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GB2RS Main News for Sunday 2nd June 2013
The news headlines:
* Keep hurricane net frequencies clear says IARU Region 1
* On the air for charity
* Another amateur on the ISS
The Atlantic hurricane season officially started on 1 June and many
predictions indicate an above average number of storms this year.
Amateur radio continues to play a part in gathering and distributing
information for the weather and emergency services each year and
radio amateurs in IARU Region 1 are reminded that the same
frequencies may be in use by nets in North and Central America to
track and deal with the consequences of these severe weather events.
It is possible for Region 1 amateurs to cause unintentional QRM to
these nets so please listen carefully if operating near these
frequencies. A full list can be found on the website www.iaru-r1.org.
On 8 June, eight year old LaurenOn 8 June, eight year old Lauren Richardson, accompanied by her dad
Kevin, G0PEK, will attempt to kayak 225 miles down the River Thames
raising money for Widehorizons Outdoor Education charity. The
thirteen day event will see them negotiate 45 locks and travel up to
27 miles a day from the source of the Thames to the sea. They will be
operating on amateur radio carrying two transmitters, one for the 2m
voice comms and the other for APRS, which will plot their position
along the Thames via the internet. They will be traceable at
www.aprs.fi.
Three new crew members have arrived at the International Space
Station after launching from Kazakhstan, including Luca, KF5KDP. He
is a first-timer in orbit and was greeted by the current three member
crew including Chris, KF5KDR. Luca will be on the ISS until November.
G100RSGB, the special event callsign celebrating the RSGB Centenary,
will be operated by Llanelli ARS until 3 June using the HF bands,
then Rhondda ARS take over for three days from the 4th tthen Rhondda ARS take over for three days from the 4th to the 6th
with HF and VHF stations. For the three days from the 7th to the 9th,
Aberystwyth & DARS will run an HF station, the St Tybie ARS will run
the station from Carmarthen on 10 June. Finally for this week,
Highfield ARC will put the station on the air from Cardiff on 11 and
12 June. Details of how to get your QSL card are on the RSGB website,
www.rsgb.org.uk under the Operating drop down menu, clicking on
Centenary Station.
A Full licensee is needed for a Hampshire Scout Group JOTA event in
October 2013. Due to the current overseas posting of the normal G0
licensee, a Full licensee stand-in is urgently required. The
volunteer must be able to provide their own HF equipment for the
duration of the event, which is the 18th to 20th of October. Bishop's
Waltham Scouts have space in the upper section of the Scout HQ
building with central support already erected for a dipole.
Volunteers please contact Andy, G0JLX via e-mail to g0jlx<at>mailVolunteers please contact Andy, G0JLX via e-mail to g0jlx<at>mail.com.
Amateur radio emergency service operators have been released from
assisting the American Red Cross with communications during the
response to the Oklahoma tornado recovery. Some 25 local amateurs
volunteered their help along with over 15 out-of-state radio
operators.
Ed, GW3SQX has now completed, or more correctly has significantly
exceeded, his 3 year term as Contest Committee chairman. His place
will be taken by Ian, G0FCT from 1 June. The RSGB would like to thank
Ed for all his hard work during his time in office and would like to
welcome Ian into his new role.
German amateurs have had their 6m band extended until the end of the
year. The latest allocation is 50.03 to 51MHz and the bottom 30kHz
ties up with where the new 6m Synced Beacons are planned. They may
use all types of transmission with a bandwidth up to 12kHz but must
not cause interference to the primary user of the band, the military.
The Israeli telecomms regThe Israeli telecomms regulator has decided to grant 5MHz temporary
permission on an individual application basis only.
Guido, PE1NNZ, has released the code to enable the Raspberry Pi
computer board to generate SSB on the 7 and 14MHz bands. According to
Guido, the computer code he has written generates SSB modulation just
by controlling a phase locked loop based carrier. He says that he has
applied this method on the Raspberry Pi PLL, and made several
contacts with it on the 20 and 40 metre bands. Details are on his
blog at tinyurl.com/raspberry-ssb.
And now for the details of rallies and events for the coming week
The Spalding & DARS annual rally takes place today at The Sir John
Gleed Technology School, Halmer Gardens, Spalding, Lincs PE11 2EF.
There's free parking, and the rally opens at 10am, or ten minutes
earlier for those with special needs. Details from John, G4NBR, on
07946 302 815.
The Central Scotland Mini Ham Radio Convention will be held on 8 June
at the Crofthead Farm Communitat the Crofthead Farm Community Education Centre, Templar Rise,
Livingston EH54 6DG. Doors open at 10am, and there will be trade
stands, a Bring & Buy as well as lectures and an RSGB bookstall.
The 12th Junction 28 QRP Rally will take place on 9 June at the
Alfreton Leisure Centre, Church Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire
DE55 7BD. Doors open 10am and there will be trade stands and special
interest groups. More details from Anya Lawrence, 2E0BQS on
0115 930 7322.
If you have any rally or event information you'd like to appear in
future editions of the News and in RadCom, please email details to
GB2RS<at>rsgb.org.uk.
Now for the news of special events
On 26 June 1913, Barrow Wireless Association in north west England
received a transmitting licence from the Post Office, the fifth
English club to do so. Furness Amateur Radio Society, as a successor
to that association, is celebrating this centenary with a series of
events and on-air activities. Ofcom have been approached for a
special callsign aspecial callsign and this will be announced as soon as it is
confirmed. Amateurs in the UK and beyond are invited to work the
station. Activity will be from early June for around 28 days.
And now the DX news compiled from 425 DX News and other sources
G0MGX is currently working in Qatar and has obtained a permit to
operate stroke A7. He says to listen out for him during evenings and
some weekends primarily using RTTY and JT65. He adds that the Qatar
Amateur Radio Society has made him feel very welcome and that he is
very grateful to them for the support and help they have given to
him. QSL as directed on the air.
ZL2JU is currently active from Rarotonga in the South Cook Islands as
E51JJU. This is IOTA reference OC-013. He is operational on most of
the HF bands but no exact schedule of operating times is mentioned.
QSL via his home call.
OO9O will be on the air portable LX from Luxembourg from 17 to 20
June. He plans to focus on 30m CW and PSK. QSL via home call, or
electronically using eQSL electronically using eQSL or Logbook of the World.
Laci, HA0HW is active as SW8WW from Thassos Island in Greece until 5
June. The IOTA reference is EU-174 and the callsign will probably be
of interest to prefix hunters.
Svein, LA9JKA will be QRV from Bear Island using the callsign JW9JKA
for six months from mid-June. This is IOTA reference EU-027. It will
be a spare time operation on the 4 to 160m bands. QSLs go via his
home call.
A group of Belgian amateurs will be on the Aland Islands until 7
June. This is IOTA reference EU-002. They will operate as
OH0/homecall using SSB/CW and RTTY.
Now the contest news
The RSGB CW National Field Day is this weekend, finishing the 24
hours at 1500UTC today, 2 June. Operating on all HF contest bands
from 1.8 to 28MHz, the exchange is RST and serial number.
Also this weekend is the UK Six Metre Group Summer Sporadic-E
contest. It runs until 1300UTC today, 6 June, on 6m, all modes. The
report is RST, serial number, locator and membership number.
The UK MicThe UK Microwave Group Low Band contest is today, 6 June, from 1000
to 1600UTC. Operating on the 1.3, 2.3 and 3.4GHz bands, the exchange
is RST, serial number and locator.
June is the penultimate month of the 80m Club Championships, with
datamodes on the 3rd from 1900 to 2030UTC. The exchange is signal
report and serial number.
The 2m UKAC is the first VHF event of the month, on Tuesday 4th, from
1900 to 2130UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number and
locator. This is followed by the second in the series of 2m
Backpacker contests that takes place on the morning of Sunday 9 June
from 0900 to 1300UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report,
serial number and locator.
The French 6m Contest takes place for 24 hours next weekend, 8 and 9
June from 1600 to 1600UTC. In this one it's pretty much the usual
exchange of information, except that you only need to give the first
four characters of your locator, eg IO83.
On Sunday 9th the Practical Wireless 2m Low Power Contest runs for
sseven hours from 0900 to 1600UTC. The maximum permitted power is 3
watts and locator squares are multipliers. The exchange is signal
report, serial number and locator.
Looking a month further out, don't forget that registration for VHF
NFD is now open, and can be done online. See the Radio Sport heading
on the RSGB website.
And now the solar factual data for the period from Friday the 24th to
Thursday the 30th of May, compiled by Neil Clarke, G0CAS on Friday
the 31st of May.
The large sunspot groups from the previous week decayed and
simplified this week, as a result solar activity declined to low
levels on most days with only small strength C class solar flares
taking place. On the 27th, 28th and the 30th solar activity decreased
further to very low levels when no C class solar flares took place.
Solar flux levels declined from 127 units on the 24th to 104 by the
30th. The average was 113 units. The 90 day solar flux average on the
30th was 123 units, that's one unit up on last week. Geomagn30th was 123 units, that's one unit up on last week. Geomagnetic
activity started the period at minor storm levels with an Ap index of
23 and 40 units on the 24th and the 25th respectively. Activity then
declined to quiet levels till the end of the period. The average was
Ap 15 units. Solar wind data from the ACE spacecraft saw solar wind
speeds increase to 850 kilometres per second on the 25th and again on
the 28th. Speeds then declined to 350 kilometres per second on the
30th. Particle densities started the period at 18 particles per cubic
centimetre but declined to 1 particle per cubic centimetre for the
last three days of the period. Bz varied between minus 14 and plus 11
nanoTeslas during the disturbance and between minus 1 and plus 2
nanoTeslas on the quietest day. A weak radio aurora took place during
the disturbance, however, few contacts were made from the UK.
And finally the solar forecast for the coming week. This week the
more active side of the Sun is expected to rotate into view.more active side of the Sun is expected to rotate into view. It will
though be later in the week before solar activity could increase to
moderate levels. Solar flux levels will gradually increase and could
be up to the 130's by next weekend or even slightly higher.
Geomagnetic activity could be unsettled today and tomorrow due to a
recurring coronal hole. However, activity should decline for the
remainder of the week. MUFs during daylight hours at equal latitudes
should be around 23MHz for the south and 20MHz for the north.
Darkness hour lows should be around 13MHz. Path this week to the east
coast of North America 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 1600 and 2200 hours.
Levels will be somewhat lower if geomagnetic activity increases.
Sporadic-E is expected most days with opens up to 144MHz possible
during any largeduring any larger more intense openings.
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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