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GB2RS NEWS

Sunday 21 September 2008 The news headlines

* Final Call for Nominations for RSGB Board and Regional Council
Election

* 70cm repeater stolen

* Train the Trainers in St Albans

This is a final call for anyone who wishes to stand in the RSGB Board
or Regional Elections. Details of the vacancies were published in the
September 2008 RadCom. Election papers can be obtained from Michelina
Gramson at RSGB HQ. Completed papers must be received at RSGB HQ no
later than noon on Wednesday 1 October.

The RSGB Emerging Technology Co-ordination Committee reports that the
70cm repeater GB3EE has been stolen. The repeater was located in
Chesterfield, East Midlands. Anyone having information about this theft
should contact G6IBQ, email steveg6ibqataol.co.uk.

A RSGB Train the Trainers session, hosted by the Verulam Amateur Radio
Club, will take place on Saturday 4 October in St Albans. The Train the
Trainers scheme helps tutors enhance the standard of their Foundation,
Intermediate and Advanced licence courses. Alan Betts, G0HIQ, and Brian
Reay, G8OSN, will be presenting the all day course, which is free of
charge to attendees. For more information and to register, contact
Ralph Nash, G1BSZ, email G1BSZataol.com or on 01923 265572. Demand is
expected to be high, so it is important to register as soon as
possible.

Steve Hartley, G0FUW, will be leading a small team of experienced radio
constructors to build an 80m voice transceiver making no assumptions
about previous experience or soldering abilities at the HFC on 10 to 12
October. There are still a few places left. Steve and the team will be
providing all the tools and test equipment required and will be
supervising closely to ensure success. The cost of the event, which
includes the Brendon transceiver kit from Walford Electronics, is £65.
If you would like any more information, please contact Steve on 01225
464394 (evenings before 9pm and weekends only please) or by emailing
G0FUWattiscali.co.uk.

Bishop Auckland Amateur Radio Club is coordinating the National
Railways on the Air Weekend that will take place on Saturday 27 and
Sunday 28 September. This date celebrates the anniversary of the first
steam powered passenger railway. If you would like to take part by
running a station, approach your nearest preserved railway, ask if they
are celebrating the birth of passenger railways in this country and
would they like to have an amateur radio station as part of their event
to promote awareness of their railway. Once you have their agreement,
apply for a special event licence in the usual way with Ofcom. When you
have the details of the station, please register at
www.barac.m0php.net. Please click on the `Register for the Railways on
the Air Weekend' link and enter details of your special event station
in the contact box.

The special event station GB2STI for Steam Trains Ireland will be
operating on the Railways on the Air the weekend commencing Saturday 27
September, starting at 10am. They will be operating from the excursion

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platform of the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland, Whitehead, in
County Antrim. The operators intend to use 80, 40 and 20m and will also
have a 2m multimode station on the air. The station will be operated by
members and friends of the Antrim & District Amateur Radio Society as
part of the celebrations of the first steam passenger train to operate
in the British Isles. A special QSL card is available for all contacts
made during the event via GI0KPF, with details on QRZ.COM Visitors are
most welcome to visit the railway and see the station in operation.

Members of Sands Contest Group and Workington Amateur Radio Society are
combining to activate the Isle of Jura, IOTA reference EU-008, from 22
to 29 September using the callsign MS0SCG. They are hoping to be active
on all modes and bands as conditions allow. There should also be some
SOTA activation during the week. More information as it happens can be
found on the Sands Contest Group blog at http://m0scg.blogspot.com,
that will have daily updates during the activation.

The Irish Radio Transmitting Society has received a grant from the
estate of the late Frank Lewis, W3JGM. They have decided to consider
spending the proceeds of this legacy in the production of an
introductory book on amateur radio, written in a popular non-academic
format suitable for an Irish readership. This could be available in
libraries and schools. Frank was a great friend to many EI stations,
having spent many holidays in Ireland from his home in Maryland. The
IRTS feel that this would be a fitting tribute to one who loved amateur
radio and Ireland.

Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, the chairman of the IARU Region 1 EURCOM working
group has published another newsletter. It contains the agenda for the
EUROCOM-WG-meeting in Cavtat, Croatia, in conjunction with the IARU
Region 1 Conference 2008. Please see the EUROCOM website for more
information.

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

Today, 21 September, sees two rallies planned in Plymouth and Hornsea.
The Plymouth Radio Club Rally will be held in the ELM centre, Leigham,
Plymouth. Doors open at 10am. Details from Frank Russell on 01752
563222.

The Hornsea Amateur Radio Club Rally will be held in the Floral Hall,
Hornsea, East Yorks, HU18 1NQ. Doors open at 10.30am and the RSGB
Regional Team will have a bookstall at the event. Details from Duncan,
G3TLI, on 01964 532588.

The Telford Hamfest takes place on Sunday 28 September, with the doors
opening at 10:30am, at the Enginuity Technology Centre in
Coalbrookdale, Telford, Shropshire. As well as a wide range of
exhibitors and a Bring & Buy stand, a special visit by Adrian Bennett
with one of his incredible jet powered vehicles has been planned. The
RSGB stand will also be present with the newly published 2009 Yearbook
available. The local area is extremely attractive and, to date, the
event has always been blessed with good weather! Further details from
Martyn G3UKV on 01952 255416, or via the website on
www.telfordhamfest.co.uk.

The Kempton Radio and Electronics Show will be held on Sunday 28
September at Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury on Thames, TW16 5QA. The
show will open at 10am and there will be a talk-in station on
145.550MHz with an HF station using the call GB2KRT. Most major amateur
radio distributors will be represented and there will be trade stands
selling antennas, components, batteries, computers, disks, software and
so on. As usual, the Coulsdon Amateur Transmitting Society will be
running a Bring and Buy stand. The RSGB will be launching the new Year
Book and sponsoring three Bytesize lectures. The three

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talks are The SBS-1, Your Eye in the Sky by Chris Taylor, G0WTZ, from
Martin Lynch and Sons; The Goubau Line, a new controversy by Mike
Underhill, G3LHZ and Software Defined Radio, developing the popular
Softrock kits by Jan Verduyn, G0BBL. For more information see
www.radiofairs.co.uk.

The Belgian Amateur Radio & Computer Rally takes place on Sunday 28
September in the Hall 'La Louviere Expo', La Louvière, 50km south of
Brussels, access direct from motorway. Doors open 9am. Details on
www.on6ll.be.

Now for the news of special events

On 21 September, South Tyneside Amateur Radio Society will be in
Keilder Forest as part of the British Wireless for the Blind's
fundraising weekend, using the callsign GX0WKQ/P. The more contacts
they make, the more money they get for the BWFBF so please listen out
for them.

th Also on 21 September, GB90VK will be on the air for the 90
anniversary of the first direct G to VK telegram.

On 21 September, GB0WUK for Wavin United Kingdom will be on the air
from Durham. GB2QRP will be on the air celebrating low power operating
and GB4NGR will be on the air for the Narrow Gauge Railway.

On 24 September it is Heritage Day in South Africa. ZS4SRK will be
operating from the old block house building and ZS08TV will also be
operating from the old meat factory that is now used as the club house
for the Vaal Triangle Amateur Radio Branch. The stations will be
operating on 20m, 40m and may be on 80m on SSB and also CW.

Members of the Turkish Special Wireless Activity Team will activate
TC470PDZ between 24 and 30 September. Activity is to celebrate the
470th anniversary the naval victory during the Battle of Preveze. QSL
via TA1HZ.

On 26 to 28 September, GB2AF is on the air from London. The event
celebrates 100 years of radio from 23 Rosendale Road, Dulwich, South
London. From 1908 to 1914, a teacher at Dulwich College, Alfred Rickard
Taylor, 2AF, lived at that address and transmitted from there. He was a
wireless pioneer and early member of RSGB. In 1914 the house was bought
by the father of the present owner, Gerry Wells. Gerry developed a
passion for radio which has lasted to this day, and the house today is
given over entirely to the British Vintage Wireless and Television
Museum. See http://bvwm.org.uk. Anyone who is interested in radio will
be overwhelmed by the contents of the Museum. It is not open to the
public but the collection can be viewed by prior arrangement. CVRS
members will be able to come and go over the three days, but others
will have to make prior arrangements to visit, details are on the
website.

Also on 26 September, GB6VMR is on the air from the Vintage Machinery
Rally at Richmond in North Yorkshire.

On 27 September, VE3MIS will be on the air from the Halton County
Radial Railway Museum in Ontario from 1400-2000UTC. They will be using
14.250 and 7.210MHz. For a certificate, send a QSL request and 2 US
dollars with a return envelope to Michael Brickell, VE3TKI, 2801
Bucklepost Crescent, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5N1X6. Please note
they cannot use US postage stamps in Canada.

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GB2TX will be on the air for Transmission from Holt in Norfolk and
GB8CCC from Crynant Community Centre on 27 September. The same day will
see GB4CHC transmitting from Crewe Heritage Centre.

Brickfields Amateur Radio Society will be participating in the Railways
On The Air Weekend on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 September. They will be
operating from the Island Steam Railway at Havenstreet Railway Station
on the Isle of Wight and will be active mainly on the 80 and 40 metre
HF bands under the callsign GB4HSR. QSL cards will be sent via the
bureau or direct on request via the club callsign GX0BAR.

Also over the weekend of 27 and 28 September for Railways on the Air,
will see GB0HBL from the Helton Branch Line, GB6PDR from the Paignton
Dartmouth Railways and GB3WLR from the West Lancs Railways.

Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society has been invited by Chelmsford Borough
Council to operate from Sandford Mill as a apart of the Science and
Discovery Day on Sunday 28 September. They will operate HF from the
Marconi Hut 2MT and from outside The Barn on VHF, UHF and HF. Amongst
the museums exhibits is a collection of amateur and commercial
electronic equipment. The Museum will be open from 10am to 5pm and is
located at Sandford Mill Road, Chelmer Village, Chelmsford CM26NY.

GB8AP will be operating at weekends in September to celebrate and
publicise Liverpool's status as European Capital of Culture.

In commemoration of 90 years of their steelworks, PA90CORUS will be on
the air until 28 September. Activity will be on all bands and modes.
QSL via PB7CW.

GB1CM, which is to commemorate the first anniversary of the loss of the
rally driver Collin McRae, will be on the air during the month of
September on 80m through to 6m on SSB.

K6P will be aired on 18 to 21 September for the Prisoner Of War *
Missing In Action Remembrance Day. Expect activity on 21.350, 18.150,
14.253 and 7.250MHz SSB, plus PSK31 and RTTY on appropriate
frequencies. QSL direct to KM6HB.

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

Wave Master Team members will be active as IA5IG from Giglio Island,
which is IOTA reference EU-028, on 24 to 28 September. They plan to
operate SSB, CW and digital modes on 160 to 6 metres. All of the QSOs
will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. Direct cards should be
mailed to IZ1DSH. Further information can be found at
www.wavemasterteam.com.

JT1CA will be active from Mongolia from 26 September to 2 October. QSL
via UA3ABR.

E51NOU will be on the air from Rarotonga, which is IOTA reference
OC-013, until 11 October. He will be active on 40 to 10 meters using
only CW. QSL to N7OU.

FG/F6EPO will be active from Guadeloupe until 27 September. He will
operate QRP on 40, 30, 20 and 15 metres CW.

Michael, VE2XB/VY0 is on the air from Nunavut, Southampton Island,
which is IOTA reference NA-007, until the end of 2008. QSL to his home
call of VE2XB.

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Members of Karlovac Radio Club plan to activate the some Croatian
islands and lighthouses situated in the IOTA Dalmatia North Group,
reference EU-170. They will have two stations on the air at the same
time on SSB but only on 40 and 20 meters. Look for them as 9A1C/P
between 26 and 28 September. QSL via 9A1CVW.

MM/DK1ROB will be active from the Isle of Barra, which is IOTA
reference EU 010 between 28 September and 3 October. Activity will be
on 40 to 2 metres and 70cm using SSB, RTTY and possibly PSK63. QSL via
DK1ROB, direct or by the bureau.

A team will operate A25/DL7DF from Botswana from 23 September to 6
October. The group plans to have several stations on the air on 160
through 10 meters using CW and SSB. One station will be exclusively
dedicated to RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV.. QSL via DL7DF, direct or bureau.
On-line logs, updates and further information can be found at
www.dl7df.com/a25.

Members of the Tennessee Valley DX Association will activate Hatteras
Island off the coast of North Carolina using the callsign W4PL from
about 1900Z on Saturday, 27 September until Saturday, 4 October.

A German team of operators will be on the air from Montenegro as
4O/homecall between 25 September 25 and 4 October 4. Activity is
planned for 160 to 2 metres using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via
their home callsigns. For more details, see qrz.com under the callsign
DK9NCX.

TC470PDZ, celebrating the 470th anniversary of the Preveze Naval
Victory will be on the air between 24 and 30 September, mainly on 20
and 40m. QSL via TA1HZ .

Now the contest news

Today, 21 September, sees the last few hours of the 50th Anniversary of
the Scandinavian Activity Contest taking place. There will be a special
Anniversary Award in three classes (Gold, Silver and Bronze).
Participants can pre-announce their participation in the contest at
www.qrq.se/sac.

The Strange radio Team HF Contest is also finishing today, 21
September, at 1300UTC. The bands in use will be 10 to160 metres (no
WARC) using SSB. The exchange is signal report (RS) followed by the CQ
zone number. Logs must be sent before the 15th of November to the Log
Manager by emailto francoik8wejatvirgilio.it. Check out
www.strangeradioteam.com

On 23 September from 1900 to 2130 it's the RSGB 50MHz Activity Contest
using all modes. The exchange is signal report, serial number and
locator.

The new RSGB HF 80m Sprint series continues with the SSB leg on the
24th. Try and have a go at this different format, it's fun! The
exchange is both callsigns, a serial number and your name or nickname.
Over the weekend of 27 and 28 September, the CQWW RTTY contest takes
place on 3.5 to 28MHz. The exchange is signal report, and CQ zone,
which for England is 14 for example.

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The 50th Scandinavian Activity Contest, SSB leg, takes place on the 27
to 28 September. Scandinavian stations are always great supporters of
RSGB contests, so do take a moment to try and get on and support this
contest in a milestone year.

Now the solar report for the period from the 8th to the 14th of
September, compiled by Neil Clarke, G0CAS, and Martin Harrison, G3USF.

After 52 consecutive days when the solar disc was spotless, on the
11th, a small sunspot group appeared. This 52 day period is the 4th
longest on record in the last 150 years. The sunspot group had
disappeared by the following day and the solar disc once again became
void of spots for the remainder of the period. Does this sunspot group
bring to an end the present sunspot minimum? The answer in a word is
NO. There will still be many spotless days to come in the months ahead,
but hopefully, for not as long as what we have just witnessed. Just a
reminder that so far only two small groups have belonged to the new
cycle.

th th Solar activity was very low. Solar flux levels were 67 units
everyday except for the 12 and the 13 which declined to 66 units. The
average was 67. The 90 day solar flux average on the 14th was 66 units,
that's the same level as last week. X-ray flux levels remained below
the minimum reporting level. Geomagnetic activity was quiet everyday.
Even though a coronal hole disturbance arrived on the 14th it was not
till late in the day. On the 13th the Ap index was zero. Since the
start of 1995 there as been 2,853 days when the Ap index was in single
figures, but only 4 days have took place with the Ap at zero. The
average was only Ap 4 units. Solar wind speeds measured at the ACE
spacecraft saw a decline from 600 kilometres per second on the 8th to
280 by the 14th. Particle densities were low except for an increase to
18 particles per cubic centimetre late on the 14th. Bz varied between
minus 3 and plus 4 nanoTeslas. However, very late on the 14 at the
start of the disturbance fluctuations of minus 14 and plus 12
nanoTeslas occurred.

And finally the solar forecast. This week solar activity is expected to
continue at very low levels with no solar flares taking place. The
solar disc should be spotless on most days. Solar flux levels are
expected to remain in the mid to high 60's, where they have been since
the 19th of May. Geomagnetic activity is expected to be quiet all week.
MUFs during daylight hours at equal latitudes should be about 19MHz for
the south and 16MHz for the north. The darkness hour lows should be
around 9MHz. Paths this week to Japan should have a maximum usable
frequency with a 50 per cent success rate of about 20MHz. The optimum
working frequency with a 90 per cent success rate will be around 15MHz.
The best time to try this path will be between 0900 and 1200 hours UTC.

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

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Next, the Local News:

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

can be found on the RSGB website, including e-mail 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 SOUTH-EAST

and EAST ANGLIA Reading and District amateur radio club will be
starting a new Foundation course on Friday 3 October at Woodford Park,
Woodley. For information contact Course Director Harry Hogg, by email
to g3ngxatradarc.org.

On Sunday 21 September Bromley and District Amateur Radio Society is
running its Foundation course at Victory Social Club, Kechill Gardens.
Details on the web at www.bdars.org.

On Tuesday 23, Wednesday 24 and Friday 26 September Edgware and
District Radio Society is operating GX3ASR for the Edgware Activity
Period. Contact John G3SJE, on 0208 204 1034.

On Tuesday 23 September Home Counties ATV Club is having a microwave
antennas workshop. Contact Dave, M0SAT, by email to m0satatgb3hv.com.

On Tuesday 23 September Horndean and District Amateur Radio Club is
having members' 10-minute talks. Contact Stuart, G0FYX, on 023 9247
2846, or on the web at www.hdarc.co.uk.

On Tuesday 23 September Stevenage and District Amateur Radio Society is
taking part in the 50MHz UK Activity Contest. Contact John McCutcheon
on 01462 459254.

On Wednesday 24 September Crawley Amateur Radio Club is having an APRS
presentation by Olof Lundberg G0CKV. Visitors are welcome. Contact
John, G3VLH, on 01342 714 402.

On Wednesday 24 September Dover Radio Club is having a D-Star update
and live demo by Matt, M1CMN and Declan, M0TMX. Contact Brian, G4SAU,
by email to g4sauatDARC.org.uk.

On Wednesday 24 September Havering and District Amateur Radio Club is
looking at event pictures from 2008. Contact Dave, 2E0EBV, on 07956 594
514.

On Wednesday 24 September Newbury and District Amateur Radio Society is
having a talk on software defined radio by Ray, G4FON. Contact Richard,
G3ZGC, on 01635 46241.

On Wednesday 24 September Norfolk Amateur Radio Club is having a bright
sparks informal evening. Contact Mark Taylor, G0LGJ, on 01362 691099.

On Wednesday 24 September Worthing and District Amateur Radio Club is
putting GX3WOR on the air. Contact Roy, G4GPX, on 01903 753 893.

On Thursday 25 September Bittern DX Group is having a debrief on the
Transmission event. Contact Keith, G0GFQ, on 01263 588 506.

On Thursday 25 September King's Lynn Amateur Radio Club is having a
club night and 2 metre net. Contact Ray, G3RSV, by email to
ral-g3rsvatsupanet.com.

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On Thursday 25 September Reading and District Amateur Radio Club is
having a talk on keys and telegraphs by Gerald Beaver, G4CLD. Contact
Pete, G8FRC, on 01189 695 697.

On Thursday 25 September Shefford and District Amateur Radio Society is
celebrating its 60th anniversary. Contact David, G8UOD, on 01234 742
757.

On Friday 26 September Cambridge and District Amateur Radio Club is
having an informal evening. Contact David Leary, G8JKV on 01223 355254.

On Friday 26 September Itchen Valley Amateur Radio Club is having a
members evening. Contact Quintin, M1ENU, on 023 8078799.

On Friday 26 September Wimbledon and District Amateur Radio Society is
on air and having a construction evening. Contact Jim, M0CON, on 020
8874 7456.

On Saturday 27 September Cambridge and District Amateur Radio Club is
having its annual Dinner. Contact David Leary, G8JKV on 01223 355254.

On Saturday 27 September Gorleston Amateur Radio Society is having a
lunch meeting at the Short Blue Public House. Contact David, G3OEP, on
QTHR, 01493 662 323.

On Saturday 27 September Verulam Radio Club is taking part in the CQWW
RTTY contest. Contact Ralph, G1BSZ, on 01923 265572.

On Sunday 28 September Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society is attending
Sandford Mill for the CARS operating science and discovery day. Contact
Martyn, G1EFL, on 01245 469 008.

NEWS FOR THE SOUTH-WEST On Sunday 21 September Chippenham District
Amateur Radio Club is having a 144MHz direction finding event. Contact
Ian, G0GRI, on 01225 846 698 evenings and weekends.

On Sunday 21 September Plymouth Radio Club is running its club rally.
Contact Frank, by email to frankatfoxonezero.fsnet.co.uk.

On Monday 22 September Exeter Amateur Radio Society is having a natter
night. Contact Paul, 2EOEXR, pchesh-29athotmail.co.uk.

On Tuesday 23 September Chippenham District Amateur Radio Club is
having its Foundation practicals and course recap. Contact Ian, G0GRI,
on 01225 846 698 evenings and weekends.

On Wednesday 24 September South Bristol Amateur Radio Club is on the
air. Contact Len, G4RZY, on 01275 834 282.

On Wednesday 24 September Taunton and District Amateur Radio Club is
operating the club station and holding Morse classes. Contact William,
G3WNI, on 01823 666 234.

On Wednesday 24 September Thornbury and South Gloucestershire Amateur
Radio Club is having a talk on GPS by Peter Jackson. Contact Tony,
G0WMB, by email to tonytsgarcatbeeb.net.

On Thursday 25 September Swindon and District Amateur Radio Club is
having a talk on "A Journey through the Solar System" by Charles,
G0TLI. Contact Den, M0ACM, on 07810 317750.

On Thursday 25 September Yeovil Amateur Radio Club is having a
committee meeting and on the air night. Contact Gary, 2E0BFJ, by email
to g.swainattesco.net.

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On Friday 26 September Torbay Amateur Radio Society is having talks on
members' antenna systems. Contact Dave, G6FSP, by email to
g6fspattars.org.uk.

On Saturday 27 September Chippenham District Amateur Radio Club is
having a Foundation catch-up for any missed subjects or practical.
Contact Ian, G0GRI, on 01225 846 698 evenings and weekends.

NEWS FOR THE MIDLANDS On Monday 22 September Gloucester Amateur Radio
and Electronics Society is having an informal meeting. Contact Anne,
2E1GKY, on 01452 548478, daytime.

On Monday 22 September Sandwell Amateur Radio Club is having a contest
round-up. Contact Dave, G4JSR, on 0121 552 1820.

On Monday 22 September South Normanton Alfreton and District Amateur
Radio Club is having a talk on making printed circuit boards by Mike
Jeffs, M0RMJ. Contact A J Higton, 2E1GWO, on 01773 783658.

On Monday 22 September Stourbridge and District Amateur Radio Society
is having an open shack night. Contact John, M1EJG, on 01562 700 513.

On Tuesday 23 September Derby and District Amateur Radio Society is
having a technical topics evening. Contact Martin, G3SZJ, on 01332 556
875.

On Tuesday 23 September Loughborough and District Amateur Radio Club is
having a skittles evening at The Griffin Inn, Swithland. Contact Chris,
G1ETZ, on 01509 504 319.

On Tuesday 23 September Mid-Warwickshire Amateur Radio Society is
having a talk on computer topics by Dave, G8UIO. Contact Bernard,
M1AUK, on 01926 420 913.

On Tuesday 23 September Telford and District Amateur Radio Society is
preparing for its hamfest and having a mini DF Hunt. Contact Mike,
G3JKX, on 01952 299 677.

On Tuesday 23 September Wythall Radio Club continues its Intermediate
course. Contact Chris, G0EYO, on 07710 412 819.

On Thursday 25 September Tamworth Amateur Radio Society is having a
talk. Contact Colin Marks, G4ZPJ, on 01827 700 893.

On Friday 26 September Coventry Amateur Radio Society is having a
VHF/UHF radio workshop operating 6m, 4m and satellites. Contact John,
G8SEQ, on 02476 273 190.

On Sunday 28 September Telford and District Amateur Radio Society is
running the Telford Hamfest at the Enginuity Museum. Contact Mike,
G3JKX, on 01952 299 677.

NEWS FOR THE NORTH OF ENGLAND The Scarborough Amateur Radio Training
Group will be starting a course leading to the Advanced Amateur Radio
Licence commencing on September 28th. The course takes place on
Tuesdays from 7 to 9pm at the Crossgates Community Centre, Scarborough
until the examination on 1 April 2009. Full details from G4YKO on 01723
352823 or G4WHO on 01723 352879'.

On Sunday 21 September Hornsea Amateur Radio Club is running the
Hornsea Radio Rally. Contact Sue, G6UQA, on 01482 668 041.

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On Monday 22 September Bolton Wireless Club is having a talk on
microwave ATV operation. Contact infoatboltonwireless.org.uk.

On Monday 22 September Sheffield Amateur Radio Club is holding a Quiz.
Details on the web at www.sheffieldarc.org.uk.

On Monday 22 September Thornton Cleveleys Amateur Radio Society is
having a talk on test equipment by Peter, G4JCG. Contact John Webb
G8RDP/M3RAE, on 01253 876313.

On Tuesday 23 September Chester and District Radio Society is having a
bring and tell evening. Details on the web at www.chesterdars.org.uk.

On Tuesday 23 September Pontefract District Amateur Radio Society
launches its Chinese Whispers CW Challenge. For more information
contact 07594 596 040.

On Wednesday 24 September Hornsea Amateur Radio Club is having a CW
contest and activity night. Contact Sue, G6UQA, on 01482 668 041.

On Wednesday 24 September Wirral and District Amateur Radio Club is
having a D-Star update by M1EEV. Contact Tom, G4BKF, on 07050 291 850.

On Thursday 25 September North Wakefield Radio Club is having a visit
by RSGB President Colin, G3PSM. Contact Richard, M0RBG, on 07976 220
126.

On Friday 26 September East Cleveland Amateur Radio Club is on the air.
Contact Alistair, G4OLK, on 01642 475 671.

On Friday 26 September South Manchester Radio and Computer Club is
having a talk by Chris, G3UAU, entitled "An Icelandic Expedition".
Contact Ron, G3SVW, on 0161 969 3999.

On Friday 26 September Tynemouth Radio Club is having an operating
night and Morse classes. Contact Tony, G8YFA, by email to
mailatg0nwm.com.

On Saturday 27 September Bishop Auckland Radio Amateurs Club is taking
part in Railways on the Air weekend at Eden Vale Railway. Contact Mark,
G0GFG, on 01388 745353.

On Saturday 27 September Pontefract District Amateur Radio Society
commences its Intermediate Course. For more information contact 07594
596 040.

NEWS FOR SCOTLAND On Tuesday 23 September Livingston and District
Amateur Radio Society is having a talk on the recent DXpedition to
Inchkeith by Norman GM1CNH. Contact Norman, on 0131 449 7641.

On Thursday 25 September Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society is on the air.
Contact Lewis, GM4AJR, on 01224 575 663.

On Friday 26 September Cockenzie and Port Seton Amateur Radio Club is
having its second 144MHz DF hunt, meeting in "The Old Ship Inn" car
park. Contact Bob, GM4UYZ, on 01875 811 723.

On Saturday 27 September Moray Firth Amateur Radio Society is taking
part in Railways on the Air weekend from Dufftown Station. Contact Jim,
MM0SMD, on 01340 820 134.

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NEWS FOR WALES On Friday 26 September Newport Amateur Radio Society is
having a talk by Ross Clare, GW3NWS, on building a 1929 0-V-1 two valve
radio. Contact Paul, GW7RIB, on 01633 665 289
narsatgw4ezw.fsnet.co.uk.

NEWS FOR NORTHERN IRELAND No news items have been received for Northern
Ireland this week.

And that's the end of this week's GB2RS news broadcast,

prepared by the Radio Society of Great Britain.