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This bulletin is sent to you from a picnic table at the lagoon at Kleineme
node East, because Vodacom and MTN do not know how to repair their tower
s at the Fish River Sun Resort complex.

Dennis Green, ZS2B (at KF36ML50rt)

SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE NEWS FOR SUNDAY 8 JANUARY 2023

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&id¼431af363&eœe7bd785b w
hile the text bulletin can be downloaded from https://sarl.us5.list-manage .com/track/click?u'b05a8cba9589bf8d019e5d3&id>11d5c9df&eœe7bd785b. To join the MailChimp bulletin mailing list, please send an e
-mail to the SARL Secretary.

In the news today:

THE SARL 100 PROJECT

THE PEARS NATIONAL VHF/UHF CONTEST NEXT WEEKEND

and

A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR SARL AWARDS AND TROPHIES

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

We begin this bulletin with news of a silent key.

It is with deep regret that we announce that the key of Jimmy Struthers,
ZS6OX went silent in the early hours of 1 January 2023. He would have tur
ned 95 on 15 January 2023. He had been a member of the Highveld Amateur Ra
dio Club since 1970 and was only able to operate on VHF having moved into
a retirement village about 20 years ago. We extend our sincere condolence
s to his sons, Greg and Keith, their families, and friends.

PAUSE

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

AN APOLOGY

Dennis, ZS2B apologises that there was no news bulletin for Sunday 1 Jan
uary 2023. Dennis is on holiday at the mouth of the Great Fish River and s
ince the beginning of October 2022, there have been no MTN or Vodacom si
gnals at the cottages. To get a signal, Dennis must drive along the R72
until he finds a signal strong enough to download and upload e-mails. Thi
s bulletin is being written at a picnic bench at the lagoon at Kleinemonde
, 12 km from the mouth of the Great Fish River!

THE SARL 100 PROJECT

The SARL 100 project is progressing very well. From the smallest newspaper
clipping to the handwritten notes of amateurs from the early 1900s. It is
amazing what has been preserved, donated, or made available to the pr
oject so far. An enormous amount of interesting information about the earl
y history of Amateur Radio in South Africa has already been discovered,
such as the application and approval of the first badge of the SARL which
differs from the current badge, as well as the application and approval
of the name South African Radio League in the Government Gazette and we k
eep finding more.

Since so much information had already been gathered, the author started
compiling and editing the first chapters of the book from the beginning o
f Wireless Telegraphy in South Africa to the beginning of the Second World
War, a period of over 40 years, where among other achievements the fo
undation for broadcasting in South Africa was also laid by the amateur rad
io pioneers.

Several amateurs may think that they have made no contributions to Amateur
Radio in South Africa, while practically every single amateur has made
some contribution over the years. It is important that you tell your stor
y so that it can be recorded as part of the history of Amateur Radio in So
uth Africa.

In the next few weeks, Anette, ZR6D will travel to Cape Town and come
back via the Garden Route and Port Elizabeth to visit some of our senior
amateurs to record their stories and collect memorabilia they want to don
ate to the project. Where the items are valuable and or cannot be donated
, they will be photographed to have a record of the items. If you think
you have something to contribute, no matter how small, please conside
r getting in touch with Anette so she can determine the best way to get th
e information from you. Your contribution is important to the project. We
need to get it sooner rather than later. Now is the time to get it done.
Anette can be contacted on 073 1999 032 or by e-mail at archives@sarl.org
.za (mailto:archives@sarl.org.za) .

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

ASSISTANCE REQUIRED

Hugh, ZS6WMT, has a 12 m mast erected in Kyalami, Johannesburg. He n
eeds some expert help to dismantle the mast, remove the antenna and relo
cate this mast to Bathurst in the Eastern Cape. Hugh will pay for the time
, travel, as well as accommodation at the Pig and Whistle in Bathurst.
He needs the mast to be dismantled any time in January, to be trucked t
o Bathurst at the end of January or the first week of February. He would l
ike to re-erect the mast and antenna in February or March. Contact Hugh at
hugh@eclipselogistics.co.za or mobile 082 777 5141.

THE PEARS NATIONAL VHF/UHF CONTEST NEXT WEEKEND

The PEARS National VHF/UHF contest, which is open to all licensed amateu
rs in South Africa and the neighbouring countries, including non-members
of the SARL, will take place from 13 to 15 January 2023.

The aim of the contest is to stimulate activity on these bands, make lon g-distance contacts and new records possible, and to have fun! Tropo Duc
ting or Meteor Scatter in the early mornings or at night and rover station
s, aircraft scatter, and possibly Sporadic-E during the daytime promis
e a lot of potential fun!

This is also a wonderful camping period with lots of fun for field station
s. Get your game face on and let's play radio! All you need to kno
w about the contest is in the 2023 SARL Blue Book - download your copy fro
m the Contest page on the SARL website.

A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR SARL AWARDS AND TROPHIES

On 4 September 2022, a SARL communication was sent out with information
about the various awards and trophies and how to nominate someone for an
award. The information is also in the October, November and December 20
22 issues of Radio ZS. The nomination forms for the awards can be found at
www.sarl.org.za/members/Awards/AwardsDirectory.asp. Please collect all th
e signatures on one document and then submit it to the SARL Secretary.

SARL members are invited to submit motions for discussion at the AGM. Club
s are invited to submit a motion to host the 2024 SARL AGM and Awards Dinn
er. The motion documents can be found at www.sarl.org.za/members/agm/AGMMe mbers.asp.

In terms of Rule 16.9, five councillors will step down at the 2023 AGM.
These councillors may stand for re-election. A retiring member may offer
himself for re-election only if he is proposed and seconded as provided f
or in these rules. The Council nomination document contains all the criter
ia for nomination and can be found at www.sarl.org.za/members/agm/AGMMembe rs.asp.

Submit the completed documents to the SARL Secretary by midnight on Tuesda
y 31 January 2023 and only use secretary@sarl.org.za (mailto:secretary@sar l.org.za) .

PROPAGATION REPORT

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that solar activity is expected to be
at low to moderate levels. There are currently six sunspot regions with s imple to slightly complex magnetic configurations visible. There is a high
probability for C-class, and a moderate 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 99. The 10 to 30 m bands wil
l provide some good DX fun. For more information, please visit the websi
te spaceweather.sansa.org.za.

Finally, a diary of some upcoming events:

11 January - The inland schools open

13 to 15 January - The PEARS National VHF/UHF contest

18 January - The 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 SARL 100 project is progressing very well. From the smallest newspaper
clipping to the handwritten notes of amateurs from the early 1900s. It is
amazing what has been preserved, donated, or made available to the pr
oject so far. An enormous amount of interesting information about the earl
y history of Amateur Radio in South Africa has already been discovered,
such as the application and approval of the first badge of the SARL which
differs from the current badge, as well as the application and approval
of the name South African Radio League in the Government Gazette and we k
eep finding more.

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, ZS2B, pr
oofread by Herman Erasmus, ZS6CTA, and read by ..............

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

SUID-AFRIKAANSE RADIOLIGA NUUS VIR SONDAG 8 JANUARIE 2023

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&idsa54d5fb2&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 SARL 100-PROJEK

DIE PEARS NASIONALE BHF/UHF-KOMPETISIE VOLGENDE NAWEEK

en

'N OPROEP VIR NOMINASIES VIR SARL-TOEKENNINGS EN TROFEË

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

Ons begin hierdie bulletin met nuus van 'n stil sleutel.

Dit is met leedwese dat ons aankondig [DEL: dat :DEL] die sleutel van Jim
my Struthers, ZS6OX in die vroeë oggendure van 1 Januarie 2023 stil
geword het. Hy sou op 15 Januarie 2023, 95 geword het. Hy was sedert 19
70 'n lid van die Hoëveld Amateurradioklub en kon slegs op BHF werk n
adat hy sowat 20 jaar gelede in 'n aftreeoord ingetrek het. Ons betuig ons
innige meegevoel met sy seuns Greg en Keith, hul families en vriende.

POUSE

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

â-˜N VERSKONING

Dennis, ZS2B vra hiermee om verskoning dat daar geen nuusbulletin vir So
ndag 1 Januarie 2023 was nie. Dennis hou vakansie by die mond van die Groo
t Visrivier en sedert die begin van Oktober 2022 was daar geen MTN- of Vod acom-seine by die kothuise nie. Om 'n sein te kry, moet Dennis langs die
R72 ry totdat hy 'n sein kry wat sterk genoeg is om e-posse af te laai en
op te laai. Hierdie bulletin word geskryf by 'n piekniek bankie by die st randmeer by Kleinemonde, 12 km van die mond van die Groot Visriver!

DIE SARL 100-PROJEK

Die SARL 100-projek vorder baie goed. Van die kleinste koerantuitknipsel t
ot die handgeskrewe notas van amateurs uit die vroeë 1900's. Dit is v erstommend wat tot dusver bewaar, geskenk of beskikbaar gestel is aan di
e projek. 'n Enorme hoeveelheid interessante inligting oor die vroeë
geskiedenis van Amateur Radio in Suid-Afrika is reeds tot dusver ontdek
, soos byvoorbeeld die aansoek en goedkeuring van die eerste kenteken va
n die SARL wat verskil van die huidige kenteken, asook die aansoek en go edkeuring van die naam Suid Afrikaanse Radio Liga in die Staatskoerant en
ons vind steeds meer.

Aangesien daar reeds so baie inligting ingesamel is, het die skrywer die
besluit geneem om die eerste hoofstukke van die boek te begin saamstel en
redigeer vanaf die begin van Draadlose Telegrafie in Suid-Afrika tot die
begin van die 2de Wêreldoorlog, 'n tydperk van meer as 40 jaar,
waar onder andere prestasies die grondslag vir uitsaaiwese in Suid-Afrika
wat ook deur die amateur radio-pioniers gelê is.

'n Aantal amateurs mag dink dat hulle geen bydraes tot Amateur Radio in Su id-Afrika gelewer het nie, terwyl feitlik elke enkele amateur oor die ja
re een of ander bydrae gemaak het. Dit is belangrik dat jy jou storie vert
el sodat dit as deel van die geskiedenis van Amateur Radio in Suid-Afrika
vasgelê kan word.

In die volgende paar weke gaan Anette, ZR6D na Kaapstad reis en keer wee
r via die Tuinroete en Port Elizabeth terug om van ons baie senior amateur
s te besoek om hul stories op te neem en aandenkings wat hulle aan die pro
jek wil skenk, te versamel. Waar die items kosbaar is en of nie geskenk
kan word nie, sal dit gefotografeer word om 'n rekord van die items te
hê. As jy dink jy het iets om by te dra, maak nie saak hoe klein n
ie, dink asseblief daaraan om met Anette in aanraking te kom sodat sy ka
n bepaal wat die beste manier is om die inligting van jou af te kry. Jou b ydrae is belangrik vir die projek. Ons moet dit vroeër eerder as late
r kry. Dit is nou die tyd om dit gedoen te kry. Anette kan by 073 1999 032
gekontak word of per e-pos by archives@sarl.org.za (mailto:archives@sarl. org.za) .

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

BYSTAND BENODIG

Hugh, ZS6WMT het 'n mas van 12 m wat in Kyalami, Johannesburg, opger
ig is. Hy het kundige hulp nodig om die mas af te takel, die antenna te
verwyder en diÃ(c) mas na Bathurst in die Oos-Kaap te verplaas. Hugh sa
l vir die tyd en reis sowel as verblyf by die Pig and Whistle in Bathurst
betaal. Hy wil die mas enige tyd in Januarie laat uitmekaar [DEL: ge :DE
L] haal, om aan die einde van Januarie of eerste week van Februarie na B athurst vervoer te word. Hy wil graag die mas en antenna in Februarie of M
aart weer oprig. Kontak Hugh by hugh@eclipselogistics.co.za (mailto:hugh@e clipselogistics.co.za) of selfoon 082 777 5141.

DIE PEARS NASIONALE BHF/UHF-KOMPETISIE VOLGENDE NAWEEK

Die PEARS Nasionale BHF/UHF-kompetisie, wat oop is vir alle gelisensieer
de amateurs in Suid-Afrika en die buurlande insluitend nie-lede van die SA
RL, sal van 13 tot 15 Januarie 2023 plaasvind.

Die doel van die kompetisie is om aktiwiteit op hierdie bande te stimuleer
, langafstand kontakte en nuwe rekords moontlik te maak en om pret te h
ê! Tropo Ducting of Meteor Strooi in die vroeë oggende of in die
nag en swerwer stasies, vliegtuie strooi en moontlik Sporadiese-E gedur
ende die dag beloof baie potensiële pret!

Hierdie is ook 'n heerlike kamp-periode met hope pret vir veldstasies. Sit
jou pret gesig aan en laat radio speel! Al wat jy oor die kompetisie moet
weet is in die 2023 SARL Blou Boek - laai jou kopie af van die Kompetisie -bladsy op die SARL-webwerf.

'N OPROEP VIR NOMINASIES VIR SARL-TOEKENNINGS EN TROFEË

Op 4 September 2022 is 'n SARL-kommunikasie uitgestuur met inligting oor d
ie verskillende toekennings en trofeë en hoe om iemand vir 'n toekenn
ing te nomineer. Die inligting is ook in die Oktober, November en Desemb
er 2022 uitgawes van Radio ZS beskikbaar. Die nominasie vorms vir die toek ennings kan gevind word by www.sarl.org.za/members/Awards/AwardsDirectory.
asp. Versamel asseblief al die handtekeninge op een dokument en dien dit d
an by die SARL-sekretaris in.

SARL-lede word uit genooi om mosies vir bespreking by die AJV in te dien.
Klubs word uitgenooi om 'n mosie in te dien om die 2024 SARL AJV en Toeke nnings dinee aan te bied. Die mosie dokumente kan gevind word op www.sarl. org.za/members/agm/AGMMembers.asp.

In gevolge Reël 16.9 sal vyf Raadslede by die 2023 AJV uittree. Hierd
ie Raadslede stel hulle beskikbaar vir herverkiesing. 'n Uittredende lid k
an homself vir herverkiesing aanbied slegs indien hy voorgestel en gesekon
deer word soos in hierdie reëls voorsiening gemaak word. Die Raad-ben
oemings dokument bevat al die kriteria vir nominasie en kan gevind word by
www.sarl.org.za/members/agm/AGMMembers.asp.

Dien die voltooide dokumente teen middernag op Dinsdag 31 Januarie 2023 by
die SARL-sekretaris in en gebruik slegs secretary@sarl.org.za (mailto:sec retary@sarl.org.za) .

HF VOORTPLANTINGSVOORSPELLING

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, berig dat die verwagte sonaktiwiteitsvlak laag
tot gematig gaan wees. Tans is daar ses sonvlekgroepe met eenvoudige tot
redelik gevorderde magnetiese samestellings sigbaar. Daar is 'n hoë
waarskynlikheid vir C-klas sonfakkels en 'n gematigde waarskynlikheid vir
M-klas sonfakkels. Diegene wat hulle eie frekwensievoorspellings wil doen
, kan 'n verwagte effektiewe sonvlektelling van 99 vir die week gebruik.
Radio amateurs kan goeie DX openinge op die 10 tot 30 m bande verwag. Bes
oek gerus die webtuiste spaceweather.sansa.org.za vir meer inligting.

Nou die dagboek van gebeure vir die volgende paar weke:

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 hoofberig:

Die SARL 100-projek vorder baie goed. Van die kleinste koerantuitknipsel t
ot die handgeskrewe notas van amateurs uit die vroeë 1900's. Dit is v erstommend wat tot dusver bewaar, geskenk of beskikbaar gestel is aan di
e projek. 'n Enorme hoeveelheid interessante inligting oor die vroeë
geskiedenis van Amateur Radio in Suid-Afrika is reeds tot dusver ontdek
, soos byvoorbeeld die aansoek en goedkeuring van die eerste kenteken va
n die SARL wat verskil van die huidige kenteken, asook die aansoek en go edkeuring van die naam Suid Afrikaanse Radio Liga in die Staatskoerant en
ons vind steeds meer.

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 Dennis Green, ZS2B, geproeflees deur Deon Erwin, ZS
1ZL en gelees deur ....................................

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

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