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SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE NEWS FOR SUNDAY 6 JANUARY 2019

Good morning and welcome to the weekly news bulletin of the South
African Radio League read by ................ [your name, call sign and
QTH]

The South African Radio League broadcasts a news bulletin each Sunday
in Afrikaans as well as English at 08:15 and 08:30 Central African Time
respectively on HF as well as on various VHF and UHF repeaters around
the country. The bulletin is relayed on Echolink by ZS6JPL. A podcast
is available on the League website. Audio and text bulletins may be
downloaded from the League website at www.sarl.org.za where you can
also sign up to receive future bulletins by e-mail.

We start the bulletin this morning with news of a silent key.

It is with deep regret that we announce that the key of Wally Sime.
ZS6WAL went silent on Wednesday 2 January. Wally was an ex-Chairman of
the West Rand ARC and he was the SARL Administrator some years ago.

We extend our sincere condolences to his wife Thelma, children Mike and
Cindy, family and friends.

PAUSE

In the news, today:

THE AMSAT SA DUAL BAND VHF/UHF ANTENNA A BIG HIT

BOOKINGS FOR THE AMSAT SA SPACE SYMPOSIUM NOW OPEN

and

STAND A CHANCE TO WIN R1 000 BY ENTERING THE TINUS LANGE 7066 TECHNICAL
EXCELLENCE AWARD

Stay tuned for more information on these and other interesting news
items.

The SARL News Team would like to wish our newsreaders, listeners and
online readers a Happy New Year.

THE NARC OPEN FROM MONDAY

The National Amateur Radio Centre will open for business on Monday 7
January 2019 after the holiday period.

THE AMSAT SA DUAL BAND VHF/UHF ANTENNA A BIG HIT

The AMSATSA 2 m/70 cm dual band Yagi launched last week is a big hit.
The first batch of 50 was sold within days of last Sunday's
announcement. A new supply is expected to be ready for shipping via
POSTNET in about 10 days.

The Yagi has a unique element called an 'Open Sleeve' which is a
director very close to the driven element. The driven element is sized
for 2 metres. When operating on 70 cm the 'Open Sleeve' acts as part of
the driven element on 70 cm (the third harmonic of 2 m). The AMSAT SA
version is based on a design by DK7ZB with modifications by WB5CXC. The
first South African version was a collaboration between Guy, ZS6GUY and
Gary, ZS6YI. It was developed for YOTA 2018 where young people
successfully used the antenna operating satellites using hand-held
transceivers. The mechanical structure of the AMSAT SA version was
redesigned by Gary, ZS6YI. The antenna is plug and play. No tools are
needed except for soldering on a connector to suit the application. It
comes complete in a carry bag with full instructions. This antenna can
be assembled and dissembled in minutes.

For more details and how to order visit www.amsatsa.org.za. SARL and
AMSAT SA members get a discount.

BOOKINGS FOR THE AMSAT SA SPACE SYMPOSIUM NOW OPEN

Book now for the 2019 AMSATSA Space Symposium on Saturday 16 March 2019
at the Accolade Conference Centre in Midrand. The rate will be R400 per
person for AMSAT SA and SARL members and R600 for non-members. There is
an early bird rate of R350 for AMSATSA and SARL Members, if booked and
paid for by 28 February 2019. Accommodation is also available at the
hotel at R855 plus VAT. More details on www.amsatsa.org.za

There are only a few days left to submit paper proposals for the Space
Symposium. Some interesting subjects will be presented at the 2019
AMSAT SA Space Symposium on 16 March 2019 in Gauteng. Added to the
agenda this past week is how to operate satellites with the new dual
band Yagi and a handheld radio. The final closing date for proposals
for papers to be presented is 15 January 2019. More details on
www.amsatsa.org.za

NEW D-STAR ONE NANOSATELLITES LAUNCHED

A 27 December Soyuz launch deployed the two German Orbital Systems
D-STAR ONE satellites - D-STAR ONE - Sparrow and D-STAR ONE - iSat.
Beacons have been successfully received from both satellites, which
carry a D-STAR repeater with an uplink at 437,325 MHz and downlink at
435,525 MHz. The D-STAR ONE - Phoenix 3U CubeSat, launched February
2018, was lost. A pair of Kanopus V remote-sensing satellites was the
primary payload. The flight carried 28 satellites in all. "During the
first low-elevation pass over Berlin, our team established successful
contact with both satellites," German Orbital Systems said. "The
received telemetry confirms nominal status of all systems."

The December Soyuz flight also deployed the UWE-4 1U CubeSat carrying
an electric propulsion experiment and a 70-centimetre 9,6 k AX.25
digipeater, with an uplink/downlink frequency of 437,375 MHz.

You are listening to a news bulletin of the South African Radio League.

STAND A CHANCE TO WIN R1 000 BY ENTERING THE TINUS LANGE 7066 TECHNICAL
EXCELLENCE AWARD

Do you enjoy building pieces of equipment to use in or outside the
Shack? Or software to use for amateur radio? Well then how about
entering for the Tinus Lange 7066 Technical Excellence Award? The award
is bestowed annually on the League member who submits a technical
project in any of the following categories - a) the design and/or
construction of projects such as a pre-amp, SWR bridge, automatic
ID'er, practical antenna ideas, mast, portable gear, power supplies,
etc., or b) any software for use in Amateur Radio.

What about logging software for the various SARL Contest? Or an entry
level home-brew QRP rig? The Award is a framed certificate and a cash
award of R1 000. The closing date for entries is Thursday 31 January
2019 and must be sent to .

BULGARIA TO HOST THE 2019 YOUNGSTERS ON THE AIR SUMMER CAMP

The ninth Youngsters on the Air (YOTA) summer camp will be held in
Bulgaria, with the Bulgarian Federation of Radio Amateurs (BFRA)
hosting the event. Individual IARU Member Societies will select
candidates aged 15 to 25 for the summer camp, which will take place
from 11 to 17 August near Sofia, the Bulgarian capital city.

"In this YOTA Camp, we will be continuing with our train-the-trainer
program, which will be the main theme of the week," IARU Region 1 Youth
Working Group Chair Lisa Leenders, PA2LS, said in announcing the annual
event. "Participants will be working on the future of Amateur Radio and
will be involved in workshops where they gain skills to start similar
Amateur Radio youth events back home. With this, we are aiming to
create a snowball effect to inspire more and more YOTA events all over
the world. This also allows other youngsters and newcomers to enjoy
Amateur Radio."

PROPAGATION REPORT

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to
remain at low levels. Currently there is only a small, single sunspot
visible that poses no threat for serious solar flares. If you want to
do your own frequency predictions, the expected effective sunspot
number for the week will be around one. The 15 to 30 m bands may
provide some DX fun. Please visit the website spaceweather.sansa.org.za
for further information.

Finally, a Diary of some upcoming events:

9 January - all provincial schools re-open. 12 and 13 January - Hunting
Lions in the Air. 15 January - the final date for proposals for papers
for the Space Symposium. 18 to 20 January - the PEARS National VHF/UHF
Contest. 26 January - the Summer QRP Contest. 31 January - the closing
date for Council nominations, motions for the 2019 AGM and nominations
for the SARL Awards and Trophies. 2 February - the SARL VHF/UHF QSO
Party. 3 February - the AWA CW Activity Day. 9 February - the VHF/UHF
Workshop at the NARC. 9 and 10 February - the SARL National Field Day.
28 February - end of early bird bookings for the Space Symposium and
closing date for SARL Hall of Fame nominations.

To conclude our bulletin a quick overview of our main news item:

The AMSATSA 2 m/70 cm dual band Yagi launched last week was a big hit.
The first batch of 50 was sold within days of last Sunday's
announcement. A new supply is expected to be ready for shipping via
POSTNET in about 10 days.

This concludes our bulletin for this morning.

Clubs and individuals are invited to submit news items of interest to
radio amateurs and shortwave listeners, if possible, in both English
and Afrikaans, by following the news inbox link on the South African
Radio League web page. News items for inclusion in the bulletin should
reach the news team no later than the Thursday preceding the bulletin
date.

You are welcome to join us every Sunday morning for the weekly amateur
radio program, 'Amateur Radio Today' at 10:00 Central African Time. The
program can be heard on VHF and UHF repeaters countrywide and on 7 082
kHz lower side-band and on 7 205 kHz and 17 760 kHz AM. There is also a
podcast available from Dick Stratford, ZS6RO. A rebroadcast can be
heard on Monday evenings at 18:30 Central African Time on 4 895 kHz AM.

We welcome your signal reports, comments and suggestions; please send
these by e-mail to
. Sentech sponsors the radio
transmissions on the non-amateur frequencies.

You have listened to a news bulletin compiled by Dennis Green, ZS4BS,
edited by ..... and read by ..............

From the news team, best wishes for the week ahead.


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