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SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE NEWS FOR SUNDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2021

Good morning and welcome to the weekly news bulletin of the South African
Radio League read by ................ [your name, call sign and QTH]

The South African Radio League broadcasts a news bulletin each Sunday in A frikaans and English at 08:15 and 08:30 Central African Time respectively
on HF and various VHF and UHF repeaters around the country. The bulletin
is relayed on Echolink by Johan, ZS6JPL. The audio bulletins can be dow nloaded from the League website at www.sarl.org.za while the text bulletin
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In the news today:

THE SARL VHF/UHF DIGITAL CONTEST NEXT WEEKEND

THE SARL ENGAGES ICASA AT THE SPECTRUM PUBLIC HEARING

and

AMATEUR RADIO NEWS FROM THE EASTERN CAPE

Stay tuned for more information on these and other interesting news items.

We begin the bulletin with news of a silent key

It is with deep regret that we announce that the key of Joop Hesp, ZS6JP
(ex ZS6AJS, ZS1AJS, and ZS6C) went silent on Thursday 9 September 202
1. Joop celebrated his 90th birthday in July. He was a long-standing membe
r of the West Rand Amateur Radio Club, a former Chairman and an Honorary
Life Member. Joop loved CW and was well known for his CW operating skills
, especially in any Dutch CW contest. We extend our sincere condolences
to his family and friends.

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THE SARL VHF/UHF DIGITAL CONTEST NEXT WEEKEND

The second leg of the SARL VHF/UHF Digital contest takes place from 05:00
to 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 September. On each day the six-
hour contest period is split into two hours on 6 metres, then two hours
on 2 metres, and the last two hours on 70 cm. All contacts must be two-
way point to point. Stations exchange signal reports and their full six-di
git maidenhead grid location. Submit your log sheet, it is on the Contes
t page of the League website, by 23:59 CAT on Sunday 26 September to sar lvhfuhfcontest@gmail.com on behalf of the 46 VHF/UHF Group. The log sheets
of Multi operator, Club stations, and Portable/ Field stations MUST h
ave the names of all the active operators on the Summary section of the lo
g sheet for certificate purposes. Turn to pages 47 to 49 of the Blue Book
for all the rules. Also check the General Rules.

THE SARL WEDNESDAY 80 M CLUB SPRINT

The fifth leg of the SARL Wednesday 80 m Club Sprint takes place from 17:3
0 to 18:30 UTC (19:30 to 20:30 CAT) on Wednesday 15 September. The exchang
e is an RS or RST report, the name of your Club and your 4-character gri
d square (e.g., KG30). Submit your log sheets by 23:59 CAT on Monday 20
September by e-mail to zs4bfn@mweb.co.za. Get the rules on page 63 of the
Blue Book.

THE SARL ENGAGES ICASA AT THE SPECTRUM PUBLIC HEARING

This past week the SARL presented amateur radio's frequency requir
ements during the three days-long public hearing about the Draft National
Radio Frequency Plan. The main points of the SARL presentation were about
the 160 metre band and the omission of the amateur allocation in the 40 M
Hz band. Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV reminded ICASA about an agreeme
nt reached a few years ago to allocate 1 810 - 2 000 kHz to the am
ateur service. This was however not taken up in a previous draft frequency
plan upon which the SARL at one of the ICASA/SARL Liaison meetings remind
ed ICASA of the agreement. The SARL was assured that this would be correct
ed. The current draft only shows an amateur allocation of 1 810 -
1 850 kHz. Currently radio amateurs in South Africa still have access to
full 1 810 - 2 000 kHz as per Annexure I of the current Radio Fre
quency Regulations gazetted on 31 March 2015.

The other major point of discussion was the omission of the 40 MHz band. A mateur radio has an allocation of 40,675 - 40,685 MHz for propagation
research. The SARL suggests that this may have been an oversight and aske
d ICASA to correct this. While it is currently not in the draft frequency
plan, radio amateurs in South Africa are still licensed to use the 40 M
Hz band as per Schedule I of the current radio regulations. In his present ation, ZS6AKV told the hearing that currently, a beacon is operating i
n Polokwane and that some interesting reports were recently received from
a station in the UK. With the new sunspot cycle this frequency is of impo rtance for sporadic E and other propagation mode studies. Recently the FCC
in the USA issued two amateurs with experimental licenses to carry out pr opagation studies. Currently there are discussions with the USA amateurs t
o launch a joint propagation study project. The band is also of interest t
o carry out meteor scatter studies and the possible
application of meteor scatter to monitor the SARL Next Generation Beacons.

The SARL also proposed to ICASA to reconsider the power limit of 1 W EIRP
on 135.7 to 137.8 and 472 to 479 kHz and allow 26 dBW. Concerning the 60
metre band, the SARL requested that for clarity the frequencies 5 350
- 5 450 kHz and 5 290 kHz be shown on the main table and not just
in footnote NF0 (NF zero).

The chairperson of the hearing, Councillor Peter Zimri, thanked the SA
RL for the concise and clear presentation. There were no questions from th
e panel nor the public. It is now over to ICASA to consider the SARL propo
sal. The next stage will be the publication of the final National Radio Fr equency Plan.

THE SARL 100 WORKING GROUP

The SARL 100 WG is currently compiling the history of the SARL in preparat
ion for the centennial celebrations in 2025. The idea is to do research in
to the history of the SARL from its establishment until now. This history
is our history and affects each one of us. We, as members of the SARL a
nd the amateur community, can help make this project a success. No contr ibution is too small.

The history of your Club is important as well as, just to name a few exa
mples, SARL HAMNET for emergency communications, the Hammies, the YL
s and BACAR. Where did it all begin and where is it now? All these groups
are an integral part of the SARL. Do you have a suggestion that can help?
Do you have a photograph with details that you can donate? We have contac
ted the National Archives and the National Library in Cape Town; both thes
e institutions are on board and enthusiastic about the SARL 100 project.

You can also provide a major contribution. Thank you to all the radio amat
eurs who have already provided valuable contributions, it is encouraging
to work with so many enthusiastic amateurs. Contact Anette Jacobs, ZR6D
on 073 1999 032 or by e-mail to jhjacobsza@gmail.com (mailto:jhjacobsza@g mail.com) with any contributions.

You are listening to a news bulletin of the South African Radio League.

AMATEUR RADIO NEWS FROM THE EASTERN CAPE

The first edition of the post-Covid TransBaviaans Mountain Bike Race was h
eld from 17 to 29 August and 3 to 5 September. Several of the rules were c hanged to accommodate curfew and social distancing and these impacted the
support staff who needed to go in on the Friday afternoon/evening to be i
n place and in time for the earlier start on Saturday.

PEARS with the help of SARL HAMNET Eastern Cape once again provided the em ergency and logistical communications through the kloof to bring the race
alive and to the people. Not only were they throughout the kloof - where
even mobile phones cannot reach - but they made sure the organisers knew
where the leaders were on their way through as well. Checkpoints were at
Sandtvlakte, Smitskraal, Bergplaas and Kondomo with the finish in Jef
feries Bay and the radio control from Port Elizabeth. A portable repeater
was setup on the Grassnek pass to link Sandtvlakte and Smitskraal to Berg plaas and the rest of the PEARS repeater network. While the radio control
was done from Port Elizabeth for the first time, the regulars - Tony,
ZR2TX and Bevan, ZS2RL manned the control centre. Once again, a big t
hank you to all who helped!

Over the past weekend, while manning one of the checkpoints for the Tran sbaviaans Mountain bike race, Glen, ZS2GV and Kevern, ZR2BK operated
some HF and managed to activate the Baviaanskloof (ZSFF-0059) for Parks O
n The Air. Glen, considered locally as â-˜rare-dx' on HF
, managed to work a pileup! Both Glen and Kevern managed to get enough c ontacts to activate the park!

The Border Radio Club assisted with communications for the Ironman 70.3 in
East London. In the spirit of post-Covid sports events, the Ironman 70.
3 was once again on the streets of East London on Sunday 5 September. Memb
ers of the Border Radio Club provided communications for the event and man
ned several points along the route.

Lunga, ZS2LN and the Bisho Hammies were invited to assist the Border Rad
io Club with the Ironman 70.3 in East London. This became the start of a g
reat weekend. Although the Ironman event was on the Sunday morning, the
Hammies started the weekend by camping at Lunga's QTH from the Fr
iday evening! The boys were collected from Bisho and taken to Lungaâ-
(tm)s QTH some 60 km away. The boys were however dropped off 21 km short of
their destination and given some instruction in survival and navigation a
nd sent on their way. They made their way to Lunga's QTH on foot.
Lunga managed the terrain in his motorized wheelchair!

Friday night was some serious planning with events and recruitment ideas o
n the agenda. On the Saturday they played radio. Lunga discussed the J-Pol
e antenna and tropoducting contacts with PE. Later it was the turn of the
HF dipole and Lunga showed them his new dipole. Saturday afternoon they m
ade contacts with Kevern, ZR2BK and Glen, ZS2GV in the Baviaanskloof
, and got their first taste of POTA! Sunday morning was an early start
, but the highlight of a fun-filled radio weekend. Lunga and the Hammies
would like to thank the Border Radio Club for the opportunity to be part
of this great event. Lunga, ZS2LN with Ambesiwe, ZU2ASN and Olothando
, ZU2OXI assisted and had a lot of fun!

THE SARL NEXT GENERATION BEACON FUND STANDS AT R28 150

The crowdfunding initiative to collect funds for the SARL Next Generation
Beacon programme was initiated by AMSAT SA. During the past week, R1 65
0 was received from three donors. The fund is moving ever so slowly to the
target of R60 000. With your contribution, we could break the halfway m
ark this week. AMSAT SA which contributed R5 000 is challenging clubs and
other organisations to equal or better their contribution.

The SARL beacon workgroup is currently working on the development of a rev
erse beacon network and researching the possibility of using meteor scatte
r on 40 MHz to monitor beacon signals. Follow progress by tuning into Amat
eur Radio Today when Brian Jacobs presents his weekly update in Focus on V
HF and Above. It can also be downloaded from the SARL website. Visit the N
ext Generation Beacon web page for articles, videos, updates, and a
list of donors. There are links on the SARL and AMSAT SA home pages.

AMSAT SA and the SARL thank all who have thus far contributed. Help us to
make it happen by donating to the fund and reach the target of R60 000 ov
er the next month. A list of donors is available from the link on www.sarl .org.za. Visit www.amsatsa.org.za and make your contribution by clicking o
n one of the payment buttons for a R50, R250 or R1 000 donation or multi
ples thereof. The button will take you to the Payfast website where you ne
ed to enter your credit or debit card details. Please also add your call s
ign after your surname.

CONTEST NEWS

Seventeen logs were received for the ZS4 Sprint held on Sunday 18 April. T
he logs came from ZS1 - 1 log sheet, ZS2 - 3 log sheets, ZS3 - 4 log s
heets, ZS4 - 1 log sheet, ZS5 - 1 log sheet and ZS6 - 8 log sheets.

1st Johannes van Zijl, ZS4DZ - 81 points
2nd Gerhard Coetzee, ZS3TG - 58 points
3rd Michael Steenkamp, ZS2MIC - 53 points.

The certificates will be e-mailed to every participant who submitted a log
sheet. The ZS4SRK committee would like to thank everyone who submitted a
log sheet and also those who took part by giving away points. We look for
ward to seeing an increase in the number of log sheets submitted for the 2
022 ZS4 Sprint. We also hope that the band conditions have improved by the
n.

CLUB NEWS

The Annual General Meeting of the Sasolburg Amateur Radio Club was held on
Saturday 4 September 2021. The selfless work of the outgoing Chairman,
Riaan Greeff, ZS4PR and his Committee was recognized. Even in the diffi
cult times brought on by the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Club excelled in all
areas it participated in. Congratulations to the newly elected Committee
under the leadership of the new Chairman, Louis Haarhoff, ZS6BD who t
akes over the reins with the trust of the club members.

The AGM of the Bloemfontein ARC will take place from 14:30 CAT on Saturday
18 September at the Club House at CBC School in Waverley Road. After the
meeting a â-˜bring and braai' will be held. Call-ins on the
Naval Hill 145,600 Repeater.

The Boland Amateur Radio Club will hold its first members' meeting
of the year on 18 September 2021. It will also be BARK's AGM. The
meeting will take place at the Wamakersvallei Voortrekker terrain in Chur
ch Street, Wellington, and starts at 11:00 CAT. After the meeting, a
"bring and braai" will be enjoyed. Braai wood will be pro
vided. BARK invites all members and interested parties who would like to k
now more about amateur radio and the Boland Club, to attend the meeting.

PROPAGATION REPORT

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that solar activity is expected to be
at low to moderate levels. There are currently several active sunspot reg
ions visible and some minor C-class flaring activity is possible. If you w
ant to do your own frequency predictions, the expected effective sunspot
number for the week will be around 36. The 15 to 30 m bands will during t
he early mornings and late afternoons provide some good DX fun. For more i nformation, please visit the website spaceweather.sansa.org.za.

Finally, a diary of some upcoming events:

13 September - The West Rand ARC meeting
15 September - The SARL 80 m Wednesday Club Sprint
15 and 16 September - Yom Kippur
18 September - The Magalies, Highway, Bloemfontein, and Bola
nd ARC meetings
18 and 19 September - The SARL VHF/UHF Digital contest
21 September - The PEARS and Border ARC meetings
22 September - The Spring Equinox at 21:21 CAT
24 September - Heritage and National Braai Day; the ZS SOTA Spring
Activity Day and registration for the October RAE closes
25 September - The CTARC meeting
25 and 26 September - the CQ WW RTTY contest
26 September - The ZS1 Sprint
28 September - The Secunda ARC meeting
1 October - The Provincial Schools close
2 October - The East Rand Flea Market

To conclude our bulletin, a recap of our leading news story:

The second leg of the SARL VHF/UHF Digital contest takes place from 05:00
to 11:00 UTC on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 September. On each day the six-
hour contest period is split into two hours on 6 metres, then two hours
on 2 metres, and the last two hours on 70 cm.

This concludes our bulletin for this morning.

We invite clubs and individuals to submit news items of interest to radio
amateurs and shortwave listeners, in both English and Afrikaans, if p
ossible, by following the News Inbox link on the South African Radio Lea
gue web page. News items to be included in the bulletin should reach the n
ews team no later than the Thursday preceding the bulletin date.

You are welcome to join us every Sunday morning for the weekly radio progr amme, Amateur Radio Today at 10:00 CAT. The programme can be heard on VH
F and UHF repeaters countrywide and on 7 082 kHz lower side-band by courte
sy of Louis, ZS5LP. A rebroadcast by Andy, ZS6ADY, can be heard on M
onday evenings at 19:30 CAT on 3 620 kHz.

We welcome your signal reports, comments, and suggestions; please send
these by e-mail to artoday@sarl.org.za.

You have listened to a news bulletin written by Dennis Green, ZS4BS, p
roof read by Herman Erasmus, ZS6CTA and read by ..............

From the News team, best wishes for the week ahead.

Fresh Air and sunshine is very good for your radios - take them out into n ature!

Vars lug en sonskyn is goed vir jou radios - vat hulle uit in die natuur!
Nota aan Bulletin Lesers: Hierdie Bulletin is langer as 15 minute!

SUID-AFRIKAANSE RADIOLIGA NUUS VIR SONDAG 12 SEPTEMBER 2021

Goeie môre en welkom by die weeklikse nuus uitsending van die Suid-Af
rikaanse Radioliga, gelees deur ________________________ (jou naam, ro
epsein en QTH)

Die Suid-Afrikaanse Radioliga saai elke Sondag nuus bulletins in Afrikaans
sowel as Engels om 08:15 en 08:30 Sentraal Afrika Tyd onderskeidelik uit
op HF sowel as op verskeie BHF- en UHF-herhalers. Hierdie uitsendings wor
d ook via Echolink herlei deur Johan, ZS6JPL. Die oudio bulletins kan af
gelaai word vanaf die Liga webwerf by www.sarl.org.za, terwyl die teks b ulletins by https://sarl.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u'b05a8cba958 9bf8d019e5d3&idËbc50c5ad&eœe7bd785b afgelaai kan word. Om by
die Mailchimp bulletin e-poslys aan te sluit, stuur 'n e-pos aan die SA
RL Sekretaris.

In die nuus vandag:

DIE SARL BHF/UHF DIGITALE KOMPETISIE VOLGENDE NAWEEK

DIE SARL SKAKEL MET OKOSA BY DIE SPEKTRUM OPENBARE VERHOOR

en

AMATEUR RADIO NUUS VANUIT DIE OOS-KAAP

Bly ingeskakel vir meer inligting oor hierdie en ander interessante nuusit
ems.

Ons begin die Bulletin met die nuus van 'n stil sleutel

Dit is met leedwese dat ons moet aankondig dat die sleutel van Joop Hesp
, ZS6JP (ex ZS6AJS, ZS1AJS en ZS6C) op Donderdag 9 September 2021 stil
geword het. Joop het in Julie sy 90ste verjaardag gevier. Hy was 'n jarel
ange lid van die Wesrand Amateurradioklub, 'n voormalige voorsitter en '
n erelid. Joop was dol oor GG en was bekend vir sy GG vaardighede, hy he
t veral aan Nederlandse GG kompetisies deelgeneem. Ons betuig ons innige m eegevoel met sy familie en vriende.

POUSE

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DIE SARL BHF/UHF DIGITALE KOMPETISIE VOLGENDE NAWEEK

Die tweede been van die SARL BHF/UHF Digitale kompetisie vind plaas van 05
:00 tot 11:00 UTC op Saterdag 18 en Sondag 19 September. Elke dag word die
kompetisie periode van ses uur verdeel in twee uur op 6 meter, dan twee
uur op 2 meter en die laaste twee uur op 70 cm. Alle kontakte moet in twe
e rigting van punt tot punt wees. Stasies ruil seinverslae sowel as hul vo lledige ses-syfer Maidenhead ruit verwysing uit. Dien jou logstaat in, d
it is beskikbaar op die Kompetisie bladsy van die Liga-webwerf, teen 23:
59 SAT op Sondag 26 September na sarlvhfuhfcontest@gmail.com (mailto:sarlv hfuhfcontest@gmail.com) namens die 46 BHF/UHF-groep. Die logstate van Mult i-operateur, klub-stasies en draagbare/veldstasies MOET die name van al
die aktiewe operateurs op die opsommings-afdeling van die logstaat versky
n, dit is vir sertifikaat doeleindes. Blaai na bladsye 47 tot 49 van die
Blou Boek vir al die reëls. Kyk ook na die Algemene reëls.

DIE SARL WOENSDAG 80 M KLUB NAELLOOP

Die vyfde skof van die SARL Woensdag 80 m Klub Naelloop vind plaas van 17:
30 tot 18:30 UTC (19:30 tot 20:30 SAT) op Woensdag 15 September. Die uitru iling is 'n RS- of RST-verslag, die naam van jou klub en jou ruitblok (b yvoorbeeld KG30). Dien jou logstaat in voor 23:59 SAT op Maandag 20 Septem
ber per e-pos na zs4bfn@mweb.co.za (mailto:zs4bfn@mweb.co.za) . Kry die re
ëls op bladsy 63 van die Blou Boek.

DIE SARL SKAKEL MET OKOSA BY DIE SPEKTRUM OPENBARE VERHOOR

Die afgelope week het die SARL amateur radio se frekwensie vereistes voorg
elê tydens die drie dae lange openbare verhoor oor die Konsep Nasiona
le Radio Frekwensieplan. Die belangrikste punte van die SARL-aanbieding wa
s oor die 160 meter -band en die weglating van die amateur toewysing in di
e 40 MHz band. Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV het OKOSA herinner aan 'n
ooreenkoms wat 'n paar jaar gelede aangegaan is om 1 810 - 2 000 kHz aan
die amateurdiens toe te ken. Dit is egter nie opgeneem in 'n vorige konse
p frekwensieplan waarop die SARL tydens een van die OKOSA/SARL Skakel verg aderings OKOSA aan die ooreenkoms herinner het nie. Die SARL is verseker d
at dit reggestel sal word. Die huidige konsep toon slegs 'n amateur toewys
ing van 1 810 - 1 850 kHz. Tans het radio amateurs in Suid-Afrika nog stee
ds toegang tot volle 1 810 - 2 000 kHz volgens bylae I van die huidige Rad
io Frekwensie Regulasies wat op 31 Maart 2015 gepubliseer is.

Die ander belangrike besprekingspunt was die weglating van die 40 MHz-band
. Amateur radio het 'n toewysing van 40,675 - 40,685 MHz vir voortplan
tings navorsing. Die SARL stel voor dat dit moontlik 'n tikfout was en het
OKOSA gevra om dit reg te stel. Hoewel dit tans nie in die konsep frekwen sieplan is nie, is radio amateurs in Suid-Afrika steeds gelisensieer om
die 40 MHz-band te gebruik volgens skedule I van die huidige radioregulas
ies. In sy voorlegging het ZS6AKV aan die verhoor gesê dat daar tans
'n baken in Polokwane werk en dat daar onlangs interessante berigte van '
n stasie in die Verenigde Koninkryk ontvang is. Met die nuwe sonvlek -sikl
us is hierdie frekwensie van belang vir sporadiese E- en ander voortplanti
ngs metodes. Onlangs het die FCC in die VSA twee amateurs met eksperimente
le lisensies uitgereik om voortplantingsstudies uit te voer. Tans is daar
gesprekke met die VSA-amateurs om 'n gesamentlike voortplantingsstudie pr
ojek te loods. Die groep is ook van belang om meteoor
verspreidings studies en die moontlike toepassing van meteoor verspreiding
uit te voer om die SARL-volgende generasie bakens te monitor.

Die SARL het aan OKOSA voorgestel om die krag limiet van 1 W EIRP op 135
,7 tot 137,8 en 472 tot 479 kHz te heroorweeg en 26 dBW toe te laat. W
at die 60 meter-band betref, het die SARL versoek dat die frekwensies 5
350 - 5 450 kHz en 5 290 kHz op die hoof tabel en nie net in die voetnot
a NF0 (NF-zero), verskyn nie.

Die Voorsitter van die verhoor, Raadslid Peter Zimri het die SARL bedank
vir die bondige en duidelike voorlegging. Daar was geen vrae van die pane
el of die publiek nie. Dit is nou aan OKOSA om die SARL-voorstel te oorwee
g. Die volgende fase is die publikasie van die finale Nasionale Radio Frek wensieplan.

DIE SARL 100 WERKGROEP

Die SARL is tans besig om die SARL se geskiedenis saam te stel ter viering
van sy 100ste verjaarsdag in 2025. Die idee is om navorsing te doen van d
ie SARL vandat dit gestig is tot nou toe. Dit is geskiedenis wat vir jou
en my as radio amateur raak. Dit is ons almal se geskiedenis. Ons as led
e van die SARL en die amateur gemeenskap kan help om hierdie projek 'n suk
ses te maak. Geen bydrae is te klein nie.

Jou Klub se geskiedenis is belangrik, sowel as om net 'n paar voorbeelde
te noem SARL HAMNET vir nood kommunikasie, die Hammies, die YL's en B
ACAR. Waar het hulle geskiedenis begin en waar staan dit tans? Al die groe
pe is 'n integrale deel van die SARL. Het jy 'n voorstel wat kan help? He
t jy 'n foto wat jy kan skenk met besonderhede van die foto? Ons het konta
k gemaak met die Nasionale Argiewe en die Nasionale Biblioteek in Kaapstad
. Hulle is ons baie goed gesind en is opgewonde oor die SARL 100 projek.

Jy kan ook 'n groot bydra lewer. Dankie aan al die radio amateurs wat ree
ds waardevolle bydraes gelewer het, dit is lekker om met soveel entoesi astiese amateurs saam te werk. Kontak Anette Jacobs, ZR6D by 073 199 903
2 of e-pos jhjacobsza@gmail.com (mailto:jhjacobsza@gmail.com) met enige by draes.

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AMATEUR RADIO NUUS VAN DIE OOS-KAAP

Die eerste post-Covid TransBaviaans bergfietsren is van 17 tot 29 Augustus
en 3 tot 5 September gehou. Verskeie van die reëls is verander om di
e aandklokreël en sosiale distansiëring te akkommodeer en dit he
t 'n invloed gehad op die ondersteuningspersoneel wat Vrydagmiddag/aand mo
es ingaan om betyds te wees vir die vroeëre begin op Saterdag.

PEARS het met die hulp van SARL HAMNET Oos Kaap weer die nood- en logistie
ke kommunikasie deur die kloof verskaf om die tydren lewendig en na die me
nse te bring. Hulle was nie net regdeur die kloof nie - waar selfs selfone
nie by kan kom nie - maar hulle het seker gemaak dat die organiseerders o
ok weet waarheen die leiers op pad is. Kontrolepunte was by Sandtvlakte,
Smitskraal, Bergplaas en Kondomo met die eindpunt in Jefferiesbaai en d
ie radio beheer in Port Elizabeth. 'n Draagbare herhaler is op die Grassne k-pas opgestel om Sandtvlakte en Smitskraal met Bergplaas en die res van d
ie PEARS-herhalernetwerk te verbind. Terwyl die radio beheer vir die eerst
e keer vanaf Port Elizabeth gedoen is, het die gereelde persone - Tony
, ZR2TX en Bevan, ZS2RL die beheersentrum beman. Weereens baie dankie
aan almal wat gehelp het!

Tydens die bemanning van een van die kontrolepunte vir die Transbaviaans-b ergfietswedren, het Glen, ZS2GV en Kevern, ZR2BK 'n bietjie HF gewer
k en daarin geslaag om die Baviaanskloof (ZSFF-0059) vir Parke op die Lug
te aktiveer. Glen, wat plaaslik as 'rare-dx' op HF beskou word, het d
aarin geslaag om 'n hele klomp kontakte te maak! Beide Glen en Kevern het
daarin geslaag om genoeg kontakte te kry om die park te aktiveer!

Die Grens Radioklub het gehelp met kommunikasie vir die Ironman 70.3 in Oo s-Londen. In die gees van post-covid-sportbyeenkomste was die Ironman 70.3
weer op Sondag 5 September in die strate van Oos-Londen. Lede van die Gre
ns Radioklub het kommunikasie vir die geleentheid verskaf en verskeie punt
e langs die roete beman.

Lunga, ZS2LN en die Bisho Hammies is genooi om die Grens Radioklub met d
ie Ironman 70.3 in Oos -Londen by te staan. Dit het die begin van 'n wonde rlike naweek geword. Alhoewel die Ironman-geleentheid op die Sondagoggend
plaasgevind het, het die Hammies die naweek begin met kampeer by Lunga
se QTH vanaf Vrydagaand! Die seuns is by Bisho afgehaal en na Lunga se QT
H sowat 60 km daarvandaan geneem. Die seuns is egter 21 km van hul bestemm
ing afgelaai en het 'n paar instruksies oor oorlewing en navigasie gekry e
n is op pad gestuur. Hulle stap te voet na Lunga se QTH. Lunga bestuur die
terrein in sy gemotoriseerde rolstoel!

Vrydagaand was ernstige beplanning met geleenthede en werwings-idees op di
e agenda. Die Saterdag het hulle radio gespeel. Lunga het die J-Pole anten
na en tropoduktiewe kontakte met PE bespreek. Later was die HF-dipool aan
die beurt en Lunga het sy nuwe dipool aan hulle gewys. Saterdagmiddag het
hulle kontak gemaak met Kevern, ZR2BK en Glen, ZS2GV in die Baviaansk
loof en hul eerste voorsmakie van POTA gekry! Sondagoggend was 'n vroeÃ
« begin, maar die hoogtepunt van 'n lekker radio naweek. Lunga en die
Hammies bedank graag die Grens Radioklub vir die geleentheid om deel te k
on wees van hierdie wonderlike geleentheid. Lunga, ZS2LN met Ambesiwe,
ZU2ASN en Olothando, ZU2OXI het gehelp en baie pret gehad!

DIE SARL VOLGENDE GENERASIE BAKEN FONDS STAAN OP R28 150

Die skare-befondsings inisiatief om fondse in te samel vir die SARL-volgen
de generasie baken program is deur AMSAT SA begin. Die afgelope week is R1
650 van drie skenkers ontvang. Die fonds beweeg te stadig na die mikpunt
van R60 000. Met jou bydrae kan ons hierdie week die halfpad merk breek.
AMSAT SA wat R5 000 bygedra het, daag Klubs en ander organisasies uit o
m hul bydrae gelyk of beter te maak.

Die SARL baken werkgroep werk tans aan die ontwikkeling van 'n omgekeerde
baken netwerk en ondersoek die moontlikheid om meteoor verspreiding op 40
MHz te gebruik om baken seine te monitor. Volg die vordering deur na Amat
eur Radio Today in te skakel wanneer Brian Jacobs sy weeklikse opdatering
in Fokus op BHF en hoër aanbied. Dit kan ook van die SARL-web afgela
ai word. Besoek die Volgende Generasie Baken webblad vir artikels, video
's, opdaterings en 'n lys van donateurs. Daar is skakels op die SARL- en
AMSAT SA -tuisblaaie.

AMSAT SA en die SARL bedank almal wat tot dusver bygedra het. Help ons om
dit te laat gebeur deur aan die fonds te skenk en die mikpunt van R60 000
oor die volgende maand te bereik. 'N Lys van donateurs is beskikbaar op d
ie skakel op www.sarl.org.za. Besoek www.amsatsa.org.za en lewer u bydrae
deur op een van die betalings knoppies te klik vir 'n skenking van R50,
R250 of R1 000 of veelvoud daarvan. Die knoppie neem jou na die Payfast - webwerf waar jy jou kredietkaart besonderhede moet invoer. Voeg ook jou ro epsein by jou van.

KOMPETISIE NUUS

Sewentien logstate is ontvang vir die ZS4 Naelloop wat op Sondag 18 April
gehou is. Die logstate kom uit ZS1 - 1 logstaat, ZS2 - 3 logstate, ZS
3 - 4 logstate, ZS4 - 1 logstaat, ZS5 - 1 logstaat en ZS6 - 8 logstat
e.
1ste Johannes van Zijl, ZS4DZ - 81 punte
2de Gerhard Coetzee, ZS3TG - 58 punte
3de Michael Steenkamp, ZS2MIC - 53 punte.
Die sertifikate sal per e-pos gestuur word aan elke deelnemer wat 'n logbo
ek ingedien het. Die ZS4SRK-komitee bedank graag almal wat 'n logboek inge
dien het en ook diegene wat deelgeneem het deur punte weg te gee. Ons sien
uit daarna om 'n toename te sien in die aantal logstate wat vir die 2022
ZS4 Naelloop ingedien word. Ons hoop ook dat die band toestande teen daar
die tyd verbeter het.

KLUB NUUS

Die Algemene Jaarvergadering van die Sasolburg Amateurradioklub is gehou o
p Saterdag 4 September 2021. Die onbaatsugtige werk van die uittredende vo orsitter, Riaan Greeff, ZS4PR en sy komitee is erken. Selfs in die moe
ilike tye wat die Covid-19-pandemie meegebring het, het die Klub uitgebl
ink op alle gebiede waaraan hy deelgeneem het. Baie geluk aan die nuutverk
ose komitee onder leiding van die nuwe voorsitter, Louis Haarhoff, ZS6
BD wat die leisels oorneem met die vertroue van die Klublede.

Die AJV van die Bloemfontein ARK vind plaas vanaf 14:30 SAT op Saterdag 18
September by die klubhuis by CBC Skool in Waverleyweg. Na die vergadering
word â-˜n 'bring en braai' gehou. Inroepe op die Naval Hill 145,6
00 Herhaler.

Die Boland Amateurradioklub hou hul eerste ledevergadering van die jaar op
18 September 2021. Dit is ook die BARK se AJV. Die byeenkoms vind plaas o
p die Wamakersvallei Voortrekkerterrein in Kerkstraat, Wellington en beg
in om 11:00 SAT. Na die vergadering word 'n "bring en braai" geniet. Braai
hout sal voorsien word. BARK nooi alle lede en belangstellendes wat meer w
il weet oor amateur radio en die Boland Klub uit om die vergadering by te
woon.

HF VOORTPLANTINGSVOORSPELLING

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, berig dat die verwagte sonaktiwiteitsvlak laag
tot gematig gaan wees. Tans is daar verskeie sonvlekke sigbaar en daar is
'n moontlikheid van geringe C-klas sonfakkels. Diegene wat hulle eie frek wensievoorspellings wil doen, kan 'n verwagte effektiewe sonvlektelling
van 36 vir die week gebruik. Radio amateurs kan vroegoggend en laatmiddag
goeie DX openinge op die 15 tot 30 m bande verwag. Besoek gerus die webtu
iste spaceweather.sansa.org.za vir meer inligting.

Nou die Dagboek van Gebeure vir die volgende paar weke:

13 September - die Wesrand ARK vergadering
15 September - die SARL 80 m Woensdag Klub naelloop
15 en 16 September - Yom Kippur
18 September - die Magalies, Highway, Bloemfontein en Boland ARK verga
derings
18 en 19 September - die SARL BHF/UHF Digitale kompetisie
21 September - die PEARS en Grens ARK vergaderings
22 September - die Lente dag en nagewening om 21:21 SAT

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