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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
SEPTEMBER 2005 ISSUE No 88
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NEW & REJOINED MEMBERS.
3395 G1AEU ALAN 4564 M1RAL RICK
4565 G3XVN PHIL
SILENT KEYS.
1644 G8AEE TOM 3359 G3NRC CHRIS
3054 G0MHQ STAN 3767 G4EDP PETER
4412 G3THX CLIFF
CALL SIGN CHANGES.
3088 SWL ART was G0KBH
4527 M0MZX ALAN was 2E0MZX
E-MAIL ADDRESS CHANGE.
2740 G0RHJ RICHIE is now <richie.judson@yahoo.com>
RAFARS ANNUAL DINNER & AGM
The Dinner will be held at The Telford Moat House on Friday 7th Oct.
Tel 01952 429988, ask for Sarah or Donna in Conferencing and ask for the
RAFARS special room rate. Also see Extra Gen Summer 2005 Edition and QRV
with all the information relating to the AGM.
The AGM will be held at the RAF Museum, Cosford on Saturday 8th Oct,
Areas Reps meeting 1030hrs AGM 1330hrs.
GB6NAM SPECIAL EVENT STATION
The RAF Waddington ARC G0RAF will be running a Special Event Station at
The Newark Air Museum on the 3rd and 4th September 2005 to commemorate the
60 years anniversary of the Battle of Britain. The SES callsign will be
GB6NAM and we will be pleased to see any members who may be in the area
that weekend. Barry G4DBS RAFARS 445
RAFARS DIGIMODE NET
If any RAFARS Members are interested in helping to form a RAFARS digimode
net Contact Phil G0DCS 2231 QTHr or email <g0dcs.phil@ntlworld.com>
The best night for Phil is a Tuesday evening from 2100hrs local onwards,
but any other times can be considered. At present Phil goes on 3585khz at
around 2130hrs local using Hellschreiber and when conditions get poor he
changes to MFSK. Anyone is welcome to join.
RAF HALTON BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MEMBERS.
Jim G4PFR Buck’s Area Rep is still trying to establish a RAFARS Shack
at RAF Halton but he needs all the support he can get. At the moment they
meet at the RAFAS Club on the airfield site. The next meeting is 6th Oct
at 1930hrs. Contact News Desk if you wish to have Jim's Home Phone Number.
RAFARS QRV JOURNAL.
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.
RADIO STATION CLOSING DOWN SALE
RAFARS 3088 Art Simpson is now an SWL. The contents of his shack are for
sale. There are about 30 items some of which - Kenwood ATU, Linear Amp,
440S Rx, Comex telereader - were expensive to purchase but no reasonable
offers refused. Phone Art on 024 7640 3353 for full list and details.
RAFARS CONTESTS, RALLIES AND EVENTS.
1 Sep RAFARS Rolling 3 CW Contest. See Autumn QRV for rules
3/4 Sep RSGB SSB Field Day. New venue RAF COTTESMORE See News Flash 87B
10mls SE of Lincoln. O/S 10145961. See Autumn QRV for details
3/4 Sep GB6NAM See above entry for details Contact Barry G4DBS
4 Sep Telford Radio Rally West Midlands Agricultural Show Grounds
Shrewsbury. RAFARS Stand. Help required Contact Mike G3JKX
11 Sep Lincoln Hamfest RAFARS Stand. Help required Contact Bob G0DAM
7/8 Oct RAFARS Dinner and AGM DCAE Cosford. See Autumn QRV Package
4 Dec RAFARS Christmas Contest. See Autumn QRV for rules
8 Jan 06 CW Affiliated RSGB Contest.
14 Jan SSB Affiliated RSGB Contest
AIR TRAINING CORPS RADIO.
Victor 4 has been withdrawn with immediate effect. Full details will be
given by HQAC Radio News Flash and through your Wing HQs.
ATC VHF Field Day Results
1. LASE Region 928 pts 7. 249 Sqn Hailsham 244 pts
2. 579 Sqn Knighton 579 8. 304 Battle DF 244
3. 2121 Abingdon 404 9. 594 Thame 214
4. 2415 Penkridge 371 10. 1192 Kirkcaldy 39
5. 225 Brighton1 288 11. 1370 Leven 39
6. 2480 Holywell 283 12. 2416 Newtown 33
Longest DX - 220km by LASE & 579 Sqn .
LASE consisted of 85, 1374 & 414 Sqns.
The ATC National HF Field Day (not RAFARS) takes place on 25 Sep 2005.
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>.
Also see <www.air-cadets.org>
GB2RAF AIR DEFENCE RADAR MUSEUM RAF NEATISHEAD RAFARS PERMANENT S.E.S.
On the 10 Sept Terry G4PSH will be unable to run GB2RAF - see NL87.
No volunteers have come forward so GB2RAF will be QRT but QRV in Oct.
On Aug 13 I worked 54 stations. Comms were fair to good with lots of QRN.
No helpers so I was on my own again, G4DBS Barry did visit the Museum so
we had a good chin wag.
All RAFARS/RNARS/R.SIGS who would like to operate the station are welcome.
Phone Terry, G4PSH, on 01692 582064.
Operators please bring your License 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 and Don M0FHM will be QRV with G8FC at HQRAFARS using CW and
SSB on the first Monday of the Month using the usual RAFARS frequencies
between 1000-1200 and again from 1330-1500hrs.
RAFARS QSL BUREAU. IS YOUR CALL-SIGN LISTED BELOW.
As at 20 Aug 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.
G0BYA G0CLR G0EBK G0EYJ G0FGR G0GLH G0HBB G0IZO G0KEV G0NKK G0ORU
G0UVA G0WLP G1GFU G1OMC G2ADN G2BOI G2CGL G2DYM G2MJ G2VS G3DXO
G3EUE G3IAZ G3ICH G3JJZ G3JOT G3LOJ G3LQP G3NKQ G3RLF G3TEV G3UFF
G3VTO G3VUV G3XNE G3ZHE G3ZRP G3ZRZ G4FMU G4LVO G4INM G4JIG G4KMW
G4KTX G4LQY G4MSG G4PLE G4SCB G4SHI G4SOH G4WPD G4WZI G6PAA G7BQM
G7OXT G8RW GB2BMR GB2NSR GB2SET GW3FPH GW3KFA GM3JRI GM3MAS M0AAV
M0AJT M0BZN MM0RZZ MI0RUC MI0MSR MW0BLU M0CBY M0CES M0CLI MOCSD
M0PMB M0TWA M0WSR M0YCQ M1CBO M3JRI M3RBN M3WGM M5GJO 2E0FZM
2E0MTO 2E1BGV.
Send your SAEs (A5 size) to Andrew SWL 898 RAFARS QSL Bureau Manager QTHr
in the RAFARS, QRZ Call Book Page 68.
URGENT. RAFARS QSL CARD INFORMATION.
Andrew the QSL Bureau Manager and Council have agreed to forward all
QSL Cards to the RSGB Bureau if they are not claimed within 6 months.
AIRSHOWS. FLY-INS IN 2005.(Phone before you go).
3 Sep Combined Services Memorial Day Elvington York’s 01904608595
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 G4ZVT 01223835000
That concludes major air shows for this year.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ALPHA/ZARYA.SPACE SHUTTLE.
Shuttle Discovery Landed 1212UTC 08 Aug perfect touch down at Edwards
Air Force Base due to bad weather conditions at Cape Kennedy.
All Shuttles have been put on HOLD until the heat shield separators have
been checked out and cleared for installation safety.
Shuttle Atlantis STS121 lift off is due on the 9th September
27th Flt 11 day test mission to ISS.
Shuttle Discovery lift off April 2006 dates not yet known.
Russian Soyez is also standing by for crew changes if required.
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 107 Members by News Desk (by request)
Down loaded on RAFARS Web site by Bob G4DDM under Archives.
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