The SARL is currently studying the document for opportunities to increase the visibility of amateur radio by highlighting the contribution amateur radio is making to technology advancement and its contribution to the knowledge economy of South Africa. You are invited to study the policy and make input.  Send your input to artoday@sarl.org.za by 28 September 2022.  The draft policy can be downloaded here

Ethics and Operating Procedure for the Radio Amateur EN IARU ed3 2 Jan 2009 - download your copy here. Ongelukkig is dit nog nie na Afrikaans vertaal nie.

VHF Aircraft scatter - do not miss Focus on VHF in today's Amateur Radio Today. You can also read about it or listen to it by clicking this link.

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

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.

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.

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Austral Islands, FO/A. Haru, JA1XGI will be active as TX5XG from Raivavae (OC-114), Austral Islands between 2 and 9 November. He will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and other MGM on 160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 15 and 10 m. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau and LoTW; otherwise QSL via Club Log's OQRS or direct to JA1XGI. See https://australvacation.amebaownd.com for more information.

Sardinia, IS0. Marco, IS0BSR will be active as IM0B from the island of San Pietro (EU-165) from 22 October to 5 November, including an entry in the CQ WW DX SSB Contest. QSL only via LoTW.

Germany, DL. In celebration of its 50th anniversary, DARC Ortsverband Syke (DK0SY) will be active with special DOK "50i25" from 1 October until 31 December. On 2 October the DK0SY operators will take part in the DLFF Activity Day and be active as DF0WFF and DF0DFF from Nature Reserve DLFF-0188. QSL via the bureau.

France, F. Michel, F8GGZ and other operators will be active as TM100BBC between 10 and 24 October to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (18 October 1922). Activity will be on all modes, including EME and DMR C4FM. QSL via F8GGZ, direct or bureau.

France, F. The Association des Radio Amateurs de la Cote d'Emeraude will be active as TM8R from 27 October to 6 November for the 12th "Route du Rhum," the 3 000-mile single-handed transatlantic yacht race between Saint-Malo (France) and Pointe-a-Pitre (Guadeloupe). QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or via F5BNJ.

Belgium, ON. The ONZ Oostkust Radioclub (ON6HC) will be active on all bands and modes as OR78CLM between 14 October and 13 November, with main operations taking place between 4 and 6 November. The special call sign's suffix stands for Canadian Liberation March, the annual event that celebrates the liberation of the Belgian town of Knokke on 1 November 1944. QSL via the bureau. A certificate will be available www.onz.be/award-request/.

The Transatlantic Centenary Tests. The Radio Society of Great Britain will be hosting an international amateur radio activation on the HF bands to celebrate the centenary of the achievement of amateur transatlantic communication during the Transatlantic Tests that were held between 1921 and 1923.
In anticipation of this centenary celebration, the RSGB have renewed five call signs which they held in the 1920s.
* G5WS: used by the RSGB from Wandsworth, South London, 5WS was the call sign of the first European amateur radio station to be heard across the Atlantic during the third Transatlantic Tests (24 December 1922).
* G5AT: 5AT was the RSGB HQ call sign, activated in the fourth Transatlantic Tests of December 1923 and successfully heard in North America.
* G6XX: activated in the fourth Transatlantic Tests, 6XX was given a special permit to use an input power of 1 kW.
* G6ZZ: used on 5 July 1924, 6ZZ was the call sign of the "Scotch Express" on its journey from London to Newcastle; it was the first experiment in operating an amateur radio station from a moving railway train.
* G3DR: historic call sign, previously held by the RSGB as GM3DR for use in the Scottish Highlands.
Look for G5WS, G5AT, G6XX, G6ZZ and G3DR (England), GD5WS (Isle of Man), GI5WS (Northern Ireland), GJ5WS (Jersey), GM5WS (Scotland), GU5WS (Guernsey) and GW5WS (Wales) to be activated between 1 and 31 December. QSLs via M0OXO's OQRS and LoTW. A series of awards will be available; full details will be published on https://rsgb.org/main/activity/transatlantic-tests/tct/.

Svalbard, JW. Look for JW7XK (QSL via LA7XK and LoTW), JW9DL (QSL via LA9DL and LoTW) and JW6VM (QSL via LA6VM) to be active from the Svalbard Amatorradio Klub (JW5E) in Longyearbyen (EU-026) between 5 and 10 October.

Falkland Islands, VP8. Garry, ZC4GR (2M1DHG) has been active as VP8DLB from Port Stanley, Falkland Islands (SA-002) since 23 September and will remain there "until December before returning to Cyprus". QSL via EB7DX.

USA, W. Special event stations N0F, N1F, N2F, N3F, N4F, N5F, N6F, N7F, N8F and N9F, plus KF2IRE and VE3FIRE (Canada) will be active on 9-15 October for the Fire Prevention Week 2022. QSL cards for any of the FPW stations should be sent direct to Fire Prevention Week Special Event, c/o Siemens Fire Safety USA, 8 Fernwood Road, Florham Park NJ 07932, USA. See https://hamfire.com/ for more information on the event.

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