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SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE NEWS FOR SUNDAY 11 DECEMBER 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 in English at 08:15 and 08:30 Central African Time respective
ly on HF and various VHF and UHF repeaters around the country. The bulleti
n is relayed on Echolink by Johan, ZS6JPL. The audio bulletins can be do wnloaded from the League website at https://sarl.us5.list-manage.com/track /click?u'b05a8cba9589bf8d019e5d3&id¡9d5d1a21&eœe7bd785b
while the text bulletin can be downloaded from https://sarl.us5.list-mana ge.com/track/click?u'b05a8cba9589bf8d019e5d3&id074d43bd&eœe7bd785b. To join the MailChimp bulletin mailing list, please send an
e-mail to the SARL Secretary.

In the news today:

THE OFFICE AT THE NARC TO CLOSE FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON

A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE TO THE WORLD

and

THE 2023 SARL DIARY OF EVENTS

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

We begin this bulletin with the news of silent keys.

It is with deep regret that we announce that the keys of David Hartwig,
ZS1DA; Rob Hindmarch, ZS5RH; Mario Karny, ZS6KM; Henk Stuivenberg,
ZS6CS / PA0STU and Lee How, ZS6ARG have gone silent.

David passed away suddenly on 8 November. David only recently joined the C
TARC and was planning to be quite active in the club with his regalia and
name badge. David often kept us entertained on the radio with his friends
daily. We extend our deepest sympathy to David's partner, Marcella, h
is family and friends.

Rob passed away on 14 November 2021.

Mario passed away during the night of 2/3 December 2022. Mario was involv
ed in SAATI, especially with 9k6 packet radio and as a tester with sever
al others during the early development of Winlink HF Radio E-mail in the 1 990's. Mario suffered with his health for the last few years and was no lo
nger active. We extend our sincere condolences to his wife Linde, ZS6GK
, family and friends.

Henk passed away on Sunday 4 December 2022 in the Netherlands. He used to
be a member of the Pretoria ARC and a regular visitor to flea markets. We
extend our sincere condolences to his wife Ria, son Mark, brother-in-
law Ton, PA0TBR (ex ZS4BU), family and friends.

A WhatsApp message was received to say Lee had passed away.

PAUSE

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

PLEASE MAKE USE OF THE NEWS INBOX

Members and Clubs are once again reminded to submit news items and silent
key notifications for SARL News via the News Inbox at www.sarl.org.za/New sInbox.asp and not to send the items to the SARL Secretary by e-mail or Wh atsApp.

THE OFFICE AT THE NARC TO CLOSE FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON

The Office at the National Amateur Radio Centre will close on Tuesday afte rnoon 20 December for the Festive Season and open again on Thursday mornin
g 12 January 2023.

A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE TO THE WORLD

On the morning of Christmas Eve, Saturday 24 December, the Alexander G
rimeton Friendship Association, in southern Sweden will be on the air se
nding out a special Christmas message to the world. The event will begin a
t 07:30 UTC with the start-up and tuning of the Alexanderson alternator tr ansmitter through Grimeton Radio Station, call sign SAQ. The transmissio
n will begin at 08:00 UTC with the 98-year-old 200 kW Alexanderson alterna
tor on 17,2 kHz CW.

Grimeton Radio Station, SK6SAQ, will be active on the following freque
ncies - 3,535 MHz CW; 7,035 MHz CW; 14,035 MHz CW; 3,755 M
Hz SSB and 7,140 MHz SSB. QSL reports can be sent to SK6SAQ via e-mail a
t info@alexander.n.se (mailto:info@alexander.n.se) . The event will also b
e live streamed on the Alexander SAQ Grimeton Friendship Association YouTu
be Channel.

The Alexanderson alternator transmitter is the only remaining example of e
arly pre-electronic radio transmitter technology. The station, built in
1922 to 1924, has been preserved as a historical site. From the 1920s t
hrough the 1940s, it was used to transmit telegram traffic by Morse code
to North America and throughout the world during World War II. More infor mation about the 24 December Christmas Eve event and the transmitter can b
e found at the Grimeton Radio Station website https://sarl.us5.list-manage .com/track/click?u'b05a8cba9589bf8d019e5d3&idc7de5c72d&eœe7bd785b.

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

THE 2023 SARL DIARY OF EVENTS

The 2023 SARL Diary of Events has been uploaded to the League web site. Yo
u can download a copy by clicking on the link on the front page.

CONTEST NEWS

The Contest Working Group is finalising the 2023 SARL Contest Manual or Bl
ue Book. The Team worked through the final draft during the week and the c orrections are being made to the document. The new Contest Manual will be
uploaded during the coming week.

Twenty-five log sheets were received for the sixth and last leg of the SAR
L Saturday 40 m Club Contest with 473 QSOs in the logs.

The results of the sixth leg
1st The Northern Cape ARC - 653 points
2nd The West Rand ARC - 401 points
3rd The Bo-Karoo ARC - 214 points

The results after the six legs
1st the West Rand ARC - 6 584 points
2nd the Northern Cape ARC - 3 530 points
3rd the Bo-Karoo ARC - 1 570 points

Individual results of the sixth leg
1st Gerhard, ZS3TG - 128 points
2nd Sonet, ZS3SW - 110 points
3rd Karen, ZS6MMA - 106 points

The individual results after the six legs
1st Gerhard, ZS3TG - 955
2nd Karen, ZS6MMA - 784
3rd Danie, ZS6DPS - 633

PROPAGATION REPORT

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to
be at low levels. There are currently 9 sunspots with simple to complex m agnetic configurations visible. There is a high probability for C-class fl aring and a low probability for M-class solar flares. If you want to do yo
ur own frequency predictions, the expected effective sunspot number for
the week will be around 76. The 15 to 30 m bands may provide some good DX
fun especially in the late afternoon. Please visit the website spaceweath er.sansa.org.za for further information.

Finally, a diary of some upcoming events:

Until midnight tonight UTC - the ARRL 10m Contest
13 and 14 December - the Geminids Meteor shower
14 December - the schools close officially
16 December - the Day of Reconciliation
18 to 26 December - Chanukah
21 December - the Summer Solstice @ 23:47 CAT
21 and 22 December - the Ursids Meteor Shower
25 December - Christmas Day
26 December - Family Day
27 December - public holiday
31 December - the end of the 2022 CQ DX Marathon and the December
YOTA Month
1 January - New Year's Day, the start of the 2023 CQ DX
Marathon and the SAMOC Straight Key Night
2 January - Public Holiday

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

Members and Clubs are once again reminded to submit news items and silent
key notifications for SARL News via the News Inbox at www.sarl.org.za/New sInbox.asp and not to send the items to the SARL Secretary by e-mail or Wh atsApp.

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 posting the item at www.sarl.org.za/NewsInbox.asp. News item
s to be included in the bulletin should reach the news team no later than
the Friday afternoon preceding the bulletin date.

You are welcome to join us every Sunday morning for the weekly radio progr
am, Amateur Radio Today at 10:00 CAT. The program can be heard on VHF an
d UHF repeaters countrywide and on 7 082 kHz lower sideband by Louis, ZS
5LP. 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 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.

Do you need KF36 for your Worked All ZS Grid Squares Award? And ZSFF-0451
and ZSFF-0454? Look out for ZS2B from 12 December onwards.
SUID-AFRIKAANSE RADIOLIGA NUUS VIR SONDAG 11 DESEMBER 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&idüf02cefb5&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 KANTOOR BY DIE NARS SLUIT VIR DIE FEESTYD

N KERSFEES BOODSKAP AAN DIE WERELD

en

DIE 2023 SARL DAGBOEK VAN GEBEURE

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

Ons begin hierdie bulletin met die nuus van stil sleutels.

Dit is met leedwese dat ons aankondig dat die sleutels van David Hartwig
, ZS1DA; Rob Hindmarch, ZS5RH; Mario Karny, ZS6KM; Henk Stuivenberg
, ZS6CS / PA0STU en Lee How, ZS6ARG het stil geword.

David is op 8 November skielik oorlede. David het eers onlangs by die Kaap
stad ARS aangesluit en was van plan om redelik aktief in die Klub te wees
met sy regalia en naam kenteken. David het ons dikwels daagliks saam met
sy vriende oor die radio vermaak. Ons betuig ons innige simpatie met Davi
d se lewensmaat, Marcella, sy familie en vriende.

Rob is op 14 November 2021 oorlede.

Mario is in die nag van 2/3 Desember 2022 oorlede. Mario was betrokke by S AATI, veral met 9k6 pakket-radio en as toetser saam met verskeie ander t
ydens die vroeë ontwikkeling van Winlink HF Radio E-pos in die 1990's
. Mario het die laaste paar jaar gesukkel met sy gesondheid en was nie mee
r aktief nie. Ons betuig ons innige meegevoel met sy vrou Linde, ZS6GK
, familie en vriende.

Henk is op Sondag 4 Desember 2022 in Nederland oorlede. Hy was vroeër
'n lid van die Pretoria ARK en 'n gereelde besoeker aan snuffelmarkte. On
s betuig ons innige meegevoel met sy vrou Ria, seun Mark, swaer Ton,
PA0TBR (ex ZS4BU), familie en vriende.

'n WhatsApp-boodskap is ontvang om te sê Lee is oorlede.

POUSE

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

MAAK ASSEBLIEF GEBRUIK VAN DIE NUUS INBOKS

Lede en Klubs word weereens daaraan herinner om nuusitems en stil sleutel
kennisgewings vir SARL-nuus in te dien via die Nuus-Inboks by www.sarl.or g.za/NewsInbox.asp en om nie die items per e-pos of WhatsApp aan die SARL -sekretaris te stuur nie.

DIE KANTOOR BY DIE NARS SLUIT VIR DIE FEESTYD

Die kantoor by die Nasionale Amateurradiosentrum sluit Dinsdagmiddag 20 De sember vir die Feestyd en open weer op Donderdagoggend 12 Januarie 2023.

N KERSFEES BOODSKAP AAN DIE WERELD

Op die oggend van Oukersaand, Saterdag 24 Desember, sal die Alexander
Grimeton Vriendskap Vereniging, in die suide van Swede, op die lug we
es en 'n spesiale Kersboodskap aan die wêreld uitstuur. Die geleenthe
id sal om 07:30 UTC begin met die aanskakel en instel van die Alexanderson
alternator-sender deur Grimeton Radiostasie, roepsein SAQ. Die uitsendi
ng sal om 08:00 UTC begin met die 98 jaar oue 200 kW Alexanderson alternat
or op 17,2 kHz GG.

Grimeton Radiostasie, SK6SAQ, sal aktief wees op die volgende frekwens
ies - 3,535 MHz GG; 7 035 MHz GG; 14 035 MHz GG; 3 755 MHz ESB e
n 7 140 MHz ESB. QSL-verslae kan per e-pos aan SK6SAQ gestuur word by info @alexander.n.se (mailto:info@alexander.n.se) . Die geleentheid sal ook reg streeks op die Alexander SAQ Grimeton Vriendskap Vereniging se YouTube-kan
aal uitgesaai word.

Die Alexanderson alternator-sender is die enigste oorblywende voorbeeld va
n vroeë voor-elektroniese radiosender tegnologie. Die stasie, wat i
n 1922 tot 1924 gebou is, het as 'n historiese terrein bewaar gebly. Van
die 1920's tot die 1940's is dit tydens die Tweede Wêreldoorlog gebr
uik om telegram verkeer per Morsekode na Noord-Amerika en regoor die wÃ
ªreld te stuur. Meer inligting oor die 24 Desember Oukersaand geleenthei
d en die sender kan gevind word by die Grimeton Radiostasie webwerf https: //sarl.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u'b05a8cba9589bf8d019e5d3&id3980143f11&eœe7bd785b.

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

DIE 2023 SARL DAGBOEK VAN GEBEURE

Die 2023 SARL Dagboek van Gebeure is na die Liga-webwerf opgelaai. Jy kan
'n kopie aflaai deur op die skakel op die voorblad te klik.

KOMPETISIE NUUS

Die Kompetisie-Werkgroep finaliseer die 2023 SARL-Kompetisiehandleiding of
Blouboek. Die Span het gedurende die week deur die finale konsep gewerk e
n die regstellings word aan die dokument aangebring. Die nuwe Kompetisieha ndleiding sal gedurende die komende week opgelaai word.

Vyf-en-twintig logstate is ontvang vir die sesde en laaste been van die SA
RL Saterdag 40 m-klub kompetisie met 473 QSOs in die logs.

Die uitslae van die sesde been
1ste Die Noord-Kaap ARK - 653 punte
2de Die Wesrand ARK - 401 punte
3de Die Bo-Karoo ARK - 214 punte

Die resultate na die ses bene
1ste die Wesrand ARK - 6 584 punte
2de die Noord-Kaap ARK - 3 530 punte
3de die Bo-Karoo ARK - 1 570 punte

Individuele uitslae van die sesde been
1ste Gerhard, ZS3TG - 128 punte
2de Sonet, ZS3SW - 110 punte
3de Karen, ZS6MMA - 106 punte

Die individuele resultate na die ses bene
1ste Gerhard, ZS3TG - 955
2de Karen, ZS6MMA - 784
3de Danie, ZS6DPS - 633

HF VOORTPLANTINGSVOORSPELLING

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, berig dat die verwagte sonaktiwiteitsvlak laag
gaan wees. Tans is daar 9 sonvlekke met eenvoudige tot gevorderde magneti
ese samestellings sigbaar. Daar is 'n hoë waarskynlikheid vir die voo
rkoms van C-klas fakkels en 'n lae waarskynlikheid vir M-klas fakkels. Die
gene wat hulle eie frekwensievoorspellings wil doen, kan 'n verwagte eff ektiewe sonvlektelling van 76 vir die week gebruik. Radio amateurs kan ver
al laatmiddag goeie DX openinge op die 15 tot 30 m bande verwag. Besoek ge
rus die webtuiste spaceweather.sansa.org.za vir meer inligting.

Nou die dagboek van gebeure vir die volgende paar weke:

Tot middernag UTC - die ARRL 10m-kompetisie
13 en 14 Desember - die Geminides Meteorietreën
14 Desember - die skole sluit
16 Desember - die Dag van Versoening
18 tot 26 Desember - Chanukah
21 Desember - die Somersonstilstand@ 23:47 RTT
21 en 22 Desember - die Ursids-meteoorreën
25 Desember - Kersdag
26 Desember - Familiedag
27 Desember - openbare vakansiedag
31 Desember - die einde van die 2022 CQ DX Marathon en die Desembe
r YOTA Maand
1 Januarie - Nuwejaarsdag, die begin van die 2023 CQ DX Marathon
en die SAMOC Straight Key Night
2 Januarie - Openbare vakansiedag

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

Lede en Klubs word weereens daaraan herinner om nuusitems en stil sleutel
kennisgewings vir SARL-nuus in te dien via die Nuus-Inboks by www.sarl.or g.za/NewsInbox.asp en om nie die items per e-pos of WhatsApp aan die SARL -sekretaris te stuur nie.

Dit bring ons aan die einde van hierdie bulletin.

Ons nooi Klubs en individue uit om nuusitems van belang aan radioamateurs
en kortgolfluisteraars in beide Engels en Afrikaans, indien moontlik,
in te stuur deur die item by www.sarl.org.za/NewsInbox.asp te plaas. Nuu sitems wat in die bulletin ingesluit moet word, moet die Nuusspan nie la
ter nie as die Vrydagmiddag voor die bulletin datum bereik.

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 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 Bruin
, ZS6JHB en gelees deur ....................................

Van die Nuusspan, die beste wense vir die week vorentoe.

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