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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
JUNE 2012 ISSUE No 169
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NEW AND REJOINED MEMBERS.
1256 G4GUC BILL
4760 M0JBA JOHN
4761 M3GWW GEOFFREY
4762 M0DDJ DAVID
4763 M1AYM BOB
4764 2E1DEP LEE
SILENT KEYS.
4593 SWL DICK
CALL SIGN CHANGES.
NONE THIS MONTH
1 July GB0AFD ARMED FORCES DAY.
To commemorate Armed Forces Day with the local Veterans Association.
A large event will be held in Alexandra Park Hastings Sussex together with
all local associations. This will be held on Sunday 1st July using the
callsign GB0AFD (Armed Forces Day) We hope that many Ex Servicemen
Operators from RNARS and Royal Signals Association will give us a call and
help build up interest for the general public attending the event.
Our intended operating bands will be SSB or CW or PSK31 on 80/40/20m/30m.
Depending on conditions other bands may be tried. We will have a Linear
300/400W using wire dipoles, we will also monitor 2m and 6m CW or SSB.
Our times of operation are from 10am till 1600pm. We would welcome any
schedules, Contact Tony G4KLF QTHr or phone 07919 463645.
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.
16/17 JUNE LANCASTER BOMBER EASY ELSIE SPECIAL EVENT STATION 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/
From Tony Selmes G4KLF RAFARS `1532
RAFARS CONTESTS, RALLIES WITH RAFARS STANDS AND OTHER EVENTS IN 2012.
2-7 Jun GB4BJC RAF Binbrook Jubilee Celebrations Contact Brod G4RBP
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
16/17 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
1 Jul GB0AFD Armed Forces Day Hastings Contact Tony G4KLF
4 Jul GB0RAF Deerbolt Memorial Day 80/40m 0900-1130 Contact Mike GONRK
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
All Contest Volunteers/Queries and Contest log sheets to Roger G3ZDW QTHr
MUSEUMS ON THE AIR.
Museums on the Air this year will be 16/17 and 23/24 June 2012.
GB2RAF will now not be able to take part due to other commitments by the
Museum Manager who will be away on that date.
If any RAFARS Clubs/Members wish to register and take part see
www.ukradioamateur.co.uk/imw/
GB2RAF AIR DEFENCE RADAR MUSEUM RAF NEATISHEAD RAFARS PERMANENT S.E.S.
De-brief Sat 12 May GB2RAF was unable to be operational due to other
urgent commitments.
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 NEEDS URGENT INPUT FROM MEMBERS.
Does anyone remember any of the RAF callsigns (not Amateur Calls)
that you used in your various RAF postings? Out of date ones obviously,
like Aden 1960 KX4A Please let me know, I will put the list together
for the next QRV Journal
The Autumn edition of QRV is currently in preparation,
but it is hugely under-subscribed, to the measure of about 40 Pages.
The editor needs YOUR input, Articles, Pictures, Feedback on previous
items. Whatever you send will be considered, but keep it RAF/Radio/Amateur
oriented. If you want QRV, (an award winning amateur radio journal) then I
NEED input from you all by the end of June.
Send to Roy QTHr and g0tak@kencomp.net
RAFARS QSL BUREAU, IS YOUR CALL-SIGN BELOW.
As of 02/05/2012 outstanding QSL Cards await SSAEs from 21 Members.
Call signs are as follows:
G0ECJ G0EYJ G0FUV GW0PDB GW0MQU G0RPX G3IYT G3KDP G3MWN G3TQX MW3ULG
G3WPP G4OST G4SXR G4YFH G7HPI G8HUY M0KIT M0MRW MM0WHA M6PAP.
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.
RAFARS Council are drafting a letter relating to the new RSGB QSL Bureau
regulations and the RAFARS Members will be advised in due course.
The bottom line is that you have to be an RSGB Member to receive and send
QSL Cards via the RSGB Bureau.
If you are in contact with any of the above list, 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)
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
7/8 Jul RAF Fairford Royal International Air Tattoo Glos GL74E
09-15 Jul Farnborough International Air Show Hants GU14 6XA
21/22 Jul Sunderland International Air Show Tyne&Wear SR6 8AB
21/22 Jul Rhyl Air Show N Wales LL18 3YP
AOTA, AIRFIELDS ON THE AIR 2012.
When Active, RAF Neatishead Norfolk GB2RAF 20 40 80m Contact G4PSH
When Active, RAF Harrington Northants GB2HAM 20 40 80m MKDRS Members
When Active, RAF Holmpton E. Yorks GB2VQJ 20 40 80m Contact M0UTX
When Active. RAF East Kirkby Lincs GB2CWP 20 40 80m LWWC Members
when Active. RAF Stow Maries Essex GB0SMA 2 20 40 80m DHARS Members
When Active RAF Weybourne Norfolk GB2MC 20 40 80m Tony G4FAI
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (CITY IN THE SKY) AND RUSSIAN SOYUZ VISITS.
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 ISS evening visuals 6 to the 19 June.
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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de Terry G4PSH QSP via GB7VLS for G8RAF
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