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GB2RS Main News for Sunday the 14th of November 2021
The news headlines:
* Bletchley filming will disrupt NRC days
* Canadians mark transatlantic first
* Newsreader ‘Jon Island Jon' goes SK
The RSGB National Radio Centre at Bletchley Park will be closed to
all visitors on this coming Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. This is
due to filming taking place at Bletchley Park and no visitors will be
on site during this time. Please check the Bletchley Park site before
planning your visit. NRC staff and volunteers plan to re-open as
normal on Saturday the 20th of November.
CF3BP will be operating from the York region near Toronto until the
12th of December. It will mark the anniversary of the first
transatlantic amateur radio transmission from Canada by Edward Rogers
Senior using the call 3BP. He was one of the few amateurs to
successfully transmit across the Atlantic in an ARRL-sponsored test
and the only Canadian to succeed, using a 500W spark gap transmitter.
Operated by members of the York Region ARC, a schedule will be
available at yrarc.org/cf3bp. You can also read more about the
historical event at the same place.
The RSGB has learned, with sadness, that Jon Hague, GM3JIJ, has
become a Silent Key. Jon was a member of the Society for 72 years.
Affectionately known as ‘Jon Island Jon' to his many on-air
friends, he delivered the GB2RS News from his QTH at Stornoway on the
Isle of Lewis for 26 years, his big signals covering the Highlands &
Islands on 80m, 40m and 2m each Sunday. Our thoughts are with Jon's
family and many friends.
On Saturday the 13th of November, Barry ARS was featured in a
programme on Channel 4 at 8pm called Britain by Beach. The club was
shown doing a recreation of Marconi and Kemp's CW transmissions from
Lavernock Point in South Wales. You can watch the episode on the
Channel 4 website by searching for Britain by Beach.
The RSGB HF Contest Committee is going to use the information from a
short survey to inform its planning. The committee is considering
some changes to an existing contest and may introduce a new contest.
Additionally, the RSGB VHF Contest Committee is finalising the VHF
Contest rules for next year. It is not proposing major changes to the
rules, but have a few areas where it would appreciate your feedback.
You can answer both surveys, before the 17th of November, by going to
thersgb.org/gb2rs/013/
The RSGB held its second online Convention on the 9th of October. A
new video, RSGB 2021 Convention: Unwrapped, gives you a
behind-the-scenes look at how we created the event. Months of
planning went into this online event, which provided 15 presentations
across two live streams throughout the day as well as regular content
from the RSGB National Radio Centre. You can find it on the RSGB
YouTube channel or on the Convention web page at rsgb.org/convention.
And now for details of rallies and events
Before travelling to any rally or event, please check the event's
website as there may still be alterations or cancellations due to the
pandemic, even as we head into the 2022 diary.
The next rally we have details for is in 2022. The Sparkford Wireless
Group Rally is due to take place on the 2nd of January at Davis Hall
near Yeovil. More dates for 2022 as we get closer to the end of the
year.
Some rallies have been cancelled, as previously publicised, including
the Bishop Auckland RAC rally, originally due to be held on the 28th
of November.
Now is the perfect time to let us know your group's rally or event
plans for 2022. Email radcom<at>rsgb.org.uk with details and we'll
publicise your event for free in RadCom, on the RSGB website and in
GB2RS.
Now the DX news
TM60ANT will be on air from the 16th to the 30th of November to
commemorate the 60th anniversary of Antarctic Treaty signature.
Operated by François, F8DVD from Mâcon, JN26JH, operations will be
on the 10 to 40m bands. Information about the event and the QSL route
can be found on QRZ.com.
Robert, S53R is now stationed in Kathmandu, Nepal for the foreseeable
future, and will be active as 9N7AA (a reissued callsign, previously
used by UA3AA in 2014). He is waiting to move to a permanent
residence and for part of his equipment to arrive. He says that for
the time being only limited operation is planned, but the pace should
pick up by end of November. QSL via LoTW, or direct to S57DX.
Oleh, KD7WPJ will be active as PJ7/UR5BCP from Sint Maarten, IOTA
reference NA-105, from 18-24 November. He will operate CW, SSB and
FT8 on 40 to 6m. QSL via KD7WPJ.
Abie, AB1F will be active as VU2ABE from Shillong, in the Indian
state of Meghalaya, between 6 November and 18 December. He will be
QRV on 40, 20, 15 and 10m. QSL via home call, direct or bureau and
LoTW; he will upload his log also to eQSL, QRZ and Club Log on a
regular basis.
Now the Special Event news
OQ05PHI [oscar quebec zero five papa hotel india] is the special
callsign for the UBA Section de Philippeville to celebrate its 5th
anniversary. It will be active until the 22nd of November. QSL via
ON4PHI.
Celebrating Saint Andrew, patron saint of Scotland, Welland Valley
ARS will be active as GB0SA between 6 November and 3 December. QSL
via G4XEX, LoTW and eQSL.
Now the contest news
When operating in contests, please keep yourself and fellow amateurs
safe by following relevant pandemic-related government
recommendations.
The WAE DX RTTY contest ends its 48 hour run at 2359UTC today, the
14th. Using the contest bands between 3.5 and 28MHz, the exchange is
signal report and serial number.
The UK Microwave Group Low Band contest runs from 1000 to 1400UTC
today. Using all modes on the 1.3 to 3.4GHz bands, the exchange is
signal report, serial number and locator.
On Tuesday the 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC.
Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and
locator.
Thursday sees the 70MHz UK Activity Contest, also running from 2000
to 2230UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial
number and locator.
On Saturday, the Second 1.8MHz contest runs from 1900 to 2300UTC. It
is CW only and the exchange is signal report, serial number and your
District code.
Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA & G4BAO on
Friday the 12th of November.
This last week was a little more settled than the previous one. The
solar flux index remained in the high 80s and geomagnetic conditions
were mostly quiet, with a maximum Kp index of three. That isn't to
say that the Sun has been inactive – far from it. A long-duration
M2.0 solar flare took place on the 9th of November around region
2891, which is now located behind the northwest limb. Its associated
CME was luckily not Earth directed, so it looks like we escaped that
one. As a result of the settled conditions maximum usable frequencies
have remained quite high. On Thursday lunchtime they were topping out
at just over 28MHz over a 3,000km path.
Manubhai, VU2XO in India has been logged on 10m SSB on a few
occasions and Stuart VK8NSB has also found his way into many logbooks
according to the 10m UK Net group on Facebook.
The 10m Australian beacon VK8VF/B in Darwin has also been logged in
Southern Ireland on 28.268MHz. According to the Propagation Studies
Committee's beacon listing on RSGB.org the beacon runs only 25W.
Next week, NOAA predicts more of the same, with the solar flux index
rising from around 80 to perhaps around 90 as the week progresses.
Geomagnetic conditions are currently predicted to be unsettled around
the 15th, when the Kp index could rise to four. But at this point in
the cycle it is hard to be precise as CMEs can disrupt the ionosphere
approximately two days after a solar flare and CME event, and they
are very hard to predict with any accuracy. The best advice is to
keep an eye on solarham.com for news of solar events.
And now the VHF and up propagation news.
High pressure will build in from Scandinavia as we move into early
next week. This high should bring some Tropo opportunities, but
suffer a brief knock back midweek as a new low pushes a weakening
front south. After this, a new high will build, but this time from
the Azores High with a moister surface air flow and a better prospect
for Tropo. The Tropo prospects will favour southern UK regions,
whereas the north will remain closer to low pressure and be less
likely to generate Tropo. Rain showers may again provide some rain
scatter on the GHz bands.
The Leonids meteor shower peaks this week, so obviously a good chance
to test out those meteor scatter techniques using digimodes MSK144
and FSK441 if you've not tried them before. SSB and fast CW on the
lower VHF bands will also be possible for well-equipped stations
using the right techniques.
For EME enthusiasts, Moon declination goes positive again on Monday,
but path losses are rising as we head for apogee a week today, the
21st. The Moon will be at 34 degrees elevation this evening, Sunday,
at its zenith, getting higher as the week progresses.
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.
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