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Default SARL News in English 19/5/2007

SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE

SARL NEWS SUNDAY 20 MAY 2007

You are listening to Amateur Radio Station ZS6SRL of the South African
Radio League, the National Body for Amateur Radio in South Africa, with
a news bulletin that is broadcast every Sunday at 08:15 CAT in
Afrikaans and at 08:30 CAT in English. This broadcast can also be heard
on Echolink by connecting to ZS6FCS. To listen to a web stream go to
www.sarl.org.za, click on ARMI and follow the links. This, and previous
bulletins, can be downloaded from the web site of the SARL i.e.
www.sarl.org.za. You can also read or download previous bulletins from
there and subscribe to receive future bulletins by email.

This transmission is by Hans, ZS6KR, on 145,725 and 7,066 MHz from
Pretoria with relays on 3,695, 10,135, 14,235 and 51,400 MHz as well as
438,825 MHz in the Pretoria area. (Other news readers please change to
suit).

SILENT KEYS

It is with regret that we announce passing of Hellie Claassen, ZS4GV,
on the 16th of May. Our sincere condolences go to his family and
friends, especially from the Sasolburg Radio Club and all his other
amateur friends in the Vaal Triangle.

According to a newspaper report Ted Broome, ZS6KA, 81, and his wife
Norma, ZS6KN, 83, were brutally assaulted in their house in Brakpan,
apparently on Tuesday afternoon, 16th May. Norma passed away and Ted is
recovering in hospital. To Ted a speedy and complete recovery and to
him, his relatives and friends our deepest sympathies and strength.

(PAUSE)

In the news today:

INTECNET NEXT SUNDAY TO FEATURE A DISCUSSION ON APRS

SARL ANNOUNCES EXCITING NEW TECHNOLOGY PROJECT

THREE RADIO AMATEURS RECEIVE AWARDS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO AMATEUR
RADIO, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY

You are listening to ZS6SRL. Stay tuned for more detail on these and
other important and interesting news items.

INTECNET NEXT SUNDAY TO FEATURE A DISCUSSION ON APRS

In next Sunday's SARL Intecnet Dick Stratford, ZS6RO, will discuss APRS
and attempt to answer questions like "What is APRS? How does it work?
What can I do with APRS?

Make a date to join Dick at 20:00 CAT on a repeater near you or on the
web. A few days before the presentation, Dick will make a PowerPoint
presentation available for download or viewing on the web a few days
before the event. Visit www.sarl.org.za and click on ARMI. Clubs
wishing to link their repeater to the network should send an e-mail to
before Sunday with details of the telephone number to
be connected.

SARL ANNOUNCES EXCITING NEW TECHNOLOGY PROJECT

Council has approved a project to design an HF transceiver that is
suitable for use by new amateurs and that will provide a cost-effective
entry point into the hobby.

The first phase of the project will be a feasibility study to determine
the specifications and architecture of the transceiver and whether it
could be supplied cost-effectively. If the feasibility study is
promising, then the project will proceed to design, industrialize and
build a prototype of the transceiver.

Initial funding for the project will be from an anonymous donation that
was made by a generous SARL member specifically for this purpose.

This is not a competition, but rather a co-operative project that will
harness the energy and expertise of SARL members to create a
world-class design. The project will be managed by the SARL technology
councillor, Andrew Roos, ZS6AA. Members wishing to contribute to and be
involved in the project are requested to email him at
.

Further details will be posted on the SARL web site shortly.

THREE RADIO AMATEURS RECEIVE AWARDS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO AMATEUR
RADIO, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND TECHNOLOGY

Three radio amateurs received awards for their contribution to the
promotion of Amateur Radio, Community Service and Technology at an
Awards function hosted by the South African Amateur Radio Development
Trust on Tuesday last week.

Dave Reece, ZS1DFR, was awarded the Siemens Radio Amateur of the Year
Award (Operational) for his development activity amongst the youth.
Dave spends his spare time to involve learners at Cape Maths and
Science in amateur radio and has arranged tuition for interested
learners to pass the radio amateur examination. He also arranges
on-the-air events where learners have an opportunity to get experience
in the operational side of the hobby. His other passion is to encourage
Radio Amateurs to embrace new technologies and is actively promoting
APRS. This system was developed by an US Radio Amateur, Bob Bruninga,
for tracking and digital communications with mobile GPS equipped
stations with two-way radio. In the 10 years since its introduction, it
has grown to encompass just about every aspect of Amateur Radio. Dave
is also chairman of the Cape Town Amateur Radio Centre.

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, received the Siemens Radio Amateur of the Year
Award (Technology) for his contribution to the promotion of new
technologies and home construction of radio equipment. He was
instrumental in building the prototypes of the SA AMSAT equipment that
will fly on South Africa's second Satellite, SumbandilaSat. This
involved building and testing two versions and integrating the design
and software developed by amateur Andrew Roos, ZS6AA, into a working
system. The equipment was recently fully tested by SunSpace with
excellent results. The system will provide radio amateurs with a
satellite communications link, a parrot repeater and an audio beacon.
With the magic of space connected to this, the parrot repeater will
find good use in the classroom teaching learners the importantce of
speaking clearly.

The third award, the Siemens Amateur Radio Community Service Award was
presented to Davy Smeda, ZR1FR, a Cape Town Radio Amateur whose passion
it is to provide communication for rallies and sporting events. He was
an important link during the 1985 Laingsburg disaster when Radio
Amateurs set up radio channels between Laingsburg and the Cape Town
emergency centre and provided disaster relief communication for several
days when other channels were down. It is often said that today we have
cell phones, but practice has shown that when there is a disaster the
cell system gets overloaded and crashes.

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS HEADS IARU ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL AGENDA

The Administrative Council of the International Amateur Radio Union
(IARU) held its annual meeting on 14-15 May 2007 in Boston,
Massachusetts, USA. The meeting was held earlier in the year than usual
in order to complete the review of preparations for the International
Telecommunication Union World Radio Communication Conference (WRC-07)
in Geneva later this year.

IARU participation in the Global Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
Conference, GAREC-07, to be held in Huntsville, Alabama, in mid-August,
was discussed. The Adminstrative Council is determined to seek ways to
enhance the co-ordination and promotion of the disaster response
capabilities of the amateur service worldwide. A draft strategy paper
was received from the IARU International Co-ordinator for Emergency
Communications, Hans Zimmermann, HB9AQS/F5VKP. The Council will seek
additional information from member-societies on the national regulatory
position of the amateur service in preparing for and providing
emergency communications, in order to identify problem areas and
develop solutions.

Reports of the other IARU international co-ordinators and advisers were
received. They are International Beacon Project Coordinator Peter
Jennings, AB6WM/VE3SUN, Satellite Adviser Hans van de Groenendaal,
ZS6AKV, EMC Adviser Christian Verholt, OZ8CY, and Interim Monitoring
System International Co-ordinator Chuck Skolaut, K0BOG. Co-ordinators
and advisers were re-appointed.

Congratulations to Han, ZS6AKV, on his re-appointment.

The Council discussed many other important issues. SARL News over the
next few weeks will cover the outcome of the meeting in greater detail.

ARE YOU USING FREQUENCY 439,050 MHz IN DIV 6?

The Division 6 Band Planning Group wishes to allocate this frequency
for a new repeater in the Pretoria area, and needs to confirm that it
is not already in use.

If you are aware of this frequency being used please would you contact
Peter Hers, ZS6PHD, at 083 445 4634, or by email to
.

CLUB NEWS

ZS1HELL ACCOMPLISHMENT

The ZS1HELL team announces, with pride, that the number of QSL-cards
needed to be taken into consideration for a TOP BAND certificate has
been reached on the e-QSL service of the SARL web. This is proof that
the electronic QSL service works well.

The ZS1HELL team, which consisted of 12 members of the Boland Amateur
Club wishes to thank all stations who have already answered their QSL
electronically.

PROPAGATION REPORT

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the expected solar activity will
continue at very low levels. The geomagnetic field is expected to range
from quiet to unsettled levels on 21 till 23 May. The expected
Effective Sun Spot number for the coming week will be less than 5.

20 m and 15 m will provide best opportunities for DX. There is a
possibility of 15 and 20 m openings towards India from about 06:00 and
again at 14:00 CAT. 40 m may open towards Australia from 22:00. From
about 14:00, there may be good 15 and 20 m openings towards Europe.
Contacts to the USA are going to be very challenging. For the CW and
digital enthusiasts it may also be worth monitoring 10 MHz.

Although the DX predictions may currently not be too enthusiastic, the
latest predictions are that the next Solar Cycle will start in March
next year. Remember that HF always has the capability to surprise you.
You will never know what you are missing unless you switch your rig on,
listen and also call CQ.

Please visit
www.spaceweather.co.za for further information.

DIARY OF EVENTS

27 May - Intecnet; 16 June - SARL Youth day; 30 June - Closing date for
updating of SA DX Survey.

SARL News depends on clubs and individuals for news items of importance
and interest to radio amateurs. The one and only way to ensure that
your contribution will reach the SARL News team, is to place it in
www.sarl.org.za/newsinbox.asp not later than the Thursday preceding the
bulletin date. It will be appreciated if you will do it in both
Afrikaans and English.

The SARL also invites all listeners to listen to the program Amateur
Radio Mirror International this Sunday morning at 10:00 CAT on 145,750
MHz in the Pretoria area with relays on 7 082, 7 205 and 17 695 kHz.
Audio is also streamed on www.zs6mrk.org and on Echolink from ZS6FCS as
for this bulletin. A repeat transmission takes place on Mondays at
21:00 on 3 215 kHz. Telkom and Sentech sponsor the ARMI transmissions
on the non-amateur frequencies.

You have been listening to a news bulletin by the South African Radio
League, which was compiled by Gustav, ZS6BWN.

A prosperous week to all, 73.

/EX

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