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DE GB2ATG DE GB2ATG DE GB2ATG DE GB2ATG DE GB2ATG DE GB2ATG
THIS IS GB2ATG THE RTTY NEWS BROADCASTING SERVICE OF BARTG AND THE
RSGB, OPERATING FROM THE STATION OF G6KHW IN DUNTON NEAR BIGGLESWADE
BEDS AND BEAMING TO THE NORTH EAST.
THE SERVICE IS OPERATED BY MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH AMATEUR RADIO
TELEPRINTER GROUP IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RADIO SOCIETY OF GREAT
BRITAIN AND ON THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY ALLOCATED
FREQUENCY FOR THIS SERVICE.
HERE IS THIS WEEK'S NEWS
BULLETIN NUMBER 417 6TH JULY 1986
SATELLITE NEWS.
OSCAR 10 IS PRESENTLY OUT OF ACTION. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE
RADIATION DAMAGE TO PART OF THE ON-BOARD MEMORY DUE TO THE
SPACECRAFT PASSING THROUGH THE VAN ALLEN BELT TOO OFTEN. ATTEMPTS
ARE BEING MADE TO RELOAD PARTS OF THE MEMORY IN ORDER TO GAIN
CONTROL OF THE SATELLITE. THE SITUATION IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING AND
AMSAT HAS ASKED THAT ALL OPERATION VIA THE SATELLITE BE CEASED UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE. BATTERY POWER IS PRECIOUS AND IS REQUIRED FOR
TESTING IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL. FOR THE LATEST NEWS ON
OSCAR 10, IT COULD BE WORTH LISTENING FOR GB2SAT THE SPECIAL EVENT
CALLSIGN FOR THE AMSAT UK COLLOQUIUM HELD THIS WEEKEND AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY.
THE JAPANESE PACKET RADIO SATELLITE, JAS-1 IS SET FOR LAUNCH AT 2230
UTC ON THE 31ST JULY.
SUMMER DATACOM
THE LATEST EDITION OF THE GROUPS JOURNAL WAS POSTED TO MEMBERS ON
TUESDAY 1ST JULY , THIS EDITION RUNS TO 100 PAGES AND CONTAINS A
NUMBER OF ARTICLES ON PACKET RADIO.
MORSE TEST.
IN A RECENT DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY PRESS RELEASE, IT WAS
ANNOUNCED THAT A PASS IN THE AMATEUR RADIO MORSE TEST WILL NOW BE
REGARDED AS VALID FOR LIFE. THIS IS A CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS
POLICY, WHERE A BREAK OF OVER 12 MONTHS IN LICENCE VALIDITY HAD
OCCURRED, OR WHERE A LICENCE HAD NOT BEEN OBTAINED WITHIN 12 MONTHS
OF PASSING THE MORSE TEST, THE DEPARTMENT'S POLICY HAD BEEN THAT
COMPETENCE IN MORSE SHOULD BE RE-TESTED. THIS CHANGE OF POLICY WILL
BENEFIT RADIO AMATEURS AND WILL BRING INTO LINE THE CURRENCY OF THE
MORSE TEST WITH THAT OF THE RADIO AMATEUR EXAMINATION, WHERE A PASS
IS ALREADY VALID FOR LIFE. THE CHANGE OCCURS FOLLOWING
REPRESENTATIONS FROM RADIO AMATEURS AND HAS BEEN MADE AFTER
CONSULTATION WITH THE RADIO SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. THE AMATEUR
RADIO LICENCE APPLICATION FORM AND ANY RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS WILL BE
UPDATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THAT CONCLUDES THIS WEEK'S NEWS BULLETIN. GB2ATG TRANSMITS AT THIS
TIME AND ON THIS FREQUENCY ON THE FIRST AND THIRD SUNDAY OF EACH
MONTH. ITEMS FOR INCLUSION IN FUTURE BULLETINS SHOULD BE SENT TO-
EDWARD BATTS, G8LWY, 27, CRANMER COURT, RICHMOND ROAD, KINGSTON UPON
THAMES, SURREY.KT2 5PY. ITEMS CAN ALSO BE SENT VIA PRESTEL MAILBOX
NO. 019994262 OR TELECOM GOLD 84:BSG061 REPORTS WILL BE VERY WELCOME
AND SHOULD BE SENT TO G8LWY TO BE LOGGED AND ACKNOWLEDGED.
SO THAT I (G6KHW) MAY GIVE THE BEST POSSIBLE COVERAGE I WOULD LIKE
TO KNOW WHO AND WHAT EQUIPMENT IS BEING USED TO RECEIVE THIS
TRANSMISSION.
PLEASE WOULD YOU SEND ME A POST CARD GIVING ME:-
1/ THE PREFERRED BAUD RATE (45 OR 50).
2/ THE LINE LENGTH IE 80 CHAR.
3/ YOUR LOCATION EG TOWN NOT THE LOCATOR.
4/ ARE YOU A REGULAR LISTENER AND THE AVERAGE RST.
5/ ANTENNA POLARIZATION (HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL).
PLEASE SEND TO IAN BULTITUDE, 3 CAMBRIDGE ROAD, DUNTON,
NR. BIGGLESWADE, BEDS. SG18 8RT. ALTERNATIVELY, LEAVE A MESSAGE ON
PRESTEL, MBX NO. 219993327
GB2ATG IS OPERATED FROM THE STATION OF G6KHW NR.BIGGLESWADE, BEDS.
AND BEAMING TO THE NORTHEAST.
PLEASE NOTE THAT FROM SUNDAY AUGUST 3RD THIS NEWS TRANSMISSION WILL
BE HALF AN HOUR LATER I.E. AT 12 NOON LOCAL TIME SO AS NOT TO
INTERFERE WITH REPORTS BEING RECEIVED BY G4GND AFTER HIS GB2RS NEWS
BROADCAST.
GB2ATG IS NOT LICENCED FOR TWO WAY COMUNICATION SO PLEASE DO NOT
CALL GB2ATG ON CLOSE DOWN.
G6KHW WILL HOWEVER BE LISTENING FOR A SHORT TIME FOR ANY CALLS
REPORTS OR COMMENTS.
GB2ATG IS NOW CLOSING 73S UNTILL NEXT TIME.
DE G6KHW ZM80H
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