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GB2RS Main News for Sunday the 11th of April 2021
The news headlines:
* RSGB Patron, Silent Key
* Friendship on the Air
* RSGB online AGM
It is with great sadness that we heard that the Radio Society of
Great Britain's Patron, His Royal Highness, The Prince Philip, Duke
of Edinburgh, KG, KT, died on Friday the 9th of April.
He was the RSGB's Patron from 1952 and joined the Society on several
occasions. These included special event stations, anniversary events
and exhibitions. In 1988, he attended the 75th Anniversary Convention
at the NEC. After touring the display of amateur equipment through
the ages, he exchanged a short greetings message with Windsor Castle.
His opening address was included in a special edition of GB2RS that
was carried live from the NEC.
The Duke of Edinburgh's continuing commitment to help young people to
develop new skills was demonstrated through the message he sent on
the occasion of YOTA 2017: "I am delighted to have this opportunity
to welcome everyone who is participating in The Radio Society of
Great Britain's youth event ‘Youngsters on the Air 2017'. The
skills involved in amateur radio are a valuable foundation for
careers in science, technology, engineering and maths. I hope that
all those taking part in this event will gain valuable experience for
their chosen career. I wish all participants a very enjoyable week,
and trust that the friendships formed will last long after the
conclusion of the camp."
Our thoughts are with Her Majesty The Queen and the whole Royal
family at this sad time.
The RSGB has launched the Friendship on the Air Award to support the
radio amateur community as restrictions lift over the coming months.
There will be monthly and annual awards for individuals, clubs and
the highest-scoring club in each region. The points system is simply
an encouragement to get on the air, represent your club and have a
proper chat with radio amateurs across the airwaves. The award is
part of the RSGB and NHS ‘Get on the air to care' campaign, and
links with the chosen theme of ‘Home but never alone' for this
year's World Amateur Radio Day. To find out how to take part, visit
rsgb.org/friendship-award.
The RSGB is holding its AGM online this year on Saturday the 24th of
April. The event will include both the formal AGM business and a
presentation by John Rogers, M0JAV on the new EMF licence
regulations. If you are an RSGB Member you can submit written
questions for Board Directors in advance through a form on the AGM
web pages at rsgb.org/agm.
We are saying farewell to a couple of our long-standing newsreaders.
Tony, G1JPV has decided to stand down and we would like to thank him
for his dedication to GB2RS. We're also saying goodbye to Colin,
G3ISB/DJ0OK, a stalwart of the 40m broadcasts from Germany alongside
Günter, M0DXM/DJ2XB. Thank you Colin for your work on behalf of
other amateurs. We wish both Tony and Colin well for the future.
Two new GB2RS news broadcasts begin this weekend. Mick, MI0HOZ will
transmit over the Brandmeister DMR network using talk group TG2354,
time slot 2, at 12 noon each Sunday. The transmission is being made
via five interlinked DMR repeaters in Northern Ireland. Thank you to
the repeater keepers who have kindly granted permission for this.
George, MM0JNL is starting a new service for the Scottish Borders and
north Northumberland, from his station near Berwick-upon-Tweed. The
broadcast starts at 12 noon using FM on 145.525MHz.
A reminder that Tonight @ 8 will be at 8pm this Monday, the 12th of
April. Alan, W2AEW will give an introduction to VNAs and the NanoVNA.
You can watch and ask questions live on the RSGB YouTube channel. For
more information about all the Tonight@8 webinars see
rsgb.org/webinars.
The MicroHAMS Digital conference 2021 will be held on Saturday the
24th of April. There are plans for a section on FreeDV by Walter
Holmes, K5WH. Please check microhams.com for updates on the programme
and how to join.
World Amateur Radio Day is on the 18th of April and EDR, Denmark's
National Society, is sponsoring the 5P0WARD Award. Stations in Europe
qualify for a gold award by contacting 12 different 5P0WARD/xx
stations on at least four different bands. The xx denotes a different
extended suffix to the main callsign. For silver, it is 10 different
5P0WARD/xx stations on at least three bands, and for bronze, contact
six different 5P0WARD/xx stations on at least three different bands.
You have until the end of the year to apply. More at QRZ.com under
5P0WARD.
Now the DX news
Joe, 9H5JO will be on the air at weekends during April from Malta.
Between 1200 and 1300UTC each weekend he will listen specifically for
Foundation licensees on, or very near to, 14.268MHz. This could be a
really good opportunity to get Malta in your logbook.
Ruud, PG1R will be active as PG96WARD until the 30th of April to
celebrate World Amateur Radio Day. He operates RTTY, PSK and SSB. QSL
via PG1R either direct or via the bureau and Logbook of The World or
logsearch on Club Log.
Members of Radio Club Henares will be active as EH4WRD between the
12th and the 18th of April to celebrate World Amateur Radio Day. QSL
via EA4RCH.
JW1I is the club callsign for the Meteorological Station on Bear
Island, EU-027, Svalbard. The operator is Erling, JW/LB2PG, who is
expected to stay there until the 15th of May. QSL via the bureau.
Now the Special Event news
Celebrating the 83rd birthday of Antonio, CU8AS, special callsign
CQ83AS will be aired between the 13th and 19th of April from Flores
Island, EU-089, in the Azores. QSL via HB9CRV.
Between 0600UTC on the 14th and 2200UTC on the 17th of April, two
special callsigns will be operating in Israel. 4X73xx and 4Z73xx will
be on the air, where xx will include the two last letters of the
callsign for each operator. QSL cards will be uploaded to Logbook of
The World.
Now the contest news
With different parts of the UK having different lockdown
restrictions, please make sure you follow the appropriate rules.
Several contests now accept portable entries, so please check the
contest rules. Above all, please follow relevant national and local
restrictions.
Today, Sunday the 11th, is a busy day for contests. The First 50MHz
contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC and uses all modes. The exchange is
signal report, serial number and locator.
The UK Microwave Group second Low Band contest runs from 1000 to
1600UTC. Using all modes on the 1.3 to 3.4GHz bands, the exchange is
signal report, serial number and locator.
Running from 1000 to 2100UTC, the Worked All Britain Data Contest
uses the 3.5 to 14MHz contest bands. The exchange is signal report,
serial number and WAB square. Note this contest has two sessions.
Also today, the first RoLo Contest runs from 1900 to 2030UTC using
SSB only on the 80m band. The exchange is the signal report and the
locator received.
On Monday, the CW leg of the 80m Club Championships takes place
between 1900 and 2030UTC. The exchange is signal report and serial
number.
On Tuesday, the 432MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855UTC.
It is followed by the all-mode 432MHz Activity Contest from 1900 to
2130UTC. The exchange for both is signal report, serial number and
locator.
On Thursday the 70MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC.
Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and
locator.
Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA & G4BAO on
Friday the 9th of April.
We had yet another week with poor sunspot numbers. Although we
started the week with a sunspot number of 11, representing one spot
in one group, it didn't take long for this to decline and we were
back to zero spots again and a solar flux index of 76.
What we did have, however, were the effects of a high-speed stream
from a coronal hole, which sent the Kp index up to five during the
afternoon of Wednesday the seventh. This was relatively short-lived
though and the Kp index was back to one by Thursday morning.
A pre-auroral event enhancement saw MUFs climb above 21MHz on
Wednesday, which saw some DX being worked via FT8 on 15 metres.
Otherwise, the DX attention has been on the Russian C92RU DXpedition
to Mozambique. This has been worked by UK amateurs on all bands from
160m to 15m and the propagation prediction engine at predtest.uk
shows that your best chance of working them is from 1600 to 1800UTC
on 30 metres, 20 metres and 17 metres. They have also been worked on
the low bands in the late evening and early hours. They are currently
due to dismantle their station on Tuesday the 13th of April so don't
delay if you want C92 in the log.
Next week NOAA predicts the solar flux index will remain around
70-72, with a maximum Kp index of two. As of Thursday, there were no
obvious coronal holes rotating into view, which bodes well for HF
propagation over the next few days. Let's hope it continues until the
end of next week.
And now the VHF and up propagation news.
This weekend we start the period with a wintry theme to the weather,
especially in the north, and a longer period of rain sleet or snow
over the Downs in the south. This means it's a rain scatter story for
the GHz bands again. The models diverge after midweek, when one
evolution brings an area of high pressure in from the west, while
others stick with the unsettled showery theme. This means that the
coming week is largely a rain scatter option, with an outside chance
of a new high in the second half of the week for a hint of Tropo.
The tropo.F5LEN.org maps show no tropo over the UK until this coming
Friday, when conditions look promising over the sea path from the
North of Scotland up to the Faroe Islands.
As mentioned last week we are getting closer to the next Sporadic-E
season, so as usual the message is to check 10m and 6m for signs of
activity, especially on the digital modes.
Moon declination is positive again so peak Moon elevations and
visibility windows will increase as the week progresses. The Moon
reaches apogee on Wednesday so path losses will begin to fall from
then.
We are slowly coming out of the annual meteor activity minimum, with
the April Lyrids starting to ramp up to their peak on the 22nd.
Already there are signs of more meteor reflections being reported.
And that's all from the propagation team this week.
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 radcom<at>rsgb.org.uk to arrive by
10:00 on the Thursday before transmission.
Our thanks to Andy G4TNU for providing this RSGB feed.
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