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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
MARCH 2007 ISSUE No 106
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NEW & REJOINED MEMBERS.
NONE THIS MONTH
SILENT KEYS.
552 G3FWB PETER
2020 G3BVW PAT
2971 G0KOG GEORGE
3946 G7OXJ DEREK
Correction to NL 105,
2753 G0IJE DONALD (apologies for writing G0IDE).
CALL SIGN CHANGES.
NONE THIS MONTH
E-MAIL ADDRESS CHANGES.
3047 G3JPZ IAN is now <ian@harleston.me.uk>
4512 MM0IEJ JOHN is now <radioham.mm0iej@btinternet,com>
Please remember that you must give specific permission for your e-mail
address to be recorded in this public domain Newsletter.
RAFARS SUBSCRIPTIONS DUE IN APRIL 2007.
All Members including Field Reps (not Complementary, Clubs, Life or
Honorary members) are reminded that subs are due before 1st May 2007.
Please send £11.00 to RAFARS Treasurer G0DAM QTHr (see Spring QRV Page 56)
DATES OF 2007 RAFARS COUNCIL MEETING AT DCAE COSFORD.
24 Apr., 26 Jun., 11 Sep., 13 Oct.(AGM), 13 Nov.
A Field Rep will be invited to each meeting and travel expenses paid.
All members may ask to attend meetings but expenses are not paid.
RAFARS QRV JOURNAL.
All members should have now received the Spring QRV and QRZ Call book.
Did you notice that there were less photographs in this issue?
In particular a couple of longish articles with no art work at all.
If you have a good story with a couple of decent photographs that will be
reproduced in black and white, then please send it to Roy QRV Editor as a
WORD document if possible, with the photographs in JPG format. If the text
and picture files are going to be long ones, please send Roy a short email
the day before to warn him that the big one is on its way.
Last date for the Summer entries will be end of June 2007.
Send Stories/News/Pictures/Events and Debriefs to <g0tak@kencomp.net>
or by post to G0TAK, QTHr in the QRZ Call book.
RAFARS CONTESTS, RALLIES AND EVENTS.
10 Mar South Normanton Rally Contact Bob G0DAM
18 Mar Northern ARSA Radio Rally RAFARS Stand Blackpool Contact Roy G0TAK
15 Apr 23rd Yeovil QRP Convention at Sherbourne Contact Michael M0MJG
22 Apr Spring VHF RAFARS Contest.
07 May Dartmoor RC Rally at Tavistock Contact Michael M0MJG
1 to 7 June RAF Colerne SES GB4TCW (Tech Comms Wing)
GB4JHF(Joint Helicopter Force) Contact Dennis GW4XKE
2/3 Jun NFD RSGB Contest, venue to be decided later. Contact Roger G3ZDW
16/17 Jun Museums on the air weekend
1/2 Sep SSBFD RSGB Metheringham Visitors Ctre Lincs. Contact Roger G3ZDW
6 Sep Rolling 3 CW RAFARS Contest.
2 Dec Christmas RAFARS Contest.
All Contest Queries and RAFARS Contest logs to Roger G3ZDW QTHr.
CONTEST RESULTS AFFILIATED SOCIETIES (CW) 2006.
Total Number of entries 82. RAFARS Entries Waddington A 22nd, Devon 54th,
Waddington B 68th, Cosford 77th. Well done to all those who took part
G2AFV, G3KWY, G3IGU, M0CES, G0NVY, G3LUW, G0RAF, G3JDY, G3UYV, G2CGL,
M0BYJ, G0EYX and a thanks to G3ZDW for all the paperwork.
MUSEUMS ON THE AIR WEEKEND WORLDWIDE.
Just a reminder Museums on the Air weekend will be on the 16/17 June 2007
If any RAFARS Members wish to put on a SES from your local Museum contact
Harry M1BYT QTHr. Better still go on to www.ukradioamateur.co.uk/iwm which
has all the details relating to LOV and registering the SES and do not
forget to inform RAFARS News Desk for the June NL.
GB2RAF AIR DEFENCE RADAR MUSEUM RAF NEATISHEAD RAFARS PERMANENT S.E.S.
GB2RAF was not active on 10 Feb due to G4PSH being Sick and bad wx.
GB2RAF will be on the air 16 June for Museums Weekend, but will not
be operational on the 9 June unless I get a volunteer.
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.
AIRFIELDS ON THE AIR (AOTA).
If you have an airfield or disused airfield in your area then read QRV
Spring Edition 2007 and contact G4DQP/G8LGC/M0CBN insert
STATION ACTIVATION in the e-mail Subject Box. News Desk hope to keep
you up to date on the activation of AOTA in the Monthly News Letters.
MASTER TYPE 2 CONTACTOR.
Gordon M0SCT 3830 would like to thank Derek G3KXB, Andrew M3NDZ and Tony
G4FAI for supplying all the information, included photographs and wiring
diagrams, about the Master Contactor. (See NL104)
AIR TRAINING CORPS RADIO.
National Radio Field Day (ATC only) HF 15 Apr and 30 Sep. VHF/UHF 20 May.
Exercise Messagathon 3 from 1930hrs 27 Apr to 1930hrs 28 Apr.
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 10 Feb 2007, outstanding QSL Cards await SAEs from members with the
following Call signs:-
G0AJT G2MJ G3AZW G3CRH G3JFR G3JSR G3JJZ G3KAG G3KWY G3KDP G3LOJ G3LQP
G3NKQ G3NPB G3OPP G3RLF G3VAO G3VCA G3VTO G3VUV G3WBP G3ZHE G3ZRP G3ZRZ
G4BJQ G4DDX G4EBL G4FRH GU4GG G4ITB G4JIG G4KMW G4KTX G4LQY G4SKR G4SOH
G4VTN G4YFH G7BQM G7EUA G7OXT G7SZB G8GRT G8LUV G8PQ GD0IFU GM3MAS GM3MQO
GM3MRV GW4RVA M0AEO M0BZN M0BZY M0CBY M0CES M0FKG M0TWA M0WSR M0YCQ MM0RZZ
MW0BLU MW0ZZD M1JRI M1RAL M3KHA M5GJO MW5AGS 2E0FMB 2E0FZM 2E0MTO.
Send 2nd Class 23p SAEs (A5 size for max 10 Cards) to Andrew M3NDZ RAFARS
QSL Bureau Manager QTHr in the RAFARS QRZ Sup 2006, or inform Andrew 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 above, please advise them to send
23p SAEs (A5 size) to the RAFARS QSL Bureau.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION/SHUTTLES.
16 Mar Atlantis STS117 to ISS (with a solar panel and batteries).
28 Jun Endeavour STS118 to ISS (with S5 Truss).
7 Sep Atlantis STS120 to ISS (with U.S. Node 2).
Oct Discovery STS122 to ISS (with Columbus Euro Lab Module).
Dec Endeavour STS123 to ISS (with Kobo Japanese log module).
All Shuttle Flights are subject to delays.
If you wish to see it all happening - see www.nasa.gov under nasatv.
AIR SHOWS AND FLY-INS 2007 (Phone before you go)
6 May Abingdon Air and Country Show Dalton Barracks 01235529142
20 May Duxford Air Show IWM Cambridge GB2IWM Contact G4ZVT 01223835000
27/28 May Southend Seafront Airshow Essex 01702390333
2/3 Jun Biggin Hill International Air Fair 01959572277
10 Jun RAF Cosford Air Show www.cosfordairshow.co.uk
17 Jun Falkland 25th Anniversary Flypast the Mall London
30/1 Jul Waddington International Air Show 01522726102
7 Jul RNAS Yeovilton International Air Show Somerset 08708004030
7/8 Jul Duxford Flying Legend Air Show GB2IWM Contact G4ZVT 01223835000
14/15 Jul RAF Fairford Glos International Air Tattoo 2007 01285713456
26/27 Jul Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival www.lowestoftairfestival.co.uk
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
terry@g4psh.co.uk , Packet at G4PSH@GB7VLS.#35.GBR.EU, Tel 01692 582064.
by letter QTHr International Call Books or see www.qrz.com.
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 120 Members by News Desk (by request)
Down loaded on RAFARS Web site by Bob G4DDM under Archives.
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