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SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE NEWS FOR SUNDAY 15 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 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�a18404c9&e�e7bd785b
while the text bulletin can be downloaded from https://sarl.us5.list-mana ge.com/track/click?u'b05a8cba9589bf8d019e5d3&idl5fa794a7&e�e7bd785b. To join the MailChimp bulletin mailing list, please send an
e-mail to the SARL Secretary.

In the news today:

SARL QRP CONTEST ON SATURDAY 21 JANUARY

THE JANUARY 2023 RADIO ZS

and

CLUB NEWS

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

We begin this bulletin with the news of a silent key

It is with deep regret that we announce that the key of Marius Swart, ZS
4XA of Harrismith went silent on Wednesday 4 January 2023. Marius suffered
a heart attack in his sleep. He was a Warrant Officer in the SAPS and inv olved with the Community Policing Forum. We extend our sincere condolences
to his family and friends.

PAUSE

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

SARL QRP CONTEST ON SATURDAY 21 JANUARY

The QRP contests are intended to be fun activities to promote QRP operatio
n between radio amateurs. Using homebuilt equipment or operating as a port able/field station and using temporary antennas are encouraged but not a r equirement. The Summer Contest will run from 12:00 to 13:30 UTC on Saturda
y 21 January 2023 with CW and SSB activity and using 5 W or less. Non QRP
Stations are limited to 100 W. The exchange is RS or RST report and your
grid locator. Please refer to page 70 of the 2023 SARL Contest Manual for
more information.

THE JANUARY 2023 RADIO ZS

The January 2023 issue of Radio ZS is available for download. We look at t
he 2023 DX Ultra-Marathon and the CQ DX Marathon, both a year-long activ
ity. There is an article about how the DXCC Award was created and Woody,
ZS3WL takes you to Cape St Lucia Lighthouse. Find out about radio on stam
ps, telegraphy by induction and the second part of getting on the air wi
th LEO satellites. There is a reprint of the ZS6U Minishack Special antenn
a from 1994 and Eddie, ZS6BNE looks at backup for backup power. Download
your copy today!

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

CLUB NEWS

It is 2023, 22 years after the setting for Space Odyssey 2001, so it i
s time for the 2023 Tech Talk series to begin. The first Power Hour Tech T
alk for the year will take place from 19:00 CAT on Thursday 26 January and
all are welcome to tune in and connect. The topic is radio related and wi
ll definitely be of interest to all radio amateurs, but it is under wrap
s for now.
Find the details in the SARL Upcoming Events Diary and next week's
SARL Sunday bulletin.
Diarize now to join us on Thursday 26 January at 19h00 CAT.

PROPAGATION REPORT

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, reports that the solar activity is expected to
be at moderate levels. There are currently eight sunspots with simple to
slightly complex magnetic configurations visible. There is a high probabi
lity for C-class and a moderate probability for M-class solar flares. If y
ou want to do your own frequency predictions, the expected effective sun
spot number for the week will be around 151. The 10 to 30 m bands will pro
vide some good DX fun. Also keep a look-out for 6 m openings. Please visit
the website spaceweather.sansa.org.za for further information.

Finally, a diary of some upcoming events:

18 January - the coastal schools open
20 January - the closing date for PEARS VHF/UHF contest logs
21 January - the summer QRP Contest
26 January - the closing date for Summer QRP contest logs and the
Sandton Power Hour Tech Talk
28 January - the SARL 40m Club Contest
31 January - the closing date for AGM Motions and Award Nomination
s and the May RAE registration opens
2 February - the closing date for the 40m Club Contest Logs
4 February - the SARL VHF/UHF FM Activity Day

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

The Summer Contest will run from 12:00 to 13:30 UTC on Saturday 21 January
2023 with CW and SSB activity and using 5 W or less. Non QRP Stations are
limited to 100 W. The exchange is RS or RST report and your grid locator.
Please refer to page 70 of the 2023 SARL Contest Manual for more informat
ion.

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 include in the bulletin should reach the news
team no later than the Friday 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 [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .

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.

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SUID-AFRIKAANSE RADIOLIGA NUUS VIR SONDAG 15 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&idue59b0acc&e�e7bd785b 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:

SARL QRP KOMPETIESIE OP 21 JANUARIE

DIE JANUARIE 2023 RADIO ZS

en

KLUB NUUS

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

Ons begin hierdie bulletin met nuus van n stil sleutel.

Dit is met leedwese dat ons moet aankondig dat die sleutel van Marius Swar
t, ZS4XA van Harrismith stil geword het op Woensdag 4 Januarie 2023. Mar
ius het 'n Hart aanval in sy slaap gehad. Hy was 'n Adjudant Offisier in d
ie SAPD en betrokke by die Gemeenskap Polisiëring Forum. Ons betuig o
ns innige meegevoel met sy familie en vriende.

POUSE

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

SARL QRP KOMPETIESIE OP 21 JANUARIE

Die QRP-kompetisies is bedoel om prettige aktiwiteite te wees om QRP-werki
ng tussen radioamateurs te bevorder. Die gebruik van tuis geboude toerusti
ng of as 'n draagbare/veldstasie en die gebruik van tydelike antennas word
aangemoedig, maar is nie 'n vereiste nie. Die Somer QRP Kompetisie is o
p die lug vanaf 12:00 tot 13:30 UTC op Saterdag 21 Januarie 2023 met GG en
ESB aktiwiteit met 5 W of minder krag uitset. Nie QRP-stasies is beperk t
ot 100 W. Die uitruiling is 'n RS orf RST verslag en jou ruitvierk
ant. Blaai na bladsy 70 in die 2023 SARL-Kompetisiehandleiding vir meer in ligting.

DIE JANUARIE 2023 RADIO ZS

Die Januarie 2023 uitgawe van Radio ZS is beskikbaar vir aflaai. Ons kyk n
a die 2023 DX Ultra-Marathon en die CQ DX Marathon, beide 'n jaar lange
aktiwiteit. Daar is 'n artikel oor hoe die DXCC toekenning ontstaan het e
n Woody, ZS3WL neem jou na die Kaap St Lucia Vuurtoring. Vind meer uit o
or radio op seëls, telegrafie deur induksie en die tweede deel van
op die lug kom met die LEO satelliete. Daar is 'n herdruk van die ZS6U Mi nishack Special antenna van 1994 en Eddie, ZS6BNE kyk na rugsteun vir kr
ag.

Laai jou eksemplaar af vandag nog!

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

KLUB NUUS

Dit is 2023, 22 jaar na die gebeure van Space Odyssey 2001, so dit is
tyd dat die 2023 Tegniese Praatjie reeks begin. Die eerste Kraguur Tegnie
se Praatjie vir die jaar vind plaas vanaf 19:00 SAT op Donderdag 26 Januar
ie enn almal is welkom om in te skakel en deel te neem. Die onderwerp is r
adio verwant en sal beslis vir alle amateurs van belang wees, maar dit i
s vir eers 'n geheim. Kry die besonderhede in die SARL Komende Geb
eurtenisse Dagboek en volgende week SARL Sondag bulletin. Maak 'n
nota in jou dagboek vir 19:00 SAT op Donderdag 26 Januarie.

HF VOORTPLANTINGSVOORSPELLING

Hannes Coetzee, ZS6BZP, berig dat die verwagte sonaktiwiteitsvlak gema
tig gaan wees. Tans is daar agt sonvlekke met eenvoudige tot redelik gevor derde magnetiese samestellings sigbaar. Daar is 'n hoë waarskynlikhei
d 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 verwagte effektiewe sonvlektelling van 151 vir die week gebruik. Radio a mateurs kan goeie DX openinge op die 10 tot 30 m bande verwag. 6 m kan ook
'n paar aangename verrassings oplewer. Besoek gerus die webtuiste spacewe ather.sansa.org.za vir meer inligting.

Nou die dagboek van gebeure vir die volgende paar weke:

18 Januarie - die kus skole open
20 Januarie - die sluitingsdatum vir PEARS BHF/UHF Logstate
21 Januarie - die Somer QRP Kompetisie
26 Januarie - die sluitingsdatum vir Somer QRP Kompetisie Logstate
en die Sandton Kraguur Tegniese Praatjie
28 Januarie - die SARL 40m Klub Kompetisie
31 Januarie - die sluitingsdatum vir AJV Mosies en toekenning nomi
nasies en die Mei RAE registrasie open
2 Februarie - die sluitingsdatum vir die 40m Klub Kompetisie Logst
ate
4 Februarie - die SARL BHF/UHF FM Aktiwiteits dag

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

Die Somer QRP Kompetisie is op die lug vanaf 12:00 tot 13:30 UTC op Saterd
ag 21 Januarie 2023 met GG en ESB aktiwiteit met 5 W of minder krag uitset
. Nie QRP-stasies is beperk tot 100 W. Die uitruiling is 'n RS orf
RST verslag en jou ruitvierkant. Blaai na bladsy 70 in die 2023 SARL-Komp etisiehandleiding vir meer inligting.

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 [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) .

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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