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GB2RS Main News for Sunday 21st July 2019

The news headlines:

* Keeping the spectrum clean
* G5RP nominations sought
* Ian White, GM3SEK to speak at the RSGB Convention

The radio communications consultancy LS telcom held its 24th annual
spectrum summit on the 3rd of July and invited the IARU to
participate in a panel session on "Keeping the Spectrum Clean". The
IARU was represented by Barry Lewis, G4SJH, who is the RSGB Microwave
Manager. He summarised the impact of the increase in man-made noise
observed by radio amateurs in recent years across the HF to UHF
frequency ranges and how the amateur community is dealing with this.
LS telcom is a consultancy that specialises in spectrum monitoring
and was particularly interested to hear the views from the amateur
community. The audience of 200 came from 34 countries and included a
wide range of representatives from across the radio communications
industry and regulatory fields. For more on the summit, go to www.spectrum-summit.com/en/home/

The G5RP Trophy is an annual award to encourage newcomers to HF
DXing. The award is not limited to youngsters or the newly-licensed;
it is open to anyone who has recently discovered and made significant
progress in HF DXing. If you are an established HF DXer and want to
recommend someone to be awarded the G5RP Trophy for 2019, now is the
time to send in your nomination. Your nominee should be an
up-and-coming HF DXer who has made rapid progress in the last year
and has some real achievements to show, for example, a good total of
new countries worked or some serious HF DXpedition activity. This
prestigious award will be presented this year at the RSGB Convention
in October. Please send your nominations to Ian Greenshields, G4FSU,
by e-mail to hf.manager<at>rsgb.org.uk to arrive no later than Friday
the 6th of September.

The RSGB Convention takes place in Milton Keynes from the 11th to the
13th of October. Ian White, GM3SEK will present Clean Up Your Shack - Revisited. This is sure to be a popular talk as there has been around
7000 views on the RSGB YouTube channel of Ian's 2017 talk. To book
weekend packages or day tickets and to read more about the RSGB
Convention, go to www.rsgb.org/convention.

With the summer holidays looming, where can you take youngsters
that's fun, educational and free? Bletchley Park, the former
top-secret home of Britain's Codebreakers, is now a vibrant museum
and has a packed calendar of interactive exhibitions and events that
tell the story of this historic site. Engineering challenges,
codebreaking games and immersive displays are just some of the fun
summer activities on offer. For a full list of What's On visit the
Bletchley Park website https://bletchleypark.org.uk. Don't forget
RSGB Members can download a free entry voucher and you can always
visit the RSGB National Radio Centre whilst you are there. Bring your
licence and you can operate the permanent special event station GB3RS.

ICQ Podcast has announced a partnership in the founding of the
Homebrew Heroes Award. This annual award is to recognise persons,
groups or organisations who help define the frontiers in amateur
radio technology through the long-standing tradition of home brew construction. The new awards program is independent of the ICQ
Podcast and you can read much more at https://homebrewheroes.org

The VX2A11 team is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo
11 moon landing during a DXpedition on Grosse Iles, Iles de la
madeleine, NA-038, from the 23rd to the 30th of July. They will also participate in the IOTA contest. See www.facebook.com/vx2a11 for more information.


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

Today, the 21st, sees the Finningley ARS Rally take place at The
Hurst Communications Centre, Belton Road , Sandtoft, Doncaster
DN8 5SX. Doors open 10am and there is free parking. An indoor and
outdoor area will have with major traders and club stalls from
microwave components to QRP kits. Hot food and drinks are available
all day. Admission is GBP 3. Contact Kevin, G3AAF on 07831 614640 for
other details.

Next Sunday, the 28th, the Wiltshire Radio Rally and Electronics Fair
will be held at Kington Langley Village Hall & playing fields, Church
Road, Kington Langley, Chippenham SN15 5NJ. Doors open from 9am to
1pm with disabled visitors gaining access at 8.30am. Admission is
GBP 2. There is a car boot sale, flea market and trade stands.
Catering is available on site. For more information contact Brian,
G6HUI on 0772 224 2741.

Next Sunday, the 28th, Horncastle Summer Rally will take place at the Horncastle Youth Centre. Horncastle, Lincolnshire LN9 6DZ. This will
be the last radio rally at the Horncastle Youth Centre as the county
council are closing the building and a new venue is being sought.
Entry is GBP 2 and the doors open at 10am. Refreshments are
available. Contact Tony, G3ZPU on 01507 527835.

To get your event into RadCom, onto GB2RS and on the RSGB website,
please send details as early as possible to radcom<at>rsgb.org.uk ΓÇô
we need to know four months in advance to get your info into RadCom.


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

The FT8 frequencies for the CY9C DXpedition to St Paul Island,
NA-094, planned between the 31st of July and the 8th of August have
been announced. See https://cy9c.com for details. QSL via Club Log's
OQRS, Logbook of The World or direct to WA4DAN.

Lukas, HB9EBT will be active as D44TEG from Sao Tiago, AF-005, Cape
Verde between the 22nd and the 29th of July. He will operate CW on
the 40 to 10m bands. QSL via his home call, direct or bureau.

Gil, F4FET and Antoine, F5RAB will participate in the IOTA Contest as
TM7P from Ile Petite, EU-107. They will be active for a few days
before and after the contest, with two stations on the 80 to 6m bands
using SSB, CW and RTTY. QSL via F4FET.

Cray Valley Radio Society will be active from St Mary's, Isles of
Scilly, EU-011, between the 24th and the 30th of July, including an
entry in the IOTA contest as M8C. Outside the contest, the team will
be on the air as G3RCV/p. QSLs via Club Log's OQRS either direct or
bureau and Logbook of the World.

Thierry, HK2SM and other seven operators will be active as HK1NA from
El Morro Grande, SA-082 in Santa Marta Bay on the 27th and the 28th
of July. They will operate SSB on the 80 to 10m bands. The log will
be uploaded to Club Log and Logbook of The World.


Now the special event news

Leicester Radio Society will be hosting GB5EHL for Eagle Has Landed
will be on air today, the 21st of July using HF and VHF, all modes. A
special QSL card will be available.

Baldock Radio station in Hertfordshire will be on air with GB9BRS
celebrating 90 years since the station was opened. Operation will be
on 2m FM and FT8 as well as 20 and 80m CW and SSB. It is part of a
IET open house aimed at young people on the 26th of July, go to
www.theiet.org and search for open house.

Arrowe Jamboree 2019 is a weekend camp celebrating the 90th
Anniversary of the 3rd World Scout Jamboree held at Arrowe Park,
Birkenhead, Cheshire. To mark the 90th anniversary, Wirral ARS will
put GB2APJ on the air from Helsby High School on Friday the 26th
until Sunday the 28th July using most bands and modes from 3.5MHz
through to 5.6GHz.

Please send special event details to radcom<at>rsgb.org.uk as early
as possible so we can give you free publicity. It is a licensing
condition that stations using a UK special event callsign must be
open to the public.


Now the contest news

Today, the 21st, the 70MHz Trophy contest runs from 1000 to 1600UTC.
Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number locator
and postcode.

The Low Power Contest runs from 0900 to 1600UTC today, the 21st.
Using CW only on the 3.5 to 14MHz bands the exchange is signal
report, serial number and power.

On Tuesday the SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 1830 to 2200UTC.
Using all modes on the 2.3GHz and up bands the exchange is signal
report, serial number and locator.

On Thursday the 80m Club Championships data let takes place from 1900
to 2030UTC. The exchange is signal report and serial number.

The big contest next weekend is the Island On the Air, or IOTA,
contest. It runs from 1200UTC on the 27th to 1200UTC on the 28th.
Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands the exchange is signal report, serial
number and IOTA reference.

On Sunday the 28th, the UK Microwave group contest runs from 0600 to
1800UTC. Using all modes on the 5.7 and 10GHz bands the exchange is
signal report, serial number and locator.

Don't forget that the UK Six Metre Group Marathon runs until the 4th
of August. Using all modes on the 50MHz band, the exchange is just
your 4-character locator.


Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO
on Friday the 19th of July.

There is very little to say about HF propagation last week.
Conditions were relatively settled, thanks to a respite from solar
coronal hole activity, but the HF summer doldrums are still taking
their toll. The summer ionosphere is composed mainly of diatomic
gases rather than monatomic, and these are harder to ionise. This
means maximum useable frequencies are lower during the Summer daytime
than they are in Winter. However, night-time MUFs tend to be higher,
with perhaps 14MHz remaining open much later into the evening in
Summer.

The good news was that station 1A0C, The Order of Malta's Italian
Relief Corps, was active on HF, which gave DX chasers something to
aim for. Sporadic E was the main mode of propagation to the station,
which confusingly, is based in Rome and not Malta. And the result was
that many hams were able to put 1A0C in their log on many band slots.

NOAA predicts more of the same next week with the solar flux index
around 67 and the K index at two, thanks to a quiet Sun. However, a
week is a long time in terms of HF propagation, so there is always
the chance we may get a solar coronal hole rotating into view later
in the week.

Meanwhile, make the most of the Sporadic-E season, which is now less
active than it was. Es can bring forth propagation on all the HF
bands, not just 28MHz, so keep looking and call CQ ΓÇô you might get
a surprise.


And now the VHF and up propagation news.

Mixed weather at the end of last week, with some weather fronts
crossing the country, brought patchy rain and some rain scatter.
Thereafter, pressure probably remains low to the north and west of
Britain, while a weak ridge remains close to southeast Britain with a
chance of Tropo, especially across the North Sea and English Channel.
By mid-week the pressure pattern has weakened and after some very
warm weather, there is a trend for thundery showers to develop - once
again good conditions for rain scatter.

Sporadic-E continues to show a presence as we move to the latter
stages of the season. However, the jet stream pattern looks less
active over Europe, although the Atlantic domain offers some activity
as the jet stream buckles to provides options for paths to the States.

Moon declination goes positive on Tuesday and we are past apogee now,
so EME conditions will improve throughout the week with lengthening
Moon windows, lower losses and increased moon elevation.

Again there are no major meteor showers this week, but the Piscis
Austrinids on the 28th is a small one and just above the horizon in
the UK, so continue to look for best DX opportunities via random
meteors around dawn.

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


And that's the end of the main news for this week prepared by the
Radio Society of Great Britain. Items for inclusion in subsequent
bulletins can be emailed to radcom<at>rsgb.org.uk to arrive by
10:00 on the Thursday before transmission.

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