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SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE NEWS FOR SUNDAY 19 DECEMBER 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 https://sarl.us5.list-manage.com/track/ click?u'b05a8cba9589bf8d019e5d3&id…2907d0c0&eœe7bd785b w
hile the text bulletin can be downloaded from https://sarl.us5.list-manage .com/track/click?u'b05a8cba9589bf8d019e5d3&id×188b7675&eœe7bd785b. To join the MailChimp bulletin mailing list, send an e-mail t
o the SARL Secretary.

In the news today:

THE SARL PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON

THE WEST RAND CHALLENGE

and

OBSERVATIONS OF OVER-THE-HORIZON RADAR INTERFERENCE ON AMATEUR BANDS

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

We begin this bulletin with the news of a silent key.

It is with deep regret that we announce that the key of John Crampton ZS5J
G from Antronic went silent on Wednesday 15 December 2021. We extend our s incere condolences to his family and friends.

PAUSE

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

THE SARL PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON

As we approach the Festive Season and 2021 draws to a close, I am sure w
e all experienced a year that turned out much differently than anybody cou
ld have envisaged. However, it is the time of the year to take that well
deserved break and devote some time to our families and friends. When the
pandemic brought our world to a standstill and forced us to keep our dist
ance from family, friends and colleagues as most of us worked from home
, we as radio amateurs did what we do best and became creative.

Our biggest challenges were the AGM in April and to continue with the RAE
classes, including the examination sessions. As mentioned, the creati
vity we noted from individuals and Clubs ensured that networks and platfor
ms were established to continue with the necessary training. The RAE manag
er and invigilators once again did what they do best and ensured that the
RAE took place in April and October this year. We had an excellent number
of newcomers that attended online courses and successfully wrote the RAE.

Our online AGM earlier in the year as well as the various online workshops
that we presented were well attended and appreciated. I, however, mis
s the synergy of being in a hall together with fellow amateurs and enjoy t
he opportunity to shake hands, discuss interesting topics and learn from
each other. Although we are able to gather in limited numbers, many of
us are uneasy to do so and the reality is that it will definitely take mu
ch longer before this is possible again.

As you know, the SARL is not only a small group of individuals on Counci
l, but involves all our members, including our affiliated Clubs, to
ensure that we represent the radio amateur service in the country. Withou
t all the individuals, volunteers and clubs, the League would never ha
ve existed, and cannot continue to exist. Allow me to thank you all for
the hard work and commitment over the past year; it is most sincerely app reciated. In the end, it is all about the well-known "Ham Spirit
" and combined strength that makes us unique and successful.

This time of the year provides for some good opportunities to enjoy amateu
r radio activities as well as a good time to take stock and to plan someth
ing different for the new year. Make use of the time to have fun in your s
hack completing that project in the cupboard, work some DX or learn a ne
w mode or skill.

I am looking forward to our members' continued support and commitm
ent in 2022, as together, we strive to develop and advance the amateur
radio service into the future. Our challenges to protect the allocated ra
dio amateur spectrum, licencing conditions, and to preserve our rich h
istory, are a never-ending effort and without your support, it will no
t be possible.

On behalf of Council and myself, we wish you and your families an enjoya
ble and happy holiday season and a New Year filled with peace, joy and p rosperity.

THE 2021 ARRL HANDBOOK AND ANTENNA BOOK

A limited supply of these two sought after handbooks are available. Full d etails and order form can be found on www.amateurradio.org.za. Treat your
self this Christmas.

THE WEST RAND AMATEUR RADIO CLUB PUSHES THE SARL NEXT GENERATION BEACON FU
ND TO R31 400

A one-thousand-rand donation from the West Rand Amateur Radio Club has inc reased the SARL Next Generation Beacon fund to R31 400. The West Rand Club
is challenging all Clubs country-wide to equal or better their contributi
on towards the project. The Club believes that the Next Generation Beacon
Project is of significant importance for propagation research and a drive
r to attract interest in long distance VHF and UHF communication.

The fund is administered by AMSAT SA. Contributions can be made by credit
card, so visit www.amsatsa.org.za and click on the R50, R250 or R1 00
0 pay button. Contributions can also be made by EFT to AMSATSA ABSA accoun
t no 408 982 6281. Send proof of payment to admin@amsatsa.org.za (mailto:a dmin@amsatsa.org.za)

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

THE SARL OFFICE CLOSED FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON

The Office at the National Amateur Radio Centre closed on Wednesday 15 Dec ember for the Christmas holiday period. The office will open on Monday mor
ning 17 January 2022.

OBSERVATIONS OF OVER-THE-HORIZON RADAR INTERFERENCE ON AMATEUR BANDS TOP A
LL OTHERS

The volume of reports of over-the-horizon (OTH) radar interference from ob servers working with the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1
Monitoring System (IARUMS) dwarfs that of all other interference sources
, the November IARUMS newsletter reports. Nearly 800 OTH radars were obs
erved during November alone and the total number of reports for the year i
s more than 4 500 although that number likely includes multiple reports of
the same OTH radar systems.

While the intruder watcher is focused on IARU Region 1, much of the majo
r interference it recounts can affect the amateur bands in the world's oth
er two IARU regions. IARUMS has tracked most OTH radar signals to sites in
Russia and China, but a recent report indicated that India has an OTH r
adar system in the works. IARUMS is calling the system "of concern," alt
hough it is not known what frequencies it may use.

During 17 to 21 November, IARUMS reported a "strange, somewhat washed-
out signal" about 7 kHz wide, that "drifted slowly back and forth" on 40
meters and below. The IARUMS Newsletter is available on the IARU Region 1
web site at www.iaru-r1.org.

SANDTON AMATEUR RADIO CLUB REPORT BACK

The Talking Tech Power Hour on 24 November with special guest, Eddie,
ZS6BNE gave the net practical insights in to Rapidly Deployable Amateur R
adio Stations, how RaDAR sport contests work, some tips on equipment a
nd even apps to get your 10 or 12 digit grid square. A key takeout is that
the number of deployments in a specific time period and the accuracy of t
he five contacts at each deployment point, are what really count, this
is all tracked on a live logging system to enhance the competitive spirit
. Thank you, Eddie, for motivating us to get out there and put an ante
nna in the air.

The SARC combined their year-end function with a fox hunt, museum visit
, antenna build and an enjoyable braai on 28 November at the AWA venue i
n Observatory, Johannesburg. A really interesting and fun time was had b
y all and now we have to wait another 12 months for the next one. Merry Ch ristmas and Happy Holidays to all.

PROPAGATION REPORT

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to
be at moderate levels. There are currently a number of sunspot regions vi sible, and some flaring activity is expected. If you want to do your own
frequency predictions, the expected effective sunspot number for the we
ek will be around 61. The 10 to 30 m bands may provide some good DX fun. P lease visit the website spaceweather.sansa.org.za for further information.

Finally, a diary of some upcoming events:


21 and 22 December - the Ursids Meteor Showers
25 December - Christmas Day
26 December - Family Day
27 December - Public holiday
31 December - the end of YOTA month, the CQ DX Marathon and Band
s Alive Ultra-marathon
01 January - New Year's Day, the start of the 2022 CQ DX
Marathon and the SAMOC Straight Key Night
3 and 4 January - the Meteor Shower
12 January - the Inland schools open
14 to 16 January - the PEARS National VHF/UHF Contest
19 January - the Coastal schools open and the SARL Wednesday 80 m Club Con
test

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

The President and Council of the SARL wish you and your families an enjoya
ble and happy holiday season and a New Year filled with peace, joy and p rosperity.

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, a Blessed Christmas and best wishes for the week ahe

ad.


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SUID-AFRIKAANSE RADIOLIGA NUUS VIR SONDAG 12 DESEMBER 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&id”3be75d3e&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 PRESIDENT SE BOODSKAP VIR DIE FEESTYD

DIE WESRAND UITDAGING

en

WAARNEMINGS VAN OOR DIE HORIZON RADAR STEURINGS OP AMATEUR BANDE

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

Ons begin hierdie bulletin met die nuus van 'n stil sleutel:

Dit is met leedwese dat ons aankondig dat die sleutel van John Crampton ZS
5JG van Antronic op Woensdag 15 Desember 2021 stil geword het. Ons betuig
ons innige meegevoel met sy familie en vriende.

POUSE

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

DIE SARL PRESIDENT SE BOODSKAP VIR DIE FEESTYD

Dit is weereens daardie tyd van die jaar waar ons â-˜n Feestydperk b
eleef en 2021 ten einde loop. Ons almal kan getuig van 'n jaar wat baie an
ders uitgedraai het as wat meeste mense kon voorspel of na uitgesien het.
Dit is egter die tyd van die jaar om daardie welverdiende blaaskans te ne
em en tyd saam met ons families en vriende te geniet. Toe die pandemie ons
wêreld tot stilstand gebring het en ons gedwing is om ons afstand va
n familie, vriende en kollegas te hou deur meestal van die huis af te we
rk, het ons as radio amateurs oudergewoonte gedoen wat ons die beste doe
n deur kreatief te wees.

Ons grootste uitdagings was die AJV in April vanjaar en ook om voort te ga
an met die aanbieding van RAE-klasse, insluitend die eksamens. Soos geno
em, het die kreatiwiteit wat ons van individue en Klubs opgelet het, v
erseker dat netwerke en platforms gevestig is om voort te gaan met die nod
ige opleiding. Die RAE-bestuurder en toesighouers het weereens gedoen wat
hulle die beste doen deur te verseker dat die RAE-sessies in April en Okt
ober vanjaar plaasgevind het. Ons het 'n uitstekende aantal nuwelinge geha
d wat aanlyn-kursusse bygewoon het en die RAE suksesvol voltooi het.

Ons AJV vroeër die jaar asook die verskeie aanlyn-werkswinkels wat on
s aangebied het, is goed ondersteun en bygewoon. Ek mis egter die sinerg
ie om saam met mede-amateurs te vergader en die geleentheid om blad te sku
d, interessante onderwerpe te bespreek en by mekaar te leer. Alhoewel on
s in beperkte getalle byeenkomste kan hou, is baie van ons ongemaklik om
dit te doen en die werklikheid is dat dit beslis baie langer sal neem voo
rdat dit weer moontlik sal wees.

Soos ons lede weet, bestaan die SARL nie slegs uit 'n klein groepie indi
vidue in die Raad nie. Die Liga bestaan uit al ons lede, insluitend ons
geaffilieerde Klubs, om te verseker dat ons die radio amateurdiens in d
ie land verteenwoordig. As dit nie vir ons lede en vrywilligers was nie,
sou die Liga nooit bestaan het nie, nóg minder sal dit kan bly voo
rtbestaan. Laat my toe om julle almal te bedank vir die harde werk en toew yding die afgelope jaar; dit word opreg waardeer. Op die ou einde gaan dit
alles oor die welbekende "Amateur Gees" en gekombineerde
eendragtigheid wat ons uniek en suksesvol maak.

Hierdie tyd van die jaar bied 'n goeie geleentheid om amateur radio-aktiwi teite te kan geniet sowel as 'n tyd om te besin en iets nuut vir die nuwe
jaar te beplan. Gebruik ook die tyd om pret te hê met die voltooiing
van daardie projek in die kas, werk 'n bietjie DX of leer 'n nuwe modus
of vaardigheid aan.

Ek sien uit na ons lede se volgehoue ondersteuning en toewyding in 2022,
aangesien ons saam daarna streef om die amateur radiodiens vir die toekom
s te ontwikkel en te bevorder. Ons uitdagings om die toegekende radio amat
eur spektrum en lisensievoorwaardes te beskerm is 'n nimmereindigende taak
en sonder ons lede se ondersteuning sal dit nie moontlik wees nie.

Namens die Raad en myself wens ons vir jou en jou gesin 'n aangename en ge lukkige feestyd toe en 'n nuwe jaar gevul met vrede, vreugde en voorspoe
d.

DIE 2021 ARRL HANDBOEK EN ANTENNA BOEK

'n Beperkte voorraad van hierdie twee gesogte handboeke is beskikbaar. Vol ledige besonderhede en bestelvorm kan gevind word op www.amateurradio.org.
za. Bederf jouself hierdie Kersfees.

DIE WESRAND AMATEURRADIOKLUB DRUK DIE SARL VOLGENDE GENERASIE FONDS NA R31
400

'n Donasie van een duisend rand van die Wesrand Amateurradioklub het die S
ARL Volgende Generasie Baken-fonds tot R31 400 verhoog. Die Wesrand Klub d
aag alle Klubs landwyd uit om hul bydrae tot die projek te ewenaar of te v erbeter. Die Klub glo dat die Volgende Generasie Baken-projek is van bedui dende belang vir voortplantings navorsing en 'n drywer om belangstelling i
n langafstand BHF en UHF kommunikasie te lok.

Die fonds word deur AMSAT SA geadministreer. Bydraes kan per kredietkaart
gemaak word, besoek www.amsatsa.org.za en klik op die R50, R250 of R1
000 betaalknoppie. Bydraes kan ook per EFT na AMSATSA ABSA rekening no 40
8 982 6281 gemaak word. Stuur bewys van betaling na admin@amsatsa.org.za ( mailto:admin@amsatsa.org.za) .

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

DIE SARL-KANTOOR HET VIR DIE VAKANSIETYDPERK GESLUIT

Die Kantoor by die Nasionale Amateurradiosentrum het Woensdag 15 Desember
gesluit vir die Kersvakansie tydperk. Die kantoor sal Maandagoggend 17 Ja nuarie 2022 oopmaak.

WAARNEMINGS VAN OOR DIE HORIZON RADAR STEURINGS OP AMATEUR BANDE

Die volume verslae van oor-die-horison-radar steurings van waarnemers wat
saam met die Internasionale Amateurradiounie (IARU) Streek 1-moniteringst elsel (IARUMS) werk, verdwerg diÃ(c) van alle ander steurings-bronne
, berig die November IARUMS-nuusbrief. Byna 800 OTH-radars is gedurende
November alleen waargeneem en die totale aantal verslae vir die jaar is m
eer as 4 500, hoewel daardie getal waarskynlik verskeie verslae van dies
elfde OTH-radar stelsels insluit.

Terwyl die indringer waarnemer op IARU Streek 1 gefokus is, kan baie van
die groot steurings die amateur bande in die wêreld se ander twee IA RU-streke beïnvloed. IARUMS het die meeste OTH-radar seine na terrein
e in Rusland en China opgespoor, maar 'n onlangse verslag het aangedui d
at Indië 'n OTH-radar-stelsel in aanbou het. IARUMS noem die stelsel
"van kommer," hoewel dit nie bekend is watter frekwensies dit mag gebru
ik nie.

Gedurende 17 tot 21 November het IARUMS 'n "vreemde, ietwat verspoelde s
ein" sowat 7 kHz wyd gerapporteer, wat "stadig heen en weer gedryf het"
op 40 meter en onder. Die IARUMS-nuusbrief is beskikbaar op die IARU Stre
ek 1-webwerf by www.iaru-r1.org.

SANDTON AMATEURRADIOKLUB GEE TERUGVOER

Die Praat Tegnies Krag Uur op 24 November met spesiale gas, Eddie, ZS6
BNE het die net praktiese insigte gegee oor Vinnig Ontplooibare Amateur Ra diostasies, hoe RaDAR-sport kompetisies werk, 'n paar wenke oor toerus
ting en selfs toepassings om jou 10- of 12-syfer-ruitvierkant te kry . 'n
Belangrike aanname is dat die aantal ontplooiings in 'n spesifieke tydper
k en die akkuraatheid van die vyf kontakte by elke ontplooiings punt is wa
t werklik tel, dit word alles nagespoor op 'n regstreekse logstelsel om
die mededingende gees te verbeter. Dankie, Eddie, dat jy ons gemotive
er het om uit te kom en 'n antenna in die lug te sit.

Die SARK het hul jaareindfunksie gekombineer met 'n jakkalsjag, museum-b
esoek, antenna bou en 'n genotvolle braai op 28 November by die ADV-loka
al in Observatory, Johannesburg. Almal het 'n baie interessante en prett
ige tyd gehad en nou moet ons nog 12 maande wag vir die volgende een. Gese ënde Kersfees en Geseënde Feestyd aan almal.

HF VOORTPLANTINGSVOORSPELLING

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, berig dat die verwagte sonaktiwiteitsvlak gema
tig gaan wees. Tans is daar 'n verskeidenheid van sonvlekgroepe sigbaar en
word daar sonfakkel aktiwiteit verwag. Diegene wat hulle eie frekwensievo orspellings wil doen, kan 'n verwagte effektiewe sonvlektelling van 61 v
ir die week gebruik. Radio amateurs kan goeie DX openinge op die 10 tot 30
m bande verwag. Besoek gerus die webtuiste spaceweather.sansa.org.za vir
meer inligting.

Nou die dagboek van gebeure vir die volgende paar weke:

21 Desember - die Somersonstilstand om 17:59 SAT
21 en 22 Desember - die Ursids-meteoorbuie
25 Desember - Kersdag
26 Desember - Familiedag
27 Desember - Openbare vakansiedag
31 Desember - die einde van YOTA-maand, die CQ DX Marathon en Ba
nds Alive Ultra-marathon
01 Januarie - Nuwejaarsdag, die begin van die 2022 CQ DX Maratho
n en die SAMOC Straight Key Night
3 en 4 Januarie - die Quadrantids meteoorbuie
12 Januarie - die Binnelandse skole open
14 tot 16 Januarie - die PEARS Nasionale BHF/UHF-kompetisie
19 Januarie - die Kus skole open en die SARL Woensdag 80 m Klub kompetisie

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

Die President en Raad van die SARL wens vir jou en jou gesin 'n aangename
en gelukkige feestyd toe en 'n nuwe jaar gevul met vrede, vreugde en vo orspoed.

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 ....................................

Van die Nuusspan, 'n Geseënde Kersfees en beste wense vir die week
wat voorlê.

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