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Good morning. It's Sunday the 15th of August and here is the GB2RS news
broadcast, prepared by the Radio Society of Great Britain.

First the headlines:- It's easier to operate in Romania; the RSGB Datacomms
Committee needs some new members and the south coast microwave beacon is off
the air.


The Radiocommunications Agency has announced that the Romanian Inspectorate of
Radio Communications has implemented the CEPT Recommendation TR61-01. This
means that UK amateurs may operate in Romania without obtaining a reciprocal
licence. CEPT 1st Class and 2nd Class Licences are valid. Foreign amateurs
visiting Romania should prefix their callsigns with YO. The contact address is
General Inspectorate of Communications, 202A Splauil Indepentei, Bucharest,
77208 Romania. Fax: [phone]. Romanian amateurs may now, of course,
operate in the UK using the G0/ or G7/ prefix depending on the type of licence
held.

The new RSGB Intruder Watch Coordinator is Chris Cummings, G4BOH, whose
address is correct in the current RSGB Call Book. He takes over from David
Owen, G0OES. The Intruder Watch, part of the IARU Monitoring Service, has the
job of detecting and identifying commercial intruders into exclusive amateur
bands, and ultimately having them removed. This is a service provided for all
radio amateurs by the Radio Society of Great Britain.

The south coast microwave beacon GB3ESB, on 1296.970MHz was taken out of
service last Saturday the 14th, following the loss of permission to use the
site. The Hastings Repeater Group has a new site in mind and GB2RS will keep
you informed of developments. The Beacon Keeper is Mick, G4PRJ who address is
correct in the RSGB Call Book.

Attention data communication experts: Several vacancies now exist for
volunteers to serve on the RSGB's Data Communications Committee. A Minutes
Secretary is required plus others with expertise in the field of TCP/IP and
the DX Cluster. If you are interested, please write in the first instance to
the new chairman of the Data Comms Committee, Tom Lilley, G1YAA, whose address
is correct in the RSGB Call Book.

RSGB Members in Zone C - the South-East of England - will be interested to
know that Zone Council Member Neil Lasher, G6HIU, has changed his address. His
new address is 8 Highwood Grove, Mill Hill, London NW7 3LY.

Now some items of HF DX news from the weekly RSGB DX News Sheet which is
edited by Brendan McCartney, G4DYO. From Malawi, IN3VZE will sign 7Q7CE from
today Sunday the 15th until Friday the 10th of September. From St Maarten,
F2YT and F1MVT will sign PJ7/own-call from today Sunday the 15th to Monday the
30th of August. Operation will be on all bands, but giving special attention
to the WARC bands. From Kampuchea, VS6WV will sign XU6WV from Saturday the
21st until Wednesday the 25th of August on 40, 30 and 20 metres, mainly from
1030 - 1200GMT daily. And from Mongolia, JT1CS and JT1/KB9IBZ will be active
from the JT3 call area from Thursday the 26th for one week. Activity will be
on all bands 6 - 80 metres on CW, SSB and RTTY.

We know of only one rally taking place today Sunday the 15th:

The Southend and District Radio Society Rally is being held at the Rocheway
Centre, Rochford, near Southend on Sea, Essex. Doors open at 10.00am. The
event features a bring & buy stall and a car boot sale. Refreshments will be
available.

We have been notified of only one rally for Sunday the 22nd of August:

This is the West Manchester Radio Club Summer Rally - the "Red Rose Rally" -
which is to be held at the Bolton Sports and Exhibition Centre, Silverwell
Street, Bolton. Located in the town centre. Doors open at 11.00am, or 10.30
for disabled visitors. There will be all the usual trade stands, society
stands and a bring and buy stall, all of which are situated at pavement level.
Refreshments and meals will be available all day. Details from Dave, G1IOO on
0204 24104, evenings only.

Next a reminder that the venue for the Torbay Mobile Rally, scheduled for
Sunday the 29th of August, has been changed from that originally advertised.
The new venue is the Audley Park School, Barton Road, Torquay. Further details
from G3HTX on 0803 526762.

HF contest news now:

There is still time to take part in the Worked All Europe DX CW Contest taking
place this weekend, which started yesterday at 1200 noon and finishes today
Sunday the 15th at 2400. See August RadCom page 16 for details. The next
scheduled RSGB HF event is the SSB Field Day Contest  held over the weekend
Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th of September. See July RadCom page 81 for
details.

VHF contest news:

The RSGB's 2nd 432MHz Fixed Contest will take place next Sunday the 22nd of
August from 1600 - 2000GMT. There are three sections, Single Operator fixed,
Others fixed and SWL. See February RadCom page 67 for further details.

Special event stations this week include:

GB4ASH, operated today, Sunday the 15th, from the Ashfield Show, Sutton Lawn,
Sutton in Ashfield. The station is run by Mansfield Amateur Radio Society club
members. Any one interested in amateur radio is very welcome to visit at the
site. The Amateur Radio Club of Fakenham will air the call sign GB2FSW during
their annual event at the Fakenham Splash Week from tomorrow, Monday the 16th
to Friday the 20th of August. The venue is the Fakenham High School, Wells
Road site. For further information contact Dave, G4DCJ, telephone: 0485
528633.

And now the solar factual data

With the quieter side of the sun coming into view during the period from the
2nd to the 8th of August, solar activity declined. However, but due to the
passage of coronal holes magnetic activity reached sub storm levels, resulting
in a decline in HF band conditions. There have not been any flares of note
reported this week. The sunspot count meaned at only about 60 giving an
indication of how rapidly the cycle is declining. The solar flux levels are
also continuing to decline and averaged 95 units for the period. So far this
year the mean levels have declined from about the 140s down to the present
levels of around 95. There is also a reduction in the difference between the
highs and lows with the sun's rotation. Last January the difference was 50
units but it is now only about 20. The geomagnetic Ap indices were quiet up to
the 3rd, but then rose to substorm levels of 27 units on the 4th, with very
unsettled levels from then on. The period averaged 15.2 units. The state has
been 'nil, nothing to report' throughout the period. The radio quality indices
showed a classic pre-auroral enhancement pattern, with conditions being
excellent up to the 3rd, then a collapse to very poor with the passage of the
coronal holes. As this news was being prepared conditions were only just
starting to recover. We regret that the aa indices are not to hand this week.
The X-Ray flux levels, in keeping with the other parameters, steadily declined
from B2.5 on the 2nd down to A9.8 by the 7th. The period averaged B1.4 units.
Bartells rotation 2186 starts on the 17th of August.


Now the ionospheric data for Central France:

The F2 day-time critical frequencies at Poitiers, as reported by Meudon,
averaged 7.5MHz. The darkness hour lows averaged 3.6MHz. There have been many
periods of Blanketing E and other phenomena. The highs are now peaking around
20.00 hours, and the darkness hour lows around 3.6MHz.

Now the ionospheric data for the north:

The F2 day-time critical frequencies at Ekaterinberg averaged 6.6MHz, with the
darkness hour lows averaging 4.5MHz. The professionals have not fared too well
with the forecasting for cycle 22. So far the sunspot forecasts have been
wrong, and at times considerably wrong, ever since the cycle started. The
result of this is that SESC at Boulder, who are considered the best
forecasters in the world, are setting up a new group to try and improve the
standard.

And lastly the solar forecast:

This week, the quiet side of the sun will be moving away. Solar flux levels
are expected to be about 100. The geomagnetic activity is expected to be
quiet. The HF band conditions based on the radio quality indices are expected
to be above normal, particularly towards the end of the week.

And that is the end of the solar information.

Finally in the main news, SSL has informed the Society that as of last
Wednesday morning, the latest callsigns issued were in the G0 T Z and
G7 P S series, and Novice calls in the 2 0 A G and 2 1 C E series.


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