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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
MARCH 2012 ISSUE No 166
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NEW AND REJOINED MEMBERS.
1744 G4OGD LES
4474 G1YVR MIKE
4753 GM0WEZ PETE
4754 1895 (CROMER) SQN ATC
SILENT KEYS.
2652 G4DUP JOHN
CALL SIGN CHANGES.
None this Month.
NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE RADIO AMATEUR SOCIETY.
09 MARCH 2012 AFFILIATED CLUB 80 METRE CONTEST
The NAFRAS is organising an Affiliated Club 80m Contest to take place on
Fri 09 March 2012 from 18.00 UTC until 21.00 UTC.
Frequency 3.700 to 3.726. Call-sign PI4NAF
For full contest details see <www.rafars.org> or <www.nafras.nl>
Contest logs to PI4NAF, RAFARS 0005 in QRZ Call Book page45.
NAME CHANGE - RAFARS 1113 ST DUNSTANS ARC
St Dunstans is now known as Blind Veterans UK.
Other contact details published in the Autumn QRZ Supplement are correct.
For the rest of the year, the ARC will be using the call-sign GB0BVU.
COUNCIL MEETINGS 2012.
17th Apr., 12th June., 18th Sept., AGM 27th Oct., 27th Nov.
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.
AOTA, AIRFIELDS ON THE AIR 7/8 APRIL 2012.
7/8 April Airfield on the Air Weekend All who wish to put a SES/GX/ATC
on the air have a month to organise and Register with Vince G4DQP
<earlval38@o2.co.uk> also see QRZ Call Book 2011 pages 55-57 for rules.
7/8 Apr RAF Weybourne Norfolk GB2MC 2 20 40 80m Contact G4FAI
12/13 May RAF Stanbridge Beds GB4TSB 20 40 80m MKARS and ATC
7 Apr RAF Haldon Moor Devon MX0RIV 2 20 40 80m Contact G2DXU
At all times, RAF Neatishead Norfolk GB2RAF 20 40 80m Contact G4PSH
At all times, RAF Harrington Northants GB2HAM 20 40 80m MKDRS Members
At all times, RAF Holmpton E. Yorks GB2VQJ 20 40 80m Contact M0UTX
At all times. RAF East Kirkby Lincs GB2CWP 20 40 80m LWWC Members
At all times. RAF Stow Maries Essex GB0SMA 2 20 40 80m DHARS Members
At all times. RAF Weybourne Norfolk GB2MC 2 20 40 80m Contact G4FAI
No others confirmed up to 25 Feb.
MUSEUMS ON THE AIR.
Museums on the Air this year will be 16/17 and 23/24 June 2012.
GB2RAF 5010 will be operational on Sat 16th therefore GB2RAF will
be operational on the third Saturday in June not the second Saturday.
If any RAFARS Clubs/Members wish to register and take part see
www.ukradioamateur.co.uk/imw/
21 SIGNALS REGIMENT AIR SUPPORT WING COLERNE SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS 2012.
GB21FCB (Freedom City Bath)
GB4SHF (Signals Helicopter Forces)
a) Both of the call signs will be active from 21 Signal Regiment (Air
Support) Training Wing at Colerne Wiltshire wef 11th to 17th June 2012
inclusive. QSL route both calls via the three Service Societies, RSGB, or
Direct only with a SSAE please as advised at the time of the QSO.
A special QSL card will be available but a SSAE or a 2nd class stamp is
required from those who wish to receive a card.
b) GB21FCB will be reactivated again from 1st October to 30th November
inclusive from a location, post code SO53 1FJ, near Eastleigh.
c) GB4SHF will be reactivated again from 1st to 30th November inclusive
from a location, post code NG9 5LB, near Beeston.
Contact Dennis GW4XKE RAFARS 2115 QTHr for any further information.
I am sure Dennis would be most grateful for any help he may require on the
above dates.
RAFARS CONTESTS, RALLIES WITH RAFARS STANDS AND OTHER EVENTS IN 2012.
09 Mar NAFRAS 80m Contest 1800utc to 2100utc Contact PI4NAF
7/8 Apr AOTA Airfields on the Air (RAFARS) Contact Vince G4DQP
TBA May GX0RAF Newark Air Museum Contact Barry G4DBS
12/13 May Mills on the Air by Denby Dale ARC (not RAFARS)
11-17 Jun Freedom of Bath GB21FCB/GB4SHF Contact Dennis GW4XKE
16 Jun International Museums on the Air GB2RAF 5101 Contact Terry G4PSH
16/17 Jun GB0WWW Wickenby Wings and Wheels Contact Barry G4DBS
30 Jun to 1 Jul GB2WAD RAF Waddington Air Show Contact Barry G4DBS
7/8 Jul North Coates Wings and Wheels GB0VWW Contact Barry G4DBS
14/15 Jul Fir Park Wings and Wheels GB0FWW Contact Barry G4DBS
TBA Sep Newark Air Museum GB0NAM Contact Barry G4DBS
1 Oct to 30 Nov Freedom of Bath GB21FCB at SO53 1FJ Contact Dennis GW4XKE
27 Oct RAFARS AGM Insert in your organiser today.
1 TO 30 Nov Signals Helicopter Flight GB4SHF from NG9 5LB Contact GW4XKE
The contact names for the SES are there for you to contact that person and
give them your help and support, they cannot do it alone. So if the event
is your area pop over even if its only for a few hours of your time, I am
sure if you do not like Operating/Setting up the SES then I am sure even
just making the Tea/Coffee would help out a lot.
All Contest Volunteers/Queries and Contest log sheets to Roger G3ZDW QTHr
MORSE BUZZER REQUIRED FOR GB2RAF
If any RAFARS Member has a free spare Morse Buzzer (Key not required)
suitable for the public to use at GB2RAF ADRM RAF Neatishead it would
be appreciated. If you can help Contact Terry at RAFARS News Desk.
GB2RAF AIR DEFENCE RADAR MUSEUM RAF NEATISHEAD RAFARS PERMANENT S.E.S.
De-brief Sat 10 February 2012. Antenna serviced and checked - all correct.
Only 13 stations worked. Conditions Good until 1200 when a PA Contest
started and from then on it was impossible as the contest took over all
the Bands and the Frequencies.
RAFARS Members on the 1100 RAFARS Net G3RAF/A G3YSG G2AFV G3AZW G3SDZ
then G7BQM and G0RGB R/Sigs Controller further down the log.
CQ CW DX 14.055 at 1200-1215. HA5AJ IZ6TGS S51CL and IT9NQM
CQ CW on 3.567 at 1300-1315 No Reply.
GB2RAF applied for GQ2RAF (the Queen's Diamond Jubilee) but it was not
approved by Ofcom.
GB2RAF will be operational for Museums on the Air, Jun 16, instead of the
usual 2nd Sat.
GB2RAF will be operational normally every 2nd Sat of the month.
Primary Frequency 3.710Mhz but if 80m is down we will be found on 7.065Mhz.
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.
RAFARS QRV JOURNAL.
The editorial team have finished drafting the Spring 2012 edition which is
off to the printers very soon.
The editor G0TAK, is already looking for your articles, snippets, stories
and pictures for the autumn and future editions of QRV.
Please send your items, if possible as a MS Word attachment to a covering
e-mail. Send diagrams and photography as jpg attachments to the QRV Editor
g0tak@kencomp.net or Royal Mail QTHr
RAFARS QSL BUREAU, IS YOUR CALL-SIGN BELOW.
As of 06/02/2012 outstanding QSL Cards await SSAEs from 37 Members.
Call signs are as follows:
G0ECJ G0EYJ G0FUV GW0PDB GW0MQU G0RPX G4NRZ/GB2LGR G3CRH G3DQY G3IUC G3IYT
G3JFR G3KDP G3MWN GM3MAS G3NPB G3RLF G3TQX MW3ULG G3WBP G3WPP G3ZRZ G4DDX
G4EBL G4FIG G4KMW G4OST G4SXR G4YFH G6PAA G7HPI G8HUY M0AEO M0KIT M0MRW
MM0WHA MW1ARM.
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 those on the above list advise Andrew what
action to take.
AIR TRAINING CORPS.
12/13 May 2012 1003 (Leighton Buzzard) Sqn ATC with the Milton Keynes
A R Society (MKARS), an activation of RAF Stanbridge for an Airfields on
the Air Event. Call Sign will be GB4STB. Well done 1003.
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>.
AIRSHOW EVENTS AND FLY-INS FOR 2012 WITH POST CODES.(Phone before you go)
6 May Abington Air and Country Show Oxford OX13 6JG
25-27 May Sywell AeroExpro UK Northants NN60BT
26/27 May Southend on Sea Festival of the Air SS1 1AB
27 May Duxford The Queens Jubilee Air Show Duxford, Cambs CB2 4QR
2 Jun Folkestone Jubilee Air Show (Shepway) Kent CT20 2EB
8 Jun Dawlish Air Show Devon EX7 0BS
16 Jun Queens Birthday Flypast The Mall London SW1
17 Jun Welshpool Airport Air Show Powys SY21 8SG
17 Jun RAF Cosford Air Show TF11 8UP
23 Jun RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day Somerset BA22 8HT
23/24 Jun Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival Suffolk NR33 0JS
30/1 Jul RAF Waddington International Air Show Lincs LN5 9NB
30/1 Jul Duxford Flying Legends Air Show Duxford, Cambs CB2 4QR
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (CITY IN THE SKY) AND RUSSIAN SOYUZ VISITS.
30 Mar Soyuz 30S Manned Spacecraft to/from the ISS crew change.
25 Apr Soyuz Progress P47 Stores Supply craft only to/from the ISS.
30 May Soyuz 31S Manned Spacecraft to/from the ISS with crew change
25 Jul Soyuz Progress P48S Stores Supply craft only to/from the ISS.
26 Sep Soyuz 32S Manned Spacecraft to/from the ISS with crew change.
The system used now is that when a manned spacecraft is sent to the ISS it
remains at the ISS until the next return schedule so, if anything should
go wrong, they have a means of escape my using the module back to earth.
Note - All Soyuz lift off are from Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan.
All missions are subject to delays.
If there are any members who wish to obtain ISS naked eye visual passes
contact News Desk for dates and times. Next sightings 17 to 27 of Feb.
Also see under ISS Data on RAFARS Website www.rafars.org
To see it all on NASA TV Live, go to http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv
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 News Desk via GB7VLS for G8RAF to www.
E-mailed Bcc & mailed direct to 134 Members by News Desk (on your request)
Uploaded on to RAFARS Website by Gary G0DNI under News Letters.
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