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SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE NEWS FOR SUNDAY 7 NOVEMBER 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:

ZS18MOTH ACTIVE FROM 11 TO 14 NOVEMBER

THE IARU HF BAND PLAN REVIEW

and

THE SARL VHF/UHF ANALOGUE CONTEST ON 13th AND 14th NOVEMBER

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

We begin the bulletin with news of four silent keys.

It is with sadness that we announce that the keys of Gert Coetzee, ZS6GA
S, Hennie le Roux, ZS6LR, Ted Hart, ZS6TED and Neville McCash, Z
S6MCC have gone silent.

Gert passed away on Wednesday 3 November 2021 after a long sick bed. He wa
s one of the co-founders of the now defunct Rietkol Amateur Radio Club and
was very active on HF. We extend our sincere condolences to his mother,
his two sons, family and friends.

Hennie passed away on Thursday 4 November 2021 at his parents' hom
e after a long stay in the hospital. He was blind and his father and broth
er assisted him to operate his radios. He was active with the Porky Club a
nd also on the Vaal Triangle and Sasolburg repeaters. We extend our sincer
e condolences to his mother Meinie, father Hennie, ZS6HLR, brother J
aco, ZS6PX, family and friends.

Ted passed away on Friday 5 November 2021. He was President of the Antique
Wireless Association from 2014 to 2015 and has been an active member and
active amateur over the years. We extend our sincere condolences to his w
ife Pat, family and friends.

Neville passed away on Friday 5 November 2021. Neville and Elmarie, ZS6E
M, who obtained her licence after the October RAE, were involved at th
e VTB and Sasolburg Radio clubs. We extend our sincere condolences to his
wife Elmarie, family and friends.

PAUSE

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

ZS18MOTH ACTIVE FROM 11th TO 14th NOVEMBER

Armistice Day is held on 11 November each year and a Remembrance Day parad
e or ceremony is usually held on the Sunday closest to 11th November. This
year it will be held on 14 November 2021. A special call sign, ZS18MOTH
, has been obtained to commemorate the signing of the Armistice 103 year
s ago at approximately 05:00 on Monday 11 November 1918. At 11 o'clock on
this Monday 11 November 1918, the roar of guns ceased as peace and sile
nce finally descended on the western front, ending the First World War.

ZS18MOTH will be active from 06:00 UTC on Thursday 11 November until 16:00
UTC on Sunday 14 November on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. On Sunda
y 14 November between 08:00 and 12:00 UTC, ZS18MOTH will be active from
the Cenotaph in Mossel Bay in support of the MOTHs from the Blaize-away S
hell Hole. QSOs will be confirmed via a specially designed and printed Rem embrance Day QSL card.

THE IARU HF BAND PLAN REVIEW

Over the past 18 months, a proposal for an IARU HF Digital Mode reorgani
zation has been undertaken by representatives of all three IARU Regions. I
ARU Region 1 reports the objectives were to review the data modes usage of
the Amateur Radio HF spectrum and propose changes that reduce inter-mode
conflict between dissimilar operating modes and facilitate the expansion
of new technologies.

The IARU first updated the band planning process used, then revised the
band plans of all three IARU Regions, focusing on the data sub-bands an
d taking into consideration the popularity and capacity requirements and e xisting band users and inter-mode compatibility assessments. The team also
took the opportunity to harmonize the band plans of all three IARU Region
s to the greatest extent possible of course. The proposal is now being dis cussed in the relevant committees.

The changes proposed include a significant expansion of the data mode segm ents. On certain band allocations, the CW and phone segments will give u
p space for the digital segment. The proposed HF Band Plan can be found on
pages 10 to 20 of the October 2021 Radio ZS. It is also available on the
IARU Region 1 website at www.iaru-r1.org. Get hold of a copy and see what
changes are proposed. Share the information with your Club members and fe
llow radio amateurs.

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

CLUB NEWS

The Kimberley ARC will be running a Field Day event from 09:00 to 17:00 CA
T on Saturday 13 November 2021. ZS3KBY will be active on 40 and 80 metres
, and everyone is invited to make a contact with the Club. Contact Theo
, ZS3TBS on mobile 076 391 6898 for more information.

The Sandton ARC is holding a Radio Fox Hunt event from 09:00 CAT on Saturd
ay 13 November at Delta Park in Blairgowrie. If you are interested in tryi
ng your hand at Fox Hunting, testing your skills and equipment, or jus
t having fun in a large park with fellow amateurs, then this one is for
you! There will be a hidden Radio Fox operating on the VHF band in Delta
Park and it will be your quest to find it. The event is open to all who a
re interested, so get your equipment ready and join in the fun. Meet at
09:00 at the Craighall Road Parking area at Delta Park in Craighall Road
, Blairgowrie, Randburg.

The Overberg ARC will be holding their end-of-the-year function on Saturda
y 13 November at Lochinvar, the home of John, ZS1DI and Judy, ZS1JEG
. This will be in the form of a bring-and-braai, and fires will be provi
ded. A mini flea market will be held, and visitors are welcome and bring
their unwanted items.

CONTEST NEWS

The second leg of the SARL VHF/UHF Analogue contest will run from 05:00 to
11:00 UTC (07:00 to 13:00 CAT) on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 November. On
each day the six hours of contest are divided into two-hour slots for 6 m etres, 2 metres and 70 cm. All QSOs must be two-way point-to-point, an
d stations must exchange signal reports as well as their full six-digit Ma idenhead locator. The VHF/UHF log sheet is available on the Contest page o
f the League web site. Your log sheets must be submitted by 23:59 CAT on S unday 21 November 2021 by e-mail to sarlvhfuhfcontest@gmail.com (mailto:sa rlvhfuhfcontest@gmail.com) on behalf of the 46 VHF/UHF Group.

The sixth leg of the SARL Wednesday 80 m Club Sprint takes place on Wednes
day 17 November 2021.

Twenty-nine logs were received for the 5th leg of the SARL 40 m Grid Squar
e Sprint held on 23 October 2021. An e-mail was received but no log was at tached, so it could have been thirty logs! It was noticed in some logs t
hat down in the windy and friendly city, the Club name has been changed
from the Port Elizabeth Amateur Radio Society or PEARS to the Port Elizab
eth Amateur Radio Society Amateur Radio Club, or PEARS ARC!

1st the West Rand ARC - 955 points
2nd the Northern Cape ARC - 402 points
3rd the Bo-Karoo ARC - 271 points

Individual scores
1st Gerhard, ZS3TG - 135
2nd Chris, ZS6CPA - 133
3rd Kobus, ZS6BOS - 126
The full results are available in HF Happenings 970.

PROPAGATION REPORT

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to
be at low to moderate levels. There are currently a few active sunspot re gions visible and there is a possibility of C or M-class flaring. If you w
ant to do your own frequency predictions, the expected effective sunspot
number for the week will be around 11. The 15 to 30 m bands may, especi
ally during the late afternoons, provide some good DX fun. Please visit
the website spaceweather.sansa.org.za for further information.

Finally, a diary of some upcoming events:

8 November - the West Rand ARC meeting
11 November - Armistice Day
11 to 14 November - ZS18MOTH on the air
13 November - the ZS3KBY Field Day; the Sandton ARC Fox Hunt and t
he Overberg ARC function
13 and 14 November - the SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest and the WAE
RTTY contest
14 November - Remembrance Sunday
14 to 20 November - the South African CW Mega QRS week
17 November - the SARL Wednesday 80 m Club Sprint
17 and 18 November - the Leonids Meteor Shower.
20 November - the SARL Newbie contest and the Magalies and Highway
ARC meetings
27 November - the CTARC meeting and the West Rand Flea Market
27 and 29 November - the CQ WW DX CW Contest

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

A special call sign, ZS18MOTH, has been obtained to commemorate the si
gning of the Armistice 103 years ago at approximately 05:00 on Monday 11 N ovember 1918. The call sign will be active from 06:00 UTC on Thursday 11 N ovember until 16:00 UTC on Sunday 14th November on 80, 40, 20, 15 an
d 10 metres.

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 (mailto:artoday@sarl.org.za) .

You have listened to a news bulletin written by Dennis Green, ZS4BS, p
roofread by Dave Reece, ZS1DFR and read by ..............

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

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SUID-AFRIKAANSE RADIOLIGA NUUS VIR SONDAG 7 NOVEMBER 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&id9f2da087&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:

ZS18MOTH AKTIEF VAN 11 TOT 14 NOVEMBER

DIE OORSIG VAN DIE IARU HF-BAND PLAN

en

DIE SARL BHF/UHF ANALOOG KOMPETISIE OP 13 EN 14 NOVEMBER

Bly ingeskakel vir meer inligting oor hierdie en ander interessante nuus i tems.

Ons begin die bulletin met nuus van twee stil sleutels.

Dit is met leedwese dat ons aankondig dat die sleutels van Gert Coetzee,
ZS6GAS, Hennie le Roux, ZS6LR, Ted Hart, ZS6TED en Neville McCash
, ZS6MCC stil geword het.

Gert is op Woensdag 3 November 2021 na 'n lang siekbed oorlede. Hy was een
van die medestigters van die nou ontbinde Rietkol Amateurradioklub en was
baie aktief op HF. Ons betuig ons innige meegevoel met sy ma, sy twee s
euns, familie en vriende.

Hennie is op Donderdag 4 November 2021 by sy ouerhuis oorlede na 'n lang v erblyf in die hospitaal. Hy was blind en sy pa en broer het hom bygestaan
om sy radio's te bedien. Hy was aktief by die Porkyklub en ook op die Vaa ldriehoek en Sasolburg herhalers. Ons betuig ons innige meegevoel met sy m
a Meinie, pa Hennie, ZS6HLR, broer Jaco, ZS6PX, familie en vrien
de.

Ted is op Vrydag 5 November 2021 oorlede. Hy was President van die Antieke
Draadloos Vereniging van 2014 tot 2015 en was oor die jare 'n aktiewe lid
en aktiewe amateur. Ons betuig ons innige meegevoel met sy vrou Pat, fa
milie en vriende.

Neville is op Vrydag 5 November 2021 oorlede. Neville en Elmarie, ZS6EM
, wat haar lisensie verwerf het na die Oktober RAE, was betrokke by di
e VTB en Sasolburg Radio klubs. Ons betuig ons innige meegevoel met sy vro
u Elmarie, familie en vriende.

POUSE

Jy luister na ʼn nuus uitsending van die Suid-Afrikaanse Radioliga.

ZS18MOTH AKTIEF VAN 11 TOT 14 NOVEMBER

Wapenstilstandsdag word elke jaar op 11 November herdenk en 'n Herdenkings dag-parade of seremonie word gewoonlik op die Sondag naaste aan 11 Novembe
r gehou. Hierdie jaar word dit op 14 November 2021 gehou. 'n Spesiale roep sein, ZS18MOTH, is verkry om die ondertekening van die Wapenstilstand
103 jaar gelede om ongeveer 05:00 op Maandag 11 November 1918 te herdenk.
Om 11 uur op hierdie Maandag 11 November 1918 het die gebrul van kanonne
opgehou en vrede en stilte uiteindelik oor die Westelike Front neergedaal
het, wat die Eerste Wêreldoorlog beëindig het.

ZS18MOTH sal aktief wees vanaf 06:00 UTC op Donderdag 11 November tot 16:0
0 UTC op Sondag 14 November op 80, 40, 20, 15 en 10 meter. Op Sondag
14 November tussen 08:00 en 12:00 UTC, sal ZS18MOTH aktief wees vanaf d
ie Senotaaf in Mosselbaai ter ondersteuning van die MOTHs van die Blaize-w
eg Boomgat. QSOs sal bevestig word met 'n spesiaal ontwerpte en gedrukte H erinneringsdag QSL-kaart.

DIE OORSIG VAN DIE IARU HF-BAND PLAN

Oor die afgelope 18 maande is 'n voorstel vir 'n IARU HF Digitale Modus-he rorganisasie deur verteenwoordigers van al drie IARU-streke onderneem. IAR
U Streek 1 berig die doelwitte was om die data-modus gebruik van die Amate
ur Radio HF-spektrum te hersien en veranderinge voor te stel wat inter-mod
us konflik tussen ongelyksoortige bedryfs modusse verminder en die uitbrei
ding van nuwe tegnologieë vergemaklik.

Die IARU het eers die band beplannings proses wat gebruik is, opgedateer
, toe die band planne van al drie IARU-streke hersien, met die fokus o
p die data sub-bande en die gewildheid en kapasiteit-vereistes en bestaand
e band gebruikers en inter-modus-versoenbaarheid beoordelings in ag geneem
. Die span het natuurlik ook van die geleentheid gebruik gemaak om die ban
d planne van al drie IARU-streke in die grootste mate moontlik te harmonis
eer. Die voorstel word nou in die betrokke komitees bespreek.

Die voorgestelde veranderinge sluit 'n aansienlike uitbreiding van die dat a-modus segmente in. Op sekere band toewysings sal die GG en foon-segment
e ruimte prysgee vir die digitale segment. Die voorgestelde HF-bandplan ka
n gevind word op bladsy 10 tot 20 van die Oktober 2021 Radio ZS, dit is
ook beskikbaar op die IARU Streek 1 webwerf by www.iaru-r1.org. Kry 'n ko
pie en kyk watter veranderinge voorgestel word. Deel die inligting met jou
Klublede en mede-radioamateurs.

Jy luister na ʼn nuus uitsending van die Suid-Afrikaanse Radioliga.

KLUB NUUS

Die Kimberley ARK sal op Saterdag 13 November 2021 'n Velddag-geleentheid
van 09:00 tot 17:00 SAT aanbied. ZS3KBY sal aktief wees op 40 en 80 meter
, almal word uitgenooi om kontak met die Klub te maak. Kontak Theo, ZS
3TBS op selfoon 076 391 6898 vir meer inligting.

Die Sandton ARK hou op Saterdag 13 November vanaf 09:00 SAT 'n Radio Jakka lsjag-geleentheid by Deltapark in Blairgowrie. Stel jy belang om Jakkalsja
g te probeer, jou vaardighede en toerusting te toets, of net pret te h
ê in 'n groot park saam met mede-amateurs, dan is hierdie een vir j
ou! Daar sal 'n versteekte Radio Jakkals op die BHF-band in Delta Park wee
s en dit sal jou soeke wees om dit te vind. Die geleentheid is oop vir alm
al wat belangstel, kry jou toerusting gereed en kom deel in die pret. On
tmoet om 09:00 by die Craighallweg parkeerarea by Deltapark in Craighallwe
g, Blairgowrie, Randburg.

Die Overberg ARK hou hul jaareindfunksie op Saterdag 13 November by Lochin
var, die tuiste van John, ZS1DI en Judy, ZS1JEG. Dit sal in die vorm
van 'n bring en braai wees, vure sal voorsien word. 'n Mini-vlo
oimark sal gehou word, besoekers is welkom en bring jou oortollige items
saam.

KOMPETISIE NUUS

Die tweede been van die SARL BHF/UHF Analoog-kompetisie sal vanaf 05:00 to
t 11:00 UTC (07:00 tot 13:00 SAT) op Saterdag 13 en Sondag 14 November duu
r. Op elke dag word die ses uur se kompetisie in twee-uur-gleuwe vir 6 met
er, 2 meter en 70 cm verdeel. Alle QSOs moet tweerigting punt-tot-punt w
ees en stasies ruil seinverslae sowel as hul volle ses-syfer Maidenhead-ru itblok uit. Die BHF/UHF-logstaat is beskikbaar op die Kompetisie-bladsy va
n die Liga-webwerf. Jou logstaat moet ingedien word teen 23:59 SAT op Sond
ag 21 November 2021 per e-pos na sarlvhfuhfcontest@gmail.com (mailto:sarlv hfuhfcontest@gmail.com) namens die 46 BHF/UHF Groep.

Die sesde been van die SARL Woensdag 80 m Klub Naelloop vind op Woensdag 1
7 November 2021 plaas.

Nege-en-twintig logstate is ontvang vir die 5de been van die SARL 40 m Rui tvierkant Naelloop gehou op 23 Oktober 2021. 'n E-pos is ontvang maar geen
log is aangeheg nie, dit kon dertig logstate gewees het! Dit is in somm
ige logstate opgemerk dat daar onder in die winderige en vriendelike stad
, die Klub-naam verander is van die Port Elizabeth Amateurradioverenigin
g of PEARS na die Port Elizabeth Amateurradiovereniging Amateurradioklub
of PEARS ARK.

1ste die Wesrand ARK - 955 punte
2de die Noord-Kaap ARK - 402 punte
3de die Bo-Karoo ARK - 271 punte

Individuele tellings
1ste Gerhard, ZS3TG - 135
2de Chris, ZS6CPA - 133
3de Kobus, ZS6BOS - 126
Die volledige resultate is beskikbaar in HF Happenings 970.

HF VOORTPLANTINGSVOORSPELLING

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, berig dat die verwagte sonaktiwiteitsvlak laag
tot gematig gaan wees. Tans is daar 'n aantal sonvlekgroepe sigbaar en da
ar is 'n moontlikheid van C of M-klas sonfakkels. Diegene wat hulle eie fr ekwensievoorspellings wil doen, kan 'n verwagte effektiewe sonvlektellin
g van 11 vir die week gebruik. Radio amateurs kan veral laatmiddag goeie D
X openinge op die 15 tot 30 m bande verwag. Besoek gerus die webtuiste spa ceweather.sansa.org.za vir meer inligting.

Laastens 'n dagboek van 'n paar komende gebeure

8 November - die Wesrand ARK-vergadering
11 November - Wapenstilstandsdag
11 tot 14 November - ZS18MOTH op die lug
13 November - die ZS3KBY Velddag; die Sandton ARK Jakkalsjag en di
e Overberg ARK-funksie
13 en 14 November - die SARL BHF/UHF Analoog-kompetisie en die WAE
RTD-kompetisie
14 November - Herinnerings Sondag
14 tot 20 November - die Suid-Afrikaanse GG Mega QRS-week
17 November - die SARL Woensdag 80 m Klub naelloop
17 en 18 November - die Leonide-meteoorreën.
20 November - die SARL Newbie-kompetisie en die Magalies en Highwa
y ARK-byeenkomste
27 November - die CTARC-vergadering en die Wes-Randse Vlooimark
27 en 29 November - die CQ WW DX GG-kompetisie

Om die bulletin mee af te sluit, â-˜n opsomming van ons hoof berig
:

'n Spesiale roepsein, ZS18MOTH, is verkry om die ondertekening van die
Wapenstilstand 103 jaar gelede om ongeveer 05:00 op Maandag 11 November 1
918 te herdenk. Die roepsein sal aktief wees vanaf 06:00 UTC op Donderdag
11 November tot 16:00 UTC op Sondag 14 November op 80, 40, 20, 15 e
n 10 meter.

Dit bring ons aan die einde van hierdie bulletin.

Die Suid-Afrikaanse Radioliga se nuus diens nooi klubs en individue uit om
nuus brokkies van belang vir radio amateurs en kortgolf luisteraars in te
dien. Plaas nuus berigte indien moontlik, in beide Engels en Afrikaans
op die Suid-Afrikaanse Radioliga webtuiste onder die 'news inbox' skakel
nie later as die Donderdag wat die bulletin datum vooraf gaan nie.

Luister elke Sondag oggend om 10:00 Sentraal Afrika Tyd na "Amateur Radio
Today." Daar is herleiding op 7 082 kHz laer syband deur Louis, ZS5LP e
n verskeie herleidings op BHF en UHF frekwensies regoor Suid-Afrika. 'n He ruitsending aangebied deur Andy ZS6ADY vind op Maandae aande om 19:30 Sent
raal Afrika Tyd op 3 620 kHz plaas.

Ons ontvang graag jou sein rapporte, kommentaar en voorstelle, stuur '
n e-pos aan artoday@sarl.org.za (mailto:artoday@sarl.org.za) .

Jy het geluister na 'n nuus uitsending van die Suid-Afrikaanse Radioliga
, geskryf deur Dennis Green, ZS4BS, geproeflees deur Johan de Bruyn
, ZS6JHB en gelees deur ....................................

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