Hammies Sprint 13 June, SARL Youth Sprint 16 June

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SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE NEWS FOR SUNDAY 6 JUNE 2021

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Radio League read by ................ [your name, call sign and QTH]

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In the news today:

ZS-SOTA NEWS

TWO YOUTH SPRINTS IN NEXT WEEK

and

THE IARU CONTINUES WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE 2023 PREPARATIONS

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

We begin the bulletin with news of a silent key.

It is with deep regret that we must announce that the key of Percy Melvill
e, ZS4RA went silent on Sunday 22 May 2021. Percy enjoyed satellite comm
unication and often spoke to the cosmonauts aboard the MIR space station.

We extend our sincere condolences to his wife Minnie, ZS4RB, family an
d friends.

PAUSE

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

ZS-SOTA NEWS

Congratulations to Adele Tyler, ZS5APT who on Sunday 30 May activated ZS
/KN-451 to get her 1000 SOTA points and achieve SOTA Goat status. Well don
e, Adele!

On Tuesday 1 June 2021, the ZS-SOTA scoring system was updated by SOTA M
T. The ZS-SOTA Team thank Simon Melhuish for his assistance. Please visit
www.sotadata.org.uk/en and under Summits select the ZS Association to see
the changes. If you have a SOTA app on your phone, please do a database
update.

BAHRAIN AND KYRGYZSTAN JOIN THE IARU

The IARU member-societies have voted to admit the Bahrain Amateur Radio So
ciety (BARS) and the Amateur Radio Union of the Kyrgyz Republic (ARUKR) to
membership. BARS was founded on 23 July 2020; as of September, there we
re 15 members out of a total of 88 licensed radio amateurs in the Kingdom.
ARUKR was founded on 25 October 2013 and as of October 2019 all 110 licen
sed amateurs in the country were members.

CHANGE TO THE QSY RULE FOR SPRINTS

The QSY Rule for Sprints has been updated following the ZS3 Sprint. The 20
21 Blue Book has been updated to Version 1.5 on 31 May 2021.

THE HAMMIES SPRINT ON 13 JUNE

The Hammies Sprint is a fun activity to promote contacts between Hammies a
nd radio amateurs in Southern African countries with an emphasis on ZU sta
tions and runs from 14:00 to 15:00 UTC (16:00 to 17:00 CAT) on Sunday 13 J
une 2021. The exchange is RS and provincial abbreviation, DX for all sta
tions outside South Africa and the QSY rules for Sprints apply. It is a ph
one contest on the 40-metre band.

QSOs with stations in the same ZS region are worth 1 point and QSOs with s
tations in other ZS regions or DX stations are worth 2 points. QSOs with t
he Hammies ARC, ZS2ZU, ZS3ZU, ZS4ZU, ZS5ZU, ZS6ZU or any other H
ammies ARC that may be registered at the time are worth 5 points. QSOs wit
h any ZU station are worth 3 points and QSOs between ZU stations are worth
5 points. Logs, in ADIF, Cabrillo or MS Excel format shall be submitt
ed by 23:59 CAT on Friday 18 June 2021 and sent by e-mail to chairman@zs6z
u.org.za ) or (mailto:zr6dx
@iafrica.com)

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

THE SARL YOUTH SPRINT ON 16 JUNE

This is a fun activity to celebrate the Youth and to promote contacts betw
een young radio amateurs in Southern African countries. Call "CQ Y
outh Sprint!" The first leg takes place from 12:00 to 13:00 UTC (1
4:00 to 15:00 CAT) on Wednesday 16 June 2021. The exchange is a RS(T) repo
rt and the operator's age and the QSY rules for Sprints apply.

It is a CW and phone sprint on the 40-metre band. QSOs between stations in
the age group 26 and younger are worth 5 points while QSOs between statio
ns in the under 26 group and over 26 group is worth 2 points. QSOs between
stations in the age group 27 and older are worth 1 point. zs3vdk@webmail.
co.za ) . The age of the operator must be show
n on the summary sheet.

THE IARU CONTINUES WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE 2023 PREPARATIONS

IARU Region 1 Spectrum Affairs Chair Barry Lewis, G4SJH reports that eff
orts continue in defending the interests of amateur radio during preparati
ons by CEPT, the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Ad
ministrations for World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 (WRC-23). The I
nternational Telecommunication Union (ITU) sponsors the WRC.

Meeting on 21 May, the IARU worked with CEPT regional telecommunications
organizations (RTOs) at the third meeting of the Conference Preparatory G
roup (CPG). The CPG is the parent group in CEPT that oversees the developm
ent of the CEPT Briefs for each WRC-23 agenda item and reviews the progres
s of individual project teams under the CPG umbrella.
IARU put forward the agreed preliminary IARU positions for agenda items th
at could affect amateur radio. IARU's overall objective is to safe
guard the allocations to the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite services in the
co- and adjacent-frequency bands within the scope of each agenda item. CE
PT Briefs include a specific section in which the views of all the recogni
zed international and regional organizations can be placed and IARUâ-
(tm)s views are now in this section of the draft briefs for each agenda ite
m of interest.

The meeting also heard presentations from other Region 1 RTOs, as well a
s organizations from Region's 2 and 3 about their preparations. Th
ese presentations and the CEPT meeting document drafts are available via t
he CEPT website. The IARU Spectrum and Regulatory Liaison Committee (SRLC)
continues to be active in all the CEPT project teams dealing with the WRC
preparation.

PROPAGATION REPORT

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to
be at low levels. There are currently two sunspot regions visible and min
or C-class solar flaring activity is expected. If you want to do your own
frequency predictions, the expected effective sunspot number for the we
ek will be around one. The 15 to 30 m bands will at sunrise and especially
during the late afternoons, provide some good DX fun. Please visit the
website spaceweather.sansa.org.za for further information.

Finally, a diary of some upcoming events:

13 June - the Hammies Sprint
14 - West Rand meeting
15 - PEARS and Border ARC meetings
16 June - Youth Day and the SARL Youth Sprint
17 June - World QRP Day
19 June - the SARL 40 m Grid Square Sprint
19 and 20 June - the All Asian CW Contest
20 June - Father's Day
21 to 25 June - the SARL Top Band QSO party
26 to 27 June - the ARRL Field Day
1 July - Registration for the October RAE opens

To conclude our bulletin, a recap of our main news story:

Congratulations to Adele Tyler, ZS5APT who on Sunday 30 May activated ZS
/KN-451 to get her 1000 SOTA points and achieve SOTA Goat status. Well don
e, Adele!

On Tuesday 1 June 2021, the ZS-SOTA scoring system was updated by SOTA M
T. Update the database of your SOTA app.

This concludes our bulletin for this morning.

We invite clubs and individuals to submit news items of interest to radio
amateurs and shortwave listeners, in both English and Afrikaans, if p
ossible, by following the News Inbox link on the South African Radio Lea
gue web page. News items to be included in the bulletin should reach the n
ews team no later than the Thursday preceding the bulletin date.

You are welcome to join us every Sunday morning for the weekly radio progr
amme, Amateur Radio Today at 10:00 CAT. The programme can be heard on VH
F and UHF repeaters countrywide and on 7 082 kHz lower side-band by courte
sy of Louis, ZS5LP. A rebroadcast by Andy, ZS6ADY, can be heard on M
onday evenings at 19:30 CAT on 3 620 kHz.

We welcome your signal reports, comments and suggestions; please send th
ese by e-mail to ) .

You have listened to a news bulletin compiled and edited by Dennis Green
, ZR6BP and read by ..............

From the news team, best wishes for the week ahead.
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SUID-AFRIKAANSE RADIOLIGA NUUS VIR SONDAG 6 JUNIE 2021

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In die nuus vandag:

ZS-SOTA NUUS

TWEE JEUG NAELLOPE IN DIE VOLGENDE WEEK

en

DIE IARU GAAN VOORT MET WÊRELDRADIO-KOMMUNIKASIEKONFERENSIE 2023 VOOR
BEREIDINGS

Bly ingeskakel vir meer inligting oor hierdie en ander interessante nuus i
tems.

Ons begin die bulletin met nuus oor 'n stil sleutel.

Dit is met leedwese dat ons moet aankondig dat die sleutel van Percy Melvi
lle, ZS4RA op Sondag 22 Mei 2021 stil geword het. Percy het satelliet ko
mmunikasie geniet en het gereeld met die ruimtevaarders aan boord van die
MIR-ruimtestasie gepraat.

Ons betuig ons innige meegevoel met sy vrou Minnie, ZS4RB, familie en
vriende.

POUSE

Jy luister na ʼn nuus uitsending van die Suid-Afrikaanse Radioliga

ZS-SOTA NUUS

Baie geluk aan Adele Tyler, ZS5APT, wat op Sondag 30 Mei ZS/KN-451 gea
ktiveer het om haar 1 000 SOTA-punte te behaal en SOTA-Bok status te behaa
l. Welgedaan, Adele!

Op Dinsdag 1 Junie 2021 is die ZS-SOTA punte stelsel deur SOTA MT opgedate
er. Die ZS-SOTA Span bedank Simon Melhuish vir sy hulp. Besoek gerus www.s
otadata.org.uk/en en kies die ZS-Vereniging onder â-˜Summitsâ-
(tm) om die veranderinge te sien. As jy 'n SOTA-app op jou foon het, doen
asseblief 'n databasis opdatering.

BAHRAIN EN KYRGYZSTAN SLUIT AAN BY DIE IARU

Die IARU Ledeverenigings het gestem om die Bahrain Amateur Radio Verenigin
g (BARS) en die Amateur Radio Unie van die Kirgisiese Republiek (ARUKR) to
t lidmaatskap toe te laat. BARS is op 23 Julie 2020 gestig; vanaf Septembe
r was daar 15 lede uit 'n totaal van 88 gelisensieerde radioamateurs in di
e Koninkryk. ARUKR is op 25 Oktober 2013 gestig en vanaf Oktober 2019 was
al 110 gelisensieerde amateurs in die land lid.

VERANDERING AAN DIE QSY REËL VIR NAELLOPE

Die QSY-reël vir naellope is opgedateer na die ZS3 Naelloop. Die 2021
Blouboek is na Weergawe 1.5 op 31 Mei 2021 opgedateer.

DIE HAMMIES NAELLOOP OP 13 JUNIE

Die Hammies Naelloop is 'n prettige aktiwiteit om kontak tussen Hammies en
radio amateurs in Suider-Afrikaanse lande te bevorder, met die klem op
ZU-stasies en vind plaas op Sondag 13 Junie 2021 van 14:00 tot 15:00 UTC
(16:00 tot 17:00 SAT). Die uitruiling is â-˜n RS verslag en provins
iale afkorting, DX vir alle stasies buite Suid-Afrika en die QSY-reÃ
«ls vir Naellope is van toepassing. Dit is 'n foon kompetisie op die 40
meter-band.

QSOs met stasies in dieselfde ZS-streek is 1 punt werd en QSOs met stasies
in ander ZS-streke of DX-stasies is 2 punte werd. QSOs met die Hammies AR
K, ZS2ZU, ZS3ZU, ZS4ZU, ZS5ZU, ZS6ZU of enige ander Hammies ARK
wat geregistreer is, is 5 punte werd. QSOs met enige ZU-stasie is 3 pun
te werd en QSOs tussen ZU-stasies is 5 punte werd. Logstate in ADIF-, Ca
brillo- of MS Excel-formaat, moet om 23:59 SAT op Vrydag 18 Junie 2021 i
ngedien word per e-pos na
..za) of )

Jy luister na ʼn nuus uitsending van die Suid-Afrikaanse Radioliga

DIE SARL JEUG NAELLOOP OP 16 JUNIE

Dit is 'n prettige aktiwiteit om die Jeug te vier en om kontak tussen jong
radio amateurs in Suider-Afrikaanse lande te bevorder. Roep 'CQ Youth Spr
int!' Die eerste skof vind plaas van 12:00 tot 13:00 UTC (14:00 tot 15:00
SAT) op Woensdag 16 Junie 2021. Die uitruiling is 'n RS of RST verslag en
die ouderdom van die operateur, die QSY-reëls vir Naellope is van
toepassing .

Dit is 'n GG en foon naelloop op die 40-meter band. QSOs tussen stasies in
die ouderdomsgroep 26 en jonger is 5 punte werd, terwyl QSOs tussen sta
sies in die onder 26-groep en meer as 26-groep 2 punte werd is. QSOs tusse
n stasies in die ouderdomsgroep 27 en ouer is 1 punt werd. Stuur jou logst
aat in ADIF, Cabrillo of MS Excel-sigblad teen 23:59 SAT op Maandag 21 J
unie 2021 per e-pos na )
. Die ouderdom van die operateur moet op die opsommingsblad aangedui wor
d.

DIE IARU GAAN VOORT MET WÊRELDRADIO-KOMMUNIKASIEKONFERENSIE 2023 VOOR
BEREIDINGS

Barry Lewis, G4SJH, voorsitter van die IARU Streek 1 Spektrum Sake,
berig dat die pogings voortgaan om die belange van amateur radio te verde
dig tydens voorbereidings deur CEPT, die Europese Konferensie van Pos- e
n Telekommunikasie-Administrasies vir die Wêreldradio-kommunikasiekon
ferensie 2023 (WRC-23). Die Internasionale Telekommunikasie-unie (ITU) bor
g die WRC.

Die IARU het op 21 Mei met CEPT streeks-telekommunikasie-organisasies (RTO
's) saamgewerk tydens die derde vergadering van die Konferensie Voorbereid
ings Groep (CPG). Die CPG is die moeder groep in CEPT wat toesig hou oor d
ie ontwikkeling van die CEPT referate vir elke WRC-23-agendapunt en die vo
rdering van individuele projek spanne onder die CPG-sambreel beoordeel. IA
RU het die ooreengekome voorlopige IARU-posisies voorgelê vir agendap
unte wat amateur radio kan raak. IARU se algemene doel is om die toewysing
s aan die amateurs- en amateur-satelliet dienste in die mede- en aangrense
nde frekwensiebande binne die bestek van elke agendapunt te beskerm. CEPT-
referate bevat 'n spesifieke afdeling waarin die menings van al die erkend
e internasionale en streeksorganisasies geplaas kan word en IARU se sienin
gs is nou in hierdie afdeling van die konsep brief vir elke agendapunt van
belang.

Die vergadering het ook aanbiedings van ander Streek 1-RTO's, sowel as o
rganisasies van Streek 2 en 3 oor hul voorbereidings, gehoor. Hierdie aa
nbiedings en die konsepte van die CEPT-vergaderings dokument is beskikbaar
op die CEPT-webwerf. Die IARU-spektrum- en regulerings skakelkomitee (SRL
C) is steeds aktief in al die CEPT-projek spanne wat besig is met die voor
bereiding van die WRC.

HF VOORTPLANTINGSVOORSPELLING

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, berig dat die verwagte sonaktiwiteitsvlak laag
gaan wees. Tans is daar twee sonvlekgroepe sigbaar en daar word geringe C
-klas sonfakkelaktiwiteit verwag. Diegene wat hulle eie frekwensievoorspel
lings wil doen, kan 'n verwagte effektiewe sonvlektelling van een vir di
e week gebruik. Radio amateurs kan veral met sonsopkoms en laatmiddag goei
e DX openinge op die 15 tot 30 m bande verwag. Besoek gerus die webtuiste
spaceweather.sansa.org.za vir meer inligting.

Nou die Dagboek van Gebeure vir die volgende paar weke:

13 Junie - die Hammies Naelloop
14 Junie - Wesrand vergadering
15 Junie - PEARS en Grens ARK-vergaderings
16 Junie - Jeug Dag en die SARL Jeug Naelloop
17 Junie - Wêreld QRP Dag
19 Junie - die SARL 40 m Ruitvierkant Naelloop
19 en 20 Junie - die Alle Asiaties GG Kompetisie
20 Junie - Vadersdag
21 tot 25 Junie - die SARL Top Band QSO partytjie
26 tot 27 Junie - die ARRL-Velddag
1 Julie - Registrasie vir die Oktober RAE open

Om die bulletin mee af te sluit, â-˜n opsomming van ons hoof berig
:

Baie geluk aan Adele Tyler, ZS5APT, wat op Sondag 30 Mei ZS/KN-451 gea
ktiveer het om haar 1 000 SOTA-punte te behaal en SOTA-Bok status te behaa
l. Welgedaan, Adele!

Op Dinsdag 1 Junie 2021 is die ZS-SOTA punte stelsel deur SOTA MT opgedate
er. Dateer die databasis van jou SOTA-app op.

Dit bring ons aan die einde van hierdie bulletin.

Die Suid-Afrikaanse Radioliga se nuus diens nooi klubs en individue uit om
nuus brokkies van belang vir radio amateurs en kortgolf luisteraars in te
dien. Plaas nuus berigte indien moontlik, in beide Engels en Afrikaans
op die Suid-Afrikaanse Radioliga webtuiste onder die 'news inbox' skakel
nie later as die Donderdag wat die bulletin datum vooraf gaan nie.

Luister elke Sondag oggend om 10:00 Sentraal Afrika Tyd na "Amateur Radio
Today." Daar is herleiding op 7 082 kHz laer syband deur Louis, ZS5LP e
n verskeie herleidings op BHF en UHF frekwensies regoor Suid-Afrika. 'n He
ruitsending aangebied deur Andy ZS6ADY vind op Maandae aande om 19:30 Sent
raal Afrika Tyd op 3 620 kHz plaas.

Ons ontvang graag jou sein rapporte, kommentaar en voorstelle, stuur '
n e-pos aan ) .

Jy het geluister na 'n nuus uitsending van die Suid-Afrikaanse Radioliga
, saam gestel deur Dennis Green, ZR6BP, geredigeer deur Vivian Dold
, ZS6VD en gelees deur ........., ...........................

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