February 2018 – March 2018
Isolda ZS2IW and granddaughter Jessica Gerber helping at the 5i50.
This Newsletter is published by the Port Elizabeth Amateur Radio Society P.O. Box 10402, LINTON GRANGE, 6015
Editing by Eric ZS2ECH
QSX-PE - Newsletter for the discerning Radio Ham
Download QSX-PE from www.zs2pe.co.za/Newsletter/Newsletter.htm or www.commco.co.za/pears.htm
PEARS Monthly Meeting 7:30 pm at the Italian Sporting Club, 17 Harold Road, Charlo. Sunday 11th of February 2018 PEARS social at Noordhoek Ski-boat Club. 11 am Coals will be ready at midday, or alternatively bring a picnic basket. Please do not bring alcohol; drinks can be bought at the pub. Tuesday 20th of February 2018 2014 CQWW DX Contest expedition to Montserrat (VP2MDX) by Ulrich Ann DM5EE Tuesday 20th of March 2018 Marine Radios and operations, by Gert ZS2GS
DIARY OF EVENTS 29 Jan – 14 Feb Bouvet Island DXpedition 2018 4 February Antique Wireless Association CW Activity Day 10 – 11 February SARL National Field Day 10 – 11 February CQ WPX RTTY 11 February PEARS social at Noordhoek Ski-boat Club 17 February SARL Youth Sprint 17– 19 February ARRL DX CW 18 February Herald Cycle Tour - Mountain Bike 20 February PEARS monthly meeting 25 February SARL Digital Contest 25 February Herald Cycle Tour - Road Race 27 February PEARS 2 m simplex net on 145.500 MHz at 8 pm 2 – 4 March Addo Trail Run 3 – 4 March ARRL DX SSB 4 March SARL Hamnet 40 m Simulated Emergency Contest 10 – 11 March SARL VHF/UHF Analogue Contest 10 – 11 March RSGB Commonwealth Contest 20 March PEARS monthly meeting 24 – 25 March CQ WPX SSB 27 March PEARS 2 m simplex net on 145.500 MHz at 8 pm 5 April 80 m QSO Party 7 April Cockscomb Classic 15 April Ironman 19 May RAE
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RAE Classes Donovan ZS2DL will be hosting another session of classes for the class A Exams. These classes will commence toward the end of February for those wanting to write the exam in May. If anyone wishes to be part of these classes, please send Donovan an email to [email protected] he will add you to the list and contact you closer toward the start date with all the required info. Thanks, Don ZS2DL
And Then There Were Three!
Left to Right: Andre ZS2ACP, Barry ZS2EZ and Donovan ZS2DL Photo by Aidan ZS2CV
Irrespective of who you are and what your specific claim to fame is in Amateur Radio, if you have DX’ed from more than one ZS call division and analysed your performance you will have noted that ZS2 is probably the more difficult call areas to work from, and be heard! Whether it is because of its Geographic position or lack of large contest style stations, who knows, yet it is.
ZS2 stations always have had modest ambitions of getting onto the DXCC list and work a 100 countries. This has been done by several guys over the years but up until May 2010 nobody in ZS2 had ever achieved the DXCC or 100 entities worked and confirmed on all the original 5 DX Bands, 10m, 15m, 20m, 40m and yes, 80m! PE-QSX page 3
Now there are probably those that would say, yes anyone can achieve this with a yagi and a linear, but it would be incorrect to think this because as much as you would have a yagi for the high bands, 40 and 80 are reliant on wire dipoles or rotatable dipoles, and due to RFI, power on these bands are also curtailed to a large degree.
ZS2DL decided the above notwithstanding to give it a go in 2007, 10m to 40m had already been completed but 80m was never used to chase DX. So with a total of around 9 on that band started burning the midnight oil. By May 2010 some 3 years later the objective had been achieved, with 1 SSB QSO and 99 QSO’s on CW decoded by ear using a wire dipole and on average 400w. Certificate # 6794 was issued on 17 May 2010. Making ZS2DL the first ZS2 station to achieve the 5BDXCC award.
It felt rather lonely until 2014 when ZS2ACP announced he is giving it a go too. Andre had achieved a great deal already and is still the only ZS to have a DXCC on satellites. But as he would find out HF and especially 80m was a different type of challenge. Using wire and modest power Andre was able to draw on the advances in digital software technology and as a result managed the 80m DXCC and thus the 5BDXCC award on the 14 August 2017 - also little more than 3 years after making the commitment with Certificate # 8871. 10 QSO’s on SSB and 90 using JT65 and FT8 digital modes.
Not to be outdone, in 2016 Barry, ZS2EZ realised that something was afoot and decided he cannot be left behind when it came to the 5BDXCC award, and already having achieved so much on the HF bands decided to take his DXCC to the next level. His website Biography sums it up perfectly.
As at 12/02/2017 80m DX Total stood at 39 worked/confirmed. Mostly CW/RTTY. First JT65 QSO on 12/02/2017 with LU.
From my website (Biography Page) : During the 2017 CQ WPX RTTY Contest I happened to try listening on 80m - as usual, on my 80/40 trapped dipole I could hear NOTHING. By chance I happened to switch to my EZ-Wire antenna - despite high SWR on 80 I was clearly hearing stations! During the lull on the Saturday morning I dug out an old balun from my drawer, measured out some 2.5mm insulated wire and put together an 80m full size dipole. I put this onto an 8m (25ft) pole and put this pole up on a wall bracket about 15m from the shack. A quick bit of tuning and I had a dipole resonant on 80m. Conditions on the Sunday morning were poor, but I could now copy JT65 signals well!! Having always ignored 80m (at this stage I had a grand total of 39 DXCC entities on this band!) I now found myself working New One after New One - 10 in the first 5 days!! After working XT2AW for my 100th Entity in October 2017 the last few confirmations were gathered in, and on 2 November 2017 I finally got my 80m DXCC verified and with it my 5BDXCC!!
Certificate # 8916 being issued to Barry on 2 November 2017.
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*Note By ZS2DL – ZS2EZ’s words to me were: I will never operate 80m, as it is meant for those seeking Masochism!
** Another Note- He has now changed it to I will never operate 160m, as it’s a Masochists band!
Now there are 3!
What’s next for this bunch of radio junkies? 160m, maybe? A Dx-pedition to a rare sort after Entity? Who knows, but what is confirmed is that working DX on the low bands with simple wire antennas and relatively low power is possible even from ZS2.
Who will be next to achieve the 5BDXCC from ZS2…. Will it be you?
To celebrate our achievement we had a Photo taken of us, holding our prized 5BDXCC Certificates.
73 es gud DX Andre, ZS2ACP; Donovan, ZS2DL; Barry, ZS2EZ
#2 Most wanted DXCC Entity about to be activated An Expedition to Bouvet the Worlds #2 most wanted DXCC entity has started. It is the first expedition to Bouvet since 1991. The Team has departed from Chile on the 15th January and anticipate a 14 day journey to Bouvet! You can follow the expedition at https://www.bouvetdx.org/ Not to many ZS2’s have worked Bouvet so I suggest getting the antennas resonant, moths out of the rigs and dust off the old Morse keys… this is going to be as close to DX-mania as you will ever get! Note: One of the operators Keith, VE7KW was a member of Donovan’s 7P8D expedition to Lesotho. No doubt having this expedition on his CV and being a fine operator, secured him a spot on this team, Hi! 29 January 2018 to 14 February 2018
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Vertical Directive Arrays (VDAs)
Used by recent DXpeditions TX6G, T32C, VP6DX, FT4TA, etc. rather than low horizontal yagis (10-20m) The VDA is a 2-element ½ wave yagi in the vertical plane, with a wire dipole driven element and a wire reflector behind it Broad 139˚ beamwidth in the horizontal plane Low 7˚ elevation angle in the vertical plane 8dB gain relative to a low horizontal beam reported when used over sea-water wetted sand, or when used elevated over normal ground 30dB null at the rear (!)
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If you don’t have a conductive salt-water ground, elevate the antenna as high as possible in order to get a clear path to the horizon, otherwise you will get reduced performance For use at the beach, the following are the min. recommended heights of the boom above ground: 20m – 6.24m; 15m – 4.45m; 10m – 3.66m Away from the beach, raise the boom as high as you can Boom and support mast must be composite non-conducting material Coax feedline should exit the boom at the center, at a 90˚ angle for at least 1 wavelength before dropping to the ground. Ferrite common-mode chokes may be necessary on the feedline.
Copied from: http://www.va3cco.com/images/2015luncheon/VE3IKV_Verticals_VDAs.pdf
The demise of the RJ45 connector
For the many of you who have complained about the RJ45 mic connector used on many mobile rigs, this may be good news, perhaps!
The integration of smart systems into the factory has led to a huge increase in the demand for reliable, robust interconnection. With the enormous volume of power, signals and data connections demanded by this new equipment, the physical space required for connections places a huge burden on installers. The stage is set for the next generation of connectors that combine small size with high data speeds.
For many years, the RJ45 connector has been used for networking across the world. As an international standard, RJ45 connectors are available in a myriad of versions from dozens of manufacturers, but in the modern world with its demands for more connections, the RJ45 is starting to look a little... well... ordinary.
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Enter the new ix Industrial connector from Hirose, one of the world's leading manufacturers. The ix Industrial is designed to do everything that the RJ45 does, but quicker, more reliably, and in a smaller package. Just look at a few of the key features:
• Size - 75% smaller than a traditional RJ45 connector • Speed - Up to 10Gbps • Reliability - 5000 mating cycles • Standard - complies with IEC/PAS61076-3-1
Article from DesingSpark newsletter 2018 Les Barker, ZS2VA
Fox-1D Amateur Radio CubeSat Launches Successfully, Now Designated as AO-92 01/15/2018
Right on schedule at 0359 UTC on January 12, the solid-fueled first stage and ground-lit strap-on boosters of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) ignited and hurtled AMSAT-NA’s Fox-1D CubeSat along with 30 other satellites onboard the PSLV-C40 mission toward a sun-synchronous orbit. Less than 18 minutes later, the primary payload, a Cartosat-2 series imaging satellite for the Indian government, separated from the launcher’s fourth stage, followed by other satellites on the mission. By 27 minutes into the flight, confirmation came that all nanosatellites had been deployed. Fox-1D was in orbit!
Just before 0500 UTC, Fox-1D passed over western North America, but the onboard timer that ensures the satellite does not deploy antennas and begin transmitting until it’s clear of the launch vehicle and other satellites had not yet expired."
“At about 0517 UTC, the satellite came to life and its antennas deployed over the North Pole,” AMSAT reported. “The AMSAT Engineering team and Amateur Radio operators worldwide were watching various WebSDRs for signs of life. Around 0525 UTC, the characteristic “Fox tail” of the Fox-1 FM transmitter was seen on multiple WebSDRs. Fox-1D was alive!” At 0528 UTC, the first frame appeared on the AMSAT telemetry server, uploaded by Anatoly Alexsandrov, UA9UIZ, and initial telemetry values confirmed that the satellite was healthy.
AMSAT-NA OSCAR Number Administrator Bill Tynan, W3XO, has designated Fox-1D as AMSAT OSCAR 92 or AO-92. Fox-1D, a 1U CubeSat, is the third of AMSAT’s five Fox-1 CubeSats to reach orbit. It was preceded by AO-85 (Fox-1A) and AO-91 (RadFxSat / Fox-1B).
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AMSAT Engineering reminds stations that the satellite will not be available for general use until the on-orbit checkouts are complete. AMSAT invites continued telemetry reports to assist the engineering team to complete commissioning.
“During commissioning, the transponder may be active at times, but please do not transmit as you may interfere with important tests that must be completed before the satellite is commissioned,” AMSAT said. “The commissioning process is expected to take up to 2 weeks.”
See the AMSAT-NA website for an update on AO-92 commissioning and payload testing. Additional updates may be posted this week.
In addition to a Fox-1 U/V FM transponder, Fox-1D will carry several university experiments, including a MEMS gyro from Pennsylvania State University-Erie, a camera from Virginia Tech, and the University of Iowa’s High Energy Radiation CubeSat Instrument (HERCI) radiation mapping experiment. Fox-1D also carries the AMSAT “L-Band Downshifter,” which gives the option of utilizing a 1.2 GHz uplink for the FM transponder. The Fox-1D downlink will be on 145.880 MHz, and uplinks will be on 435.350 and 1,267.350 MHz (67 Hz CTCSS), switchable.
The PSLV launcher also carried the French PicSat, which includes a V/U FM transponder. PicSat will perform space observations. The transponder uplink is 145.910 MHz, the downlink is 435.525 MHz. — Thanks to AMSAT News Service and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Copied from: http://www.arrl.org/news/fox-1d-amateur-radio-cubesat-launches-successfully-now- designated-as-ao-92
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FoxTelem Software for Windows, Mac, & Linux
Fox Telemetry Decoder
The Fox Telemetry Decoder is being released to demodulate, store and analyze telemetry data from AMSAT’s Fox series of Cube Sats. We hope that you will also upload the telemetry you receive to the AMSAT server so that it can be used by other Amateur Scientists and our research partners, whose experiments fly with the Fox satellites.
FoxTelem is experimental. We are sure it can be improved. Please provide feedback and suggestions
Fox-1 satellites include two telemetry formats:
Slow Speed, also called Data Under Voice (DUV) is 200 bps FSK data sent at the same time as the transponder audio. Whenever the transmitter is on, data is being sent. This happens during beacons and during live QSOs. High Speed is 9600 bps FSK sent instead of the transponder. This is used for data intensive experiments such as the Virginia Tech Camera and the University of Iowa HERCI experiment. This is only active when commanded from the ground. You can recognize High Speed because it sounds like an old school computer modem. FoxTelem will receive and store both formats assuming you can feed it audio that does not have the frequencies below 200 Hz filtered. For High Speed, the audio must also extend to include the full 9600bps bandwidth of the FM signal. For both modes this is best achieved from a Software Defined Radio or from the 9600 bps packet port of some radios. See the user guide for more details.
Copied from: https://www.amsat.org/foxtelem-software-for-windows-mac-linux/ See this page for links to download this software.
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Meltdown and Spectre: Yes, your device is likely vulnerable
“Meltdown” and “Spectre” are major vulnerabilities affecting almost every computer in the world.
Details have emerged this week regarding two different—and both substantial—security flaws in almost every computer processor in use today. This affects Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. It’s important to note that as of yet, no malware or cyberattack has been associated with these flaws, but now that the information is in the public domain, that could change. Either of the flaws could lead to your computer’s memory being compromised, which means sensitive data—passwords, photos, credit card details—can be accessed and stolen. Here’s a breakdown of the two vulnerabilities:
Meltdown
This flaw affects virtually every Intel-processor based computer, smartphone, tablet, and cloud service. And it is greatly problematic for large cloud-using enterprises like Microsoft and Google. If hackers wanted to exploit this vulnerability, they would rent a virtual server on the shared cloud service, and from there be able to use the flaw to access data from the other cloud users. A patch has been quickly developed to fix this problem, but unfortunately it could slow down your computer; many won’t notice a slowdown but in some specific cases it could be up to 30% slower.
Spectre
While Meltdown is specific to Intel processors, Spectre affects almost every processor on the market. This vulnerability can be exploited to “trick” your system’s safe programs into leaking sensitive data. The safeguards built into these programs are actually making the applications more vulnerable. The flaw here is inherent in the chips’ designs, and can only truly be fixed by redesigning the hardware. This will come, but it will take time. In the meantime, software patches have been, and continue to be, developed to help prevent Spectre attacks.
Fixing the problems
There are several solutions in the works to mitigate the Meltdown and Spectre flaws, including OS updates, browser updates, and firmware updates.
Article courtesy of AVAST security. Les ZS2VA
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Long Dead NASA Spacecraft Wakes Up January 28, 2018 / Dr.Tony Phillips
Jan. 26, 2018: Amateur astronomer Scott Tilley has a hobby: He hunts spy satellites. Using an S-band radio antenna in Roberts Creek, British Columbia, he regularly scans the skies for radio signals from classified objects orbiting Earth. Since he started 5 years ago, Tilley has bagged dozens of secret or unlisted satellites. “It’s a lot of fun,” he confesses.
Earlier this month, Tilley was hunting for Zuma–a secretive United States government satellite lost in a launch mishap on Jan. 8th–when a J-shaped curve appeared on his computer screen. “It was the signature of a lost satellite,” he says, “but it was not Zuma.”
In a stroke of good luck that has dizzied space scientists, Tilley found IMAGE, a NASA spacecraft that “died” more than 10 years ago.
Short for “Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration,” IMAGE was launched in 2000 on a flagship mission to monitor space weather. Mapping the ebb and flow of plasma around Earth, IMAGE was able to watch our planet’s magnetosphere respond almost like a living organism to blasts of solar activity, while its ultraviolet cameras took gorgeous pictures of Earth’s global auroras.
“It had capabilities that no other spacecraft could match–before or since,” says. Patricia Reiff, a member of the original IMAGE science team at Rice University.
IMAGE was in the 5th year of its extended mission on Dec. 18, 2005, when the spacecraft suddenly went silent. No one knows why, although suspicions have focused on a power controller for the spacecraft’s transponder, which might have temporarily failed.
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The one hope was a reboot: When IMAGE’s solar-powered batteries drained to zero during a eclipse by the Earth, onboard systems could restart and begin transmitting again. “If revival occurs, the mission should be able to continue as before with no limitations,” noted NASA’s IMAGE Failure Review Board in their 2006 report.
A deep eclipse in 2007, however, failed to produce the desired result. “After that, we stopped listening,” says Reiff.
That is, until Scott Tilley started looking for Zuma. “When I saw the radio signature, I ran a program called STRF to identify it,” he says. Developed by Cees Bassa, a professional astronomer at the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, STRF treats Earth-orbiting satellites much like binary pulsars–deducing their orbital elements from the Doppler shifts of their radio signals. “The program immediately matched the orbit of the satellite I saw to IMAGE. It was that easy,” says Tilley.
Sometime between 2007 and 2018–no one knows when–IMAGE woke up and started talking. Now, NASA has to find a way to answer.
“The good news is, NASA is working on a recovery plan,” says Reiff. “UC Berkeley still has a ground station that was used for realtime tracking and control. They are scrambling to find
PE-QSX page 13 the old software and see it they can get the bird to respond. Apparently there are data side lobes on the transmission, so that is a good sign.”
Researchers would love to have IMAGE back. The spacecraft has a unique Big Picture view of Earth’s magnetosphere and “its global-scale auroral imager would be fantastic for nowcasting space weather,” says Reiff. “Fingers crossed!!”
Radio signals from IMAGE, detected by Scott Tilley on Jan. 20, 2018.
Copied from: https://spaceweatherarchive.co m/2018/01/28/long-dead-nasa- spacecraft-wakes-up/
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Minutes of PEARS Monthly Meeting Held at the Italian Sporting Club on the 16th of January 2018 at 19h30
Welcome Chairman Gert (ZS2GS) welcomed all present, especially Ashley Goosen (ZS2AG) who has returned to PE.
Attendance: As per the attendance register.
Apologies Ted (ZS2TED), Jimmy (ZS2JIM), Hugo (ZS2HR), Trevor (ZS2AE), Juanita (ZS2JBK), Johannes (ZS2JO).
Acceptance of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting: These were circulated in the QSX, proposed by Clive (ZS2RT) and seconded by Al (ZS2U).
Matters Arising: T-Shirts and Caps – Colin (ZS2CRS) distributed badges and name tags to those who had ordered. Container – Copy of minutes by Scout group regarding the responsibility of the container, not yet received. Tones – 6 May change over date. However certain repeaters (Uitenhage 145,675 and Longmore 145,625) will not be tone codes, therefor those members who have radios that cannot do tone will still have access to those repeaters.
Correspondence: Out None In None
Finance: The treasurer Clive ZS2RT gave a report on the club’s finances.
General: Events Calendar – Social 11 February – Family day – bring and braai at Noordhoek Ski boat club. Members requested to make a donation of R5 or R10 to pay for venue (R300). Please note NO alcohol to be brought onto the premises as it is a licenced premises. Bingo Evening March/April.
EVENTS Upcoming Herald Addo Cycle 18th February and Herald road race 25th February Addo Trail Run 4 to 6 March Tony requests that operators volunteer for all 3 events AGM 19 May
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GUEST SPEAKER Chris (ZS2AAW) gave an interesting talk on cross banding
Meeting closed at 20h45.
Chairman: GJ Schoeman Secretary JG Keating
Please submit your logsheets for the PEARS National VHF/UHF Contest by 14 February 2018
The logsheet can be in any form, handwritten or typed, and I’ll do the calculations too. Logsheets have been coming in slowly from all over the country, Your logsheet will still be appreciated, even if you did not achieve a high score, as it will provide info of the distribution of VHF activity during the contest.
Log sheets can be sent to Mike Bosch ZS2FM at [email protected]
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CONGRATULATIONS BIRTHDAYS – February BIRTHDAYS – March 02 Ginny ZS2GIN XYL of Pat ZS2PJP 01 Rudi Goosens ZR2RCG Pullinger 03 Daphne XYL of Paul ZS2PG Galpin 02 Paul Galpin ZS2PG 04 Erika XYL of Gert ZS2GHK Kok 03 Wanda XYL of Johan ZS2JV van Vuuren 08 Errol Kleinhans ZS2EK 04 Gert Kok ZS2GHK 08 Margret XYL of Martin ZS2MR Ras 04 Ivan Newman ZS2ILN 08 Melanie XYL of Charl ZS2CG Gerber 06 Mandy La Mude ZS2AV 09 Tony Dove ZS2T 06 Neels OM of Patsy ZS2PTY Kruger 10 Michael Gooden ZS2MG 07 Chantal XYL of Yacov ZS2YCL Loock 15 Susanna XYL of Mike ZS2FM Bosch 07 Joan ZR2ABA XYL of Allan ZS2BO 16 Anne XYL of Graham ZS2GIB Butcher Bowles 21 Andrew Gray ZS2G 12 Rosemary ZR2MCR XYL of Rob ZS2ROB 22 Dubennette XYL of Quintus ZS2KU MacGeoghegan Moolman 14 Arno du Preez ZS2ABT 22 Peggy XYL of Viv ZS2VM Moore 18 Juanita Keating ZS2JBK 29 Allan Whitehead ZS2R 18 Peter Flynn ZS2PF 31 Brigitte XYL of Tim ZS2TIM Jones 19 Gary Laaks ZS2GRL 31 Richard Boatwright ZS5RP 21 Mathew Allen ZU2MAT ANNIVERSARIES – March 25 Jacqui XYL of Matthew ZS2SA Saayman 03 Graham ZS2GIB and Anne Butcher 26 Henry Danielson ZS2HD 15 Arno ZS2ABT and Cheryl du Preez 26 Jacques van der Heide ZR2JH 18 Andrew ZS2PA and Roslyn Prideaux 28 Basie Du Plessis ZR2BA 22 Rudi ZR2RCG and Ellie Goosens 29 Wolf Gerstle ZS2WG If you are a member and your birthday or ANNIVERSARIES – February anniversary details are omitted or incorrect, 01 Nico ZS4N and Lizette Oelofse please notify Clive ZS2RT (or any committee 15 Christopher ZS2AAW and Vanessa member) to update our records. ZS2VS Scarr 22 Matthew ZS2SA and Jacqui Saayman
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Sunday SARL and Bulletin Roster Monday Club Bulletins http://www.zs2pe.co.za/bulletins.htm 5 February Andrew ZS2G PEARS provides a local reading of the SARL 12 February Eric ZS2ECH national bulletins on Sundays in Afrikaans 19 February Johannes ZS2JO at 08h15 and English at 08h30. 26 February Dave ZS2DH 5 March Gert ZS2GS 12 March Tony ZR2TX The club bulletins are transmitted on a 19 March Juanita ZS2JBK Monday at 20h00. 26 March Clive ZS2RT 2 April Glen ZS2GV All transmissions are on 7098 kHz as well 9 April Chris ZS2AAW as the 2m linked network that provides coverage from Butterworth to George and The bulletin readers are always looking for something up to the Free State and their environs. to announce. If you have something to contribute, Please consult the PEARS webpage for any please forward it to the next reader. changes.
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Your Society’s Committee for 2017-2018 Chairman Gert Schoeman ZS2GS 082 721 4010 gert1schoeman[at]gmail.com Vice Chairman, Events & Rally Tony Allen ZR2TX 082 956 2920 tony.zr2tx[at]gmail.com organising Secretary Juanita Keating ZS2JBK 079 229 4156 juanitakeating[at]gmail.com Treasurer Clive Fife ZS2RT 041 367 3203 clive[at]peham.co.za Repeaters, Wifi Chris Scarr ZS2AAW 082 925 6367 christopher[at]peham.co.za Technical/repeaters/SAR Glen Cummings ZS2GV 082 411 2743 glenvanessa[at]gmail.com comms Meetings & Refreshments, Johannes Geldenhuys ZS2JO 082 320 3032 johannes[at]s4.co.za Socials Hammies, PR, Hamnet contest Dave Higgs ZS2DH 082 387 5657 om[at]zs2dh.co.za Hamnet, Metro Emergency Andrew Gray ZS2G 079 490 0292 agray[at]mandelametro.gov.za QSX Eric Hosten ZS2ECH 072 841 4693 eric.hosten[at]mandela.ac.za CO-OPTED POSTS RAE Examination Admin. Donovan van Loggerenberg 082 852 4885 zs2dl[at]hamradio.co.za ZS2DL HF Assessors Bill Hodges ZS2ABZ 041 581 2580 zs2abz[at]isat.co.za Contest Committee Theunis Potgieter ZS2EC 064 901 8079 contest[at]peham.co.za PEARS VHF/UHF Contest Mike Bosch ZS2FM 084 612 9600 mikecbosch[at]gmail.com Replace [at] with @ when you want to send an email (this is done to try to prevent spamming).
PEARS' VHF/UHF, Packet & Other Services Local Repeaters: These repeaters form a separate sub-net in the PE - Uitenhage - Despatch area. Town VHF Town UHF Uitenhage Longmore IRLP available 145,050/650 431,050/438,650 145,075/675 145,025/625 on this subnet Cape Linked System Repeaters: These form the PEARS long-range 2-metre repeater system, in conjunction with the Border, Southern Cape and WCRWG systems. See www.zs2pe.co.za/Repeaters/repeaters.htm for more details. Lady's Slipper Grahamstown Cradock Noupoort (link only) 145,100/700 145,150/750 145,050/650 438,750 / 438,675 Colesberg Kareedouw Plett Brenton 431,075/438,675 145,125/725 145,175/775 145,075/675 Packet network: ZS0NTP-2 Packet Node ZS0NTP BBS ZS0GHT-2 Packet Node ZS0CDK-2 Digi Lady’s Slipper Lady’s Slipper Grahamstown Cradock On all node frequencies 144,800 1200bd 144,800 1200bd 144,800 1200bd 434,800 1200bd 439,850 9600bd 439,850 9600bd (to LS) 434,800 1200bd APRS ZS0KDJ APRS Digi ZS0KDB APRS Digi ZS2ABZ-4 Mount Road Longmore WMR918 WX Station 434,800 1200bd 434,800 1200bd 144,625 1200bd VHF Beacon: 50,007 MHz FSK – ZS2X, 25 Watts into 2 element Yagi beaming north. Banking details (for subs & donations): NEDBANK SAVINGS ACCOUNT No. 221 252 7594, Bank code 121217, A/C name: Port Elizabeth Amateur Radio Society. Please use call signs as a reference.
Disclaimer. Note: The Editor, nor any PEARS club member, shall not be held liable for errors and/or omissions in any article and/or drawing contained in this newsletter. Furthermore, any view expressed is not necessarily that of the Editor, any committee member or other members of the Club. The material contained in this newsletter is not meant to defame, purge, humiliate and/or hurt someone's person or feelings. If copyright is unintentionally infringed, we apologise, this newsletter is published as a free service to Amateur Radio operators and friends and is neither for profit nor gain.
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