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GB2RS Main News for Sunday 9th September 2012
The news headlines:
* ARDF World Championships this week
* New allocation in the Philippines
* Gough Island to be activated
The RSGB ARDF World Championships team flies out to Serbia on Monday
10 September. All nine of the UK competitors are self funded. UK ARDF
events using the IARU rules have been run by the RSGB since 2002. In
contrast, most eastern European nations have been pursuing this radio
sport for over 50 years and have a great deal of experience. These
nations dominate the results, with Russia, the Ukraine and the Czech
Republic particularly successful. There are four days of competition
and the results will be posted on the event website each evening at
www.ardf2012.org. Wednesday 12th sees the first of the classic races
with both the 3.5 and 144MHz bands in use. The inaugural World Sprint
ARDF championships take place on Thursday 13th and this format uses
3.5MHz. Friday 14th is the second day of the classic races, with
competitors using the band they did not use two days earlier. Finally
there is a Fox-Oring race on the Saturday and this also uses the
3.5MHz band. Watch out for the M40 and M70 team results. In the
individual results, Andrew G4KWQ (M40) and David M3WDD (M50) are our
best prospects and there is a chance that the RSGB might get someone
on the podium for the first time.
Amateurs in the Philippines have been granted some additional
spectrum. Depending on licence class, amateurs will be permitted to
operate from 135.7kHz to 137.8kHz, 472kHz to 479kHz and 7.201MHz to
7.3MHz, with Class B and Class C allowed to operate HF mobile.
ZS6KX will be going to Gough Island sometime this month. He is hoping
to be issued the callsign ZD9KX. If you made contact with a ZD5KN on
Gough Island you will not be getting any credit for the contact as
that callsign has never been issued.
The Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society has organised a social event in
Coventry and all are welcome. It will take place on 14 to16
September. The main event is a gala dinner on the Saturday evening
and will include pre-dinner drinks and entertainment. On Saturday a
coach trip from the hotel in Coventry to the National Memorial
Arboretum is also to be run as part of the event. Membership of the
RNARS is not a requirement to attend this social event. Details are
on the RNARS website.
Cray Valley members started operating 2O12L on 25 July, in the first
10 hours over 3,300 contacts were made. The station closes at 4pm
today, 9 September. As well as introducing visitors to amateur radio
the station exceeded the world record for special event station QSOs
on 21 August and reached their target figure of 60,000 QSOs at
2305UTC on Friday 31 August.
And now for the details of rallies and events for the coming week
North Norfolk Amateur Radio Club Car Boot Sale will take place today,
9 September, at Muckleburgh Military Collection, Weybourne NR25 7EG.
Radio & non radio pitches are available from 7am, doors open 10am.
The Radio Museum will be open and admission is free. For further
information see www.gb2mc.com.
The Friskney & East Lincolnshire Communications Club Rally will also
take place today, 9 September, in the Friskney Village Hall, Church
Road, Friskney. Details from Bren, 2E0BDS on 01754 820 060.
The AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium is next weekend, 15 & 16 September, at
the Holiday Inn, Guildford, GU2 7XZ. There will be a lecture
programme as well as demonstrations. See the website at
www.uk.amsat.org for more details.
On 16 September, the Torbay Annual Communications Fair will be held
at Newton Abbot Racecourse, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 3AF. There will
be trade stands and Bring & Buy as well as an RSGB bookstall. Doors
open from 10am and admission is GBP 2. Details from Mike Dixon on
01803 557 941.
Now for the news of special events
It is planned that GB2OWM will be on the air at the Orkney Wireless
Museum at Kiln Corner, Kirkwall between Thursday 6 September and
Wednesday 12 September during the 22nd Orkney International Science
Festival. Listen out for the station between 2 and 4.30pm on weekdays
and Sunday afternoons and on Saturday morning between 10am and
12.30pm. Operation will be primarily on HF SSB.
To celebrate the 39th Ryder Cup, GB39RC will be operational from
Verulam Golf Club in St Albans until 30 September. Operation will be
on 10, 15, 20 and 40m using mostly CW and RTTY. Full details of the
QSL route is given on QRZ.com.
The RNARS will put GB0CGT on the air during their social in Coventry
from 14 to 16 September. Using the HF bands, including WARC bands,
from 80m to 10m as well as 2m and 70cm, the station will operating
CW, SSB and FM. The RNARS operating frequencies will be used where
possible.
Pontefract & District ARS will be operating GB4BOB from 1 to 16
September to commemorate those who fought and died in the Battle of
Britain. QSL cards will be sent out on receipt of a card, either
direct to G0BPK or via the bureau to the GB call. Full details are on
QRZ.com.
South Lancs Amateur Radio Club will be on the air as GB1BAS from the
site that was Bickershaw & Abram Station, which closed 48 years ago.
On the air from 0000UTC on 22 September until 1400 on 23 September,
they plan to use the 80, 40, 20, 10, 2m and 70cm bands.
British Railways Amateur Radio Society is holding an International
Railway Radio Amateurs Congress between 13 and 17 September and will
be operating GB5IFC on those dates from Top Band to 70cm. Currently
nine European countries are attending.
On 16 September, Grantham Fire Station will be holding an open day
and GB0LFR has been allocated for this event. Listen out for them on
all bands.
And now the DX news compiled from 425 DX News and other sources
Lance, W7GJ will conduct a 6m EME DXpedition to Niue on from 7 to 21
September. QSL direct to his home callsign. Further information,
including details on the QSO procedure that he uses is at
www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Niue2012.htm.
From 7 to 21 September, Bob, ZL1RS will be active as E6RS on 2m EME.
QSL via his home callsign. Further details are online at
www.qsl.net/zl1rs/zk2.html.
Michael, DF8AN will operate mainly CW as FR/DF8AN from Reunion
Island, which is IOTA reference AF-016, until 10 September. QSL via
his home callsign.
Riccardo, IZ5JMX is active as IM0/IZ5JMX from San Pietro Island, IOTA
EU-165, until 14 September. He will operate holiday style on 10 to 40
metres SSB. QSL via his home callsign, direct or via the bureau.
Now the contest news
Today, 9 September, the second 70MHz contest takes place from 0900 to
1200UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number
and locator.
Finishing at 2359 today, the 9th, the WAE DX SSB contest has been
taking place. European stations can only work non European stations
for this contest. Using all contest bands from 3.5 to 28MHz, the
exchange is signal report and serial number.
The 432MHz UK Activity Contest takes place from 1900 to 2130UTC on 11
September. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
The 80m Club Sprint takes place on 12 September from 1900 to 2030UTC.
Using SSB the exchange is both callsigns, serial number and name.
The Worked All Britain 144MHz QRO Contest takes place on Sunday 16
September from 1000 to 1400UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial
number and WAB square. Full details of the rules and also log sheets
can be obtained from the WAB website www.worked-all-britain.co.uk or
from the contest manager G3XKT, e-mail aebbooks<at>ntlworld.com.
And now the solar factual data for the period from Friday the 31st of
August to Thursday the 6th of September, compiled by Neil Clarke on
Friday the 7th of September.
Considering there were two large and magnetically complex groups
visible, they both remained relatively quiet and only produced
numerous C class solar flares except for a single M1 solar flare on
the 6th. Solar flux levels increased to 146 units on the 1st but then
gradually declined to 128 by the 6th. The average was 137 units. The
90 day solar flux average on the 6th remained unchanged from the
previous week at 124 units. X-ray flux levels declined from B9.8
units on the 1st to B4.4 by the 6th and the average was B6.9 units.
Geomagnetic activity started at quiet levels on the 31st with an Ap
index of only 3 units but by the 3rd activity increased to peak at 40
units. This was in response to a coronal mass ejection that departed
the Sun on the 31st. Just as that storm was declining a coronal hole
disturbance arrived which allowed geomagnetic activity to continue to
the end of the period. The average was Ap 20 units. Solar wind data
from the ACE spacecraft saw solar wind speeds increase from 290
kilometres per second to peak at 590 by the 5th. Particle densities
increased to 54 particles per cubic centimetre on the 3rd and
remained elevated at around 20 particles per cubic centimetre till
the 6th. Bz varied between minus 3 and plus 2 nanoTeslas on the
quietest day and between minus 23 and plus 15 nanoTeslas on the 3rd.
A good week for many VHF/UHF operators, with a stable high pressure
system producing extended tropo propagation on 144MHz and above,
particularly towards France, Germany and Spain. Also, disturbed
geomagnetic levels on the 3rd resulted in auroral propagation on 6
and 2 metres lasting some twelve hours and, at its peak, extending
down to central England.
And finally the solar forecast from Sunday the 9th of September. This
week the quiet side of the Sun is expected to rotate into view,
therefore, solar activity should be low with only C class solar
flares taking place. Solar flux levels are expected to decline and be
in the 90's later in the week. Geomagnetic activity should be quiet
until later in the week, when a small recurring coronal hole is
expected to arrive and last into the weekend. MUFs during daylight
hours at equal latitudes should be around 24MHz for the south and
21MHz for the north. Darkness hour lows should be about 11MHz. Paths
this week to India should have a maximum usable frequency with a 50
per cent success rate will be around 23MHz. The optimum working
frequency with a 90 per cent success rate is expected to be 18MHz.
The best time to try this path will be between 1100 and 1600 hours.
And that's all for this week from the propagation team.
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 gb2rs<at>rsgb.org.uk to arrive by
10:00 on the Thursday before transmission.
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