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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
WEB SITE www.rafars.org
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RAFARS NEWS LETTER VIA E-MAIL/PACKET WW/WEB SITE/NATIONAL NET/ROYAL MAIL
MAY 2012 ISSUE No 168
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NEW AND REJOINED MEMBERS.
4756 SWL LES
4757 M5TXJ DAVE
4758 G1OMZ ERIC
4759 M0GGW GORDON
SILENT KEYS.
1540 G4KJV JOHN
2045 G4ZFN GERRY
2267 G0VHU RICHARD
2838 G4YHQ DUDLEY
4061 G0TKH BEN
CALL SIGN CHANGES.
NONE THIS MONTH
SPRING QRV
The Spring QRV was posted out in late March. Any member who has still not
received their copy should contact the Gen. Sec.
QSL CARDS
Council is considering the implications of the RSGB decision to charge non
members for processing their QSL cards. Further information will be given
in future newsletters and the Autumn QRV.
REMINDER RAFARS MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS.
The Treasurer would like to thank all members who have paid their 2012/13
subscriptions so promptly, by mid April almost 75 percent had been
received by Standing Order or Cheque. Prompt payment is a great help as
it avoids the time and cost associated with having to record and send out
reminders so just a gentle reminder to those who have not yet paid, could
you please do so soon.
AOTA, AIRFIELDS ON THE AIR 2012.
De Brief AOTA 7/8 Apr Only Stations on the air as heard/worked 5/9 by
G4PSH News Desk over the weekend was GX4ONP/P GB2MC GB2LGR
12/13 May RAF Stanbridge Beds GB4STB 20 40 80m MKARS and ATC
If Active, RAF Neatishead Norfolk GB2RAF 20 40 80m Contact G4PSH
If Active, RAF Harrington Northants GB2HAM 20 40 80m MKDRS Members
if Active, RAF Holmpton E. Yorks GB2VQJ 20 40 80m Contact M0UTX
If Active. RAF East Kirkby Lincs GB2CWP 20 40 80m LWWC Members
If Active. RAF Stow Maries Essex GB0SMA 2 20 40 80m DHARS Members
If Active RAF Weybourne Norfolk GB2MC 20 40 80m Tony G4FAI
COUNCIL MEETINGS 2012.
12th June., 18th Sept., AGM 27th Oct., 27th Nov.
Any member may attend Council meetings but travel costs can not be paid.
Members wishing to attend (and applying by snail mail) must contact Mike
G7JPN our Gen. Sec., one month before the due date or two weeks by e-mail.
RAFARS CONTESTS, RALLIES WITH RAFARS STANDS AND OTHER EVENTS IN 2012.
6 May Dambusters Rally Lincs LN4 4PE Contact Peter G0NVY
12/13 May GX0NAM Newark Air Museum Notts NG24 2NY Contact Barry G4DBS
12/13 May Mills on the Air by Denby Dale ARC (not RAFARS)
2/3 Jun CW NFD RSGB Metheringham, Lincs LN4 3BQ Contact Roger G3ZDW
9 Jun GB0RAF RAF Leeming Families Day Contact Mike G0NRK
11-17 Jun Freedom of Bath GB21FCB/GB4SHF (see NL166) Contact Dennis GW4XKE
16 Jun International Museums on the Air GB2RAF 5101 Contact Terry G4PSH
16/17 Jun GB0WWW Wickenby Wings and Wheels Contact Barry G4DBS
16/17 Jun SES SE2EE Lancaster Bomber Easy Elsie Contact Richard SM2TOS
30 Jun to 1 Jul GB2WAD RAF Waddington Air Show Contact Barry G4DBS
7/8 Jul North Coates Wings and Wheels GB0VWW Contact Barry G4DBS
14/15 Jul Fir Park Wings and Wheels GB0FWW Contact Barry G4DBS
TBA Sep Newark Air Museum GB0NAM Contact Barry G4DBS
1/2 Sep SSB Field Day RSGB Metheringham Lincs LN4 3BQ Contact Roger G3ZDW
6 Sept RAFARS Rolling 3 CW Contest Contact Roger G3ZDW
1 Oct to 30 Nov Freedom of Bath GB21FCB at SO53 1FJ Contact Dennis GW4XKE
27 Oct RAFARS AGM Insert in your organiser today.
1-30 Nov Signals Helicopter Flight GB4SHF from NG9 5LB Contact GW4XKE
2 Dec RAFARS Christmas Contest and Greeting Logs to Roger G3ZDW
13 Jan 2013 AFS CW RSGB RAFARS Get a team together and advise Roger G3ZDW
19 Jan 2013 AFS SSB RSGB RAFARS Get a team together and advise Roger G3ZDW
The contact names for the SES/Contests are there for you to contact that
person and give them your help and support, they cannot do it alone.
So if the event is your area pop over even if its only for a few hours of
your time, I am sure if you do not like Operating/Setting up the SES then
I am sure even just making the Tea/Coffee would help out a lot.
All Contest Volunteers/Queries and Contest log sheets to Roger G3ZDW QTHr
LANCASTER BOMBER EASY ELSIE SPECIAL EVENT SE2EE
Richard SM2TOS (not RAFARS) informs us that he will make an expedition to
the Lancaster bomber NF-920 Easy Elsie which crashed at Porjus in Sweden
on 29 October 1944. Provisional date for the expedition will be June 16/17
2012. See SE2EE on qrz.com or contact <sm2tos@telia.com> for information
see http://www.sm2tos.se/easyelsie/eng/
CALLING ALL EX RAF BOY ENTRANTS.
Mike GD0HYM 2553 is thinking of putting on a SES for RAF Boy Entrants
(Call-sign GB0BEA Boy Entrant Association) sometime next year, he would
like some feedback from ex B/E RAFARS members.
You do not have to be RAFARS or RAFBEA members to take part but RAFARS
could be the launch pad for the SES. It will be for a weekend or maybe
two if there is enough support and we will try and find a weekend without
a contest. It will be on 80 or 40m and aimed at the U/K. There will be a
Special QSL Card.
If you are an ex B/E and would like to hear a SES on the air relating to
the RAF B/E then please contact Mike at <aquatechiom@mcb.net>, QTHr in
the QRZ call books and on www.qrz.com
MUSEUMS ON THE AIR.
Museums on the Air this year will be 16/17 and 23/24 June 2012.
GB2RAF 5010 will be operational on Sat 16th therefore GB2RAF will be
operational on the third Saturday in June not the second Saturday.
If any RAFARS Clubs/Members wish to register and take part see
www.ukradioamateur.co.uk/imw/ and inform News Desk.
GB2RAF AIR DEFENCE RADAR MUSEUM RAF NEATISHEAD RAFARS PERMANENT S.E.S.
De-brief Sat 14 Apr 2012. Only 22 Stations worked. RAFARS members M0RGI
and G0SDZ. As conditions not very good and not many G land stations on the
bands, I went on 40m most of the afternoon on SSB and worked GB100GWT
Marconi and Titanic 100yrs special.
CQ CW DX 14.055 at 1200-1205 No reply.
CQ CW on 3.567 at 1300-1305 No RAFARS on Freq
GB2RAF will be operational for Museums on the Air, Jun 16, instead of the
usual 2nd Sat.
GB2RAF will be operational normally every 2nd Sat of the month. Primary
frequency is 3.710Mhz but if 80m is down we will be found on 7.065Mhz.
Any RAFARS Member can operate the station but contact Terry G4PSH first
for your licence Call-sign confirmation and please bring an ID with you.
RAFARS QRV JOURNAL.
The editor G0TAK, is already looking for your articles, snippets, stories
and pictures for the autumn and future editions of QRV.
Please send your items, if possible as a MS Word attachment to a covering
e-mail. Send diagrams and photography as jpg attachments to the QRV Editor
g0tak@kencomp.net or Royal Mail QTHr until otherwise advised.
RAFARS QSL BUREAU, IS YOUR CALL-SIGN BELOW.
As of 17/04/2012 outstanding QSL Cards await SSAEs from 21 Members.
Call signs are as follows:
G0EYJ G0FUV GW0PDB GW0MQU G0RPX G3IYT G3KDP G3MWN G3TQX MW3ULG G3WBP
G3WPP G4OST G4SXR G4YFH G7HPI G8HUY M0AEO M0KIT M0MRW MM0WHA.
Send 2nd Class Stamp SAEs to Andrew M3NDZ RAFARS QSL Bureau Manager QTHr
in the RAFARS QRZ page 42 or inform Andrew what you wish him to do with
the cards. If nothing heard your QSL Cards will be sent to the RSGB Bureau
after 6 months of being received and your call sign removed from the NLs.
If you are in contact with any of the above, please advise them to contact
Andrew or send a SSAE to the RAFARS QSL Bureau.
AIR TRAINING CORPS.
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 <dave.aco2@virgin.net>.
AIRSHOW EVENTS AND FLY-INS FOR 2012 WITH POST CODES.(Phone before you go)
6 May Abington Air and Country Show Oxford OX13 6JG
25-27 May Sywell AeroExpro UK Northants NN60BT
26/27 May Southend on Sea Festival of the Air SS1 1AB
27 May Duxford The Queens Jubilee Air Show Duxford, Cambs CB2 4QR
2 Jun Folkestone Jubilee Air Show (Shepway) Kent CT20 2EB
8 Jun Dawlish Air Show Devon EX7 0BS
16 Jun Queens Birthday Flypast The Mall London SW1
17 Jun Welshpool Airport Air Show Powys SY21 8SG
17 Jun RAF Cosford Air Show TF11 8UP
23 Jun RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day Somerset BA22 8HT
23/24 Jun Lowestoft Seafront Air Festival Suffolk NR33 0JS
30/1 Jul RAF Waddington International Air Show Lincs LN5 9NB
30/1 Jul Duxford Flying Legends Air Show Duxford, Cambs CB2 4QR
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (CITY IN THE SKY) AND RUSSIAN SOYUZ VISITS.
15 May Soyuz 30S LO 0258Z Manned Spacecraft to/from the ISS. crew change
15 Jul Soyuz 31S Manned Spacecraft to/from the ISS Crew change.
31 Jul Soyuz Progress P48 Stores Supply craft only to/from the ISS.
15 OCT Soyuz 32S Manned Spacecraft to/from the ISS. Crew change.
1 Nov Soyuz Progress 49P Stores Supply craft only to/from ISS
5 Dec Soyuz 33S Manned Spacecraft to/from the ISS. Crew change.
26 Dec Soyuz Progress 50P Stores supply craft only to/from the ISS
Note - All Soyuz lift off are from Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan.
All missions are subject to delays.
If there are any members who wish to obtain ISS naked eye visual passes
contact News Desk for dates and times Also see under ISS Data on RAFARS
Website www.rafars.org
To see it all on NASA TV Live, go to http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv
NEW MEMBERS ROYAL AIR FORCE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY.
For Membership details contact: The General Secretary G7JPN, HQ RAFARS,
DCAE Cosford, Wolverhampton, WV7 3EX. Tel: 01902 372722 (Answerphone only)
The HQ office will be checked at least once weekly for mail and messages.
You may also e-mail <rafars.gen.sec@googlemail.com>.
Check eligibility for membership by logging onto:
http://www.rafars.org/html/are_you_eligible_to_join_rafar.HTM
then print the application form (PDF file format) on an A4 sheet, fill it
in, enclose the appropriate fee and then post it to the Secretary for
approval and processing.
RAFARS NEWS DESK.
Send your RAFARS EVENTS at LEAST one month in advance the cut off date is
the 25th of the month or send a News Flash to
Terry G4PSH 306 e-mail address 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 RAFARS General Secretary.
Transmitted from News Desk via GB7VLS for G8RAF to www.
E-mailed Bcc & mailed direct to 101 Members by News Desk (on your request)
Uploaded on to RAFARS Website by Gary G0DNI under News Letters.
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