SARL Membership Subscriptions 2022/2023
Ordinary Member and Overseas Member R500,00 All the other classes - No change! See AGM Booklet! The invoices will be sent out as soon as the RAE process is completed. Membership fees due from 1 July 2022.
SARL ON-THE-AIR BULLETINS AND AMATEUR RADIO TODAY PROGRAMME 22 May 2022
NOTE Programmes are also available on www.amateurradio.org.za
SARL News with Herman Erasmus ZS6CTA listen here
SARLNUUS in Afrikaans met Irene Myburgh ZS6IEA Laai hier af/luister
Amateur Radio Today - Pogramme about Amateur Radio and technology hosted by Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV . The programme features news about amateur radio, reports on Hamnet, VHF and UHF, Satellites and HF plus teachnical features. One hour of Amateur Radio bliss. Listen or download here (After8 am Sunday)
Transmissions: Sundays at 08:00 UTC on repeaters around South Africa including 145,750 and 145,725 MHZ in Pretoria. On HF 7 082 kHz by Louis, ZS5LP. Amateur Radio Today on 80 metres on Mondays - On Mondays Amateur RadioToday is transmitted at 19:30 local time on 3 620 kHz by Andy, ZS6ADY.
Reception reports are invited. Please send your report to artoday@sarl.org.za. Please give details of the signal strength antenna and location.
Text bulletins from 1 March 2020 to today can be found at https://sarlnewsbulletin.wordpress.comHamSatSA
A reminder to send in your entry in our Satellite Telemetry decoding competition (https://www.hamsatsa.co.za/2022/04/16/decoding-telemetry-from-satellites-competition/). Tell us your satellite adventures, even if you were not successful in decoding a signal. Mini prizes available for a good story. Entries over this weekend, 14 and 15 May will also still be accepted. Send your entry to tvdbon@gmail.com.
A new competition is starting next week! Have fun on the satellites!
HAMCHALLENGE 2022
We want your ideas to change us! Amateur Radio is about fun, radio communications, technology, experimentation, self-training and friendship. Do you have a mind-blowing idea you would like to share with the community?
The International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 is inviting you to come with a game changing idea, which could lead to more licensed radio amateurs. Make a team, share your idea, present your proposal and bring this to reality. This is the time for change in amateur radio and we are looking for you! The best proposals will be rewarded, don't miss this opportunity!
The challenge - Do you have a revolutionary idea that you would like to share with the amateur community? What do you think will be appealing and leading to more fun altogether? The HAMChallenge is a call for ideas: the best proposal will be rewarded and brought to life!
Applicants must submit an abstract of their idea with short biography and a brief motivation statement, by e-mail to hamchallenge@iaru-r1.org before 1 June. A committee will review the different proposals and preselect the best ones in their opinion for further consideration at this time by 10 June. The participants will then have 15 more days to prepare a more detailed presentation of their idea to be presented in person or virtually during HamRadio 2022 in Friedrichshafen. Read more in the SARL Communication sent out on Thursday 5 May 2022.
Radio ZS May 2022 is available for download. Read about the Monster! Go to Publications on the lefthand menu and click on Radio ZS downloads.
NARC TELEPHONE - The Telkom line at the National Amateur Radio Centre is not working. The ONLY number to use is 087-822-1464! DO NOT use any other number.
SARL Taking Amateur Radio into the Digital AGE - Presentations made at the annual SARL symposium will be available on YouTube.
Keynote address : Why Radio Amateurs should care about encryption by Dominic White ZS6HAK, CEO of Orange Cyberdefense. View here
SDR Applications for Amateur Radio
Presented by Sylvain Azarian F4GKR President IARU-R1
View here
Next Generation Beacon- update by Brian Jacobs ZS6YZ View here
AMSATSA ANNOUNCES ANNUAL CONFERENCE DATE
AMSATSA has announced the date for the association’s 2022 Annual Space Symposium. It will be held on Saturday 23 July 2022. The current planning is to present it as a virtual event on the Blue Jeans platform. There remains a possibility that it may be a hybrid event including a parallel physical face to face symposium in Johannesburg.
Experience over the past two symposiums have shown that virtual events offer the opportunity to participate to many more people. This is likely to remain like this as the cost of travel and accommodation is unlikely to return to more affordable levels any time soon.
The theme of the symposium is “Space, the next frontier for expansion of amateur radio”. The symposium programme will cover topics at the entry level of how to set up an inexpensive satellite station, how to get the most out of a hand-held transceiver to explore satellite communication and a more advanced level to doing space research with your own space weather station and how to get involved in building satellites.
Proposals for papers are invited. Each slot is 20 – 30 minutes plus a 10-minute Q&A period. The closing date for proposals is 31 March 2022. Authors will be advised of acceptance of their paper by mid-April. Final presentations in word and PowerPoint will be required by 1 July 2022. For more information send an e-mail to admin@amsatsa.org.za
The 2022 SARL Diary of Events and 2022 Contest Manual is available
The IARU HF Band Plan Review (Radio ZS October 2021) can be found here.
South African VHF, UHF and Microwave Record Table. The latest table of records is available from the VHF SA Record page. Compiled and updated by Paul, ZS6NK - send your record claim to zssixnk@gmail.com
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SARL Next Generation Beacon fund stands at R30 150 - The crowd funding initiative to collect funds for the SARL next generation beacon programme was initiated by AMSAT SA. During the past week R2000 was received from two donors. The fund moved f past the half way mark which is still far short of the R60 000 target required to finance a beacon in the Karoo and the Western Cape.
AMSAT SA and the SARL thank all who have thus far contributed. Help us make it happen by making your donation to the fund. Visit www.amsatsa.org.za and make your contribution by clicking on one of the payment buttons for a R50, R250 or R1000 donation. The button will take you to the Payfast website where you need to enter your credit card details. Please also add your callsign after your surname.
Visit the Next Generation Beacon web page for article, videos, updates. and a list of donors Click here
The SARL Noise Floor Project - The presentation by Hans, ZS6AKV during the C7 - EMC meeting atthe Region 1 Virtual General Conference, can be seen here.
The IARUMS Region 1 Newsletters are available on iaru-r1.org and read it!
New Satellite Book now available - The new ARRL Amateur radio satellites for beginners is now available in South Africa. With the opening of e-commerce, Postnet is operating again and books can be sent to your nearest Postnet. You can make contacts through amateur radio satellites, and even with the International Space Station, using equipment you probably own right now! All it takes is the right information, which you will find in Amateur Radio Satellites for Beginners by Steve Ford
There are dozens of spacecraft in orbit just waiting for your signals, and more are being launched every year. This book is your guide to a whole new world of operating enjoyment.
Amateur Radio Satellites for Beginners will introduce you to new experiences that you may have thought were out of your reach. Start reading and discover how easy it can be! To order the book visit www.amateurradio.org.za. 115 pages plus index.
Unlocking Amateur Radio Technology - The SARL hosted a very sucessful synposium on 12 April 2019 in Stellenbosch. It was attended by over 60 delegates. The symposium was supported by contributions from RF Design, Comtest, F'Sati, Giga Technology and AMSAT SA. The powerpoint presentations are available for download here. Download while still available .
Guidelines for a non SARL member to use the SA-QSL system- Phone Kelley at NARC (011 675 2393) and check that your correct information is on the database – license number and e-mail address are important.
Click on SA-QSL system link (on the left-hand side of the web page) and then click on “Need to Register”. Follow the instructions on the screen. Your username and password will be e-mailed to you which you can use to logon in future.
SARL and not yet SARL Members are requested to check their Electronic QSLs on a regular basis.
2022 Advertising in Radio ZS and the SARL Web site
Radio ZS and the SARL web welcomes advertising. It is a source of information for readers. Send your advertisement for the League website to Hans, ZS6AKV at artoday@sarl.org.za and for Radio ZS to Dennis, ZS4BS at radiozs@sarl.org.za.
Advertising Rates (effective 1 January 2022) Display (cameo) on home page and Radio ZS Strip advertisement - R600 pm - R3 000 for 6 months - R5 000 per annum
Commercial Hamad on home page - R100 pm - R400 for 6 months - R900 per annum
Terms and conditions
All contract advertisements content may be changed monthly on 5 working day notice
The rates are based on the complete supply of material in Jpeg unless otherwise negotiated. For artwork additional charges may apply as agreed. A design service is available at R400 per advertisement.
The content of the advertisements must comply with regulations and norms acceptable in South Africa
All advertisements are playable in advance by EFT to SA Radio League, ABSA, account no 4071 588 849 branch code 632 005
All correspondence and material must be sent to admin@sarl.org.za with a copy to artoday@sarl.org.za
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