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	Contest University, to be held at the RSGB Convention in October Contest University, to be held at the RSGB Convention in October, is a platform for sharing ideas and learning new ways to enjoy amateur radio contesting. It is a means of giving something back to amateur radio and helping others on their way with their hobby. In addition to the talks already mentioned in the July RadCom, John Warburton, G4IRN has confirmed for the DXpedition Contesting Multi-Session. IARU Region 1 reports that the North Korean embassy in Tripoli is again using 14.328430MHz The IARU Region 1 reports that the North Korean embassy in Tripoli is again using 14.328430MHz for traffic with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Pyongyang. You may hear an ARQ burst system "DPRK-FSK600" at 600 Baud, 600Hz shift, operating on two different frequencies at about 1630UTC daily. One frequency is in the amateur radio band, the other one out of it. Slightly better news now as the Codar HF Radar from Naples on the 24MHz band disappeared after a complaint from IK8OZZ. A few days later another Codar system was found on 24.850 to 24.950kHz. Bearings taken by the German PTT indicated the source was on Pag Island, Croatia. The German PTT filed an official complaint to the Croatian PTT. Plans for the National Hamfest in October are going well Plans for the National Hamfest in October are going well. The RSGB is pleased to announce that there will be a free raffle for those attending on either the 2nd or 3rd October. The first trader to donate a prize is Martin Lynch & Sons who have given the Beam in a Bag recently reviewed in RadCom by Peter Dodd. Many more valuable prizes are expected. In addition to those traders already mentioned in the July RadCom, the RSGB are pleased to announce that bhi and Sandpiper have both signed up to attend the event. Great Lumley Amateur Radio hosts RSGB Region 4 Train The Trainers session on 1 August An RSGB Region 4 Train The Trainers session on 1 August is being hosted by the Great Lumley Amateur Radio and Electronics Society at Great Lumley Community Centre, Front Street, Great Lumley, near Chester le Street, County Durham DH3 4JD. It is due to start at 10am and finish at around 5pm. This venue is the home of Great Lumley Amateur Radio and Electronics Society. The session will be lead by Dave Wilson. Those wishing to attend please contact Ray, G3ZRK via e-mail to g3zrkaol.com. Please note closing date for candidates wishing to attend is 12 July. RSGB Convention in October, Jim Bacon, G3YLA will present a talk entitled At the RSGB Convention in October, Jim Bacon, G3YLA will present a talk entitled: 'Always take the weather with you'. Jim will be known to many as one of the team of BBC weather men. He will present an update to his series of articles on Sporadic-E published in RadCom some years ago. He will discuss some weather science and will explain how the collection of myths and facts have been applied already to this year's Sporadic-E openings, with some startling results. Observations will continue throughout the year and it may be that he will be able to show that understanding Sporadic-E may not be so difficult to explain, but may still be difficult to forecast. He hopes that the talk will enable amateurs to use weather data to test the possible Sporadic-E links next season. Initial results also seem to show that the same explanation works for the USA as well. Bookings for the Convention on the 9th to 11th October can be made online at www.rsgbevents.org. Medway Raynet Group granted GB100SS callsign The Medway Raynet Group, which includes the Isle of Sheppey on its patch, has been granted the callsign GB100SS for use on the 25th and 26th July from the site of the disused airfield at Eastchurch in Kent - an event called 'Sky Sheppey 2009'. Eastchurch was the founding airfield of the Royal Naval Air Service. Now the site of a prison, the actual airfield cannot be used, the centenary commemoration necessarily being earthbound. Medway Raynet will be using HF and VHF bands, and all logged contacts will receive a special QSL card BATC streamer online archive If your radio club can access the internet on club night, why not watch a video from the online archive on the BATC streamer? Not only are there numerous talks, including historical material, but you can even watch the current week's GB2RS News broadcast courtesy of newsreader Roy, G8CKN. Just point your browser at www.batc.tv, click on Film Archive and then choose a video from the drop–down list. The GB2RS broadcast can also be watched live via the Live Events channel at 0930 on Sunday morning.

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