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* Train the Trainers in the East Midlands
* Guidance issued for CW on 5MHz
* Maritime officers honoured
* ARDF seminar 21 April
* International Marconi Day - 28 April
* International Museums Weekend award
* GAREC 2007
* RSGB appoints new Radio Communications Voluntary Services National
* Special Event News
Train the Trainers in the East Midlands
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The RSGB's Train the Trainers scheme continues to help tutors enhance the
standard of their Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced licence courses.
Alan Betts, G0HIQ and Brian Reay, G8OSN will be presenting the course,
which is free of charge to Instructors.
The all day event takes place on Saturday 2 June from 10am at Finningley
ARS, located at Sandtoft, near Doncaster.
For more information contact RSGB Region 13 Manager Jim Stevenson, G0EJQ,
by email to g0ejq@rsgb.org.uk or Region 4 Manager Geoff Dalby, G7GJU, by
email to g7gju@rsgb.org.uk.
Demand is expected to be high, so it is important to register as soon as
possible.
Guidance issued for CW on 5MHz
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A question has arisen with respect to CW on the 5MHz channels and it has
been suggested by the 5MHz Working Group that the edges of Channel FC
could be used.
The Group suggests that 5.289 or 5.291MHz are used, as CW transmissions
on these frequencies should not affect the beacon monitoring and they
would be easily monitored by any casual listeners in SSB mode.
On either of these frequencies the transmissions would be 500Hz from the
FC channel-edge. CW should not go closer to 5.290MHz, as this could upset
the beacon monitoring.
Maritime officers honoured
The important role played by merchant marine radio officers will be
commemorated by a special radio event in April this year.
During Radio Maritime Communication Day, merchant navy radio officers
will be active on the HF bands between 1200UTC on 14 April and 1200UTC on
15 April. Awards and certificates will be available to amateur who make
contact with the merchant navy stations.
You can find out more on the web at www.radiomaritimeday.org.
ARDF seminar 21 April
Silcoates School in Wakefield, in association with the RSGB, will host a
seminar on amateur radio direction finding on 21 April. The aim of the
event is to raise the profile of amateur radio direction finding in the
north of England. The seminar will be lead by Bob Titterington, G3ORY,
and a team from the RSGB ARDF committee. Amateur radio direction finding
is a sport where the object is to seek out up to five hidden
transmitters, orienteering style.
Nigel Wears, M0NJW, who set up the amateur radio club at Silcoates
school, said: "ARDF activity has really taken off in Europe, and here is
a good chance for people in the north to learn from the best. The day
will include class based sessions and videos, as well as a couple of
taster sessions in the school grounds. There will also be an opportunity
to purchase DF equipment."
The seminar is free but it is vital that people pre-book as there are
only a limited number of places available. Application forms are
available by emailing nigel@m0njw.co.uk. The organisers suggest that no
more than three delegates should come from any one club, in the hope that
the information given at the seminar can filter to as many people as
possible
International Marconi Day - 28 April
International Marconi Day will take place on Saturday 28 April this year.
Although the event is not a contest, participants can qualify for award
certificates by contacting special stations.
These stations must operate on or close to a site where Guglielmo Marconi
carried out experiments or where Marconi equipment was used prior to his
death in 1937.
If you would like to operate one of these special award stations, it is
essential that you register the station by emailing
webmaster@gb4imd.org.uk prior to the event with full details of the
station.
Further information can be found on the web at www.gb4imd.org.uk.
International Museums Weekend award
The seventh International Museums Weekend special event will take place
on 16 and 17 June 2007.
Radio amateurs are encouraged to participate in this event by setting up
stations in their local museums.
Harry, M1BYT, who is organising the event, asks that all those intending
to join in should please register their museum via the International
Museums Weekend website. He also requests that they send their details to
him by e-mail to harry.m1byt@tiscali.co.uk
GAREC 2007
.
The International Amateur Radio Union has announced that the third Global
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Conference - or GAREC, as it is
more commonly called - will take place on 16 and 17 August 2007 at the
Huntsville Hamfest in the US.
This will be the first time that the event has been held in the US.
RSGB appoints new Radio Communications Voluntary Services National
Coordinator
.
The RSGB have appointed a new Radio Communications Voluntary Services
National Coordinator.
He is Dr Robin Bellerby, GM3ZYE. Robin, who hails from Newton Stewart,
has more than forty years experience of RAYNET and providing radio
services to the local community behind him.
His principal role is that of the working interface between all RAYNET
groups and the RSGB and to work closely with the "Network" on
all emergency communications matters. Robin takes up his post immediately.
Special Event News
The Scarborough Special Events Group will kick off their 2007 season of
special events stations with GB2EXP over the weekend of 28-29 April.
Special event station ON50EU is active until 31 December to celebrate the
50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.
Look for special event station OX60AD to be on air throughout April to
commemorate the 60th anniversary of the US Air Force and the 56th
anniversary of the Defence Treaty between the US and Denmark for the
Protection of Greenland. Activity will be on 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10m using
CW, SSB and RTTY.
The Flight Refuelling ARS is operating special event station GB2FRA from
7 April to 4 May to commemorate its 25th anniversary. Activity will be on
HF, VHF and UHF using CW, SSB and FM.
Special event station OX60AD (OX Sixty AD) will be active on 1-30 April
to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the US Air Force base at Thule.
Expect activity on 6, 10, 15, 17, 20, 40 and 80m using CW, SSB and
digital modes.
Special station EV5IPY is on the air to celebrate the participation of
Belarus in the 4th International Polar Year. Operations are conducted
under the aegis of the newly born Department of Polar Researches at the
Belorussian Geographic Society.
Special callsign, HF40PAZ, will be aired until 30 April and again on 1-30
September, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of club station SP6PAZ.
Special event station GB75PW will be active from various sites and
locations until 31 December to mark the anniversary of Practical Wireless
magazine.
Francois, F8DVD, has been issued the special callsign TM4IPY to celebrate
the beginning of the 4th International Polar Year, and will be active
between 1 and 14 April. Activity will be on all bands, SSB and CW. A
special QSL card will be available.
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