GB2RS NEWS

Sunday 20th March 2011

The news headlines:

* News from Japan

* G4FSU appointed as HF Manager

* GB4FUN supporter, silent key

After the 8.9 earthquake that struck near Sendai, Japan at 0546UTC on
11 March, Japan has been rocked by tsunamis and power outages caused by
trouble at a nuclear power station. Some 55,380 houses/buildings were
damaged by the earthquake and 3,000 houses washed away by the tsunami.
The RSGB has sent a message of support to the JARL who, although based
in Tokyo, has still felt the quakes but has suffered no damage. Sadly,
the Yaesu factory in Fukushima has been damaged. Thankfully, no staff
were injured, although it will take a week or two to get the factory up
and running as it is just 60km from the nuclear power station. Sadly,
many of the subcontractors used by several of the manufacturers in
Japan are based near the coast; it is unclear what has happened to
these businesses. The Japan Amateur Radio League HQ station, JA1RL,
along with other amateurs throughout the island nation, is maintaining
the effort to support the disaster relief operation. JA1RL continues to
operate as an emergency traffic centre on 7.030MHz as well as 2 metres
and 70cm. While 3.525, 7.030, 7.043 and 7.075MHz have been mentioned as
in use, it's wise to keep those and all of the Centre of Emergency
frequencies clear of normal and non-urgent traffic. In less damaged
areas, the electric power supply is being restored gradually and local
amateurs have started to establish stations at shelters. Our thoughts
are with all those affected by this situation.

Following the decision by John, G3WKL to step down as HF Manager and
the post being advertised in RadCom, the Board has approved the
appointment of Ian Greenshields, G4FSU to this honorary position. Apart
from a having a very successful career as an RF and microwave
communications engineer, Ian is well versed in radio spectrum matters.
This is on account of his role, since 2005, of Secretary to the IARU
Region 1 HF Committee. Recently, the IARU has appointed him as a
Technical Consultant that will require regular involvement in ITU and
CEPT matters. Ian's other amateur radio interests include managing the
speaker programme for the HF Convention between 2003 and 2009, and HF
DXing and contesting.

The RSGB has been saddened to hear of the death of Waters & Stanton's
long time service engineer Michael Wheaton, G4ZPE. Michael, known as
ZIPY, was a larger than life character who was involved in amateur
radio for many years. He was involved in the fitting out of GB4FUN Mark
1 and gave much of his time to stripping the vehicle when the current
GB4FUN was commissioned. Those involved with the GB4FUN project
remember Michael as a true gentleman and outstanding man who always
assisted with kit and repairs for GB4FUN. Our condolences to his
family, he will be sorely missed by all his friends, RSGB staff and
work colleagues at Waters & Stanton. Unfortunately, due to
circumstances beyond our control, the posting of the April RadCom has
been delayed. Copies will go into the post on 21 March, for delivery
around 25 March. Our apologies for the inconvenience to Members.

There is a reunion of ex-members of the Radio Security Service on
Sunday 17 April in the Mansion at Bletchley Park. It will include an
illustrated lecture on how radio amateurs helped to win the war. More
than a thousand amateur volunteers listened on the short wave bands, in
secret in their own homes, for illicit signals in the UK. What they
uncovered were the transmitters of the German Secret Service operating
all over Europe and beyond. Beside penetrating the most secret aspects
of the service they also learnt about spies sent here, some of whom
were 'turned' to work under the supervision of radio amateurs, notably
Ronnie Reed, G2RX. More can be learned at http://secretlisteners.org.

Early notice now of an event that may be of interest to UK Intermediate
students and any keen home brew enthusiast. The Torbay Amateur Radio
Society will be hosting a Buildathon on Sunday 5 June in Newton Abbot,
Devon. The project will be a 'Manhatten-style' 40m Sudden receiver with
VFO by G3RJV. The Bath Buildathon crew will be providing tools and test
equipment, assisting and mentoring any student who needs guidance.
Enquiries to Pam Halliwell via the Torbay ARS website www.tars.org.uk/.

And now for the details of rallies and events for the coming week

The 27th Yeovil QRP Convention will take place today, 20 March, in
Digby Hall, Hound Street, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3AA. The venue is
adjoining the central shopping car park. Doors open at 9.30am and
talk-in is provided on S22. There will be trade stands, lectures and a
Bring & Buy. CP, TS, LEC, B&B, C, DIS. Contact Derek, M0WOB, 01935 414
452.

For an unusual day, the Northern Ireland Bunker will be open to the
public on Saturday 26 March from 11am till 4pm, at 60 Derrylettiff
Road, Portadown. This bunker has been restored by Allistair, 2I0ROC.
More details can be found at www.nibunker.co.uk or by contacting
Allistair on 0792 116 7775.

The Spring Militaria & Electronics & Radio Amateur Hangar Sale will
take place on 27 March at the Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker,
Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 8AP. Doors open at 10am and admission is £2.50.
Visitors will find civil, military and vintage radio equipment plus
vehicle spares and more. Contact Rod Siebert on 01270 623353.

Now for the news of special events

The Humber Fortress DX Amateur Radio Club will be putting GB0BB on the
air again today, 20 March, from Fort Paull in East Yorkshire. The
station will celebrate the 6th anniversary of the Blackburn Beverley
XB259 aircraft. Operators and guests are welcome. See qrz.com for
details of the event.

John Taylor, G3OWO is celebrating his 50 years in radio communication
with GB5OWO. He will be active on all bands from 160m to 70cm from his
home in Preston, Lancashire until 28 March. John will be using as many
modes as possible with the emphasis on PSK31 & CW. More information and
photographs can be found on QRZ.com. Until 3 April, GB8HBW and GB0CMR
will be on the air celebrating 85 years of Hospital Radio in the UK.
GB8HBW will be operating in the Newbury area and GB0CMR is in Hinckley
for Castle Mead Radio.

On 21 March, the Namibian Amateur Radio League celebrate its 21st
birthday. At the same time Namibia will celebrate 21 years of its own
independence. To commemorate these two events the NARL has been issued
the special event callsign V521NAM. All amateurs in Namibia are allowed
to use the special event callsign on 19 to 21 March but they will be
required to send in their logs so the NARL QSL Bureau can send out
special QSL cards to all worked stations. All incoming QSL's should be
via sent via the bureau or electronically using e-qsl. More on this
special event operation is on the web at www.qsl.net/narl. (NARL)

North Cork Radio Group will be active EI1NC/P from the Old Governors
House at Cork City Gaol and Radio Museum on 20 March. The Gaol houses
the restored 6CK radio broadcast studio in addition to an audio visual
dedicated to Marconi and his Irish connections along with a wide
collection of nostalgic artefacts from the golden age of Irish radio.

Paul Robinson 2E1EUB will be active on the amateur radio satellites
from Scotland signing 2M1EUB/P for a week starting Sunday, March 20. He
will be operating from his van that he's spent all winter setting-up.
Weather permitting he hopes to be on the mountains rather than below
them. He will start from grid square IO87RJ in East Scotland and will
be travelling around the surrounding area. More information on QRZ.com.

And now the HF DX news compiled from 425 DX News and other sources

VE3ZIK will be once again active portable 9A from Croatia until 30
March. He also plans to be active in the Russian DX Contest, the CQ WPX
SSB Contest and mentions that there is a good chance he will be on from
Vrana Lake as well. QSL via DK8ZZ, via the bureau, Logbook of the
World, eQSL or direct. E-mail Bureau requests for QSLs can go to
.

A0SC, UA0SE, UA0SW and RZ0SR will be working from Senegal until 28
March. During RDXC and WPX contests they will be active as 6V7D. Before
and after they will use 6W/home calls. They will be working on all HF
bands and all modes. QSL for 6V7D via UA0SE otherwise, QSL via their
home callsigns.

Joe, 9N7WL, Ernst, 9N7AN, Georg, DL4SVA and Franz, DL9GFB plan to be
active from Nepal in a period stretching from mid-March to early-April
2011. Beginning 16 March, Ernst, 9N7AN will commence solo activity from
Kathmandu, with the main part of the DXpedition starting on 26 March
once the rest of the team arrive in Nepal. They will operate all
bands/modes until 8 April.

Kevan, 2E0WMG and Jonathan,G0DVJ will be on the air from Lundy Island
from 21 to 26 March. For QSL details see QRZ.com. Stefan, DL7AOS will
be active as 5P5K from Roemoe Island from 20 March until 1 April. He
will work in holiday style mainly in SSB on the usual IOTA frequencies.
QSL via his home callsign either via the bureau or direct.

Now the contest news

On 22 March, the 50MHz UK Activity Contest takes place from 2000 to
2230UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number
and locator. Also on 22 March, the SHF UK Activity Contest takes place
between 2000 and 2230UTC. Using all modes the on the 2.3 to 10GHz
bands, the signal report is signal report, serial number and locator.
On 24 March, the SSB leg of the 80m Club Championships takes place
between 2000 and 2130UTC. The exchange is signal report and serial
number. Next weekend, 26 and 27 March, the CQWW WPX SSB contest takes
place between 0000 and 2359UTC. On the 1.8 to 28MHz bands, the exchange
is signal report and serial number.

And now the solar factual data for the period from the 7th to the 13th
of March, compiled by Neil Clarke, G0CAS on the 14th of March.

Four hundred years ago on the 9th of March 1611, a German student named
Johannes Fabricius spotted black spots on the sun's surface through his
newly invented telescope. Though he was not the first to observe
sunspots, he was the first to publish a scientific paper on the subject
several months later. This publication opened a door to four more
centuries of solar research, which is still ongoing. He wrote, "Several
weeks of observations suggested that neither clouds nor planets nor
stars caused the dark spots on the sun." He came to the conclusion that
the spots were a phenomenon of the sun itself and that they moved in
the same direction at a fairly constant speed, disappearing off one
edge and reappearing approximately two weeks later on the other.
Johannes Fabricius unfortunately died in 1616 at the young age of 29,
so he barely saw even the early stages of sunspot research. But four
centuries after his sighting, the legacy of the sunspot mystery he
discovered lives on.

Solar activity was high on the 7th, 8th and the 9th. On the remaining
days, activity was moderate except for the 11th and the 13th that were
low. The largest solar flare of the period was an X1 on the 9th.
Eighteen M class solar flares took place along with numerous C class
solar flares. The solar disc for the first few days was dominated by
four large sunspot groups but this reduced to two by the end of the
period. Solar flux levels increased to peak at 155 units on the 8th,
the highest level since July 2004. Levels then declined to 113 by the
13th. The average was 134 units. The 90 day solar flux average on the
13th was 93, that's three units up on last week. X-ray flux levels
started the period at C1.7 units but declined everyday to B3.8 by the
13th. The average was B8.3 units. Geomagnetic activity started at quiet
levels but at around 0600 on the 10th the arrival of a magnetic
disturbance was detected at the ACE spacecraft. This first storm seems
to be related to a coronal mass ejection from a large solar flare that
took place on the 7th. The Ap index was 20 units. Following on from
this, a coronal hole disturbance arrived the next day and the Ap index
on the 11th was 40 units. This disturbance continued into the next day
when the Ap was 13 units. The average was Ap 14 units. Solar wind data
from the ACE spacecraft saw solar wind speeds increase from 320
kilometres per second on the 8th to 600 by the morning of the 12th.
Particle densities were low except for the 10th and the 11th when an
increase to 22 particles per cubic centimetre occurred. Bz on the quiet
days varied between minus 6 and plus 3 nanoTeslas. During the 11th
variations to minus 13 and plus 12 nanoTeslas took place.
Interestingly, the Bz remained negative from 0500 on the 7th to 0230 on
the 9th, that's a continuous 45 and a half hours. The magnetic field
was weak so no aurora occurred.

And now the solar forecast. During this present increase in solar
activity, one of the largest regions is due to return into view around
the middle of this week. Therefore, solar activity could increase as
the week progresses. Obviously, much will depend on how active this
region is on its return. Solar flux levels should also increase and
could be up to the 120's. Provided that no coronal mass ejections heads
our way then geomagnetic activity is expected to be quiet for most of
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 10MHz. Paths this week to Australia should have a
maximum usable frequency with a 50 per cent success rate of around
27MHz. The optimum working frequency with a 90 per cent success rate
will be about 21MHz. The best time to try this path will be between
0800 and 1200 hours.

And that's all for this week from the propagation team.

Next, the Local News:

Please note that details of all RSGB-affiliated clubs and societies

can be found on the RSGB website, including email addresses

and website links where known.

[Note to Newsreaders: Please read the local news items appropriate to
the service area of your

transmission.]

NEWS FOR THE MIDLANDS On Monday 21 March, Gloucester Amateur Radio &
Electronics Society is having a talk and demonstration by Martin, G4ENZ
on the Perseus Software Defined Radio. Contact Anne, 2E1GKY, on 01452
548478, daytime.

On Monday 21 March, Leicester Radio Society is holding a committee
meeting and night on the air. Contact Alex, G8FCQ, on 0753 120 1640.

On Monday 21 March, South Birmingham Radio Society is having a
committee meeting. Contact Don, on 0121 458 1603.

On Monday 21 March, South Normanton Alfreton & District Amateur Radio
Club is having a talk on EMC by Don Beattie, G3BJ. Details from A
Lawrence, 2E0BQS, by email to .

On Monday 21 March, Welland Vallet Amateur Radio Society is having a
talk and demonstration of Bonito Software. Details from Peter River,
G4XEX on 01858 432105.

On Tuesday 22 March, Derby & District Amateur Radio Society is holding
the club's annual general meeting. Contact Richard Buckby, by email to
.

On Tuesday 22 March, Loughborough & District Amateur Radio Club is
having a talk on What keeps your lights on by George, G4EUF. More
information from Chris, G1ETZ, on 01509 504 319.

On Wednesday 23 March, Hinckley Amateur Radio Society is having club
member mini talks. Details from John, M0JAV, on 07836 731544.

On Wednesday 23 March, Lincoln Short-Wave Club is having a talk on
software defined radio by John Roger, M0JAV. For more information
contact Pam Rose, G4STO, on 01427 788356.

On Wednesday 23 March, March Midland Amateur Radio Society is planning
for the 80th anniversary in June as well as continuing the training
classes. Details from Norman, G8BHE, on 01214 229 787.

On Wednesday 23 March, Telford & District Amateur Radio Society is
having a 2m DF evening, bring along your kit and get it checked out .
Contact Mike, G3JKX, on 01952 299 677. On Thursday 24 March South
Birmingham Radio Society is holding training classes with Dave Murphy,
G8OWL. Contact Don, on 0121 458 1603.

On Friday 25 March Coventry Amateur Radio Society is having a
President's Night. Contact John, G8SEQ, on 07958 777363.

On Friday 25 March Hucknall Rolls Royce Amateur Radio Club is having a
general club meeting. More information from Dave Wilde, G1YAI, on 0844
4355593.

On Friday 25 March Lincoln Short-Wave Club is taking part in the CQWW
WWPX contest over the whole weekend. For more information contact Pam
Rose, G4STO, on 01427 788356.

On Friday 25 March Nunsfield House Amateur Radio Group is working on
its RSGB project. Details from Ken Frankcom, G3OCA, on 01332 720976.

On Friday 25 March South Birmingham Radio Society is having a
construction evening. Contact Don, on 0121 458 1603.

On Saturday 26 March Lincoln Short-Wave Club is putting G5FZ on the air
and working around the shack. For more information contact Pam Rose,
G4STO, on 01427 788356.

NEWS FOR THE NORTH OF ENGLAND On Monday 21 March Macclesfield &
District Radio Society is looking at forthcoming practical projects.
More information from Roger Bell, M0GMG, on 0771 258 9163.

On Monday 21 March Scarborough Amateur Radio Society is having a talk
on the experiences gained on the contruction of a K2 Elecraft
transceiver by Robert Clutson, G0WHO. Details from Jerry Scarr, G6LBL,
on 01751 476601.

On Monday 21 March Sheffield Amateur Radio Club is holding a mini flea
market & quiz night. More information from Peter Day, G3PHO, by email
to .

On Monday 21 March Thornton Cleveleys Amateur Radio Society is having a
talk on the NARSA rally. Details on the web at www.tcars.org.uk.

On Tuesday 22 March Chester & District Amateur Radio Society is having
a familiarisation evening on the K3 transceiver at Burley Hall. Details
from Barbara Green on 07957 870770.

On Tuesday 22 March Otley Amateur Radio Society is taking part in the
50MHz UK Activity contest with callsign G3XNO and holding a natter
night. Contact Paul, 2E0PAK, on 07768 996370.

On Wednesday 23 March Denby Dale Radio Club is having a talk on QRP by
George Dobbs, G3RJV. Note this will be held at Shelley Cricket Club,
HD8 8HN. Details from Richard, M0RBG, on 07976 220126. On Wednesday 23
March Hornsea Amateur Radio Club is having a talk on DF theory. Contact
Gordon MacNaught, G3WOV, on 01377 240573.

On Wednesday 23 March Mid-Cheshire Amateur Radio Society is having a
short talk by G8SIG. Contact Peter Paul Fox, G8HAV, on 01606 553401.

On Thursday 24 March, Grimsby Amateur Radio Society is having a club
night. More details from Cliff, G4YHP on 01472 328 830.

On Thursday 24 March Ripon & District Amateur Radio Society is having a
club night on the air. Details from Rob Hall, M0RBY, on 0787 608 5631.

On Thursday 24 March South Manchester Radio and Computer Club is having
an equinox junk sale. Details from Ron, G3SVW, on 0161 969 3999.

On Friday 25 March East Cleveland Amateur Radio Club is having a night
on the air. For more information contact Alistair, G4OLK, on 01642 475
671.

NEWS FOR NORTHERN IRELAND Mid Ulster Amateur radio club will be holding
a Foundation course in April over one weekend. For anyone interested in
getting a foot on the amateur ladder, registration is on Friday 25
March between 7 and 8.30pm at the Place Initative, Ardress Park,
Portadown, BT62 3TP. For more information, check out www.muarc.com or
contact Martin, MI0YMF on 02838852712. Please note you must attend the
registration to take part in the course.

NEWS FOR SCOTLAND The Livingston and District Amateur Radio Society
will be holding a Foundation level examination at the Crofthead Farm
Community Education Centre, Livingston on Tuesday 12 April at 7:30pm.
Candidates must register by 29 March at the latest. Contact Norman
Stewart on 07740 946192 for further details.

On Tuesday 22 March Livingston & District Amateur Radio Society is
having a Morse code practice evening. Details from Norman, on 07740
946192.

On Wednesday 23 March, Ayr Amateur Radio Group is having a presentation
on garden aerials. More details from Tom Ferguson, GM1OST on 01292 532
088.

On Wednesday 23 March, Lothians Radio Society is having a talk on
Expedition Senegal by Tom Wylie, GM4FDM. Details from Andy Sinclair by
e-mail to .

On Wednesday 23 March West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society is working
on homebrew projects & licence training. More information from Fred
Coombes, 2M0BIN, on 01415 715512.

On Thursday 24 March Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society is having a
surprise talk. More information from Lewis, GM4AJR, on 01224 575 663.
On Friday 25 March West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society is having
presentations, guest speakers, a quiz and a raffle. More information
from Fred Coombes, 2M0BIN, on 01415 715512.

NEWS FOR THE SOUTH EAST and EAST ANGLIA Listeners in the London area
who received the East London 2 metre Sunday evening reading will be
aware that this was discontinued some months ago due to a lack of
volunteer readers. The RSGB is pleased to announce that two have now
come forward. Starting this Sunday, 20th March, Steve, 2E0SPW in
Chislehurst and Steve, G0TDJ in Crayford will be teaming up to read the
news at 19.00 hours on 145.525MHz to serve the Kent and London areas.
Furthermore, they will provide a second reading for 70cm listeners at
20.00 hours via the Bromley repeater GB3OK that has its output on
430.900MHz. Up until now there have been few readings on Sunday
evenings in the South East, and it is expected that the coverage will
extend over a wide area. The two Steves will appreciate reception
reports during their after-news nets. At a later date it may be
possible to put out the transmissions on both bands at the same time.

On Monday 21 March, Braintree & District Amateur Radio Society is
holding a construction evening. Details from John, M5AJB on 01787 460
947.

On Monday 21 March, Burnham Beeches Radio Club is having a code
cracking evening with Ian, M1FHU. More information from Dave, G4XDU on
01628 625 720.

On Monday 21 March, Felixstowe & District Amateur Radio Society is
holding their annual general meeting. More information from Paul,
G4YQC, by e-mail to .

On Monday 21 March, Surrey Radio Contact Club is holding a fix-it,
advice, chin wag and move it on evening. Details from John, G3MCX on
020 8688 3322.

On Tuesday 22 March Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society is having a club
net night. Contact Martyn, G1EFL, on 01245 469 008.

On Tuesday 22 March, Dorking & District Radio Society is holding an
evening looking at home construction techniques with Bob Burns, G3OUU.
More information from Garth, G3NPC on 01737 359472.

On Tuesday 22 March, Harwell Amateur Radio Society will hold a shack
activity night. Details from Malcolm, G8NRP on 01235 524844.

On Tuesday 22 March, Horndean & District Amateur Radio Club has Ronald
Hewlett, G3UKU looking at a signal level project. More information from
Stuart, G0FYX on 023 9247 2846.

On Wednesday 23 March Chesham & District Amateur Radio Society is
having a night on the air with CW practice. More details from Terry,
G0VFW, on 01442 831 491.

On Wednesday 23 March, Hastings Electronics & Radio Club is having a
talk on the career of a merchant navy radio electronics officer in the
1970s and 1980s by Tim, G4EOA. Details from Gordon on 01424 431 909. On
Wednesday 23 March Havering & District Amateur Radio Club is having a
talk on Yaesu Communications - Amateur and Marine Products by Paul
Bigwood. Details from John, M0UKD, on 07890 222111.

On Wednesday 23 March, Newbury & District Amateur Radio Society is
having a talk by Richard, G3ZGC on his experiences of life at sea
centred around the radio side. More infroamtion from Rob, G3LMW on
01635 862737.

On Wednesday 23 March Norfolk Amateur Radio Club is having a talk on
The RSGB * what it can do for you by the President of the RSGB, Dave
Wilson, M0OBW. Details from Chris Danby, G0DWV, on 01603 898678.

On Wednesday 23 March Worthing & District Amateur Radio Club is having
a discussion evening. Contact Phil, G4UDU, on 01903 816684.

On Thursday 24 March, Echelford Amateur Radio Society is holding a
Bring & Buy and natter night. Details from John, G4GSC on 01784 451898.

On Thursday 24 March, Edgware & District Radio Society is holding a
round table discussion in defence of DAB led by John, G3SJE. Contact
Mike, G4RNW on 020 8950 0658.

On Thursday 24 March King's Lynn Amateur Radio Club is having a club
night and 2m club net. Contact Ray, G3RSV, by email to
.

On Thursday 24 March, Lowestoft & District PYE Amateur Radio Club is
having a night in the shack. Details from Lee, 2E1LJL on 01502 564242.

On Thursday 24 March Norfolk Amateur Radio Club is taking part in the
RSGB SSB Club Contest. Details from Chris Danby, G0DWV, on 01603
898678.

On Thursday 24 March, Shefford & District Amateur Radio Society is
having a discussion on the club project with Richard, G3NII. Details
from David, G8UOD, on 01234 742 757.

On Friday 25 March Cambridge & District Amateur Radio Club is having a
discussion evening asking is your equipment earthed. Details from Ron,
G3KBR, on 01223 501712.

On Friday 25 March, Loughton & Epping Forest ARS is having a night on
the air. Contact Marc Litchman, G0TOC on 020 8502 1645

On Friday 25 March Mid-Sussex Amateur Radio Society is having a radio
night. Contact Peter, G4AKG, on 01444 239371.

On Friday 25 March, Waterlooville Amateur Radio Club is holding the
EGM. Details from Rich, G4IBW on 0239 268 0852.

On Friday 25 March, Wimbledon & District Amateur Radio Society is
having an evening on radio topics with Andres, G4ADM. Details from
Andrew Maish, G4ADM on 020 8335 3434.

NEWS FOR THE SOUTH WEST On Sunday 20 March, Yeovil Amateur Radio Club
is holding the QRP Convention in Digby Hall, Yeovil. Details from Steve
Crask, G7AHP by e-mail to . On Monday 21 March,
Appledore & District Amateur Radio Club is holding the AGM. More
information from Brian Jewell, M0BRB on 01237 473251.

On Wednesday 23 March Cornish Radio Amateur Club is running its
Foundation course. Details from Steve, G7VOH, on 01209 844939.

On Wednesday 23 March Thornbury & South Gloucestershire Amateur Radio
Club is having a night on the air. Contact Tony, G0WMB, on 01454
417048.

On Thursday 24 March Swindon & District Amateur Radio Club is having a
club talk. Contact Den, M0ACM, on 07810 317750.

On Thursday 24 March Yeovil Amateur Radio Club is having a talk on my
kite aerial by M0WOB. Contact Steve Crask, G7AHP, by email to
.

On Friday 25 March North Bristol Amateur Radio Club is having a talk on
railways and signals by Paul, G8YMM. Contact Dick, on 01454 218362.

On Friday 25 March Torbay Amateur Radio Society is having a
presentation night with buffet. For more information contact Dave,
G6FSP, by email to .

NEWS FOR WALES On Monday 21 March Dragon Amateur Radio Club is having a
talk on SOTA and Mountain Rescue' by members of the Aberglaslyn
Mountain Rescue Team. More information from Stewart Rolfe, GW0ETF, on
07833 620733.

On Monday 21 March Llanelli Amateur Radio Society is having a social
evening. Contact Craig, MW0MXT, on 01269 840292.

On Thursday 24 March, Marches Amateur Radio Society is having a night
on the air. Details from Dave MW0AYM on 01691 777242.