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Hello everyone,
As Andy/G4TNU is not available to relay the GB2RS news this weekend, he asked
me to repeat the process that I used to perform, after Trevor/M1CUK had to
stop his service a few years back.
Hopefully, this will be in a legible format and Andy will be back again next
week.
So onto the GB2RS NEWS for Sunday 19th May 2013
The news headlines:
* RSGB Patron to visit on Centenary Day
* G3UML inducted into CQ Hall of Fame
* Israeli amateurs on 5MHz
The RSGB is pleased to announce that its Patron, HRH The Prince Philip, Duke
of Edinburgh, KG, KT will be visiting the National Radio Centre at Bletchley
Park on the 5th July as part of its Centenary Day celebrations. He will meet
with Members and invited guests before unveiling a plaque to commemorate the
Centenary. A number of activities, talks and displays are planned in which
RSGB Members and members of the public can take part during the day. Full
details will be published on the RSGB website.
The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame honours those individuals, whether licensed
amateurs or not, who have made significant contributions to amateur radio; and
those amateurs who have made significant contributions either to amateur
radio, to their professional careers or to some other aspect of life on our
planet. Included in the 2013 inductees is Laurie Margolis, G3UML, long-time
BBC correspondent and contributor to amateur radio magazines. Our
congratulations to Laurie for this well-deserved accolade.
The Israeli radio regulator has decided to grant 5MHz temporary permissions on
an individual application basis. Eight channels are available to General and
Extra Class licence holders. See http://rsgb.org/main/news/world-news/ for
details of the channels and permitted modes. The maximum power allowed is 100W
PEP, measured at the Tx rather than EIRP. The Israel Amateur Radio Club's main
goal is to experiment for local short range emergency communication readiness
and the long distance activity is a side product of this. The validity is from
application approval date until mid March 2014 but it appears this could be
extended. Operation is on a secondary status, of course, and was coordinated
with the Spectrum Committee of the IMOC representing some other relevant
organisations.
The latest IARU Monitoring System Newsletter reports the Russian Over The
Horizon Radar that has invaded the 3.5MHz band is still very active. The
interfering radar system is believed to be located in the area of Makhachkala
[pronounced Ma-khach-ka-la], on the Caspian Sea and transmits simultaneously
between 3.515 to 3.545 and 3.560 to 3.590MHz. As a result, amateur radio and
other services are suffering interference during the evening hours. The German
and Dutch telecommunications regulators have been informed and have been asked
to intercede.
G100RSGB, the special event callsign celebrating the RSGB Centenary will be
operated by the UK Microwave group from Andover today, 19 May, with the
possibility of EME operation. Monday sees Horndean and District ARC operating
10 to 160m plus 2m from Cosham. On Tuesday 21st the callsign becomes GW100RSGB
as it moves to South Wales. Barry ARS will be operating from the 21st to 23rd
from Sully using the 10 to 160m bands. On Thursday 24 May Blackwood DARS will
be running HF and VHF using SSB, CW and FM, moving to locator IO81KG the
following day. Next Sunday, the 26th, Blackwood & DARS will move to Newport
for more HF operations. Details of how to get your QSL card are on the
website, www.rsgb.org.uk under the Operating drop down menu, clicking on
Centenary Station.
The February 1984 operation to TI9CCC, Cocos Island, has now been approved for
DXCC credit. In the past, radio amateurs who have submitted this operation on
a DXCC application had it rejected due to an incorrect date period. The date
issue has now been resolved, so if you had this operation rejected and your
confirmation falls within 15 to 28 February 1984, please send an e-mail to
DXCC so you can be placed on the list for an update to your record.
The next annual Castles and Stately Homes on the Air Award weekend will be
held over 25 and 26 May and is open to anyone wishing to chase Heritage sites
or just have some on-air QSOs. For those that wish to activate any historical
site, please complete an activation form at www.cashota.co.uk.
And now for the details of rallies and events for the coming week
Today, 19 May, the 30th National Amateur Radio Car Boot Sale will be held at
Stockwood Park, Luton. Full details can be found on the website
www.ddrcbootsale.org.
Also today, the Wolverhampton ARS Table Top Sale is being held at The Electric
Club, St Marks Road, Chapel Ash, Wolverhampton WV3 0QH. Doors open at 10am and
admission is by donation. There will be an RSGB bookstall. More information
from Vaughan, M0VRR by email to tts[at]wolverhamptonars.co.uk.
The next rally we have details on is the Spalding & DARS annual rally on 2
June at The Sir John Gleed Technology School, Halmer Gardens, Spalding, Lincs
PE11 2EF.
Now for the news of special events
GB4PEN is a CW-only special event running until 24 May to remember the loss of
the Penlee Lifeboat. Full details on QRZ.com.
GB70BOA and GB70WA will be on the air between 20 and 27 May to commemorate the
70th anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic. Operations using all modes
will take place on 10 to 80m bands as well as on 144 and 432MHz. A special
commemorative QSL card will be available. More details can be found on line at
tinyurl.com/cmvdvq8.
Horndean & District Amateur Radio Club will operate GB0RMM from the Royal
Marines Museum, Eastney, Portsmouth, on Saturday and Sunday June 22nd and
23rd.
And now the DX news compiled from 425 DX News and other sources
7Z1HL will be active from Saudi Arabia until 31 May as HZ1FOC. He is active on
the various HF bands. QSL only via Heribert Lennertz, HZ1FOC, PO Box 85661,
Riyadh 11612, Saudi Arabia.
OD5SK is currently active from Jordan as JY8KS. He is reported to be on the HF
bands only. QSL via IZ8CLM.
WB8BZK/VE3 will be on the air from Seseganaga Lake in Ontario Province between
26 and 31 May. He will be operating only on 6m, primarily on 50.135MHz,
running SSB and CW. Operating times are tentatively each morning at 1230UTC
and then again between 2230 and 2300UTC each evening. If you make contact,
please QSL with a self addressed, USA- stamped envelope to WB8BZK at his
address on QRZ.com.
Five English amateurs will use the callsign SZ8S from the Greek island of
Samos from 16 – 30 May. This will count as EU-049 for the Islands on the Air
Award. QSLs go via G1LAT for direct cards or via M0SCG for bureau cards.
From 21 to 30 May Harry, DJ2II, will visit IOTA reference EU-042 working /P on
the 10 to 80m bands using SSB and CW. QSL via DJ2II either direct or via the
bureau.
Fred, K9VV and Bob, WP2XX will be visiting the Radio Reef DXers super station
on St Croix Island, which is IOTA reference NA-106, from 21 to 28 May. They
will be on the air with their own callsigns and as KP2M for the WPX CW
contest. QSL for KP2M via LotW and direct via AI4U, for NP2X direct via K5WW
and for WP2XX via WP2XX, direct or bureau.
Now the contest news
Today, 19 May, the 144MHz May Contest runs until 1400UTC. Using all modes the
exchange is signal report, serial number, locator and postcode.
Today, Sunday 19th, the first 144MHz Backpackers contest runs from 1000 to
1500UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and
locator.
On 21 May, the 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest takes place from 1900 to 2130UTC
using all modes. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator.
The 80m Club Championships CW leg takes place on 23 May from 1900 to 2030UTC.
The exchange is signal report and serial number.
The CQWW WPX CW Contest takes place for the whole 48 hours of 25 and 25 May.
It's a worldwide CW extravaganza on the 1.8 to 28MHz bands. The exchange is
signal report and serial number.
Next Sunday, 26 May, the third 70MHz Cumulative Contests runs from 1400 to
1600UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and
locator.
Finally for this week, the first in a series of five 5.7, 10 and 24GHz
Contests organised by the UK Microwave Group takes place on Sunday 26th.
Running from 0600 to 1800UTC, the exchange is signal report, serial number and
locator.
And now the solar factual data for the period from Friday the 10th to Thursday
the 16th of May compiled by Neil Clarke, G0CAS on Friday the 17th of May.
With the aid of the STEREO Behind spacecraft that allows us to see sunspot
regions many days before they are seen from earth, we saw a large flare
producing active region was to rotate into view. This region came into view on
the 13th and then in the next three days produced four X class solar flares.
The largest was an X3 on the 14th, which was the third largest flare so far
for this sunspot cycle. Several coronal mass ejections also took place but all
were located at the east limb, which is not the ideal location for them to
head our way, but a glancing blow is possible. Also, five M class and numerous
C class solar flares took place. These X class solar flares are the first
since last October. Solar flux levels increased sharply from 125 units on the
10th to 150 by the 13th, before a gradual decline to 145 units by the end of
the period. The average was 143 units. The 90 day solar flux average on the
16th was 120, that's three units up on last week. X-ray flux levels increased
from B6.7 units on the 10th to peak at c1.1 units on the 13th. The average was
B7.8 units, which is the highest level since the start of the year.
Geomagnetic activity was quiet every day till the end of the period, when
activity increased to unsettled levels with an Ap index of 15 units for the
day. The average was Ap 7 units. Solar wind data from the ACE spacecraft saw
solar wind speeds decline from 470 kilometres per second on the 10th to 320 by
the 14th. Speeds then increased to 450 kilometres per second during the weak
disturbance of the 16th. Particle densities were low except for the 15th and
the 16th, which increased to 57 and 24 particles per cubic centimetre
respectively. Bz varied between minus 4 and plus 3 nanoTeslas on the quiet
days and between minus 9 and plus 11 nanoTeslas during the disturbance. The HF
bands responded well to the higher solar flux levels and strong 70MHz
Sporadic-E openings occurred on several days.
And finally the solar forecast for the coming week.
This week solar activity could continue at high levels due to the current
active sunspot region, which is still visible and also due to other active
regions rotating into view that produced strong solar flares on their last
rotation. Solar flux levels are expected to be around the 140's or maybe
slightly higher. Geomagnetic activity could be unsettled on Monday and Tuesday
due to a recurring coronal hole. Also, a number of coronal mass ejections
could deliver a glancing blow, which might increase activity on almost any day
during the week. 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 13MHz. Paths this week to South Africa should have a maximum usable
frequency with a 50 per cent success rate of around or slightly higher than
30MHz. The optimum working frequency with a 90 per cent success rate of about
27MHz. The best time to try this path will between 1100 and 1600 hours.
Sporadic-E is expected on some days with openings up to 70MHz.
And that's all for this week from the propagation team.
.... and 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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