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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
NOVEMBER 2006 ISSUE No 102
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NEW & REJOINED MEMBERS.
1323 G0RPA IAN
4436 G7SVI CLIVE
4611 G4UBY DON
4612 2E0PCM CHRIS
SILENT KEYS.
NONE THIS MONTH
CALL SIGN CHANGES.
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E-MAIL ADDRESS CHANGES
NONE THIS MONTH
Please remember that you must give specific permission for your e-mail
address to be recorded in this public domain Newsletter.
RAFARS BRIEF AGM REPORT.
AGM Dinner, Members and Guests attendance 22.
AGM, attendance 23 including 8 Council Members, out of 1300 Members.
Subscriptions to remain the same.
Honorary Membership was awarded to our General Secretary Mike G7JPN.
G2LR Trophy was awarded to Bernard G0SWO.
Field Rep award was to Peter G0NVY.
Construction Cup was awarded to Richard 2E0RSH.
G3FVC Shield was awarded to Peter G2AFV.
A list of Field Representatives will be included in the next QRZ.
A more detailed AGM report will appear in the next QRV.
RAFARS CHAIRMAN.
Dave G8GKQ will be posted overseas in early January. A big thank you from
both Council and Members for all the support he has given us during the
six years he has been our Chairman. We wish Dave and Sue best wishes for
the future.
A new chairman has been nominated and will be introduced to members.in due
course
DATES OF 2006 RAFARS COUNCIL MEETING AT DCAE COSFORD.
14th Nov. A Field Rep will be invited and expenses paid.
All members may ask to attend, but expenses are not paid.
G8FC/P
The use of G8FC/P by Stan G0BYA and Don M0FHM at locatons away from HQ has
been put on hold until the the new regulations from Ofcom have been issued
and their effects discussed by RAFARS Council.
KITES IN TOBAGO
From the 27 Nov to 7 Jan G3NXJ Brian 1342 and G4ROJ Roger will be
operational in Tobago using kites to erect antennas.
The call-signs will be 9Y4/G3NXJ and 9Y4/G4ROJ.
27th Nov 14.255 1200hrs.(CQ for 10mins)
2nd Dec 0030hrs (night shift) various frequencies till dawn (QAP).
7th Dec 14.255 1300hrs (CQ for 10mins).
All above times are GMT.
They will also try 14.290 at times and also a link through to GB3KD.
This is not a DX expedition just a holiday with radio thrown in and I am
sure RAFARS members wish them all the best of luck.
CONTEST RESULTS.
Rolling 3 CW Contest
1st G2AFV 33pts, 2nd G4DDX 24pts, 3rd G3ICH 21pts, 3rd LX/ON6WR 21pts
5th G4ZME 15pts. Well done to all of you for taking part.
NFD RSGB 2006.
RAFARS G8FC/P came 24th out of an entry of 27 in the Restricted Section.
Roger wishes to thank you for your support see you next year 2/3 June.
AFS CW Section.
RAF Waddington Club A 22nd
RAFARS Devon 54th
RAF Waddington Club B 68th
RAF Cosford 77th
Number of teams entered was 82.
AFS SSB Section.
RAF Waddington Club 57th
RAFARS Devon 59th
Number of teams entered was 91.
Roger our Contest Manager would like more members to assist next year and
get a full complement in each team especially at the Cosford Club.
So please let's have more volunteers to support Roger who does a grand job
as contest manager but he must have more Members to support the teams.
QRV JOURNEL.
Send Stories/News/Pictures/Events and Debriefs to <qrv-editor@rafars.org>
or <g0tak@kencomp.net> or by post to G0TAK, QTHr in the QRZ Call book.
RAFARS CONTESTS, RALLIES AND EVENTS.
to the 31 Dec 06, GB30STD St Dunstans 30th Anniversary.
3 Dec RAFARS Christmas Contest.
14 Jan07 RSGB AFS CW Contest Team in a 50mls radius. contact Roger G3ZDW
20 Jan07 RSGB AFS SSB Contest Team in a 50mls radius. contact Roger G3ZDW
GB2RAF AIR DEFENCE RADAR MUSEUM RAF NEATISHEAD RAFARS PERMANENT S.E.S.
GB2RAF was not operational on 14 Oct as Terry G4PSH was at the RAFARS AGM.
GB2RAF should be QRV every 2nd Saturday of the Month 1000-1500 hrs local
on SSB or CW on 80m or 40m if conditions are poor. For full information
contact Terry G4PSH - details under RAFARS NEWS DESK below.
The Museums Web site is www.radarmuseum.co.uk or Telephone 01692 631485.
AIR TRAINING CORPS RADIO.
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
RAFARS QSL BUREAU.
Wef 16 Oct 2006, outstanding QSL Cards await SAEs from members with the
following Call signs:-
G0AJT G3AZW G3CRH G3JFR G3JSR G3JJZ G3KAG G3KDP G3LQP G3LOJ G3NKQ G3NPB
G3OPP G3RLF G3VCA G3VTO G3VUV G3ZHE G3ZRZ G4BJQ G4DQP G4DDX G4EBL G4FRH
G4JIG G4KMW G4KTX G4LQY G4SOH G4VTN G4YFH G4ZVT G6CJR G7BQM G7EUA G7OXT
G7SZB G8GRT G8LUV G8PQ GM3MAS GM3MQO GM3MRV M0AEO M0BZN M0FKG MM0RZZ
MW0BLU GW4RVA M0BZY M0CBY M0TWA M0WSR M0YCQ MW0ZZD M1JRI M1RAL M3KHA
M5GJO MW5AGS 2E0FMB 2E0FZM 2E0MTO.
Send Second Class 23p SAEs (A5 size)(100g 15 Cards) to Andrew M3NDZ RAFARS
QSL Bureau Manager QTHr in the RAFARS, QRZ under SWL until amended, or ask
him to destroy them if you do not require them.
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
23p SAEs (A5 size) to the RAFARS QSL Bureau.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION/SHUTTLES.
7 Dec Discovery STS116 to ISS (with a Solar panel and spacehab)
22 Feb 2007 Atlantis STS117 to ISS (with a solar panel and batteries)
11 June STS118 to ISS (with S5 Truss)
9 Aug STS120 to ISS (with U.S. Node 2)
October STS122 to ISS (with Columbus Euro Lab Module)
If you wish to see it all happening - see www.nasa.gov.
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 <http://www.rafars.org/information/member.html#join>
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 for approval.
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 BCC & 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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