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ROYAL AIR FORCE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY
DEFENCE COLLEGE AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING COSFORD
WOLVERHAMPTON WV7 3EX ENGLAND
VOICE ON THE AIR G8FC/G8RAF
www.rafars.org
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RAFARS MONTHLY PACKET/WEB/NEWS LETTER
JUNE 2005 ISSUE No 85
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NEW & REJOINED MEMBERS.
3318 G3KFG BERT 4557 G3ROC REX
SILENT KEYS.
1783 G4YJV CHARLIE 3082 G4RIG BILL
2008 G0NCZ BILL 3170 G0MZI DICK
CALL SIGN CHANGES.
4369 2W0ZZD PETER was MW3AQV
4502 M0RGI IAN was 2E0ITR
E-MAIL ADDRESS CHANGE.
NEWS DESK E-MAIL FLASH
Calling the 98 RAFARS Members who are on the RAFARS NL e-mail list
If you do not receive the Monthly NL or you no longer wish to receive it
please advise News Desk soonest. Contact details below.
RAFARS ANNUAL DINNER & AGM
The Annual Dinner will be held at The Telford Moat House on Friday 7th
Oct.
Tel 01952 429988 and mention RAFARS for the special room rate.
VOLUNTEERS STILL REQUIRED TO RUN SPECIAL EVENTS.
Bob G0DAM is looking for RAFARS members to run the following events:
12th June Elvaston Castle Radio Rally. "End of WWar 2" in August.
GB65BOB Week incl Sep 1st at a Battle of Britain station. Lincoln Hamfest.
Please contact G0DAM address and e-mail in QRZ.
VACANT RAFARS AWARDS MANAGER.
Volunteers for this post should contact the Administrator at RAFARS HQ.
RAFARS QRV EDITOR.
All your Stories/News to qrv-editor@rafars.org or 2e1raf@thersgb.net.
Correspondence by post to QTHr in the QRZ Call book under G0TAK.
Roy still requires a QRV Proof Reader - see NL84 for details.
RAFARS CONTESTS, RALLIES EVENTS INCLUDING SOME OTHER SES.
1-7 Jun GB60VED GB4VED (Victory Europe Day) and
GB4VJD (Victory Japan Day) from Colerne as Air Formation
Signals for all Service Societies Contact Dennis GW4XKE
4/5 Jun RSGB NFD CW Metheringham Visitors Centre 10mls SE Lincoln
6 Jun-3 Jul GB2FOS Festival of the Sea Contact RNARS G3LIK
12 Jun Elvaston Castle Radio Rally, RAFARS Stand Contact Bob GODAM
18/19 Jun GB0TOL Tower of London Museum by ATC 126 Derby Sqn Contact M5EHG
19 Jun Newbury & DARS Car Boot Near Reading Contact Martyn G4SOH
26 Jun West of England Radio Rally RAFARS Stand booked.
Jul-Oct (Main Months) GB90STD St Dunstans ARC Celebrating 90 yrs.
17 Jul McMichael AR Rally & Car Boot Near Reading Contact David G3RZF
1-28 Jul GB40N (Op. Neptune) Date/Venue to be confirmed Contact GW4XKE
23/24 Jul RSARS CWAD (To be confirmed).
1-28 Aug GB4VJD Date/Venue to be confirmed Contact Dennis GW4XKE
7 Aug Flt Refuelling Radio Rally RAFARS Stand Contact Michael M0MJG
1 Sep RAFARS Rolling 3 CW
3/4 Sep RSGB SSB Field Day. Venue same as NFD 4/5 June see above.
4 Sep Telford Radio Rally is now at the West Midlands Agricultural
Show Grounds Shrewsbury. RAFARS Stand Contact Mike G3JKX
11 Sep Lincoln Hamfest RAFARS Stand Contact Bob G0DAM
7/8 Oct RAFARS Dinner and AGM DCAE Cosford.
4 Dec RAFARS Christmas Contest.
AIR TRAINING CORPS RADIO.
126 (City of Derby) ATC Sqn Cadets will be operating a SES GB0TOL from the
Tower of London on the 18/19 June 2005. The SES will be looking for RAFARS
Members on HF VHF and UHF. The contact is Ralph M5EHG RAFARS 3402. MRC78.
Any information relating to the ATC or those interested in joining as
Officers or Instructors please contact HQAC Radio Society Dave M5AGW
RAFARS 3477 QTHr or e-mail Dave.<g8bcq@virgin.net> or <www.air-cadets.org>
GB2RAF AIR DEFENCE RADAR MUSEUM RAF NEATISHEAD RAFARS PERMANENT S.E.S.
Radio conditions to the UK very poor in May but we did manage to work
GB2BB Blackburn Beverley from Fort Paul Museum Nr. Hull.
GB2RAF will be QRV 18 June for Museums Weekend 1000 to 1500A only.
In July GB2RAF will be operational on the Sat 23 July for Friends of the
Museum Day. These two dates will replace the 2nd Sat of the Month for both
June and July. We will be back to normal in August and thereafter.
All RAFARS/RNARS/R.SIGS who would like to operate the station are welcome.
Phone Terry, G4PSH, on 01692 582064.
Operators please bring your Licence and I/D if you are not known to Terry.
The web site for the Museum is www.radarmuseum.co.uk
QAP G8FC ON THE AIR FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH.
Stan G0BYA/Roy G3MVK will operate G8FC at HQRAFARS using CW and SSB on the
usual RAFARS frequencies between 1000-1200 and again from 1330-1500hrs.
RAFARS QSL BUREAU. IS YOUR CALL-SIGN LISTED HERE.
As at 20 May 2005.outstanding QSL Cards await SAEs from members with the
following Call signs:-
If you are in contact with any of the stations please advise them to send
SAE envelopes to the RAFARS Bureau.
G0AFG G0CLR G0EBK G0EYJ G0GLH G0IZO G0KEV G0NKK G0ORU G0UVA G0VHU G0WLP
G1OMC G2ADN G2BOI G2CGL G2MJ G2VS G3AZW(12) G3DPW G3DXO G3EUE G3IAZ G3ICH
G3JJZ G3JOT G3JUX G3KLO G3MVK G3NKQ G3RLF G3TEV G3UFT G3VTO G3VUV G3XNE
G3ZHE G3ZRZ G4EVY G4FMU G4INM G4IYC G4JIG G4KMW G4KTX G4LQY G4MSG
G4PJW(10)
G4PLE G4SCB G4SHI G4VDZ G4WPD G4WZI G6PAA G6RAU G7BQM G7CLY G7OXJ G7OXT
G8RW GB2IWM GB2BMR GB2GM GB2NSR GB2SET GB2YAM GW3FPH GW3KFA GM3MAS GM3MQO
M0AAV M0AJT M0BZN MW0BLU M0CBY M0CES M0CLI MOCSD M0PMB MI0MSR MI0RUC M0TWA
M0YCQ M0WSR M1CBO M1EDF M3JRI M3RBN M3WGM M5GJO EI3IK 2E0FZM 2E0MZX
2E0MTO 2E1BGV ATC M2001Y/MRQ58.
Send your SAEs (A5 size) to Andrew SWL 898 RAFARS QSL Bureau Manager
QTHr in the RAFARS, QRZ Call Book Page 68.
AIRSHOWS. FLY-INS IN 2005.(Phone before you go).
12 Jun DCAE Cosford Air Show. www.cosfordairshow.co.uk
19 Jun Kemble Air Day Glos, 01202737430
24/25 Jun Festival of Speed Goodwood Park Sussex 01243755000
25/26 Jun Wings Wheels Steam Fair Rougham Airfield Suffolk 01359270238
28-30 Jun International Fleet Review & Festival of the Sea in the Solent
(Major Event) includes Trafalgar 200Yrs 02077317744/08700433929
2/3 Jul RAF Waddington International Air Show Lincs 01522726102
9-10 Jul Duxford Flying Legends 2005 Contact Frank G4ZVT. 01223835000
16/17 Jul Royal International Air Tattoo Fairford. 08707581918
20 Jul RNAS Culdrose Cornwall International Air Show.
23 Jul Arbroath Seafront Spectacular at Victoria Park 01241437555
23 Jul Duxford IWM Flying Proms (Contact Frank G4ZVT QTHr) 01223835000
29-31 Jul The 15th International Helidays, The Seafront, Weston Super Mare
01934822524
29/30 Jul Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival 01502523335
30/31 Jul Isle of Wight Summer Air Show at Sandown. 01983405125
30/31 Jul Sunderland International Air Show, Seburn Seafront 01915532000
6-8 Aug Manx Festival of Aviation Jurby Isle of Man www.mfa.org.im
7 Aug VJ-Day Anniversary Air Display Old Warden Bed's 01767627288
7 Aug Wings and Things Air Show Ashford Kent 01233860586
14 Aug Redhill Air Show and Fly-in at Redhill Aerodrome 01737822200
11-14 Aug Airbourne 2005 Eastbourne Sea Front Sussex 01323411400
20/21 Aug Yorkshire Air Show Elvington 01759305851
3-4 Sep Biggin Hill Fair 2005 at Biggin Hill Airport Kent 01959578100
3-4 Sep RAFA Shoreham Air Show West Sussex 01273441545
10 Sep RAF Leuchars Air Show Fife 01334839000
10-11 Sep B of B Air Show Duxford Cambs Contact Frank G4ZVT 01223835000
15 Sep Jersey International Air Display St Aubin's Bay
16 Oct Autumn Air Show Duxford Cambs Contact Frank G4ZZVT 01223835000
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ALPHA/ZARYA.SPACE SHUTTLE.
Shuttle Discovery lift off is now 13 July 2005 (Subject to delays) STS114
(OV103). 17's Flt visit to the ISS. Flt Test and Multi Purpose Logistics
Module.
This is the first flight since Columbia burnt up on landing in 2002.
SMITH Mk22 SENSITIVE ALTIMETER.
Roy, our QRV Editor, needs information/instructions on the above altimeter
which came from a Lightening, any details to Roy G0TAK RAFARS 3721.
NEW MEMBERS ROYAL AIR FORCE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY.
For Membership details contact: The Administrator, HQ RAFARS, DCAE
Cosford,
Wolverhampton, WV7 3EX. Tele. 01902 372722 or 377878.(1000-1200hrs daily)
or e-mail: administrator@rafars.org.
You can also log onto the RAFARS Web site <www.rafars.org> and download
the application form as a pdf file. Print it onto an A4 sheet, fill it in,
enclose the appropriate fee and then post it to the Administrator.
RAFARS NEWS DESK.
Send your RAFARS EVENTS at LEAST one month in advance or a News Flash to
<packrad-newsdesk@rafars.org> G4PSH@GB7VLS.#35.GBR.EU, Tel 01692 582064.
e-mail <terry@g4psh.co.uk> or by letter QTHr International
Call Books and www.qrz.com. also see web site www.g4psh.co.uk.
This Newsletter was produced by Terry G4PSH.
Edited by Mike G7JPN General Secretary and Administrator.
Transmitted from DCAE Cosford to GB7MAX via TelNet for Paket GBR/WWW.
E-mailed & mailed direct to 105 Members by News Desk (by request)
Down loaded on RAFARS Web site by Bob G4DDM under Archives.
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