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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
DECEMBER 2005 ISSUE No
91
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GREETINGS FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR 2006.
From all Council Members and News Desk to all past and present RAFARS
Members and there XYL/YL/Partners.
Best wishes this Christmas with Health and Happiness for 2006
particularly those of you who are maybe sick, on overseas detachment or on
your own over the Christmas/New Year holiday period.
NEW & REJOINED MEMBERS.
1638 G6CJR STUART 4580 2E0FMB TERRY
4578 GM3JIJ JON 4581 2E0FKG JIM
4579 M0DUF ALAN
SILENT KEYS.
2669 G2BOI KEN
CALL SIGN CHANGES.
NONE THIS MONTH
E-MAIL ADDRESS CHANGE.
News Desk or RAFARSHQ must receive your permission to list e-mail changes.
URGENT OLDHAM RADIO RALLY SUNDAY 22 JAN 2006.
Roy G0TAK has been asked to run a RAFARS Stand at the Oldham ARC Rally
at the Sports Centre, Lord St, Oldham on Sunday 22 Jan 06. Roy is quite
willing to run the stand but he must have assistance from RAFARS
Members in the Oldham area. So that RAFARS can fly the flag please contact
Roy today our QRV Editor QTHr or email him 2e1raf@thersgb.net.
DATES OF 2006 RAFARS COUNCIL MEETING AT DCAE COSFORD.
Dates for 2006 meetings are 21st Feb. 20th Jun. 19th Sep. 14th Nov.
An invitation to an Area Rep. to attend each meeting will continue.
Any member may ask to attend but travel expenses are not paid.
The Annual Dinner and AGM will be the weekend of Oct13/14.
RAFARS QRZ EDITOR.
Duncan G0NWY our QRZ Editor has now returned to the UK from VP8 Land.
EMAIL NEWS LETTERS.
The 103 Members who are on News Desk email listings for the Monthly NLs
will now receive the NLs under BCC addressing. In this way you will not
receive the whole address list with your copy. This will save space, paper
and, more importantly, make the data better protected for all members.
RAFARS QRV JOURNAL - SPRING 2006 COPY DATE.
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.
Items for the Spring QRV should reach the editor by very early January.
RAFARS CONTESTS, RALLIES AND EVENTS.
4 Dec RAFARS Christmas Contest. See Autumn QRV for rules.
8 Jan 06 CW Affiliated RSGB Contest. 50 miles of a location Contact G3ZDW
14 Jan SSB Affiliated RSGB Contest 50 miles of a location Contact G3ZDW
22 Jan Oldham ARC Rally RAFARS Stand pending.Help required by Roy G0TAK
HORNSEA RADIO RALLY REPORT 16 OCT 2005.
Bernard G0SWO A/R raised the RAFARS flag in Hornsea, East Yorkshire.
The rally was fully booked with 2 RAFARS tables instead of 4.
12 members signed in and 2 membership forms handed out.
Thanks to Gordon M0SCT 3830 and Jean, Bernard’s Station Manager and all
those who took an interest in the RAFARS stand.
AIR TRAINING CORPS RADIO.
Messagathon 2 has been delayed until resources available.
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 at <g8bcq@virgin.net>.
Also see <www.air-cadets.org>
GB2RAF AIR DEFENCE RADAR MUSEUM RAF NEATISHEAD RAFARS PERMANENT S.E.S.
On Sat 12 Nov I worked 26 Stations on 3.710. Conditions good but there did
not seem to be many G stations on but I did have a chat to GI4SAM
G3DHY G3JUX and G3SPU also ON4PTC Passchendaele (WW2 Cemetery) Nr Ypres
in S Belgium. Once again I was on my own.
GB2RAF will NOT be Operational 10 Dec 2005 Due to major electrical Grid
installations to the Museum. GB2RAF will be QRV Jan 14 2006 1000-1500 hrs
local on SSB and CW 80m or 40m if conditions are poor.
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 by Terry.
The web site for the Museum is www.radarmuseum.co.uk
REMINDER QAP G8FC ON THE AIR FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH.
Stan G0BYA and Don M0FHM will be QRV with G8FC at HQRAFARS every first
Monday of the month using CW on the hour and SSB on the half hour. QAP
around the RAFARS frequencies between 1000-1200 and also from 1330-1500hrs
NORFOLK/SUFFOLK VHF 2m MONTHLY NET.
Due to lack of RAFARS Members on the net over the last few years, Terry
G4PSH the Area Rep. for Norfolk/Suffolk, regrets he will no longer be QRV
on 145.375 at 1930hrs local on the 1st Thurs of the Month .
RAFARS QSL BUREAU.
IS YOUR CALL-SIGN LISTED BELOW IF SO SEND A SECOND CLASS SAE TODAY.
As at 19 Nov 2005, outstanding QSL Cards await SAEs from members with the
following Call signs:-
G0BYA G0EBK G0EYJ G0FGR G0GLH G0HBB G0HUD G0IZO G0KEV G0ORU G0UVA G0WLP
G1AEU G2BOI G2DYM G2VS G3AZW G3DXO G3EUE G3IAZ G3ICH G3JJZ G3JOT G3JUX
G3KAG G3LOJ G3LQP G3NKQ G3RLF G3SPU G3UFF G3VTO G3VUV G3ZHE G3ZRP G3ZRZ
G4FMU G3KAG G4LVO G4INM G4JIG GM4KGK G4KMW G4KTX G4LQY G4PLE G4SOH G4VTN
G4WPD G4YFH G6HHS G7BQM G7EUA G7MUB G7OXT G8RW G8UUG GB2BMR GB2NSR GB2SET
GW3FPH GW3KFA GM3JRI GM3MAS M0AAV M0AJT M0BZN MM0RZZ MI0MSR MW0BLU M0CBY
M0PMB M0TWA M0WSR M0YCQ M1CBO GM3JRI M3RBN M3WGM M5GJO 2E0MTO .
Send a Second Class SAEs (A5 size) to Andrew SWL 898 RAFARS QSL Bureau
Manager QTHr in the RAFARS, QRZ Call Book Page 66.
QSL Cards will be sent to the RSGB if not claimed within 6 months.
If you are in contact with any of the stations please advise them to send
SAE envelopes to the RAFARS Bureau.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ALPHA/ZARYA.SPACE SHUTTLE.
Shuttle Discovery lift off May 2006 subject to delays.
In the meantime Russian Soyez is also standing by for crew changes, stores
supplies and waste if required.
NEW MEMBERS ROYAL AIR FORCE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY.
For Membership details contact: The General Secretary, 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 Secretary.
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.
Transmitted from DCAE Cosford to GB7MAX via TelNet for Paket GBR/WWW.
E-mailed & mailed direct to 114 Members by News Desk (by request)
Down loaded on RAFARS Web site by Bob G4DDM under Archives.
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