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SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE NEWS FOR SUNDAY 25 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)c2bab78b&eœe7bd785b
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e-mail to the SARL Secretary.

In the news today:

THE YOTA CONTEST ON 30 DECEMBER

A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE SARL PRESIDENT

and

ICASA LICENCES

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

The President and Council wish all our members a Blessed Christmas and Hac
h semeach Hannukah.

THE YOTA CONTEST ON 30 DECEMBER

The YOTA Contest on Saturday 30 December runs from 12:00 - 23:59 U
TC on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres using CW and SSB with the operato
r's age as part of the exchange. It is the third and last segment of the 2
022 YOTA Contest series. Get all the information and rules at https://sarl .us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u'b05a8cba9589bf8d019e5d3&idã8bc4 e1a5&eœe7bd785b.

A CHRISTMAS MESSAGE FROM THE SARL PRESIDENT

Once again, we are at the end of another year, getting ready to wave g
oodbye to 2022 and begin a new journey in 2023. A better year indeed compa
red to the previous two unpleasant years, we are looking forward to tack
ling the many opportunities that we will encounter, to experience, par
ticipate in and grow amateur radio as the future is knocking.

2022 flew past us and we are nearly at the end of December. First and fore most, it is a time to take stock of our achievements and a time to spend
with our loved ones, families, friends and fellow amateurs. This year
we made some good progress to return to normal club activities, such as
club meetings, antenna building and construction days, running RAE co
urses and examinations as well as participating in various other activitie
s to learn and enjoy our beloved hobby, never forgetting our obligation
to serve the community in different ways.

Anton Chekov, one of the greatest writers of all time, once said, 'K
nowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.' Regardless of th
e level of your knowledge of amateur radio, the value in these words is
that you will never achieve anything if you do not apply what you have le arned. Gaining knowledge either by means of reading an interesting article
, attending a webinar or doing a course - practice makes perfect, as t
hey say in the classics. May I encourage our members to start with that pr oject currently on the back burner, possibly learn a new mode of operati
on or participate in a contest for the first time, to name but a few. Mo
st important is to give back with an attitude of gratitude, by sharing y
our experiences and supporting fellow amateurs.

As we step into 2023, we must start to realign ourselves and focus on wh
ere we would like the amateur radio service in South Africa to be in ten y ears' time. When we look at the decline in the numbers of new radio amateu
rs locally and in many countries worldwide, the question, "Are radio a
mateurs a threatened species?" comes to mind.

How will we approach this challenge? Well, the good news is that the IAR
U Region 1 have embarked on a programme to shape our future and a few conf erences and workshops were held with member societies. The SARL is activel
y involved, you will be kept informed of the progress as we move forward
as a Member Society. "What can I do to help?" you might ask. The answer i
s in the way we conduct ourselves on air, in person, at club meetings
and online. Make sure that you reflect the best of amateur radio to the p ublic, newcomers, the youth and fellow amateurs in a positive way.

From a resource perspective, we have reached a point where we need to ex

pand our pool of volunteers. We are all aging; the importance of success
ion planning should not be ignored. Being a volunteer is in many ways than kless yet rewarding work. The positive feedback that we receive from membe
rs speaks for itself. Council will tackle this challenge next year during
our first 2023 strategy meeting.

The holiday season provides many opportunities to enjoy the hobby. Remembe
r to maintain a healthy balance between family and time spent in the shack
. During the festive season, drive safely wherever you travel, be vigi
lant and remember that the dangers to which we are all exposed to every da
y, take no holidays.

I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank our dedicated tea
m of volunteers, members and affiliated clubs for your hard work, part icipation and support ensuring that we were able to live, laugh, grow
, experiment, operate and learn together during 2022. I wish you and y
our families the very best and warmest greetings for the festive season. M
ay you experience an enjoyable holiday and a new year filled with peace,
joy and success.

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

ICASA LICENCES

The SARL Secretary is receiving requests for assistance with ICASA licence
s. These are mainly from amateurs who have 5-year licences that are now ex piring and who did not register on the ICASA Customer Portal when that sys
tem went live. Clubs are requested to check with amateurs in their club ar
eas and where necessary assist amateurs who ignored the initial instructio
ns. Yes, the club may request the person to join the club or the SARL be
fore providing assistance.

NEW PROPOSED SCHEDULE B OF THE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONS OF 2015.

ICASA has this week published amendments to Schedule B of the Radio Regula tions published in 2015. The new schedule is aimed at providing a much-nee
ded boost for Wi-Fi availability and uptake. The proposed amendments are p ublished in Government Gazette 47792 3. No frequencies where amateur radio
is the primary user are affected. The SARL will however study the propose
d changes to ensure that the proposed changes do not affect amateur radio
allocations in shared bands where amateur radio has secondary allocations
. The closing date for comments is at 16:00 on 30 January 2023. Input for
SARL's comments to ICASA are invited and can be sent to artoday@sarl.org.
za (mailto:artoday@sarl.org.za) .

2023 ARRL 100TH ANNIVERSARY HANDBOOK NOW AVAILABLE IN SA

A limited number of five copies of the ARRL 100th Anniversary, 2023 hand
book are now available in SA. The price is R2 800 plus R120 packaging and
posting via Postnet to Postnet. The handbook is in six volumes. To order
, complete the backorder form and make payment by EFT. The order form ca
n be downloaded from www.amateurradio.org.za

SAMOC STRAIGHT KEY NIGHT

The SAMOC Straight Key Night is held every first of January from 00:00 to
23:59 UTC. This 24-hour event is not a contest; rather it is a day dedica
ted to celebrating our CW heritage. Participants are encouraged to get on
the air and simply make enjoyable, conversational CW QSOs. The use of s traight keys or bugs to send CW is preferred. Votes for 'Best Fist' and "M
ost Interesting QSO" will be tabulated and included in the results.

PROPAGATION REPORT

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to
be at low levels. There are currently seven sunspots with simple to compl
ex magnetic configurations visible. There is a high probability for C-clas
s and a low probability for M-class solar flares. If you want to do your o
wn frequency predictions, the expected effective sunspot number for the
week will be around 82. The 10 to 30 m bands will especially, in the ea
rly morning and late afternoon, provide some good DX fun. Please visit t
he website spaceweather.sansa.org.za for further information.

Finally, a diary of some upcoming events:

Today - Christmas Day and Hannukah
26 December - Family Day; Hannukah
27 December - Public Holiday
30 December - the YOTA contest
31 December - the end of the YOTA Month and the CQ DX Marathon
1 January - New Year's Day, the start of the 2023 CQ DX
Marathon and the SAMOC Straight Key Night
2 January - Public Holiday
3 and 4 January - the Quadrantids Meteor Showers
6 January - the closing date for Straight Key logs
7 January - the ARRL Kids Day
11 January - the inland schools open
13 to 15 January - the PEARS National VHF/UHF contest
18 January - Coastal Schools Open
20 January - the closing date for PEARS VHF/UHF logs
21 January - The Summer QRP Contest

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

The YOTA Contest on Saturday 30 December runs from 12:00 - 23:59 U
TC on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres using CW and SSB with the operato
r's age as part of the exchange. It is the third and last segment of the 2
022 YOTA Contest series. Get all the information and rules at https://sarl .us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u'b05a8cba9589bf8d019e5d3&idú133e 46d9&eœe7bd785b.

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 Andy Cairns, ZS6ADY, p
roofread by Paul Johnson, ZS1S and read by ..............

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

Sorry, once again to grapics. Sitting in my car along the R72, just be
yond the bridge over the Great Fish River - laptop and portable dongle sen
ding out the bulletin.

After 8 days, Vodacom are still struggling to sort out the signal at the
cottages at Fish River Mouth (1,5 km from where i am send this e-mail!) SUID-AFRIKAANSE RADIOLIGA NUUS VIR SONDAG 25 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&idk1a9635b7&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 YOTA KOMPETISIE OP 30 DESEMBER

â-˜N KERSFEES BOODSKAP VANAF DIE SARL PRESIDENT

en

OKOSA LISENSIES

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

Die President en Raad wens al ons lede â-˜n Geseënde Kersfees e
n Hach semeach Hannukah.

DIE YOTA KOMPETISIE OP 30 DESEMBER

Die YOTA kompetisie op Saterdag 30 Desember is op die lug vanaf 12:00 tot
23:59 UTC op 80, 40, 20, 15 en 10 meter met GG en ESB werking met d
ie operateur se ouderdom as deel van die uitruiling. Dit is die derde en l
aste segment van die 2022 YOTA kompetisie reeks. Kry al die inligting en r eëls by https://sarl.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u'b05a8cba95 89bf8d019e5d3&idó8e059d85&eœe7bd785b.

â-˜N KERSFEES BOODSKAP VANAF DIE SARL PRESIDENT

Weereens is ons aan die einde van nog 'n jaar, reg om te groet en op 'n
nuwe reis na 2023 te vertrek. Hierdie jaar was beslis 'n beter jaar in ve rgelyking met die vorige twee onaangename jare en ons sien daarna uit om d
ie vele geleenthede wat ons teëkom, aan te pak om amateur radio te
ervaar, aan deel te neem en te laat groei terwyl die toekoms aan die de
ur klop.

2022 het verby gevlieg en hier is ons nou in Desember. Eerstens, 'n tyd
om te besin oor ons prestasies en 'n tyd om saam met ons geliefdes, fam
ilies, vriende en mede-amateurs deur te bring. Hierdie jaar het ons goei
e vordering gemaak met die terugkeer na normale Klubaktiwiteite, soos Kl ubvergaderings, antenna bou en konstruksiedae, die aanbied van RAE-kur
susse en eksamens insluitend deelname aan verskeie ander aktiwiteite om on
s kennis uit te brei en geliefde stokperdjie te geniet, terwyl ons steed
s ons verpligting teenoor die gemeenskap nakom op verskeie maniere.

Anton Chekov, een van die grootste skrywers van alle tye, het op 'n ke
er gesê, 'Kennis is van geen waarde tensy jy dit in die praktyk toe
pas nie.' Ongeag die vlak van jou kennis van amateur radio, die waarde i
n hierdie woorde is dat jy nooit iets sal bereik as jy nie toepas wat jy g eleer het nie. Om kennis op te bou deur interessante artikels te lees, '
n webinar by te woon of 'n kursus te doen - al doende leer 'n mens. Graag
wil ek ons lede aanmoedig om met daardie projek te begin wat tans heel ag
ter in 'n kas lê. Of wat van die aanleer van 'n nuwe modus, of om v
ir die eerste keer aan 'n kompetisie deel te neem, om maar 'n paar te no
em? Die belangrikste is om met 'n gesindheid van dankbaarheid terug te gee
deur jou ervarings te deel en mede-amateurs te ondersteun.

Soos ons 2023 binnestap, moet ons begin om onsself te herbelyn en te fok
us op waar ons wil hê die amateur radiodiens in Suid-Afrika oor tien
jaar moet wees. Wanneer ons kyk na die afname in die getalle van nuwe rad
io amateurs plaaslik en in baie lande wêreldwyd, kom die vraag na v
ore, "Is radio amateurs 'n bedreigde spesie?"

Hoe gaan ons hierdie uitdaging aanpak? Wel, die goeie nuus is dat die IA
RU Streek 1 'n program tot stand gebring het om ons toekoms te vorm en 'n
paar konferensies en werkswinkels is alreeds met Lidverenigings gehou. Di
e SARL is aktief betrokke en julle sal ingelig word oor die vordering soos
ons vorentoe beweeg as 'n Lidverenigings. Jy vra dalk, "Wat kan ek doen
om te help?" Die antwoord is in die manier waarop ons onsself op die lug
, in persoon, by Klubvergaderings en aanlyn gedra. Maak seker dat jy d
ie beste van amateur radio aan die publiek, nuwelinge, die jeug en med e-amateurs op 'n positiewe manier weerspieël.

Vanuit 'n hulpbronperspektief het ons 'n punt bereik waar ons dringend ons
poel vrywilligers moet uitbrei. Ons word almal ouer en die belangrikheid
van opvolgbeplanning moet nie geïgnoreer word nie. Om 'n vrywilliger
te wees is in baie opsigte ondankbare, dog lonende werk. Die positiewe
terugvoer wat ons van lede ontvang spreek vanself. Die Raad sal hierdie u itdaging volgende jaar tydens die eerste 2023-strategievergadering aanpak.

Die vakansietyd bied talle geleentheid om die stokperdjie te geniet. Ontho
u om 'n gesonde balans te handhaaf tussen gesinstyd en die tyd wat in die
hok agter die stelle spandeer word. Gedurende die vakansieseisoen, reis
veilig, wees waaksaam en onthou: dat die gevare waaraan ons elke dag bl ootgestel word, nie vakansiedae neem nie.

Ek wil graag van hierdie geleentheid gebruik maak om ons toegewyde span vr ywilligers, lede en geaffilieerde Klubs opreg te bedank vir julle harde
werk, deelname en ondersteuning, om te verseker dat ons gedurende 202
2 saam kon leef, lag, groei, eksperimenteer, leer en aktief op die
lug te kon wees. Seënwense aan almal voor ons die Oujaar afsluit. Ma
g jy en jou gesin 'n aangename vakansieseisoen beleef en 'n Nuwe Jaar vol
vrede, vreugde en sukses binnegaan.

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

OKOSA LISENSIES

Die SARL Sekretaris ontvang versoeke vir hulp met OKOSA lisensies. Hierdie
is hoofsaaklik van amateurs wie 'n 5 jaar lisensie het wat nou verval en
wie nie op die OKOSA Kliënte portaal geregistreer het nie toe daai s
telsel lewendig geword het nie. Klubs word versoek om by amateurs in die
Klub se gebied te hoor of hulle lisensies reg is en waar nodig om die ama teurs te help wat die aanvanklike instruksies geïgnoreer het. Ja, d
ie Klub mag die persoon versoek om by die Klub of die SARL aan te sluit vo ordat hulp aangebied word.

NUWE VOORGESTELDE BYLAE B VAN DIE RADIOKOMMUNIKASIE-REGULASIES VAN 2015

OKOSA het sy week wysigings aan Bylae B van die Radio Regulasies gepublise
er wat in 2015 gepubliseer is. Die nuwe skedule is daarop gemik om 'n broo dnodige hup stoot te gee vir Wi-Fi beskikbaarheid en -gebruik. Die voorges telde wysigings word in Staatskoerant 47792 3 gepubliseer. Geen frekwensie
s waar amateur radio die primêre gebruiker is, word geraak nie. Die
SARL sal egter die voorgestelde veranderings bestudeer om te verseker dat
die geen amateur radio-toekennings in gedeelde bande raak waar amateur ra
dio sekondêre toekennings het nie. Die sluitingsdatum vir kommentaar
is om 16:00 op 30 Januarie 2023. Insette vir SARL se kommentaar aan OKOSA
word uit genooi en kan na artoday@sarl.org.za (mailto:artoday@sarl.org.za
) gestuur word.

2023 ARRL 100STE HERDENKING HANDBOEK NOU BESKIKBAAR IN SA

Beperkte aantal kopieë (5) van die ARRL 100ste Herdenking 2023 Handbo
ek is nou in SA beskikbaar. Die prys is R2 800 plus R120 verpakking en pos
via Postnet na Postnet. Die handboek is in ses volumes. Om te bestel, v
oltooi die terug bestelling vorm en maak betaling per EFT. Die bestel vorm
kan afgelaai word by www.amateurradio.org.za.

SAMOK "STRAIGHT KEY NIGHT"

Die SAMOK "Straight Key Night" word elke 1 Januarie vanaf 00:00 tot 23:59
UTC gehou. Hierdie 24-uur byeenkoms is nie 'n kompetisie nie; dit is eerd
er 'n dag wat toegewy is aan die viering van ons GG-erfenis. Deelnemers wo
rd aangemoedig om op die lug te kom en bloot aangename, gesels Gelyk-Gol
f QSOs te maak. Die gebruik van reguit sleutels of "Bugs" om GG te stuur
, word verkies. Stemme vir 'Beste vuis' en "Interessantste QSO" sal geta
buleer en by die resultate ingesluit word.

HF VOORTPLANTINGSVOORSPELLING

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, berig dat die verwagte sonaktiwiteitsvlak laag
gaan wees. Tans is daar sewe sonvlekke met eenvoudige tot gevorderde magn etiese samestellings sigbaar. Daar is 'n hoë waarskynlikheid vir die
voorkoms van C-klas fakkels en 'n lae waarskynlikheid vir M-klas fakkels.
Diegene wat hulle eie frekwensie voorspellings wil doen, kan 'n verwagt
e effektiewe sonvlektelling van 82 vir die week gebruik. Radio amateurs ka
n veral vroeg oggend en laat middag goeie DX openinge op die 10 tot 30 m b
ande verwag. Besoek gerus die webtuiste spaceweather.sansa.org.za vir meer
inligting.

Nou die dagboek van gebeure vir die volgende paar weke:

Vandag - Kersdag en Hannukah
26 Desember 22 - Familie Dag en Hannukah
27 Desember - openbare vakansiedag
30 Desember - die YOTA kompetisie
31 Desember - die einde van die YOTA Maand en die CQ DX Marathon
1 Januarie - Nuwejaarsdag, die begin van die CQ DX Marathon en d
ie SAMOC Straight key night
2 Januarie - Publieke Vakansiedag
3 en 4 Januarie - die Quadrantids-meteoorreën
6 Januarie - die sluitingsdatum vir die SAMOC logstate
7 Januarie - Die ARRL Kinderdag
11 Januarie - die binnelandse skole open
13 tot 15 Januarie - die PEARS Nasionale BHF/UHF Kompetisie
18 Januarie - die Kus skole open
20 Januarie - die sluitingsdatum vir PEARS BHF/UHF logstate
21 Januarie 23 - die Somer QRP kompetisie

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

Die YOTA kompetisie op Saterdag 30 Desember is op die lug vanaf 12:00 tot
23:59 UTC op 80, 40, 20, 15 en 10 meter met GG en ESB werking met d
ie operateur se ouderdom as deel van die uitruiling. Dit is die derde en l
aste segment van die 2022 YOTA kompetisie reeks. Kry al die inligting en r eëls by https://sarl.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u'b05a8cba95 89bf8d019e5d3&idö2f53da96&eœe7bd785b.

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 artoday@sarl.org.za (mailto:artoday@sarl.org.za) .

Jy het geluister na 'n nuus uitsending van die Suid-Afrikaanse Radioliga
, geskryf deur Andy Cairns, ZS6ADY, geproeflees deur Viv Dold, ZS6
VD en gelees deur ....................................

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

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