Good morning. It's Sunday the 6th of June and here is the GB2RS news
broadcast, prepared by the Radio Society of Great Britain.

And we start with a special 'good morning' to all taking part in the RSGB
National Field Day Contest.


First the headlines:- Look out for GB5SAW and GB2SEG this week; there's
another Microwave Round Table this month; and bookings for the AMSAT-UK
Colloquium are due in by the end of the month.

The callsign GB5SAW will be aired by the South-East Essex Sixth Form College
from tomorrow, Monday the 7th until Friday the 11th, under the guidance of
George, G1VCY. The idea is to introduce the students to the fascination of
amateur radio. Operation will be on 2 metre and 70 centimetre, SSB, FM and
Packet between 10am and 4pm. If you hear them, why not call in? If you are
unable to call during the operating periods, then send a packet message to
GB5SAW @ GB7DUG. Last years event was an unqualified success and an even
better response is hoped for this year.

News now of an expedition by the Scottish Expedition Group to Buchan Ness, the
most easterly point on the Scottish mainland. The callsign GB2SEG will be
aired from next Friday the 11th through to Sunday the 13th. The WAB square is
NK14 and the locator is IO97CL. For further information contact George, GM2TW
on 0324 715624.

All listeners to this broadcast, whether RSGB members or not,  are invited to
the RSGB Headquarters Open Day on Saturday the 19th of June. This is a chance
to tour the Society's administrative Headquarters, visit the GB3RS shack and
see the QSL Bureau, Library and Museum. Doors are open between 10.30 am and
4.30 pm. Staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer queries, and the book
shop will be open all day. A map of how to get there can be found in the June
edition of Radio Communication, or call Belinda Gannon on 0707 659015 for
details.

There will be another RSGB Microwave Round Table meeting on Sunday the 20th of
June. Organised by the RSGB Southern Microwave Group, the event will be at the
Crawley Amateur Radio Club premises at Pease Pottage, near Crawley, West
Sussex, and it will commence at 10am. The attractions include: Technical
talks, power and noise figure measurements, travelling wave tube demonstration
and the usual round table discussions. There will also be a bring and buy
stand. Hot drinks and snacks will be available. For further details telephone
Mike, G3LYP on 0494 881298.

The Annual AMSAT-UK Colloquium takes place from the 29th of July to the 2nd of
August. Full details of this major event for those interested in satellites
can be obtained by writing to AMSAT-UK, 94 Herongate Road, Wanstead Park,
London E12 5EQ. Completed booking forms for those attending and needing
accommodation should be returned to AMSAT-UK, by the 1st of July.

Now some items of HF DX news from the weekly RSGB DX News Sheet which is
edited by Brendan McCartney, G4DYO. From the Bahamas, N4JQQ will sign C6AFP
from the Island of Great Abaco, from tomorrow, Monday the 7th for one week.
Main activity will be on 6 metres, but some WARC band and CW operation is also
likely. From Svalbard, LA6MY is signing JW6MY from now until September, using
CW only. From Ile Verte, a French group will use the callsign TM5IV from
Friday the 11th, until Monday the 14th of June.

Rally news now and we know of one Rally for today, Sunday, the 6th of June:

The 25th Spalding Mobile Rally is being held at the Springfield Gardens,
Spalding. Doors open at 10.00am. There are trade stands, a flea market and
radio boot sales. All trade stands and the flea market will be under cover in
the new Exhibition Halls. Morse testing will be available on demand and
refreshments will be on hand. The entrance fee includes entry to Springfield
Gardens.

We know of two rallies for Sunday the 13th of June:

Elvaston Castle National Radio Rally is to be held at the Elvaston Castle
Country Park, near Derby. The Show ground is located five miles South East of
Derby on the B5010 road and is well signposted. There will be over 150 trade
stands, together with all the usual attractions including the grand bring and
buy marquee. There is also a flea market which will open at 9am and a craft
marquee. Children's entertainments will take place through the day, also there
will be live band performances during the day. Refreshment will be available.
Talk-in will be on 2 metre and 70 centimetres via GB2ECR. Further details from
John, G4PZY on 0332 767994.

The Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society Annual Mobile Rally is to be held at the
Sports Field, HMS Collingwood, Fareham, Hants. Doors open at 10.00am. The
event features dozens of trade stands of interest to radio amateurs and
computer enthusiasts. Also children's amusements and other attractions for all
the family. Refreshments will be available. Talk-in will be on 2 metre and 70
centimetres. Details from Cliff, G4UJR on 0703 557469.


And we have news of three other events later this summer:

The organisers of the Longleat Amateur Radio Rally are apparently suffering
from an incorrect rumour concerning entrance prices. It is quite untrue that
it will cost over ten pounds a head, the entrance will be a modest increase on
last year at 2.50 for adults, 2.00 for pensioners and 50 pence for children.

The Scarborough Amateur Radio Society regrets that due to circumstances beyond
its control, the Radio and Electronics and Computer Rally planned for the 25th
of July has had to be cancelled. However, the club is pleased to announce that
next year's Rally will be held on the 29th of August 1994, Bank Holiday
Monday, at the Spa on Scarborough Sea front. For further information contact
Ross, G4ZNZ on 0723 514767.

A new event is the East Yorkshire Radio Rally which will be held  at the
Beverley Racecourse on Sunday the 25th of July. There will be trade stands,
special interest groups, plus a bring and buy stall. Traders or others
interested should contact Peter, G4EJP on 0964 550397 evening or 0964 550921
during working hours.

HF contest news now:

The RSGB's HF National Field Day is taking place this weekend, finishing
today, the 6th at 1500GMT. An article celebrating 60 years of NFD can be found
in June's RadCom. The All Asian CW Contest runs from 0000 on Saturday the 19th
to 2400 on Sunday the 20th. All bands from 160 to 10 Metres will be used, but
excluding the WARC bands. Contest exchange is RST and two figures indicating
age, ladies to send 00. The Spanish URE RTTY Contest is scheduled to start on
Saturday the 19th June at 1600 and runs for 24 hours. Use 45.5 bauds and 170Hz
shift. See June RadCom page 16 for information.

Now some VHF contest news:

The RSGB 50MHz Trophy Single and Multi-Operator Contest takes place next
Sunday the 13th of June from 0900 to 1700GMT. The RSGB 432MHz FM Fixed and
Open Contest is on Saturday the 19th of June from 1800 to 2200GMT. Also the
RSGB 70MHz CW Contest is on Sunday the 20th of June from 0800 to 1100GMT.
Please note, this event does not take place on the 7th as printed in
February's RadCom. Details for all three are to be found in February RadCom on
page 66.

And now the solar factual data

The period 24th to 30th May has seen a reasonable increase in solar activity,
with some quiet geomagnetic levels giving improved HF band conditions.
Sporadic E has been reported on both 10 and 6 metres. Three small M type
flares were reported, the largest being an M1.4/SF on the 28th. Sunspot counts
climbed from 34 on the 24th up to 130 by the 29th giving a mean of 95 for the
period. Solar flux levels have also increased reaching 140 units on the 30th,
with the period averaging 117 units. The geomagnetic Ap indices were very
quiet at first, being down to only 1 on the 25th, but rose to the very
unsettled level of 21 units by the 27th, together with a considerable decline
in HF band conditions. The period averaged 9.2 units. The state has been 'nil
nothing to report' throughout the period. The data on radio quality indices
are not all to hand due to the holiday. For the period 24th to 27th May levels
increased well above normal up to very good, with the Tokyo and Fort Collins
Boulder circuits being up to excellent. With the increase of geomagnetic
levels on the 27th, the radio quality indices fell to well below normal. The
daily average aa indices, as supplied by the British Geological Survey for the
period 18th to 24th May, were down to quiet levels of only 11.4 nanoTeslas,
K2, with the 24th being very quiet at only 5.8 nanoTeslas, K1. The X-ray flux
has risen considerably reaching B4.9 on the 27th and averaging B3.7 for the
period.

Now the ionospheric data for Central France:

This week, due to the holiday, not all the data is to hand. The F2 daytime
critical frequencies at Poitiers as reported by Meudon for the 24th to the
27th of May rose to quite high levels, reaching 9.4MHz on the 26th and
averaging 8.7MHz for the period. The darkness hour lows have not changed much
and averaged 4.9MHz.

Now the ionospheric data for the north:

The F2 daytime critical frequencies at Ekaterinberg for the 23rd to 27th May
averaged 7.6MHz and the lows 5.8MHz.

And now the solar forecast:

This week, one of the quieter parts of the sun will be looking our way. Solar
flux levels are expected to be about the 110s. Based on the radio quality
indices, the HF bands should be around normal but the passage of an old but
rather large coronal hole may give some magnetic disturbance later in the
week. The Lyrids meteor shower is expected from the 4th to the 12th June. And
finally, Nikola Tesla's dream has come true. A series of far reaching
experiments in the Space Power Systems project has now shown that very large
amounts of usable power can be transmitted at microwaves, using Wireless Power
Transmission Technology. In one test 30 kilowatts was passed using a frequency
of 2.45GHz which was converted to DC with an efficiency of 82%. Recently an
aircraft used for communication purposes was controlled, and kept at the high
altitude of 70,000 feet indefinitely, powered by microwaves. Tesla was rather
ahead of his time in 1912 when he tried to do it on Long Island.

And that is the end of the propagation 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 Tango Tango and
G7 Oscar Whiskey series, and Novice calls in the 2 0 Alpha Foxtrot and 2 1
Bravo X-ray series.


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