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SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE NEWS FOR SUNDAY 30 JANUARY 2022

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¡0b56ff35&eœe7bd785b w
hile the text bulletin can be downloaded from https://sarl.us5.list-manage .com/track/click?u'b05a8cba9589bf8d019e5d3&idm6d9c85c5&eœe7bd785b. To join the MailChimp bulletin mailing list, send an e-mail t
o the SARL Secretary.

In the news today:

SANDTON ARC FOX HUNT THIS AFTERNOON

ICASA LICENCE FEES INCREASE BY 4,5%

and

TWO CONTESTS NEXT WEEKEND

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

SANDTON ARC FOX HUNT THIS AFTERNOON

All radio amateurs in Gauteng are invited to participate in the drive and
seek Foxhunt challenge taking place today at 13:00 CAT in Melrose Johanne sburg, hosted by the Sandton ARC. The Fox will be broadcasting on 144,
525 MHz and Richard, ZR6DE the Fox keeper, will be available on the ev
ent bragging frequency of 145,525 MHz Will you earn your bragging rights
or will the Fox win? Come and have some fun. All details are available on
the SARL Upcoming Events Diary Forum and in previous SARL News bulletins.

ICASA LICENCE FEES INCREASE BY 4,5%

ICASA has notified the SARL that a 4,5% increase in the licence fees wil
l come into effect on Friday 1 April 2022. A one year licence will increas
e from R 159.00 to R 166.00; a two year licence from R 304.00 to R 317.00;
a three year licence from R 436.00 to R 455.00; a four year licence from
R 555.00 to R 579.00 and a five year licence R 663.00 to R 692.00.

It is very important that all radio amateurs must register on the ICASA on
line system. No invoices will be sent via the Post Office, the invoices
will be available for download from the ICASA licencing portal. When the
licence fee has been paid, the proof of payment must be uploaded to the
ICASA system whereafter the licence document will be available for downlo
ad.

THE CLOSING DATE FOR AWARD NOMINATION IS 31 JANUARY 2022
The closing date for nominations for SARL awards and trophies as well as m otions for discussion at the AGM in April is 23:59 CAT on Monday 31 Januar
y 2022. No late entries will be accepted. No nominations for the operating
awards have been received. No Club has offered to host the 2023 National
Convention. Use the nomination forms available on the SARL website, fil
l in the details of the nominee, fill in the motivation, sign the form
as proposer and get the required signatures from the seconders. Then subm
it the form in PDF format to the SARL Secretary secretary@sarl.org.za (mai lto:secretary@sarl.org.za) . Refer to the SARL Communication dated 12 Janu
ary 2022.

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

THE SARL VHF/UHF FM CONTEST

The SARL VHF/UHF FM contest will run from 12:00 to 16:00 UTC on Saturday 5
February 2022 and the aim is to promote activity on FM simplex frequencie
s on the following bands - 6 m from 51,500 to 51,550 MHz, 2 m from 1
45,500 to 145,575 MHz and 70 cm from 433,500 to 433,550 MHz. Clubs
are encouraged to get their members to work greater distances than usual
on simplex by operating portable/field stations and let their new members
get the feeling of taking part in a contest. Full details can be found on
pages 24 and 25 of the 2022 SARL Contest Manual.

AWA CW ACTIVITY DAY

The aim of the CW Activity Day is for participants to contact as many amat
eurs as possible on the 20, 40 and 80 m amateur bands and will run from
13:00 to 15:00 UTC on Sunday 6 February 2022. Activity will take place be tween 14,000 and 14,060 MHz; 7,000 and 7,035 MHz and 3,500 and 3
,560 MHz. you can participate as a Single Operator All Band - Low Power
(maximum 100 W); a Single operator All Band - QRP (Maximum 5 W); a Single
Operator Single Band - Low Power (maximum 100 W); a Single operator, si
ngle band - QRP (maximum 5 W); or a Short-Wave Listener.

The exchange is RST report, your name and your grid square. A QSO with a
low power station is worth 1 point and a QSO with a QRP station is worth
2 points. Certificates are awarded to the first three places and the high
est single band score. Log sheets in ADIF or Excel should be sent to andyz s6ady@gmail.com (mailto:andyzs6ady@gmail.com) by 21:59 UTC on Friday 11 Fe bruary 2022. The information is on page 50 of the 2022 Blue Book.

A REPORT BACK FROM THE SANDTON POWER HOUR TALK

Thank you to Brian, NB7KW/6, who gave a very interesting and well-prep
ared talk on APRS to a group of 25 or more amateurs during the Power Hour
Tech Talk on Wednesday evening 26 January. The talk covered the history o
f APRS, what you can do with it, what you need and where to get more i nformation. You can get going with just a smart phone, HT and connecting
cable. This is another interesting facet of our hobby that has many pract
ical uses. Visit APRS.FI for a local map showing APRS stations and APRS.OR
G for more information.

The next Power Hour talk is on 23 February, where our special guests wil
l be covering the QO-100 geostationary satellite. Thanks to all who are pa rticipating in the Tech Talks. It is great having you on channel.

PROPAGATION REPORT

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to
be at low levels. There are currently various sunspots with simple magnet
ic configurations visible. There is a high probability of C-class and a sm
all probability of M-class flaring. If you want to do your own frequency p redictions, the expected effective sunspot number for the week will be a
round 45. The 10 to 30 m bands may provide some good DX fun. Please visit
the website spaceweather.sansa.org.za for further information.

Finally, a diary of some upcoming events:

Today - the Sandton ARC Fox Hunt
31 January - the closing date for AGM motions, Award nominations
, and Council nominations
1 February - the Registration for the May RAE opens
5 February - the SARL VHF/UHF FM Activity Day
6 February - the AWA CW Activity Day
11 February - the closing date for AWA CW Logs
12 February - the closing date for SARL VHF/UHF logs
14 February - the closing date for PEARS VHF/UHF logs
19 February - the SARL Saturday 40 m Club Contest
19 and 20 February - the ARRL International DX CW Contest
23 February - the Sandton ARC Power Hour

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

All radio amateurs in Gauteng are invited to participate in the drive and
seek Foxhunt challenge taking place today at 13:00 CAT in Melrose Johanne sburg, hosted by the Sandton ARC. The Fox will be broadcasting on 144,
525 MHz and Richard, ZR6DE the Fox keeper, will be available on the ev
ent bragging frequency of 145,525 MHz Will you earn your bragging rights
or will the Fox win? Come and have some fun. All details are available on
the SARL Upcoming Events Diary Forum and in previous SARL News bulletins.

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 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 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 .

You have listened to a news bulletin compiled by Dennis Green, ZS4BS/1
, proofread by Dave Reece, ZS1DFR and read by ..............

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

It is important to read the contest rules in the 2022 Blue Book
SUID-AFRIKAANSE RADIOLIGA NUUS VIR SONDAG 30 JANUARIE 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
uit op HF sowel as op verskeie BHF- en UHF-herhalers. Hierdie uitsendings
word ook via Echolink herlei deur Johan, ZS6JPL. Die oudio bulletins ka
n afgelaai word vanaf die Liga webwerf by www.sarl.org.za, terwyl die te
ks bulletins by https://sarl.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u'b05a8cb a9589bf8d019e5d3&id~b7bd2791&eœe7bd785b afgelaai kan word. O
m by die Mailchimp bulletin e-poslys aan te sluit, stuur 'n e-pos aan di
e SARL Sekretaris.

In die nuus vandag:

SANDTON JAKKALSJAG VANMIDDAG

ICASA LISENSIEGELDE VERHOOG MET 4,5%

en

TWEE KOMPETISIES VOLGENDE NAWEEK

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

SANDTON JAKKALSJAG VANMIDDAG

Alle radio amateurs in Gauteng word uitgenooi om deel te neem aan die veld
tog en jakkalsjag-uitdaging wat vandag om 13:00 SAT in Melrose Johannesbur
g plaasvind, aangebied deur die Sandton ARK. Die Jakkals sal op 144 525
MHz uitsaai en Richard, ZR6DE die Jakkals-bewaarder, sal beskikbaar w
ees op die spog frekwensie van 145 525 MHz. Sal jy jou spog regte verdien
of sal die jakkals wen? Kom geniet bietjie pret. Alle besonderhede is bes kikbaar op die SARL Komende Gebeurtenisse Dagboek Forum en in vorige SARL
Nuus bulletins.

ICASA LISENSIEGELDE VERHOOG MET 4,5%

OKOSA het die SARL in kennis gestel dat 'n verhoging van 4,5% in die lis ensiegelde op Vrydag 1 April 2022 in werking sal tree. 'n Een jaar-lisensi
e sal van R 159.00 tot R 166.00 styg; 'n twee jaar lisensie van R 304.00 t
ot R 317.00; 'n drie jaar lisensie van R 436.00 tot R 455.00; 'n vier jaar
lisensie van R 555.00 tot R 579.00 en 'n vyf jaar lisensie van R 663.00 t
ot R 692.00.

Dit is baie belangrik dat alle radio amateurs op die OKOSA aanlyn stelsel
moet registreer. Geen fakture sal via die Poskantoor gestuur word nie,
die fakture sal beskikbaar wees vir aflaai vanaf die OKOSA-lisensie porta
al. Wanneer die lisensiefooi betaal is, moet die bewys van betaling na d
ie OKOSA-stelsel opgelaai word waarna die lisensie-dokument beskikbaar sal
wees vir aflaai.
DIE SLUITINGSDATUM VIR TOEKENNING NOMINASIES IS 31 JANUARIE 2022

Die sluitingsdatum vir nominasies vir SARL-toekennings en -trofeë aso
ok mosies vir bespreking by die AJV in April is 23:59 SAT op Maandag 31 Ja nuarie 2022. Geen laat inskrywings sal aanvaar word nie. Geen nominasies v
ir die bedryfs-toekennings is ontvang nie. Geen Klub het aangebied om die
2023 Nasionale Konvensie aan te bied nie. Gebruik die nominasie vorms wat
op die SARL-webwerf beskikbaar is, vul die besonderhede van die genomin
eerde in, vul die motivering in, onderteken die vorm as voorsteller en
kry die vereiste handtekeninge van die sekondeerders. Dien dan die vorm i
n PDF-formaat in by die SARL Sekretaris secretary@sarl.org.za (mailto:secr etary@sarl.org.za) . Verwys na die SARL-kommunikasie gedateer 12 Januarie
2022.

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

DIE SARL BHF/UHF FM-KOMPETISIE

Die SARL VHF/UHF FM-kompetisie sal vanaf 12:00 tot 16:00 UTC op Saterdag 5
Februarie 2022 duur en die doel is om aktiwiteit op FM simpleks frekwensi
es op die volgende bande te bevorder - 6 m van 51 500 tot 51 550 MHz, 2
m vanaf 145 500 tot 145 575 MHz en 70 cm van 433 500 tot 433 550 MHz. Klu
bs word aangemoedig om hul lede te kry om groter afstande as gewoonlik op
simpleks te werk deur draagbare/veldstasies te bedryf en hul nuwe lede di
e gevoel te laat kry om aan 'n kompetisie deel te neem. Volledige besonder
hede kan gevind word op bladsye 24 en 25 van die 2022 SARL-Kompetisiehandl eiding.

ADV GG AKTIWITEITSDAG

Die doel van die GG Aktiwiteitsdag is dat deelnemers soveel as moontlik am ateurs op die 20, 40 en 80 m amateur bande kontak en sal vanaf 13:00 tot
15:00 UTC op Sondag 6 Februarie 2022 duur. Aktiwiteit sal plaasvind tusse
n 14 000 tot 14 060 MHz; 7 000 tot 7 035 MHz en 3 500 tot 3 560 MHz. jy ka
n deelneem as 'n Enkel-operateur Alle Band - Lae Krag (maksimum 100 W); 'n
Enkel-operateur Alle Band - QRP (Maksimum 5 W); 'n Enkel-operateur Enkelb
and - Lae krag (maksimum 100 W); 'n Enkel-operateur, enkelband - QRP (ma
ksimum 5 W) of 'n kortgolfluisteraar.

Die uitruiling is RST-verslag, jou naam en jou ruitvierkant. 'n QSO met
'n lae kragstasie is 1 punt werd en 'n QSO met 'n QRP-stasie is 2 punte w
erd. Sertifikate word toegeken aan die eerste drie plekke en die hoogste e nkelband telling. Logstate in ADIF of Excel moet teen 21:59 UTC op Vrydag
11 Februarie 2022 na andyzs6ady@gmail.com (mailto:andyzs6ady@gmail.com) g estuur word. Die inligting is op bladsy 50 van die 2022 Blou Boek.

'N VERSLAG OOR DIE SANDTON KRAG UUR PRAATTJIE

Dankie aan Brian, NB7KW/6, wat 'n baie interessante en goed voorbereid
e praatjie oor APRS aan 'n groep van 25 of meer amateurs tydens die Krag U
ur Tegniese Praatjie op Woensdagaand 26 Januarie gelewer het. Die praatjie
het die geskiedenis van APRS gedek, wat jy daarmee kan doen, wat jy n
odig het en waar om meer inligting te kry. Jy kan aan die gang kom met net
'n slimfoon, Hand radio en verbindingskabel. Dit is nog 'n interessante
faset van ons stokperdjie wat baie praktiese gebruike het. Besoek APRS.FI
vir 'n plaaslike kaart wat APRS-stasies wys en APRS.ORG vir meer inligtin
g.

Die volgende Krag Uur-praatjie is op 23 Februarie, waar ons spesiale gas
te die QO-100 geostasionêre satelliet sal dek. Dankie aan almal wat a
an die Tech Talks deelneem. Dit is wonderlik om jou op die kanaal te hÃ
ª.

HF VOORTPLANTINGSVOORSPELLING

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, berig dat die verwagte sonaktiwiteitsvlak laag
gaan wees. Tans is daar verskeie sonvlekke met eenvoudige magnetiese same stellings sigbaar. Daar is 'n groot moontlikheid van C-klas en 'n geringe
moontlikheid van M-klas sonfakkels. Diegene wat hulle eie frekwensievoors pellings wil doen, kan 'n verwagte effektiewe sonvlektelling van 45 vir
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 me
er inligting.

Nou die dagboek van gebeure vir die volgende paar weke:

Vandag - die Sandton ARK-jakkalsjag
31 Januarie - die sluitingsdatum vir AJV Mosies en nominasies vir
Toekenning en om op die Raad te dien
1 Februarie - die Registrasie vir die Mei RAE open
5 Februarie - die SARL BHF/UHF FM Aktiwiteitsdag
6 Februarie - die ADV GG Aktiwiteitsdag
11 Februarie - die sluitingsdatum vir ADV GG logstate
12 Februarie - die sluitingsdatum vir SARL BHF/UHF logstate
14 Februarie - die sluitingsdatum vir PEARS BHF/UHF logstate
19 Februarie - die SARL Saterdag 40 m Klub kompetisie
19 en 20 Februarie - die ARRL Internasionale DX GG-kompetisie
23 Februarie - die Sandton ARK Krag Uur

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

Alle radio amateurs in Gauteng word uitgenooi om deel te neem aan die veld
tog en jakkalsjag-uitdaging wat vandag om 13:00 SAT in Melrose Johannesbur
g plaasvind, aangebied deur die Sandton ARK. Die Jakkals sal op 144 525
MHz uitsaai en Richard, ZR6DE die Jakkals-bewaarder, sal beskikbaar w
ees op die spog frekwensie van 145 525 MHz. Sal jy jou spog regte verdien
of sal die jakkals wen? Kom geniet bietjie pret. Alle besonderhede is bes kikbaar op die SARL Komende Gebeurtenisse Dagboek Forum en in vorige SARL
Nuus bulletins.

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-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/1, geproeflees deur Johan de Bruy
n, ZS6JHB en gelees deur ....................................

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