Dear West Kent ARS members and friends, I am below forwarding a DRM update that
I originally sent out yesterday.
While todays ISS contact has past their will be more in February, but from
initial reports it appears many amateurs were listening in, as we do, and the
event has again made it onto national media.
While writing, I remind members that subs are due this month, which for
individuals remains at £25 and families at £35.
As we start this new year for memberships, we would be very pleased to have new
members join or re-join the club. Either reply to me directly
keithlbird@xxxxxxx or see our club website for details www.wkars.org.uk
The next meeting of West Kent ARS is this Monday the 11th of January, I hope
you may be able make it.
73 Keith
From: DRM 106
Sent: 07 January 2016 12:24
Subject: RSGB DRM UPDATE
Dear club colleagues, some items of news and information that I hope will be of
interest to you and your club members, and I would appreciate if you would pass
this onto them.
DMR Radio Presentation
On Thursday the 21st of January, the Bredhurst Receiving & Transmitting Society
are having a presentation on DMR digital radio by Stan G4EGH. The club have
asked me to share this information with other clubs and amateurs in Kent, who
are warmly invited to attend and hear this presentation.
The meeting is being held at the usual BRATS meeting venue, Parkwood Community
Centre, Long Catlis Road, Rainham, Kent, ME8 9PN. Doors open from 8pm with the
presentation beginning at 8.30pm.
Principia Mission - Tim Peake on the ISS.
A schedule for the first four schools to establish contact with Tim Peake on
the ISS via amateur radio has been published, with the first contact scheduled
for this Friday AM the 8th of January.
The Hilderstone club at Broadstairs working with pupils and staff at the
Wellesley House School, was successfully selected as one of just 10 schools in
the UK for this memorable event, though a final schedule is not guaranteed and
is dependant upon other activities in the work program of the ISS astronaut.
Meanwhile club members attended the Wellesley House School to watch the launch
event along with the pupils and staff, who are excited by the event and the
focused work done by members of the Hilderstone club to talk with them about
space and amateur radio.
The following link to the school website contains more details and insight to
the excitement the event has created.
http://www.wellesleyhouse.org/news/?pid=7&nid=1&storyid=9#16th December - ;
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The RSGB is actively involved with this initiative helping to use the event to
publicise amateur radio. On the 15th of December during the successful launch
of Tim Peake to the ISS, the RSGB was represented at event parties in London,
Belfast and Cardiff, which was covered widely by our national media.
Updates on the mission can be found on the RSGB website at
www.rsgb.org/principia
RSGB Events Listing
May I remind you of the RSGB Events listing on the Societies website, which is
available to view by the wider amateur community, and is meant to help promote
your club activities.
The listing may be of your regular club meetings or other special events that
might be of interest to others, and can be viewed via the RSGB website;
https://thersgb.org/services/eventsplanner/
If any clubs have questions or face difficulties in listing their events on the
Events Planner website do let me know.
Club of the year
As a reminder, your club entry to the 'Club of the Year' competition will need
to be submitted by the 31st of January.
Entries should comprise of club events undertaken between the 1st of January
and the 31st December 2015, and must be sent to the Regional Manager Mick
Senior at email address rm10@xxxxxxxxxxx
The theme of this year’s RSGB Club of the Year competition is Promoting Amateur
Radio, which the COTY application form helps to establish through appropriate
questions.
Details of the competition and the application form can be found at
www.rsgb.org/coty.
RSGB General Manager announces retirement.
The RSGB General Manager Graham Coomber G0NBI has announced his retirement
after four years in the role, but he has agreed to remain until a replacement
General Manager has been appointed.
Interested RSGB members may find further information on the RSGB website,
applications from those interested in being considered for the role must have
their applications with the Chairman of the Board Graham Murchie G4FSG by
Friday the 26th of February.
Affiliated Society Contests.
This Sunday the 10th January is the first leg of the annual 40/80m AFS using
CW. The contest runs from 2pm till 6pm and has designated sections on each of
these bands, allowing others not in the contest to still have access to other
parts of the bands during the contest period.
The following Saturday the 16th of January is the SSB section of the AFS, again
the contest is from 2pm till 6pm with designated frequencies for contest
operations.
This can be a fun event for club members who are ranked in teams of up to four
stations representing each affiliated club. The contests exercises the
operators ability to establish a contact and exchange information accurately,
together with the efficiency of the station equipment. Contest rules can be
found at http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/
Local Rallies
Rainham Radio Rally - 28th Feb 2016
Mark this date in your diaries to attend if you can. I shall be along at the
RSGB table, selling books to support our national society and sign up new
members where we can. Do come over and say hello and to support the hobby and
RSGB by purchasing some merchandise or joining/re-joining if your not a member
at this time.
This rally is held at the Rainham Girls School, Derwent Way, Rainham, ME8 0BX.
Doors open from 10am. Talk-in will be on 145.550MHz using callsign GB4RRR.
Dover Rally - 13th Mar 2016
This is another of our established local rallies in Kent, and I hope that many
of you will be able to support this rally.
The rally is held at the Whitfield Village Hall, Sandwich Rd, Whitfield, Dover,
CT16 3LY. Doors open at 10am and their is an auction at 12.30pm before the
doors then close at 1pm, when the traders pack up and begin their journeys home.
The contact for any questions or to book a table is Peter G0KOK, Tel: 07850
464026 or email peterjlove@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I hope the above if useful to you and your members, if you have anything for me
to share with other amateurs across Kent please get in touch.
73 Keith - G4JED
RSGB DRM - Kent
