3.710Mhz
Controllers G2AFV,G3HWQ,GI4SAM and M0RGI
amend QRZ Call Book Net accordingly.
NFD FIELD DAY 2011 BRIEF REPORT.
After concerns of lack of operators, it has been reported by our Contest
Manager, Roger, that all went well in the end and we obtained 1290 points
(to be confirmed). A full report will appear in QRV. Once again, from us
all,a big thank you to all the crew: G3ZDW G4DQP G4OSB G4NVY 2E0EZN G0WFV
and G3VCA who put RAFARS in the NFD contest.
RAF MEMORIAL DAY GB0RAF - 6th JULY 2011
GB0RAF RAF Memorial Day Deerbolt Barnard Castle, County Durham DL12 8UN.
Operation will be on 80m SSB and on AM 3.625, the AM transmission will be
from a C12 set. QSL via RAFARS Bureau.
RAFARS members will be assisted by members of the Bishop Auckland Radio
Amateurs Club. Staff from RAF Leeming will also be in support.
This is the 14th year that this event has been active.
A fly past by a aircraft from the B of B Memorial Flight has been
confirmed. Just to put you in the picture, there are over eighty crash
sites within a radius of ten miles of Barnard Castle.
Contact Mike G0NRK FR QTHr for further information on the SES.
RAF LEEMING FAMILIES DAY 30 JULY 2011.
Special Event station G3EKT set up by members of the North East RAFARS
members and members of the Bishop Auckland Radio Amateurs Club.
2-80m plus AM on a C12 Set 3.625Mhz. 1030 to 1500hrs local. No QSL Cards.
VETERANS WEEKEND GB2VET 29/30/31 JULY 2011 RAFARS MEMBERS NEEDED.
Hull City Council are holding the annual Veteran's weekend at the
East Park, Holderness Road, Hull, East Yorkshire. RAFARS has been invited
to attend. Call sign as in previous years is GB2VET. Due to a shortfall in
help to install and operate the station, I have approached the Hull Radio
Club, who have helped me in past years. They are loaning us a portable,
mobile shack which will be very handy especially if the Wx is inclement.
Help is also needed with operating. We hope to operate the Vintage WW2 RAF
1154/5 equipment at 25 watts max output with 30 minute breaks to allow the
output Tx valve to cool down.
Modern HF & VHF equipment will also be in use on open bands 20-40-80. Most
of Saturday we hope to be on CW (40m if open and other bands); 2m., 70cm.,
& D-star. The suit-case spy radio set rebuilt by Ken G4KCF will operate CW
on 3.577 or 7.030Mhz with an output 3 watts.
Ant. equipment is a Inverted V dipole and full size G5RV with open wire
feeders and a Vertical UHF VHF Diamond 2000.
With the extra help promised this year I hope to increase the Vintage
Radio display and the Vintage transmitting valves display. There are also
compasses from a Lancaster and Spitfire, a Pip Squeak Friend/Foe warning
equipment plus a demonstration of an audible Morse oscillator.
QSL cards will be available on request. QSL Via RAFARS Bureau, RSGB or
direct with SAE to G0SWO QTHr.
Comment - Bernard needs lots of support from RAFARS Members, particularly
those who live locally. If you are able to help - even for a few hours of
of your day - please contact Bernard G0SWO RAFARS 2912 FR QTHr.
CQ CQ GW RAFARS MEMBERS.
RAFARS will have a Stand at the Llandudno Radio Rally on the 29/30 Oct. It
will be held in the John Bright School, Llandudno LL30 1LF.
Help from members in GW Land would be appreciated by Roy G0TAK, QRV Ed.,
and Mike G7JPN, RAFARS Gen. Sec. If you are able to help, even for a few
hours, please contact Roy at <g0tak@kencomp.net> also QTHR and qrz.com.
RAFARS ANNUAL DINNER AND AGM 2011
The Dinner will be held at the Grays Hotel, Telford TF3 4NA Fri 30th Sept.
The AGM will be held in the No.1 Radio School, DCAE Cosford WV7 3EX
on Sat 1st Oct.
Cost of dinner is #24.00pp. Room rate: #58.00 (BB) Double (#50.00 Single)
to book B and B Contact 01952-425001 and quote RAFARS.
AOTA, AIRFIELDS ON THE AIR.
Numerous RAF Neatishead Norfolk GB2RAF 20 40 80m Contact G4PSH
Numerous RAF Harrington Northants GB2HAM 20 40 80m KDRS Members
Numerous RAF Holmpton E. Yorks GB2VQJ 20 40 80m Contact M0UTX
2/3 Jul RAF North Weald Essex GB2NWA 20 40 80m Contact G0TOC
23/24 Jul RAF Stanbridge G3ATC/PGX8MKC 2 20-40-80m (ATC Report below)
30 Jul-2nd Aug RAF Hurn Dorset GB2HR 2 6 10-80m Contact G8NSV
RAFARS QRV JOURNAL.
Editor Roy, G0TAK - 2E1RAF requires articles for the next edition of QRV.
Send your Stories, Pictures of RAFARS Events or your own radio shack, etc.
to Roy G0TAK QTHr, QRZ Callbook or e-mail him at g0tak@kencomp.net
OPERATION HOME GUARD 2011.
RAFARS, with the assistance of RSARS, will put on a Special Event Station
in support of the annual "Operation Home Guard" held in the village
of Ingleton on 1-3 July 2011. Callsign is GB2ING.
This is a 1940's re-enactment of the liberation of the Ingleton twin town
in Normandy. Anyone who is able to assist in setting up and running the
station, please get in touch with Roy g0tak@kencomp.net.
The rest of you Guys and Gals, please be on the air to talk to us.
RAFARS CONTESTS, RALLIES WITH RAFARS STANDS AND OTHER EVENTS IN 2011.
01-03 Jul GB2ING Operation Home Guard at Ingleton Contact Roy G0TAK
6 Jul GB0RAF RAF Memorial Day Barnard Castle DL12 8UN Contact Mike G0NRK
29-30 Jul GB2VET Veterans Day at Hull (see report) Contact Bernard G0SWO
30 Jul G3EKT RAF Leeming Families Day.(see report) Contact Mike G0NRK
01 Sep RAFARS Rolling 3 CW Contest Logs to Roger G3ZDW
3/4 Sep RSGB SSB Field Day at Metheringham Lincs Contact Roger G3ZDW
30 Sep RAFARS AGM Dinner at Grays Hotel Telford. TF3 4NA
01 Oct RAFARS AGM at No.1 Radio School DCAE Cosford. WV7 3EX
29/30 Oct Llandudno Radio Rally LL30 1LF Contact Roy G0TAK
4 Dec RAFARS Christmas Contest and Greetings Logs to Roger G3ZDW
8 Jan 2012 (RSGB) AFS CW Get a small team together Contact Roger G3ZDW
14 Jan 2012 (RSGB) AFS SSB Get a small team together Contact Roger G3ZDW
All Contest Volunteers/Queries and Contest log sheets to Roger G3ZDW QTHr
GB2RAF AIR DEFENCE RADAR MUSEUM RAF NEATISHEAD RAFARS PERMANENT S.E.S.
De-brief Sat 18 June 2011. Conditions fair. RAFARS Members worked on 80m
G3HWQ G2AFV M0CES/P 5/9. Museums GB0WWW, GB2MBA and GB0FP.
Only 17 Stations worked between 0830 and 1230Z just no G stations around
so GB2RAF closed down at 1235Z.
CQ CW DX 14.055 at 1200A only worked a IZ2USH
CQ CW on 3.567 at 1300A Keith G3KYF 599.
GB2RAF will be Operational every 2nd Sat of the Month.
Any RAFARS Member can operate the station but contact Terry G4PSH first
for your licence Call-sign confirmation and please bring an ID with you.
AIRSHOW EVENTS AND FLY-INS FOR 2011. (Phone before you go)
2-3 Jul RAF Waddington Air Show
9 Jul RNAS Yeovelton Air Show
9-10 Jul IWM Duxford Flying Legends Air Show
9-10 Jul Welsh National Air Show Swansea Bay
16/17 Jul RAF Fairford International Air Tattoo
20 Jul RNAS Culdrose Cornwall Air Day
23/24 Jul Southport Air Show
23/24 Jul Windermere Air Show
24 Jul East Fortune Air Show
30/31 Jul Sunderland Air Show
31 Jul IWM Duxford Sally B and Friends Day
3 Aug RAF Valley Air Show Anglesey Enthusiasts Day
06 Aug East Kirkby Lincs RAFBF Air Show
06/07 Aug Rhyl Air Show North Wales
7 Aug Blackpool Sea Front Air Show
11/12 Aug Lowestoft Suffolk Sea Front Air Show
11-14 Aug Eastbourne E Airbourne International Air Show
17 Aug Weymouth Dorset Carnival and Air Show
18 Aug Dawlish Devon Carnival Air Show
18-23 Aug Bournemouth Dorset Air Festival
19 Aug IWM Duxford Cambs American Air Day
20/21 Aug Shoreham West Sussex Shoreham Air Show
21 Aug Oxford Airport Oxon Fly to the Past
25/26 Aug Clacton on sea Essex Clacton Air Show
25-27 Aug Plymouth Seafront Devon Air Show and Festival
3/4 Sep IWM Duxford Air Show
3/4 Sep Portrush Coleraine N Ireland NI International Air Show
RAFARS QSL BUREAU, IS YOUR CALL-SIGN BELOW.
As from 21/06/2011 Outstanding QSL Cards await SAEs from 35 Members
with the following Call signs-
G0FUV G0KTF GW0PDB G0RPX GB2LGR G3CRH G3DQY G3ERD G3IFB G3IUC G3IYT G3JFR
G3KCF G3MWN GM3MAS G3NPB G3RLF G3TIX G3TQX MW3ULG G3WBP G3ZRZ G4DDX G4EBL
G4FIG G4KMW G4KTX G4YFH G6PAA G7HPI M0AEO M0MRW M1RAL M0TWA MM0WHA.
Send 2nd Class Stamp SAEs to Andrew M3NDZ RAFARS QSL Bureau Manager QTHr
in the RAFARS QRZ page 42 or inform Andrew to destroy them. QSL Cards will
be sent to the RSGB if not claimed within 6 months.
If you are in contact with any of the above, please advise them to send
SAEs to RAFARS QSL Bureau or advise Andrew what action to take.
AIR TRAINING CORPS.
Any information relating to the ATC or those interested in joining as
Officers or Instructors please contact HQAC Radio Society Dave M5AGW
RAFARS 3477 QTHr or e-mail Dave at <dave.aco2@virgin.net> or News Desk.
Late breaking News
23/24 July 2011 1003 (Leighton Buzzard) Sqn ATC with the Milton Keynes
Radio Society (MKARS), an activation of RAF Stanbridge for an Airfields on
the Air event. Callsigns will be G3ATC and GX8MKC and, hopefully, will be
found on 80M, 40M, 20M and 2M.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION/SHUTTLES.
08 Jul Atlantis STS135 L/O 1126EDT to ISS with logistics and return a
defective pump.
Shuttle Atlantis will visit the ISS for the last time.
That will be the very last of the Shuttles to visit the ISS after 30yrs.
The Soyuz TMA Crafts will then be visiting the ISS and I will report any
visits of any other flights to the ISS.
Atlantis flight is subject to delays from minutes to months.
If members wish to obtain ISS naked eye visual passes contact News Desk
for times of visual passes.
To see it all, go to http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-hd-tv
or www.rafars.org Under ISS Data.
NEW MEMBERS ROYAL AIR FORCE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY.
For Membership details contact: The General Secretary G7JPN, HQ RAFARS,
DCAE Cosford, Wolverhampton, WV7 3EX. Tel: 01902 372722 (Answerphone only)
The HQ office will be checked at least once weekly for mail and messages.
You may also e-mail <rafars.gen.sec@googlemail.com>.
Check eligibility for membership by logging onto:
http://www.rafars.org/html/are_you_eligible_to_join_rafar.HTM
then print the application form (PDF file format) on an A4 sheet, fill it
in, enclose the appropriate fee and then post it to the Secretary for
approval and processing.
RAFARS NEWS DESK.
Send your RAFARS EVENTS at LEAST one month in advance the cut off date is
the 25th of the month or send a News Flash to
Terry G4PSH 306 e-mail address terry@g4psh.co.uk
Packet at G4PSH@GB7VLS.#35.GBR.EU, Tel 01692 582064.
or by letter QTHr International Call Books or see www.qrz.com.
This Newsletter was produced by Terry G4PSH.
Edited by Mike G7JPN RAFARS General Secretary.
Transmitted from DCAE Cosford to GB7MAX via TelNet for Packet to WW.
E-mailed Bcc & mailed direct to 131 Members by News Desk (on your request)
Uploaded on to RAFARS Website by Gary G0DNI under News Letters.
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