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SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE NEWS FOR SUNDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2022
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Radio League read by ................ [your name, call sign, and QTH
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frikaans and English at 08:15 and 08:30 Central African Time respectively
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In the news today:
THE VOORTREKKERS SAY THANK YOU
THE 2023 SARL NATIONAL CONVENTION ON 21 TO 23 APRIL 2023
and
OPDX BULLETIN EDITOR RETIRES AFTER 42 YEARS
Stay tuned for more information on these and other interesting news items.
We begin this bulletin with the news of three silent keys.
It is with deep regret that we announce that the keys of Ian Jacobs, ZS6
IAN, and Willie Kuperus, ZR6HX, have gone silent.
Ian, who was a member of the Rustenburg Amateur Radio Brach, passed aw
ay at the end of March 2022. We extend our sincere condolences to his wife
Cheryl, family and friends.
Willie, who was a member of the SABC Amateur Radio Club, passed away o
n Monday 17 October 2022. We extend our sincere condolences to his wife,
Suret, family and friends.
The RSGB has announced that Richard Brunton, G4TUT, has passed away. R
ichard was well known for countless years as editor of the popular website
Southgate Amateur Radio News. Our thoughts are with Richard's fam
ily and friends.
PAUSE
You are listening to a news bulletin of the South African Radio League.
THE VOORTREKKERS SAY THANK YOU
The Voortrekkers would like to thank every radio amateur for their support
during CQ Hou Koers on 15 October 2022. A special word of thanks to every
amateur and radio club who put in time and effort to positively support t
he youngsters. The Voortrekkers also wish to thank Hans, ZS6KR, who ha
s been transmitting our national leader's CQ Hou Koers message on
HF for many years now.
THE 2023 SARL NATIONAL CONVENTION ON 21 TO 23 APRIL 2023
As mentioned in SARL News on Sunday 30 October and on page 6 of the Novemb
er 2022 Radio ZS, the 2023 National Convention will be held over the wee
kend of 21 to 23 April 2023 at the Maselspoort Resort and Conference Centr
e near Bloemfontein. The information about the accommodation options will
be sent to members soon.
Members are invited to submit motions for discussion at the AGM. Affiliate
d Clubs are invited to submit a motion to host the 2024 SARL National Conv
ention.
In terms of Rule 16.9, Councillors elected at an AGM shall hold office f
or a period of no longer than two years but will be eligible for re-electi
on after that period. At the end of every year of office subsequent to thi
s amendment, 50% of the elected councillors shall stand down alternating
, but may stand for re-election. A retiring member may offer himself for
re-election only if he is proposed and seconded as provided for in these
rules. There are five (5) vacancies to be filled at the 2023 AGM. The fol
lowing Councillors will step down at the upcoming AGM after their two-year
term of office - Guy Eales, ZS6GUY; Phillip van Tonder, ZS6PVT; Nico
van Rensburg, ZS6QL and Karel Bezuidenhout, ZS6WN. To make up the 50%
as required in 16.9, Dennis Green, ZS4BS (who was elected at the 2021
AGM) will also step down.
The Council nomination document contains all the criteria for nominating s
ome to Council. The nomination form and the motion forms can be found at w
ww.sarl.org.za/members/agm/AGMMembers.asp.
Nominations for the various SARL Awards and Trophies are also invited. Her
e is your chance to honour a fellow radio amateur for his/her achievements
during the past year. Do not leave it to Council at their February 2023 m
eeting. The various nomination forms for the awards can be found at www.sa
rl.org.za/members/Awards/AwardsDirectory.asp. Please collect all the signa
tures on one document and then submit the completed nomination form or mot
ion to the SARL Secretary by midnight on Tuesday 31st January 2023 and use
only secr...@sarl.org.za (mailto:secr...@sarl.org.za) .
You are listening to a news bulletin of the South African Radio League.
OPDX BULLETIN EDITOR RETIRES AFTER 42 YEARS
Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, has retired from his role as the editor of the
Ohio/Penn DX (OPDX) Bulletin. Tedd has written the internet publication f
or 32 years. He started on a local Radioteletype (RTTY) bulletin board sys
tem (BBS) and moved to an online dial-up BBS voice and data system, befo
re adding the internet. "The last 42 years have been fun,â-
said Tedd. He is retiring because of age and health considerations.
"I am happy to say that the OPDX Bulletin has been totally free f
or all those years, with no ads, no games, no hype or boasting, an
d no requests for donations, but there have been very few unsolicited do
nations. Thanks to those donors," said Tedd. He wished all his f
riends and supporters' good luck and good DX. For additional infor
mation, visit the OPDX Bulletin website.
CLUB NEWS
Want a special sneak preview of what is scheduled for the last Thursday of
November? The Sandton ARC says that there are several endangered species
in South Africa, so you will be amazed that we have secured two genuine
ZS SOTA Mountain Goats for you to see and hear during the Power Hour Tech
Talk at 18h45 CAT on Thursday 24 November. Diarize now to avoid missing t
his extremely rare face-to-face encounter. Get more details and the zoom l
ink on the SARL upcoming events diary.
The Pretoria Amateur Radio Club held their Annual General Meeting on Satur
day 29 October 2022. During this meeting, the committee members for the
2022/23 period were elected. During the first committee meeting on 3 Nove
mber, portfolios were allocated to the following members.
Chairman, Watts Editor, SARL and ICASA liaison: Louis de Wet, ZS6SK
Vice Chairlady and Secretary: Irene Myburgh, ZS6IEA
Treasurer and PARC Website: Graham Reid, ZS6GJR
Rallies, Repeaters and Membership: Johan de Bruyn ZS6JHB
The names and portfolios of the committee and co-opted members will be pub
lished in the November issue of Watts.
CONTEST NEWS
The second leg of the SARL VHF/UHF Analogue SSB contest runs from 03:00 to
09:00 UTC on Saturday 12 November and again on Sunday 13 November 2022. T
he first two hours on Saturday is spent on 6 metres, followed by two hou
rs on 2 metres and the last two hours on 70 cm. On Sunday, the first two
hours is on 2 metres, followed by two hours on 6 metres and ending off
with two hours on 70 cm. The exchange is an RS signal report and your ful
l six-digit Maidenhead locator. Turn to page 18 of the 2022 SARL Blue Book
for all the information.
The sixth and last leg of the SARL Wednesday 80 m Club Contest will be run
on Wednesday 16 November. There will be an opportunity to score bonus poi
nts, more details in SARL News next Sunday.
Thirty-two logs were received for the fifth leg of the SARL Saturday 40 m
Club Contest held on 22 October.
Club scores
1st the Northern Cape ARC - 768
2nd the West Rand ARC - 657
3rd the Sandton ARC - 224
Individual scores
1st Gerhard, ZS3TG - 130 points
2nd the Eden ARC, ZS1ERZ - 108 points
3rd Karen, ZS6MMA - 104 point
PROPAGATION REPORT
Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that solar activity is expected to be
at low to moderate levels. There are currently 6 sunspots with simple to
slightly complex magnetic configurations visible. There is a low to moder
ate probability for C-class and a very low probability for M-class flaring
. If you want to do your own frequency predictions, the expected effecti
ve sunspot number for the week will be around 76. The 10 to 30 m bands wil
l, especially late afternoon, provide some good DX fun. For more infor
mation, please visit the website spaceweather.sansa.org.za.
Finally, a diary of some upcoming events:
11 November - Armistice Day
12 November - The AGM of the Antique Wireless Association
12 and 13 November - The SARL VHF/UHF Analogue contest
13 November - Remembrance Sunday
16 November - The SARL 80 m Club Contest
17 and 18 November - Leonids Meteor Showers
19 November - The SARL Newbie contest and the West Rand Flea Marke
t
20 November - The closing date for SARL VHF/UHF Analogue contest l
ogs
21 November - The closing date for Club contest logs
24 November - The closing date for Newbie logs and the Sandton ARC
Talking Tech Power Hour
26 and 27 November - The CQ WW DX CW Contest
To conclude our bulletin, a recap of our main news story:
The Voortrekkers would like to thank every radio amateur for their support
during CQ Hou Koers on 15 October 2022. A special word of thanks to every
amateur and radio club who put in time and effort to positively support t
he youngsters. The Voortrekkers also wish to thank Hans, ZS6KR, who ha
s been transmitting our national leader's CQ Hou Koers message on
HF for many years now.
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 include in the bulletin should reach the news
team no later than the Friday 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 sideband by Louis
, ZS5LP. A rebroadcast by Andy, ZS6ADY can be heard on Monday evenings
at 19:30 CAT on 3 620 kHz.
We welcome your signal reports, comments, and suggestions; please send
these by e-mail to art...@sarl.org.za (mailto:art...@sarl.org.za) .
You have listened to a news bulletin written by Dennis Green, ZS4BS, p
roofread by Herman Erasmus, ZS6CTA, and read by ..............
>From the News Team, best wishes for the week ahead.
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SUID-AFRIKAANSE RADIOLIGA NUUS VIR SONDAG 6 NOVEMBER 2022
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 uit in Afrik
aans sowel as Engels om 08:15 en 08:30 Sentraal Afrika Tyd onderskeidelik
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&idØ81bf6dc0&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 VOORTREKKERS SÊ DANKIE
DIE 2023 SARL NASIONALE KONVENSIE VAN 21 TOT 23 APRIL 2023
en
OPDX BULLETIN REDAKTEUR TREE NA 42 JAAR AF
Bly ingeskakel vir meer inligting oor hierdie en ander interessante nuus i
tems.
Ons begin hierdie bulletin met die nuus van drie stil sleutels.
Dit is met diepe spyt dat ons aankondig dat die sleutels van Ian Jacobs,
ZS6IAN en Willie Kuperus, ZR6HX stil geword het.
Ian, wat lid was van die Rustenburg Amateuradiotak, is aan die einde v
an Maart 2022 oorlede. Ons betuig ons innige meegevoel met sy vrou Cheryl
, familie en vriende.
Willie, wat 'n lid van die SAUK Amateurradioklub was, is op Maandag 17
Oktober 2022 oorlede. Ons betuig ons innige meegevoel met sy vrou Suret
, familie en vriende.
Die RSGB het aangekondig dat Richard Brunton, G4TUT, oorlede is. Richa
rd was vir talle jare bekend as redakteur van die gewilde webwerf Southgat
e Amateur Radio News. Ons gedagtes is by Richard se familie en vriende.
POUSE
Jy luister na ʼn nuus uitsending van die Suid-Afrikaanse Radioliga.
DIE VOORTREKKERS SÊ DANKIE
Die Voortrekkers sê graag vir elke radio-amateur baie dankie vir hull
e ondersteuning tydens CQ Hou Koers op 15 Oktober 2022. 'n Spesiale woord
van dank aan elke amateur en radio klub wat moeite gedoen het om die jong
klomp met raad en daad te ondersteun. Die Voortrekkers sê ook baie da
nkie aan Hans ZS6KR wat reeds vir baie jare die Voortrekkers se hoofleiers
boodskap op HF uitsaai.
DIE 2023 SARL NASIONALE KONVENSIE VAN 21 TOT 23 APRIL 2023
Soos genoem in SARL Nuus vir Sondag 30 Oktober en op bladsy 6 van die Nove
mber 2022 Radio ZS, sal die 2023 Nasionale Konvensie oor die naweek van
21 tot 23 April 2023 by die Maselspoort Oord en Konferensiesentrum naby B
loemfontein gehou word. Die inligting oor die verblyf opsies sal binnekort
aan lede gestuur word.
Lede word uitgenooi om mosies vir bespreking by die AJV in te dien. Geaffi
lieerde klubs word uitgenooi om 'n mosie in te dien om die 2024 SARL Nasio
nale Konvensie aan te bied.
Ingevolge Reël 16.9 sal Raadslede wat tydens 'n AJV verkies is, hul
amp beklee vir 'n tydperk van nie langer as twee jaar nie, maar sal na
daardie tydperk herkiesbaar wees. Aan die einde van elke ampsjaar na hier
die wysiging sal 50% van die verkose raadslede om die beurt terugtree, m
aar kan hulle weer verkiesbaar stel. 'n Uittredende lid kan homself vir he
rverkiesing aanbied slegs indien hy voorgestel en gesekondeer word soos in
hierdie reëls voorsiening gemaak word. Daar is vyf (5) vakatures wat
by die 2023 AJV gevul moet word. Die volgende Raadslede sal by die komend
e AJV uittree na hul ampstermyn van twee jaar - Guy Eales, ZS6GUY; Phill
ip van Tonder, ZS6PVT; Nico van Rensburg, ZS6QL en Karel Bezuidenhout
, ZS6WN. Om die 50% op te maak soos vereis in 16.9, sal Dennis Green
, ZS4BS (wat by die 2021 AJV verkies is) ook uittree.
Die Raad-nominasievorm bevat al die kriteria vir die nominasie van sommige
vir die Raad. Die nominasievorm en die mosie vorms kan gevind word by www
.sarl.org.za/members/agm/AGMMembers.asp.
Benoemings vir die verskillende SARL-toekennings en -trofeë word ook
uitgenooi. Hier is jou kans om 'n mede-radio-amateur te vereer vir sy/haa
r prestasies die afgelope jaar. Moenie dit aan die Raad by hul Februarie 2
023-vergadering oorlaat nie. Die verskillende nominasievorms vir die toeke
nnings kan gevind word by www.sarl.org.za/members/Awards/AwardsDirectory.a
sp. Versamel asseblief al die handtekeninge op een dokument en dien dan di
e voltooide nominasievorm of mosie in by die SARL-sekretaris teen midderna
g op Dinsdag 31 Januarie 2023 en gebruik slegs secr...@sarl.org.za (mail
to:secr...@sarl.org.za) .
Jy luister na ʼn nuus uitsending van die Suid-Afrikaanse Radioliga.
OPDX BULLETIN REDAKTEUR TREE NA 42 JAAR AF
Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, tree uit sy rol as die redakteur van die Ohio/
Penn DX (OPDX) Bulletin. Tedd het die internet publikasie vir 32 jaar gesk
ryf. Hy het begin op 'n plaaslike Radio-teletype (RTTY) bulletin bord-stel
sel (BBS) en het na 'n aanlyn inbel-BBS-stem- en data stelsel oorgegaan vo
ordat hy die internet bygevoeg het. "Die afgelope 42 jaar was pret," het
Tedd gesê. Hy tree af weens ouderdom en gesondheidsoorwegings. "Ek i
s bly om te sê dat die OPDX Bulletin al daardie jare heeltemal gratis
was, met geen advertensies, geen speletjies, geen hype of spog en g
een versoeke vir skenkings nie, maar daar was baie min ongevraagde skenk
ings. Dankie aan daardie skenkers," het Tedd gesê. Hy het al sy vri
ende en ondersteuners se sterkte en goeie DX toegewens. Vir bykomende inli
gting, besoek die OPDX Bulletin webwerf.
KLUB NUUS
Wil jy 'n spesiale voorsmakie hê van wat vir die laaste Donderdag van
November geskeduleer is? Die Sandton ARK sê dat daar verskeie bedrei
gde spesies in Suid-Afrika is, so jy sal verbaas wees dat ons daarin ges
laag het om twee opregte ZS SOTA Berg Bokke te verseker vir jou om te sien
en te hoor tydens die Krag Uur Tegniese Praatjie om 18h45 SAT op Donderda
g 24 November. Dagboek nou om nie hierdie uiters seldsame ontmoeting van a
angesig tot aangesig te mis nie. Kry meer besonderhede en die Zoom-skakel
op die SARL se komende gebeurtenisse dagboek.
Die Pretoria Amateurradioklub het hul Algemene Jaarvergadering gehou op Sa
terdag 29 Oktober 2022. Tydens hierdie vergadering is die komiteelede vir
die 2022/23 tydperk verkies. Tydens die eerste komiteevergadering op 3 No
vember is portefeuljes aan die volgende lede toegeken.
Voorsitter, Watts-redakteur, SARL en ICASA-skakeling: Louis de Wet,
ZS6SK
Ondervoorsitter en Sekretaris: Irene Myburgh, ZS6IEA
Tesourier en PARC Webwerf: Graham Reid, ZS6GJR
Saamtrekke, Herhalers en Lidmaatskap: Johan de Bruyn ZS6JHB
Die name en portefeuljes van die komitee en gekoÃPara.pteerde lede sal in
die November-uitgawe van Watts gepubliseer word.
KOMPETISIE NUUS
Die tweede been van die SARL VHF/UHF Analoog ESB-kompetisie duur van 03:00
tot 09:00 UTC op Saterdag 12 November en weer op Sondag 13 November 2022.
Die eerste twee ure op Saterdag word op 6 meter gespandeer, gevolg deur
twee ure op 2 meter en die laaste twee ure op 70 cm. Sondag is die eerste
twee ure op 2 meter, gevolg deur twee ure op 6 meter en eindig met twee
ure op 70 cm. Die uitruil is 'n RS-seinverslag en jou volle ses-syfer Mai
denhead-ruitvierkant. Blaai na bladsy 18 van die 2022 SARL Blou Boek vir a
l die inligting.
Die sesde en laaste been van die SARL Woensdag 80 m-klub kompetisie word o
p Woensdag 16 November aangebied. Daar sal geleentheid wees om bonuspunte
aan te teken, meer besonderhede in SARL Nuus volgende Sondag.
Twee-en-dertig logs is ontvang vir die vyfde been van die SARL Saterdag 40
m-klub kompetisie wat op 22 Oktober gehou is.
Klub tellings
1ste die Noord-Kaap ARK - 768
2de die Wes-Rand ARK - 657
3de die Sandton ARK - 224
Individuele tellings
1ste Gerhard, ZS3TG - 130 punte
2de die Eden ARK, ZS1ERZ - 108 punte
3de Karen, ZS6MMA - 104 punte
HF VOORTPLANTINGSVOORSPELLING
Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, berig dat die verwagte sonaktiwiteitsvlak laag
gaan wees. Tans is daar 6 sonvlekke met eenvoudige tot effens gevorderde
magnetiese samestellings sigbaar. Daar is 'n lae tot gematigde waarskynli
kheid vir die voorkoms van C-klas fakkels en 'n baie lae moontlikheid van
M-klas sonfakkels. Diegene wat hulle eie frekwensievoorspellings wil doen
, kan 'n verwagte effektiewe sonvlektelling van 76 vir die week gebruik.
Radio amateurs kan veral laatmiddag goeie DX openinge op die 10 tot 30 m
bande verwag. Besoek gerus die webtuiste spaceweather.sansa.org.za vir me
er inligting.
Nou die dagboek van gebeure vir die volgende paar weke:
11 November - Wapenstilstandsdag
12 November - die AJV van die Antieke Draadloos Vereniging
12 en 13 November - die SARL BHF/UHF Analoog-kompetisie
13 November - Herinnering Sondag
16 November - die SARL 80 m-klub kompetisie
17 en 18 November - Leoniede Meteoorbuie
19 November - die SARL Newbie-kompetisie en die Wes-Randse snuffel
mark
20 November - die sluitingsdatum vir SARL VHF/UHF Analoog kompetis
ie logs
21 November - die sluitingsdatum vir klub kompetisie logstate
24 November - die sluitingsdatum vir Newbie logstate en die Sandto
n ARK Krag Uur Tegniese Praatjies
26 en 27 November - die CQ WW DX CW-kompetisie
Om die bulletin mee af te sluit, â-˜n opsomming van ons hoof berig
:
Die Voortrekkers sê graag vir elke radio-amateur baie dankie vir hull
e ondersteuning tydens CQ Hou Koers op 15 Oktober 2022. 'n Spesiale woord
van dank aan elke amateur en radio klub wat moeite gedoen het om die jong
klomp met raad en daad te ondersteun. Die Voortrekkers sê ook baie da
nkie aan Hans ZS6KR wat reeds vir baie jare die Voortrekkers se hoofleiers
boodskap op HF uitsaai.
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 Vrydag 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 Africa. 'n He
ruitsending aangebied deur Andy, ZS6ADY vind op Maandae aande om 19:30 S
entraal Afrika Tyd op 3 620 kHz plaas.
Ons ontvang graag jou sein rapporte, kommentaar en voorstelle, stuur '
n e-pos aan art...@sarl.org.za (mailto:art...@sarl.org.za) .
Jy het geluister na 'n nuus uitsending van die Suid-Afrikaanse Radioliga
, geskryf deur Dennis Green, ZS4BS, geproeflees deur Deon Erwin, Z
S1ZL en gelees deur ....................................
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In the news today:
THE VOORTREKKERS SAY THANK YOU
THE 2023 SARL NATIONAL CONVENTION ON 21 TO 23 APRIL 2023
and
OPDX BULLETIN EDITOR RETIRES AFTER 42 YEARS
Stay tuned for more information on these and other interesting news items.
We begin this bulletin with the news of three silent keys.
It is with deep regret that we announce that the keys of Ian Jacobs, ZS6
IAN, and Willie Kuperus, ZR6HX, have gone silent.
Ian, who was a member of the Rustenburg Amateur Radio Brach, passed aw
ay at the end of March 2022. We extend our sincere condolences to his wife
Cheryl, family and friends.
Willie, who was a member of the SABC Amateur Radio Club, passed away o
n Monday 17 October 2022. We extend our sincere condolences to his wife,
Suret, family and friends.
The RSGB has announced that Richard Brunton, G4TUT, has passed away. R
ichard was well known for countless years as editor of the popular website
Southgate Amateur Radio News. Our thoughts are with Richard's fam
ily and friends.
PAUSE
You are listening to a news bulletin of the South African Radio League.
THE VOORTREKKERS SAY THANK YOU
The Voortrekkers would like to thank every radio amateur for their support
during CQ Hou Koers on 15 October 2022. A special word of thanks to every
amateur and radio club who put in time and effort to positively support t
he youngsters. The Voortrekkers also wish to thank Hans, ZS6KR, who ha
s been transmitting our national leader's CQ Hou Koers message on
HF for many years now.
THE 2023 SARL NATIONAL CONVENTION ON 21 TO 23 APRIL 2023
As mentioned in SARL News on Sunday 30 October and on page 6 of the Novemb
er 2022 Radio ZS, the 2023 National Convention will be held over the wee
kend of 21 to 23 April 2023 at the Maselspoort Resort and Conference Centr
e near Bloemfontein. The information about the accommodation options will
be sent to members soon.
Members are invited to submit motions for discussion at the AGM. Affiliate
d Clubs are invited to submit a motion to host the 2024 SARL National Conv
ention.
In terms of Rule 16.9, Councillors elected at an AGM shall hold office f
or a period of no longer than two years but will be eligible for re-electi
on after that period. At the end of every year of office subsequent to thi
s amendment, 50% of the elected councillors shall stand down alternating
, but may stand for re-election. A retiring member may offer himself for
re-election only if he is proposed and seconded as provided for in these
rules. There are five (5) vacancies to be filled at the 2023 AGM. The fol
lowing Councillors will step down at the upcoming AGM after their two-year
term of office - Guy Eales, ZS6GUY; Phillip van Tonder, ZS6PVT; Nico
van Rensburg, ZS6QL and Karel Bezuidenhout, ZS6WN. To make up the 50%
as required in 16.9, Dennis Green, ZS4BS (who was elected at the 2021
AGM) will also step down.
The Council nomination document contains all the criteria for nominating s
ome to Council. The nomination form and the motion forms can be found at w
ww.sarl.org.za/members/agm/AGMMembers.asp.
Nominations for the various SARL Awards and Trophies are also invited. Her
e is your chance to honour a fellow radio amateur for his/her achievements
during the past year. Do not leave it to Council at their February 2023 m
eeting. The various nomination forms for the awards can be found at www.sa
rl.org.za/members/Awards/AwardsDirectory.asp. Please collect all the signa
tures on one document and then submit the completed nomination form or mot
ion to the SARL Secretary by midnight on Tuesday 31st January 2023 and use
only secr...@sarl.org.za (mailto:secr...@sarl.org.za) .
You are listening to a news bulletin of the South African Radio League.
OPDX BULLETIN EDITOR RETIRES AFTER 42 YEARS
Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, has retired from his role as the editor of the
Ohio/Penn DX (OPDX) Bulletin. Tedd has written the internet publication f
or 32 years. He started on a local Radioteletype (RTTY) bulletin board sys
tem (BBS) and moved to an online dial-up BBS voice and data system, befo
re adding the internet. "The last 42 years have been fun,â-
said Tedd. He is retiring because of age and health considerations.
"I am happy to say that the OPDX Bulletin has been totally free f
or all those years, with no ads, no games, no hype or boasting, an
d no requests for donations, but there have been very few unsolicited do
nations. Thanks to those donors," said Tedd. He wished all his f
riends and supporters' good luck and good DX. For additional infor
mation, visit the OPDX Bulletin website.
CLUB NEWS
Want a special sneak preview of what is scheduled for the last Thursday of
November? The Sandton ARC says that there are several endangered species
in South Africa, so you will be amazed that we have secured two genuine
ZS SOTA Mountain Goats for you to see and hear during the Power Hour Tech
Talk at 18h45 CAT on Thursday 24 November. Diarize now to avoid missing t
his extremely rare face-to-face encounter. Get more details and the zoom l
ink on the SARL upcoming events diary.
The Pretoria Amateur Radio Club held their Annual General Meeting on Satur
day 29 October 2022. During this meeting, the committee members for the
2022/23 period were elected. During the first committee meeting on 3 Nove
mber, portfolios were allocated to the following members.
Chairman, Watts Editor, SARL and ICASA liaison: Louis de Wet, ZS6SK
Vice Chairlady and Secretary: Irene Myburgh, ZS6IEA
Treasurer and PARC Website: Graham Reid, ZS6GJR
Rallies, Repeaters and Membership: Johan de Bruyn ZS6JHB
The names and portfolios of the committee and co-opted members will be pub
lished in the November issue of Watts.
CONTEST NEWS
The second leg of the SARL VHF/UHF Analogue SSB contest runs from 03:00 to
09:00 UTC on Saturday 12 November and again on Sunday 13 November 2022. T
he first two hours on Saturday is spent on 6 metres, followed by two hou
rs on 2 metres and the last two hours on 70 cm. On Sunday, the first two
hours is on 2 metres, followed by two hours on 6 metres and ending off
with two hours on 70 cm. The exchange is an RS signal report and your ful
l six-digit Maidenhead locator. Turn to page 18 of the 2022 SARL Blue Book
for all the information.
The sixth and last leg of the SARL Wednesday 80 m Club Contest will be run
on Wednesday 16 November. There will be an opportunity to score bonus poi
nts, more details in SARL News next Sunday.
Thirty-two logs were received for the fifth leg of the SARL Saturday 40 m
Club Contest held on 22 October.
Club scores
1st the Northern Cape ARC - 768
2nd the West Rand ARC - 657
3rd the Sandton ARC - 224
Individual scores
1st Gerhard, ZS3TG - 130 points
2nd the Eden ARC, ZS1ERZ - 108 points
3rd Karen, ZS6MMA - 104 point
PROPAGATION REPORT
Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that solar activity is expected to be
at low to moderate levels. There are currently 6 sunspots with simple to
slightly complex magnetic configurations visible. There is a low to moder
ate probability for C-class and a very low probability for M-class flaring
. If you want to do your own frequency predictions, the expected effecti
ve sunspot number for the week will be around 76. The 10 to 30 m bands wil
l, especially late afternoon, provide some good DX fun. For more infor
mation, please visit the website spaceweather.sansa.org.za.
Finally, a diary of some upcoming events:
11 November - Armistice Day
12 November - The AGM of the Antique Wireless Association
12 and 13 November - The SARL VHF/UHF Analogue contest
13 November - Remembrance Sunday
16 November - The SARL 80 m Club Contest
17 and 18 November - Leonids Meteor Showers
19 November - The SARL Newbie contest and the West Rand Flea Marke
t
20 November - The closing date for SARL VHF/UHF Analogue contest l
ogs
21 November - The closing date for Club contest logs
24 November - The closing date for Newbie logs and the Sandton ARC
Talking Tech Power Hour
26 and 27 November - The CQ WW DX CW Contest
To conclude our bulletin, a recap of our main news story:
The Voortrekkers would like to thank every radio amateur for their support
during CQ Hou Koers on 15 October 2022. A special word of thanks to every
amateur and radio club who put in time and effort to positively support t
he youngsters. The Voortrekkers also wish to thank Hans, ZS6KR, who ha
s been transmitting our national leader's CQ Hou Koers message on
HF for many years now.
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 include in the bulletin should reach the news
team no later than the Friday 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 sideband by Louis
, ZS5LP. A rebroadcast by Andy, ZS6ADY can be heard on Monday evenings
at 19:30 CAT on 3 620 kHz.
We welcome your signal reports, comments, and suggestions; please send
these by e-mail to art...@sarl.org.za (mailto:art...@sarl.org.za) .
You have listened to a news bulletin written by Dennis Green, ZS4BS, p
roofread by Herman Erasmus, ZS6CTA, and read by ..............
>From the News Team, best wishes for the week ahead.
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SUID-AFRIKAANSE RADIOLIGA NUUS VIR SONDAG 6 NOVEMBER 2022
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 uit in Afrik
aans sowel as Engels om 08:15 en 08:30 Sentraal Afrika Tyd onderskeidelik
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&idØ81bf6dc0&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 VOORTREKKERS SÊ DANKIE
DIE 2023 SARL NASIONALE KONVENSIE VAN 21 TOT 23 APRIL 2023
en
OPDX BULLETIN REDAKTEUR TREE NA 42 JAAR AF
Bly ingeskakel vir meer inligting oor hierdie en ander interessante nuus i
tems.
Ons begin hierdie bulletin met die nuus van drie stil sleutels.
Dit is met diepe spyt dat ons aankondig dat die sleutels van Ian Jacobs,
ZS6IAN en Willie Kuperus, ZR6HX stil geword het.
Ian, wat lid was van die Rustenburg Amateuradiotak, is aan die einde v
an Maart 2022 oorlede. Ons betuig ons innige meegevoel met sy vrou Cheryl
, familie en vriende.
Willie, wat 'n lid van die SAUK Amateurradioklub was, is op Maandag 17
Oktober 2022 oorlede. Ons betuig ons innige meegevoel met sy vrou Suret
, familie en vriende.
Die RSGB het aangekondig dat Richard Brunton, G4TUT, oorlede is. Richa
rd was vir talle jare bekend as redakteur van die gewilde webwerf Southgat
e Amateur Radio News. Ons gedagtes is by Richard se familie en vriende.
POUSE
Jy luister na ʼn nuus uitsending van die Suid-Afrikaanse Radioliga.
DIE VOORTREKKERS SÊ DANKIE
Die Voortrekkers sê graag vir elke radio-amateur baie dankie vir hull
e ondersteuning tydens CQ Hou Koers op 15 Oktober 2022. 'n Spesiale woord
van dank aan elke amateur en radio klub wat moeite gedoen het om die jong
klomp met raad en daad te ondersteun. Die Voortrekkers sê ook baie da
nkie aan Hans ZS6KR wat reeds vir baie jare die Voortrekkers se hoofleiers
boodskap op HF uitsaai.
DIE 2023 SARL NASIONALE KONVENSIE VAN 21 TOT 23 APRIL 2023
Soos genoem in SARL Nuus vir Sondag 30 Oktober en op bladsy 6 van die Nove
mber 2022 Radio ZS, sal die 2023 Nasionale Konvensie oor die naweek van
21 tot 23 April 2023 by die Maselspoort Oord en Konferensiesentrum naby B
loemfontein gehou word. Die inligting oor die verblyf opsies sal binnekort
aan lede gestuur word.
Lede word uitgenooi om mosies vir bespreking by die AJV in te dien. Geaffi
lieerde klubs word uitgenooi om 'n mosie in te dien om die 2024 SARL Nasio
nale Konvensie aan te bied.
Ingevolge Reël 16.9 sal Raadslede wat tydens 'n AJV verkies is, hul
amp beklee vir 'n tydperk van nie langer as twee jaar nie, maar sal na
daardie tydperk herkiesbaar wees. Aan die einde van elke ampsjaar na hier
die wysiging sal 50% van die verkose raadslede om die beurt terugtree, m
aar kan hulle weer verkiesbaar stel. 'n Uittredende lid kan homself vir he
rverkiesing aanbied slegs indien hy voorgestel en gesekondeer word soos in
hierdie reëls voorsiening gemaak word. Daar is vyf (5) vakatures wat
by die 2023 AJV gevul moet word. Die volgende Raadslede sal by die komend
e AJV uittree na hul ampstermyn van twee jaar - Guy Eales, ZS6GUY; Phill
ip van Tonder, ZS6PVT; Nico van Rensburg, ZS6QL en Karel Bezuidenhout
, ZS6WN. Om die 50% op te maak soos vereis in 16.9, sal Dennis Green
, ZS4BS (wat by die 2021 AJV verkies is) ook uittree.
Die Raad-nominasievorm bevat al die kriteria vir die nominasie van sommige
vir die Raad. Die nominasievorm en die mosie vorms kan gevind word by www
.sarl.org.za/members/agm/AGMMembers.asp.
Benoemings vir die verskillende SARL-toekennings en -trofeë word ook
uitgenooi. Hier is jou kans om 'n mede-radio-amateur te vereer vir sy/haa
r prestasies die afgelope jaar. Moenie dit aan die Raad by hul Februarie 2
023-vergadering oorlaat nie. Die verskillende nominasievorms vir die toeke
nnings kan gevind word by www.sarl.org.za/members/Awards/AwardsDirectory.a
sp. Versamel asseblief al die handtekeninge op een dokument en dien dan di
e voltooide nominasievorm of mosie in by die SARL-sekretaris teen midderna
g op Dinsdag 31 Januarie 2023 en gebruik slegs secr...@sarl.org.za (mail
to:secr...@sarl.org.za) .
Jy luister na ʼn nuus uitsending van die Suid-Afrikaanse Radioliga.
OPDX BULLETIN REDAKTEUR TREE NA 42 JAAR AF
Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, tree uit sy rol as die redakteur van die Ohio/
Penn DX (OPDX) Bulletin. Tedd het die internet publikasie vir 32 jaar gesk
ryf. Hy het begin op 'n plaaslike Radio-teletype (RTTY) bulletin bord-stel
sel (BBS) en het na 'n aanlyn inbel-BBS-stem- en data stelsel oorgegaan vo
ordat hy die internet bygevoeg het. "Die afgelope 42 jaar was pret," het
Tedd gesê. Hy tree af weens ouderdom en gesondheidsoorwegings. "Ek i
s bly om te sê dat die OPDX Bulletin al daardie jare heeltemal gratis
was, met geen advertensies, geen speletjies, geen hype of spog en g
een versoeke vir skenkings nie, maar daar was baie min ongevraagde skenk
ings. Dankie aan daardie skenkers," het Tedd gesê. Hy het al sy vri
ende en ondersteuners se sterkte en goeie DX toegewens. Vir bykomende inli
gting, besoek die OPDX Bulletin webwerf.
KLUB NUUS
Wil jy 'n spesiale voorsmakie hê van wat vir die laaste Donderdag van
November geskeduleer is? Die Sandton ARK sê dat daar verskeie bedrei
gde spesies in Suid-Afrika is, so jy sal verbaas wees dat ons daarin ges
laag het om twee opregte ZS SOTA Berg Bokke te verseker vir jou om te sien
en te hoor tydens die Krag Uur Tegniese Praatjie om 18h45 SAT op Donderda
g 24 November. Dagboek nou om nie hierdie uiters seldsame ontmoeting van a
angesig tot aangesig te mis nie. Kry meer besonderhede en die Zoom-skakel
op die SARL se komende gebeurtenisse dagboek.
Die Pretoria Amateurradioklub het hul Algemene Jaarvergadering gehou op Sa
terdag 29 Oktober 2022. Tydens hierdie vergadering is die komiteelede vir
die 2022/23 tydperk verkies. Tydens die eerste komiteevergadering op 3 No
vember is portefeuljes aan die volgende lede toegeken.
Voorsitter, Watts-redakteur, SARL en ICASA-skakeling: Louis de Wet,
ZS6SK
Ondervoorsitter en Sekretaris: Irene Myburgh, ZS6IEA
Tesourier en PARC Webwerf: Graham Reid, ZS6GJR
Saamtrekke, Herhalers en Lidmaatskap: Johan de Bruyn ZS6JHB
Die name en portefeuljes van die komitee en gekoÃPara.pteerde lede sal in
die November-uitgawe van Watts gepubliseer word.
KOMPETISIE NUUS
Die tweede been van die SARL VHF/UHF Analoog ESB-kompetisie duur van 03:00
tot 09:00 UTC op Saterdag 12 November en weer op Sondag 13 November 2022.
Die eerste twee ure op Saterdag word op 6 meter gespandeer, gevolg deur
twee ure op 2 meter en die laaste twee ure op 70 cm. Sondag is die eerste
twee ure op 2 meter, gevolg deur twee ure op 6 meter en eindig met twee
ure op 70 cm. Die uitruil is 'n RS-seinverslag en jou volle ses-syfer Mai
denhead-ruitvierkant. Blaai na bladsy 18 van die 2022 SARL Blou Boek vir a
l die inligting.
Die sesde en laaste been van die SARL Woensdag 80 m-klub kompetisie word o
p Woensdag 16 November aangebied. Daar sal geleentheid wees om bonuspunte
aan te teken, meer besonderhede in SARL Nuus volgende Sondag.
Twee-en-dertig logs is ontvang vir die vyfde been van die SARL Saterdag 40
m-klub kompetisie wat op 22 Oktober gehou is.
Klub tellings
1ste die Noord-Kaap ARK - 768
2de die Wes-Rand ARK - 657
3de die Sandton ARK - 224
Individuele tellings
1ste Gerhard, ZS3TG - 130 punte
2de die Eden ARK, ZS1ERZ - 108 punte
3de Karen, ZS6MMA - 104 punte
HF VOORTPLANTINGSVOORSPELLING
Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, berig dat die verwagte sonaktiwiteitsvlak laag
gaan wees. Tans is daar 6 sonvlekke met eenvoudige tot effens gevorderde
magnetiese samestellings sigbaar. Daar is 'n lae tot gematigde waarskynli
kheid vir die voorkoms van C-klas fakkels en 'n baie lae moontlikheid van
M-klas sonfakkels. Diegene wat hulle eie frekwensievoorspellings wil doen
, kan 'n verwagte effektiewe sonvlektelling van 76 vir die week gebruik.
Radio amateurs kan veral laatmiddag goeie DX openinge op die 10 tot 30 m
bande verwag. Besoek gerus die webtuiste spaceweather.sansa.org.za vir me
er inligting.
Nou die dagboek van gebeure vir die volgende paar weke:
11 November - Wapenstilstandsdag
12 November - die AJV van die Antieke Draadloos Vereniging
12 en 13 November - die SARL BHF/UHF Analoog-kompetisie
13 November - Herinnering Sondag
16 November - die SARL 80 m-klub kompetisie
17 en 18 November - Leoniede Meteoorbuie
19 November - die SARL Newbie-kompetisie en die Wes-Randse snuffel
mark
20 November - die sluitingsdatum vir SARL VHF/UHF Analoog kompetis
ie logs
21 November - die sluitingsdatum vir klub kompetisie logstate
24 November - die sluitingsdatum vir Newbie logstate en die Sandto
n ARK Krag Uur Tegniese Praatjies
26 en 27 November - die CQ WW DX CW-kompetisie
Om die bulletin mee af te sluit, â-˜n opsomming van ons hoof berig
:
Die Voortrekkers sê graag vir elke radio-amateur baie dankie vir hull
e ondersteuning tydens CQ Hou Koers op 15 Oktober 2022. 'n Spesiale woord
van dank aan elke amateur en radio klub wat moeite gedoen het om die jong
klomp met raad en daad te ondersteun. Die Voortrekkers sê ook baie da
nkie aan Hans ZS6KR wat reeds vir baie jare die Voortrekkers se hoofleiers
boodskap op HF uitsaai.
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 Vrydag 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 Africa. 'n He
ruitsending aangebied deur Andy, ZS6ADY vind op Maandae aande om 19:30 S
entraal Afrika Tyd op 3 620 kHz plaas.
Ons ontvang graag jou sein rapporte, kommentaar en voorstelle, stuur '
n e-pos aan art...@sarl.org.za (mailto:art...@sarl.org.za) .
Jy het geluister na 'n nuus uitsending van die Suid-Afrikaanse Radioliga
, geskryf deur Dennis Green, ZS4BS, geproeflees deur Deon Erwin, Z
S1ZL en gelees deur ....................................
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