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GB2RS NEWS Sunday 22nd May 2011
GB2RS NEWS
Sunday 22nd May 2011 The news headlines: * RSGB AGM information * National Club of the Year winners * Latest 6 and 10 report available More than 100 RSGB Members and interested parties were at the RSGB AGM in Derby last weekend. As well as the formal business of the AGM, visitors took part in a full day of discussions about the RSGB and amateur radio. The Board has determined that fundamental changes are needed in the way the Society operates and received a number of practical comments on the proposed way ahead. A full report of the AGM appears in the June RadCom, which should arrive with Members before the end of the month. Also at the RSGB AGM, the winners of the National Club of the Year were announced. The annual competition is sponsored by Waters and Stanton plc. In third place, Bolton Wireless Club received a certificate and £250 prize money; second place went to Lough Erne Amateur Radio Club who also received a certificate plus a cheque for £500. First place went to Reading & District Amateur Radio Club, who received the trophy, a certificate and a cheque for £1000. Prizes were presented by RSGB President, Dave Wilson, M0OBW. The 2011 competition will be open for nominations later this year. The Six and Ten Reporting Club is an informal group of radio amateurs. They are mostly from the UK and interested in propagation studies at frequencies around the HF to VHF boundary, mainly the 6 and 10 metre amateur bands. The club produces the Six and Ten Report, a monthly newsletter, that includes analysis of 28MHz propagation based on beacon monitoring and analysis of 50MHz activity reports as well as results of on-going experiments. The latest report from Martin Harrison, G3USF and the 6 and 10 reporting club has been published and it is available at http://g7kse.co.uk/6and10. The International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 Conference takes place in Sun City, South Africa in August. The papers to be discussed at the conference are now available online from the IARU Region 1 website. They can be downloaded from www.iaru-r1.org. The 21st annual Waters and Stanton Open Day will take place on Sunday, 29 May. Yaesu, Icom and Kenwood will be in attendance as will bhi. There will also be an RSGB bookstall. Essex CW Club, who won the Region 12 Club of the Year award will collect their trophy from Waters & Stanton who sponsor both the Region 12 trophy and the national trophy scheme. A prize raffle in aid of Marie Cure Cancer Care, supported by W&S and their suppliers, will take place on the day. Glasgow and Clyde RAYNET Group will be active on the Island of Jura, which is IOTA reference EU008, from 26 May to 2 June. The group is providing emergency safety communications for the annual Fell Race on the 28th. They will also be activating the island on all HF bands using group callsign GS0RAY/P throughout the week. Reports are most welcome. For further details please contact group controller, Paul Lucas, on 07768 271736 or by email to . The Deutsche Amateur Radio Club is sponsoring an award to celebrate the 2011 Women's Football World Cup. Both licensed amateur radio operators and short wave listeners can apply for this award. Between 1 June and 31 July, the special station DL0YLWM and YL district stations will be on the air. You need to log the appropriate number of German YL stations to apply for any one of four awards. Full details at www.darc.ce, search on the website for DL0YLWM. The 2011 International Museums Weekend special event will take place on 18 and 19 June as well as 25 and 26 June. Anyone planning to take part should register their museum via e-mail to . Full details of the event can be found on the International Museums Weekend website at www.ukradioamateur.co.uk/imw. And now for the details of rallies and events for the coming week The 1st Leicester RS Grand Clearance and Bring & Buy will be held today, 22 May, at the Leicester Radio Society HQ in Groby Road, Leicester. There is approximately £2000 of donated radio equipment for disposal as well as a Bring & Buy. Doors open 10am to 4pm. Details of equipment available and further details from Alex on 0753 120 1640. Also today, 22 May, the Dunstable Downs Radio Club National Amateur Radio Car Boot Sale will be held at Stockwood Park, Luton LU1 5NR. Talk in will be on S22 and there is plenty of car parking. Doors open at 9am and entry is £2. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Mid Ulster Amateur Radio Club Rally and Boot Sale due to take place today, 22 May, has been cancelled. The organisers would like to thanks everyone for their support and hope to see everyone at next year's event. D-Star Northants and UKIT are organising a D-Star Meet and Greet Day on Sunday 29 May. This will be held in Northampton at Tetra Communications, Bunting Road, Northampton NN2 6EE. The event will include help and advice from D-Star Northants and UK IT. Visitors to the event will also have the opportunity to visit Tetra Communications warehouse that will be open for the duration of the event. Now for the news of special events Castles and stately homes on air will take place on the 21st and 22nd of the month. Information can be found at www.cashota.co.uk. GB1LC will be active on the evening of the 24th for the 1st Laindon Cubs who will be gaining their communicator badge. Activity will be on 2m and HF. Special QSL cards designed by the cubs will be available for all contacts. For further info please contact G1KOT. The Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society will run a GB6COD at the open day in HMS Collingwood on 4 June. The station will be operational on all amateur bands from 1.8MHz to 440MHz. The Society headquarters station will be open for viewing from 9.30am to 6pm on the day. Advanced tickets will be available from Gosport and Fareham Tourist Information Offices and Portsmouth News Offices from May 2011. GB0VUL will be on the air promoting and celebrating the continued flying of XH558, the world's only airworthy Vulcan bomber. The station will be on the air over the bank holiday weekend of 28 and 29 May, from the Air Training Corps Hall in Newbury. This is the 3rd consecutive year this call has been run by members of Newbury and District Amateur Radio Society. More information can be found at www.vulcantothesky.org. The Geoparks Communication Weekend will take place over the weekend 28 and 29 May. GB6GEO will be on again this year from Occombe Farm in Torbay. There will be several other Geopark stations operating around the world. There is an award available for contacting Geopark stations. More information on qrz.com. As part of the Imagineering stand at the Bath and West Show, Weymouth College are putting on a special event station to demonstrate amateur radio to visitors. The idea is to particularly allow young people to send greetings via the HF special event station GB0BAW. If there are any local amateurs who are planning on visiting the show and would like to help operate the station that will be on the air for the duration of the agricultural show between 1 and 4 June, please contact Rob, G0ECX whose details are on QRZ.com, or telephone on 01305 787120. And now the HF DX news compiled from 425 DX News and other sources From 22 to 28 May, Japanese operators JA7HMZ, JA7AGO and JA7ZP are heading to Pohnpei, Micronesia, which is IOTA reference OC-010, for activity as V63DX, V63GO and V63ZP respectively. They will be on all bands and modes. QSL via their home callsigns. TM0Z will be active from Batz Island, which is IOTA reference EU-105, until 26 May. They will operate SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK on 6 to 80m with at least four stations. QSL via F5EOT either direct or via the bureau. Laci, HA0HW will be active again as SV8/HA0HW from Thassos Island, which is IOTA reference EU-174 from 26 May to 5 June. He will operate on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via his home callsign preferably through the bureau. Henry, TJ3AY has been issued special callsign TJ3IC to be used until 30 May to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the independence of Cameroon. QSL via F5LGE. Sam, K0YAK is based at the US Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal and is active as 9N7AK during his spare time. It is expected that he will be there until early July. He is using SSB and PSK31 on 10 to 20m and QSLs should go via his home callsign. Three Czech Republic operators will be on the Island of Crete until 28 May and will sign SV9/homecall/P from the main island, which is IOTA EU- 015. They also plan a few side trips to offshore islands, which will count as IOTA EU-187. K6VVA and NI6T will be on the air as K6VVA/6 from Santa Catalina Island. They plan to work mainly in CW on 15 to 40m from 24 to 26 May. QSL via N6AWD either via the bureau or direct. Now the contest news Tuesday 24 May sees the 50MHz UK Activity Contest taking place between 1900 and 2130UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On the same evening, the SHF UK Activity Contest also takes place between 1900 and 2130UTC. Using the 1.3 to 10GHz bands, all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The CQWW WPX CW Contest takes place for the whole 48 hours of the weekend of 28 and 29 May. This is a follow-on event from the SSB leg held at the end of March. Expect the CW segments of the bands to be packed and some pretty big serial numbers to be handed out by the end, especially if propagation on the upper HF bands is favourable. Using the 1.8 to 28MHz bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number On 29 May from 1000 to 1200UTC the 3rd 70MHz Cumulative contest takes place. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Finally for this week, on 31 May, the 70MHz UK Activity Contest takes place from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. And now the solar factual data for the period from the 9th to the 15th of May, compiled by Neil Clarke, G0CAS on the 16th of May. Sunspots groups were visible every day; all were small and most were quiet and stable. Solar activity was mostly very low, however, activity increased to low on the 9th, 12th and the 15th when small C class solar flares took place. These had little effect on propagation. Solar flux levels declined from 104 units on the 9th to 91 by the 14th. This is the lowest daily figure since the middle of March. The average was 95 units. The lower flux levels slowed the rate of increase on the 90 day solar flux average, which remained at the same level as last week at 110 units. X-ray flux levels declined slightly from B2.9 units on the 9th to B1.1 by the 14th. The average was B1.6 units. Geomagnetic activity was quiet every day, but only just on some days, for example the Ap index was at 8 units on the 10th and 11 on the 15th. The average was Ap 6 units. Solar wind data from the ACE spacecraft saw solar wind speeds decline from 410 kilometres per second on the 10th to 290 by the 14th. Speeds then increased to 590 kilometres per second on the 15th. Particle densities were low every day except for the 19th which increased briefly to 25 particles per cubic centimetre. Bz on the quiet days varied between minus 2 and plus 4 nanoTeslas and between minus 9 and plus 11 nanoTeslas during the 14th. F-layer propagation was up to predicted values. Also strong Sporadic-E openings within Europe were reported on a daily basis on 28 and 50MHz. Some areas also had 6 metre propagation to West Africa. Brief openings were reported on 70MHz. And now the solar forecast. This week solar activity is expected to be at very low levels. The recent spell of increased levels of activity that started back in February seems to have come to an end. Of course, the emergence of a new active region could take place and with it activity could increase but for now that seems unlikely but not totally ruled out. Solar flux levels are expected to be around the 100 mark. Geomagnetic activity should start at quiet levels but by midweek activity is expected to increase due to a recurring coronal hole and last until the weekend. On its last rotation the disturbance lasted 5 days. MUFs during daylight hours at equal latitudes should be around 22MHz for the south and 19MHz for the north. Darkness hour lows are expected to be about 11MHz. Paths this week to India should have a maximum usable frequency with a 50 per cent success rate of around 22MHz. The optimum working frequency with a 90 per cent success rate will be about 17MHz. The best time to try this path will be between 1000 and 1600 hours. Sporadic-E should take place on some days with opening up to 50MHz and maybe higher on the more intense openings. 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 We start with advance news of a weekend Foundation course by M0OCT ARS. The event will be near Chesterfield on 11 and 12 June. There are plenty of places available at the moment but booking is essential. For more information contact M0OCT ARS on 01246 275889 or online at www.m0oct.com. Chorley and District Radio Society has announced that it has a new website up and running. It is at www.radioclubs.net/chorleyamateurradiosociety and the club thanks the RSGB for providing the web hosting facility. On Sunday 22 May Lincoln Short-Wave Club is taking part in the 144MHz Post Codes Contest at the portable site. For more information contact Pam Rose, G4STO, on 01427 788356. On Monday 23 May Gloucester Amateur Radio & Electronics Society is having a VHF operating and workshop evening. Contact Anne, 2E1GKY, on 01452 548478, daytime. On Monday 23 May South Birmingham Radio Society is planning for the VHF field day site and aerials. Contact Don, on 0121 458 1603. On Monday 23 May South Normanton Alfreton & District Amateur Radio Club is at Crich. Details from A Lawrence, 2E0BQS, by email to . On Monday 23 May Stratford Upon Avon District Radio Society is holding its AGM & surplus sale. Contact G0CHO, on 01608 664488. On Tuesday 24 May Derby & District Amateur Radio Society is having a talk on the Cromford canal by Patrick Morriss. Contact Richard Buckby, by email to . On Tuesday 24 May Loughborough & District Amateur Radio Club is having a talk on software defined radio by John, M0JAV. More information from Chris, G1ETZ, on 01509 504 319. On Tuesday 24 May Worcester Radio Amateurs Association is having a shack clean out and tidy up. For more information email Rich Moles, 2E0MOL, via . On Wednesday 25 May Hinckley Amateur Radio Society is preparing for Field Day. Details from John, M0JAV, on 07836 731544. On Wednesday 25 May Lincoln Short-Wave Club is having a talk on the workings of the QSL Bureau by Richard Constantine. For more information contact Pam Rose, G4STO, on 01427 788356. On Wednesday 25 May Midland Amateur Radio Society is holding training classes and examining laptop computers. Details from Norman, G8BHE, on 01214 229 787. On Wednesday 25 May Telford & District Amateur Radio Society is having a 2m DF hunt. Contact Mike, G3JKX, on 01952 299 677. On Thursday 26 May Salop Amateur Radio Society is holding a fox hunt. Details on the club website at www.salop-ars.org.uk. On Thursday 26 May South Birmingham Radio Society is having training classes with Dave Murphy, G8OWL. Contact Don, on 0121 458 1603. On Thursday 26 May Burnley & District Amateur Radio Club is hosting a visit by RSGB President Dave Wilson and North West Regional Manager Kath Wilson. All local radio amateurs are welcome. The Club meets from 7.30pm at Higham Village Hall, Higham Hall Road, Higham BB12 9EU. More information from Vincent Greatwood, 2E0HRD, on 01729 840312. On Friday 27 May Bromsgrove & District Amateur Radio Club is having an HF night. Contact Chris, M0BQE on 01905 776 869. On Friday 27 May Coventry Amateur Radio Society has a radio workshop evening. Contact John, G8SEQ, on 07958 777363. On Friday 27 May Nunsfield House Amateur Radio Group is planning its forthcoming programme. Details from Ken Frankcom, G3OCA, on 01332 720976. On Friday 27 May South Birmingham Radio Society is having a construction evening. Contact Don, on 0121 458 1603. On Saturday 28 May Lincoln Short-Wave Club is in the Shack and running GB2CWF at Ellis Mill for Mills OTA. For more information contact Pam Rose, G4STO, on 01427 788356. NEWS FOR THE NORTH OF ENGLAND On Monday 23 May Angel of the North Amateur Radio is on the air and having a natter night. Contact Nancy Bone, G7UUR, on 0191 477 0036. On Monday 23 May Bolton Wireless Club is holding a 2m DF event starting from the Britannia Hotel. For details, send an email to . On Monday 23 May Sheffield Amateur Radio Club is having a pre-course Foundation taster evening plus a talk on the Windom and Inverted L antennas by Peter, G3PHO. More information from Peter Day, G3PHO, by email to . On Monday 23 May South Manchester Radio and Computer Club is holding a technical forum. Details from Ron, G3SVW, on 0161 969 3999. On Monday 23 May Thornton Cleveleys Amateur Radio Society is having a talk on spy radio by John, G8RDP. Details on the web at www.tcars.org.uk. On Tuesday 24 May Chester & District Amateur Radio Society is conducting radio operations at Waverton Institute. Details from Barbara Green on 07957 870770. On Tuesday 24 May Halifax & District Amateur Radio Society is having a /P evening. Member and guests should check www.hadars.org.uk for venue details before travelling. Contact Martin, M0GQB, on 01422 341317 for more information. On Wednesday 25 May Hambleton Amateur Radio Society is having an operating night. More information from Tony Wilson, G3MAE, on 01609 881530. On Wednesday 25 May Hornsea Amateur Radio Club is having a talk on Clansman radio by G8YQN. Contact Gordon MacNaught, G3WOV, on 01377 240573. On Thursday 26 May Grimsby Amateur Radio Society is holding a junk sale. Contact Cliff, G4YHP, on 01472 328 830. On Thursday 26 May Keighley Amateur Radio Society is conducting RAYNET Training. More information from Shirley, M6SAK, on 01535 65278. On Thursday 26 May South Manchester Radio and Computer Club is holding its AGM. Details from Ron, G3SVW, on 0161 969 3999. On Thursday 26 May Wakefield & District Radio Society is having a talk by Geoff, G0PFH. Contact Ken, 2E0SSQ, on 07900 563117. On Friday 27 May East Cleveland Amateur Radio Club is having a radio components catalogues evening. For more information contact Alistair, G4OLK, on 01642 475 671. On Saturday 28 May Wakefield & District Radio Society continues its Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced courses. Contact Ken, 2E0SSQ, on 07900 563117. NEWS FOR NORTHERN IRELAND On Monday 23 May Greenisland Electronics Amateur Radio Society is having a talk on HF propagation and solar cycle 24. Details from Peter Lowrie, MI5JYK, by email to . NEWS FOR SCOTLAND On Tuesday 24 May Livingston & District Amateur Radio Society is holding Morse code practice. Details from Norman, on 07740 946192. On Wednesday 25 May Glenrothes & DRC is having a talk by Dave Francis, MM0DYX, on transformers from the junk box and how to test them safely. Details from Dave Francis, on 01383 823878. On Wednesday 25 May Lothians Radio Society is having a DF Hunt with Peter Dick, GM4DTH. Contact Andy Sinclair, by email to . On Wednesday 25 May West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society has Solder Group homebrew projects & licence training. More information from Fred Coombes, 2M0BIN, on 01415 715512. On Thursday 26 May Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society is having a talk. More information from Lewis, GM4AJR, on 01224 575 663. On Friday 27 May 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 On Sunday 22 May Bedford and District Amateur Radio Club will be putting on its mobile operation at the Dunstable Downs Radio Club boot sale. Details from Bob Leask, G3XNG, by email to g4ceotalk21.com. On Sunday 22 May Loughton & Epping Forest Amateur Radio Society is at the Dunstable Downs boot sale. Contact Marc Litchman, G0TOC, on 020 8502 1645. On Monday 23 May East Kent Radio Society is having an introduction to frequency selective surfaces by Paul, G0ILO. Details from Karl Davies, M1DFM, on 01227 710120. On Monday 23 May Surrey Radio Contact Club is having a fix-it, advice, chin wag and move-it-on evening. Contact John, G3MCX, on 020 8688 3322. On Tuesday 24 May Brede Steam Amateur Radio Society is at the shack. For more information contact Steve, on 01424 720815. On Tuesday 24 May Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society is having a club net night. Contact Martyn, G1EFL, on 01245 469 008. On Tuesday 24 May Dorking & District Radio Society is having a personal challenge evening with David Smith ,M0SXD. Contact Garth, G3NPC, on 01737 359472. On Tuesday 24 May Harwell Amateur Radio Society is having a shack activity night. Contact Malcolm, G8NRP, on 01235 524844. On Wednesday 25 May Chesham & District Amateur Radio Society is looking at getting started on the air, with particular emphasis on computer interfacing & CW practice. More details from Terry, G0VFW, on 01442 831 491. On Wednesday 25 May Hastings Electronics and Radio Club is having a construction evening. Details from Gordon, on 01424 431 909. On Wednesday 25 May Havering & District Amateur Radio Club is having an informal evening. More information from John, M0UKD, on 07890 222111. On Wednesday 25 May Norfolk Amateur Radio Club Norfolk Repeater Group is holding the AGM for GB3NB and GB7NB. Details from Chris Danby, G0DWV, on 01603 898678. On Wednesday 25 May Worthing & District Amateur Radio Club Dayton is having a report on Hamvention 2011 by Phil, G4UDU. Contact Phil, G4UDU, on 01903 816684. On Thursday 26 May Bittern DX Group is meeting at Pinewood Park. Details from Linda, G0AJJ, on 01692 404154. On Thursday 26 May Echelford Amateur Radio Society is having a bring & buy, CW practice, a natter night and details of the forthcoming field day activities by Olof, G0CKV. Contact John, G4GSC, on 01784 451898. On Thursday 26 May Edgware & District Radio Society is holding its Constructors Cup competition. More information from Mike, G4RNW, on 0208 950 0658. On Thursday 26 May King's Lynn Amateur Radio Club is having a club night and 2m club net. Contact Ray, G3RSV, by email to . On Thursday 26 May Reading & District Amateur Radio Club is having a son et lumière by Dr Graeme Creasey. Details from Pete, G8FRC, on 01189 695 697. On Thursday 26 May Shefford & District Amateur Radio Society is having a talk on Clansman military radio by Don, G4LOO. Details from David, G8UOD, on 01234 742 757. On Friday 27 May Cambridge & District Amateur Radio Club is having a talk on kite and pole photography by Clive, M5CHH. Contact Ron, G3KBR, on 01223 501712. On Friday 27 May Mid-Sussex Amateur Radio Society is having a talk on trams by Ian Gledhill. Contact Peter, G4AKG, on 01444 239371. On Friday 27 May Wimbledon & District Amateur Radio Society is having a talk on developments at the Valve Museum and demonstration of Audio Amplifiers by Allan Wyatt. Contact Andrew Maish, G4ADM, on 020 8335 3434. On Sunday 29 May Coalhouse Fort Amateur Radio Society is holding an open day. Contact John Parker, M1DUC, by email to . NEWS FOR THE SOUTH WEST On Monday 23 May Exeter Amateur Radio Society is having a club night and CW practice. More information from Nick, on 01363 775756. On Tuesday 24 May Blackmoor Vale Amateur Radio Society is having a natter night. Contact Tony, G0GFL, on 01258 860741. On Tuesday 24 May West Devon RC General is having a natter night and open evening with tea and biccies. Further information from Jules Cuddy, M1AGY, on 01752 291588. On Wednesday 25 May Thornbury & South Gloucestershire Amateur Radio Club is on the air. Contact Tony, G0WMB, on 01454 417048. On Thursday 26 May South Bristol Amateur Radio Club is on the air. Details from Andrew Jenner, G7KNA, on 07838 695471. On Thursday 26 May Swindon & District Amateur Radio Club is holding its AGM. Contact Den, M0ACM, on 07810 317750. On Thursday 26 May Yeovil Amateur Radio Club is on the air. Contact Steve Crask, G7AHP, by email to . On Friday 27 May North Bristol Amateur Radio Club is inspecting and repairing its antennas. More information from Dick on 01454 218362. On Friday 27 May Torbay Amateur Radio Society is having a 90/10 auction night. For more information contact Dave, G6FSP, by email to . On Saturday 28 May Torbay Amateur Radio Society commences its weekend event running Geo Parks special event station GB6GEO from caves in Torbay. For more information contact Dave, G6FSP, by email to . NEWS FOR WALES On Monday 23 May Llanelli Amateur Radio Society is holding a junk sale & club raffle. Contact Craig, MW0MXT, on 01269 840292. |
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