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Today's poem, though written for the far more infrequent crowning of monarchs, contains plenty of sentiments fitting for a quadrennial presidential inauguration. Happy reading.On a pillar on the west wall of Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey is a white marble bust to poet and clergyman John Keble. The bust is signed and dated by Thomas Woolner, 1872 and is just inscribed 'JOHN KEBLE'. The memorial was originally much more elaborate and was in the south west tower chapel of the nave (now St George's chapel), placed between Dr Thomas Arnold and William Wordsworth. The bust, on a foliated corbel, was set within a decorated oval frame set with jewels with two small pillars either side of the bust. Above was a decorated cross and below a square tablet with the inscription:In memory of John Keble, author of the Christian Year. Born 1792. Died 1866. In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. Isaiah xxx.15. He rests in peace at Hursley of which he was Vicar 30 years.When the chapel was redesigned in 1932 the memorials there were all moved - Arnold to the north west nave chapel and Wordsworth to Poets' Corner. Only the bust of Keble was retained and mounted on a new Purbeck marble bracket in the Corner.He was born at Fairford in Gloucestershire on 25th April 1792, son of the Reverend John Keble and his wife Sarah (Maule). After education at home he attended Oxford University. In 1827 he published his popular work The Christian Year. He was professor of poetry at Oxford and became rector of Hursley in Hampshire in 1836. With Newman and Pusey he instigated the Oxford Movement. He married Charlotte Clarke but there were no children. He died on 29th March 1866 and is buried at Hursley. Keble College in Oxford was founded in his memory.-bio via Westminster Abbey This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to episode 517! We've got a packed show!  In this week's show we've got a pilot who can't land, BA's halo is slipping (sorry Nev!), some new airports, and Qantas calamity! In the military we have a good news story about an aircraft that's been saved, and a UAV at Fairford.  Join us in the chatroom so that you can have your say and shape the conversation of the show.  You can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

It's Friday, March 1st, A.D. 2024.  This is The Worldview heard at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus.  (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Afghan refugees find Christ amidst uncertainty In the aftermath of the Islamic Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan, Afghan Christians seeking refuge in neighboring Pakistan have few choices, reports International Christian Concern. Many Afghans fled to Pakistan without visas, passports, or other identification. Sardar and his Christian family initially had difficulty getting into Pakistan after the Taliban takeover. He was abducted by the Taliban en route to the border and held until his family could pay a ransom. They managed to scrape the money together, devastating them financially. Once in Pakistan, Sardar and his family were not well received. Like the thousands of other Afghan refugees, they faced hunger and poor living conditions. With no means of work, they were at the mercy of Pakistan's refugee system. More than two years later, International Christian Concern has been caring for more 30 Christian families that fled Afghanistan for Pakistan. Plus, they've also been sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with Islamic Afghan refugees in Pakistan who are spiritually open. One Christian leader said, “I started talking about the generosity of God and His sacrifice for all of humanity. These families were surprised that even God sacrificed His son for us. … I taught them about the unconditional love of Lord Jesus. They were all fascinated by this idea and His story.” In Romans 10:14-15, the Apostle Paul asked, “How, then, can they call on the One they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who bring Good News!'” Within the last year, this Christian leader has baptized 22 Afghan refugees who recently professed faith in Christ. Christian school counselor, opposed to perversion, gets right to appeal A British school employee, fired for social media posts opposing homosexual and transgender materials in class, has won the right to take her dismissal to the United Kingdom Court of Appeal, reports Christian Daily International. Kristie Higgs, a 47-year-old Christian mother of two, won the right in a ruling late last month by Judge Elisabeth Laing of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Higgs' attorneys had argued that her case should not be sent back to the same employment tribunal that had made serious errors. Higgs worked for seven years as a student counseling assistant at Farmor's School in Fairford, Gloucestershire, before her dismissal in 2019. In a video interview with the Christian Legal Centre, which is supporting her defense, she said, “It's shocking to think I've lost my job because of one parent who complained to the school because they didn't agree with what I shared on my Facebook page, and for the school to take sides with that parent is hard to believe.” HIGGS: “I was discriminated for my Christian beliefs. I was just sharing my concerns of what's coming into the schools and what was coming into my son's school.” Higgs shared and posted the disputed messages on her personal Facebook page after receiving an invitation on October 5, 2018, from the Church of England primary school that her younger son attended.  Entitled “Teaching the Equality Act in Schools,” the invitation read, “This year, we are using several story books to help our school community promote diversity and celebrate difference.” The letter invited parents to see the books and lesson plans at a school event. Higgs said only she, another parent, and a grandparent attended the viewing.   She saw books such as Jacob's New Dress by Sarah Hoffman, about a boy who likes to wear dresses. She said, “To me, it didn't seem to be that it was just about anti-bullying. There seemed to be something more underlying, with the Jacob's New Dress, how children could choose their own gender. I thought it was very confusing for my child because of our Christian beliefs.” That's why Higgs uploaded the Citizens Go petition link on October 24, 2018, which was headlined, “Uphold the right of parents to have children educated in line with their religious beliefs. Stop supporting LGBT indoctrination.” The petition was directed to then-U.K. Education Secretary Damian Hinds. In Psalm 56:3-4, David wrote, “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, Whose word I praise, in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?” HIGGS: “As parents, who are also standing up, especially [in] America, they're reading what's actually in the books. It's very concerning, very alarming, very harmful and it's got to stop!” When she was sent home, she said her school superiors “thought the posts I was sharing were homophobic and very negative, [saying], ‘Did you realize other parents would see these?'” First, she was suspended, then she endured a disciplinary hearing for six hours on December 19, 2018, and finally fired by letter on January 7, 2019, without warning, for “gross misconduct.” Kristie Higgs explained that not too long ago the Church of England school taught “my child God's way, and now they are changing it.” Democrats upset with Biden to vote “uncommitted” in primaries Organizers are pushing for Democratic voters to select or write in “uncommitted” on their ballots in upcoming primaries, spurred on by the success of a campaign in Michigan protesting President Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war, reports TheHill.com. More than 100,000 Michiganders cast a protest vote against Biden for an “uncommitted” ballot option in Tuesday's primary, underscoring the frustration many Americans feel toward the administration amid growing calls for a cease-fire. Now, activists are pushing for similar protest votes in states including Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Washington as they seek to dial up pressure on Biden to heed their calls or risk losing their votes. Wildfire in Texas Panhandle largest in state history On Thursday, a dusting of snow covered a desolate landscape of scorched prairie, dead cattle, and burned out homes in the Texas Panhandle, giving firefighters  brief relief in their desperate efforts to corral a blaze that has grown into the largest in state history, reports the Associated Press. The Smokehouse Creek fire grew to nearly 1,700 square miles. It merged with another fire and is just 3% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Gray skies loomed over huge scars of blackened earth in a rural area dotted with scrub brush, ranchland, rocky canyons, and oil rigs. In Stinnett, a town of about 1,600, Dylan Phillips, age 24, said he hardly recognized his neighborhood, which was littered with melted street signs and the charred frames of cars and trucks.  While his family's home survived, at least a half a dozen others were smoking rubble. Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties and plans to visit the Panhandle today. Close And that's The Worldview on this Friday, March 1st in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Mother-of-one Soraya Wooller spends her weekends in places most people wouldn't want to venture. A volunteer for local group Windrush Against Sewage Pollution, Soraya tests treated wastewater being discharged back into her local riverfrom a nearby sewage treatment plant. In the past ten years Soraya and her community have seen the river deteriorate. The water has turned opaque, coated with algae, its fish populations quietly diminishing. So why has the health of Britain's rivers been allowed to decline so dramatically in the past decade? In this week's episode of The i Podcast we travel back to the late 80s and the privatisation of this critical industry. Host Molly Blackall is joined by i's Environment Correspondent Daniel Capurro and Senior Reporter Ben Gartside who have been following the money to find out why community groups such as Soraya's are now finding their local rivers in such a perilous position. Find out more about i's campaign to Save Britain's Rivers Produced by Julia Webster and Phoebe Fleming. The executive producer is Albert Evans. Music featured is by Michael Kobrin and Lexin Music - licensed via Pixabay. A Thames Water spokesperson said: "Our turnaround plan stretches over eight years and will fix the basics, raise the bar and shape the future. It has already seen a number of improvements including improving trends in water quality, complaints management and supply interruptions performance. It will take time and we know there is a lot of work we need to do but we're making progress." "We've committed £1.6 billion of investment in our sewage treatment works and sewers over the next two years. This will help us to deliver our commitment to a 50% reduction in the total annual duration of discharges across London and the Thames Valley by 2030, and within that an 80% reduction in sensitive catchments. "We're currently increasing sewage treatment capacity at a number of our sewage works across the Thames Valley, including Witney, Chesham, Church Hanborough, Bampton and Fairford to be completed by 2025. "We're also the first company to provide live alerts for all untreated discharges throughout our region and this ‘near real-time' data is available to customers as a map on our website and is also available through an open data platform for third parties, such as swimming and environmental groups, to use. "We are taking these steps to rebuild our business in order to deliver on our turnaround plan.This will take time and significant investment, but we are committed to achieving this plan and ensuring our customers see and feel the progress we are making." Regarding the testing at Standlake they said: "We adhere to the site permit issued by the EA and achieve higher standards when possible." An Environment Agency spokesperson said: "We are holding the water industry to account on a scale never seen before – securing record fines against water companies and driving up monitoring and transparency to ensure the public can see what is going on." "Locally, we have secured penalties of almost £33m from Thames Water since 2017 and the number of sewage spills from Thames Water overflows was down 50% in 2022 on the year before – and we will continue to ensure polluters are held to account." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of The Tudor History & Travel Show, we travel to the Cotswolds. An area made rich by its wool trade in the medieval times, wool merchants would often fund the construction and renovation of churches in their communities as a way to display their wealth and status. The churches became known as "wool churches."    Joined by our guide, Dr Samantha Harper, we take a tour around two of the most prominent of these wool churches: St. John the Baptist in Cirencester and St Mary's Church in Fairford.   To see a gallery of images associated with the places we discuss in this episode, head to the associated show notes page here. Some useful links, mentioned in this episode, are below: To book your place on our upcoming virtual summit: Your Essential Guide to Coronation: Unravelling The Mystique Of Monarchy click here. To discover more about Henry VII and Elizabeth of York's 1502 progress, click here To discover more about Henry VII and Elizabeth of York's 1502 progress, click here (available only to The Ultimate Guide Members). England's Thousand Best Churches by Simon Jones   This is a shorter version of the full episode. The latter is available only to members of The Ultimate Guide to Exploring Tudor England. To join the wait list to become a member, click here.   In the meantime, if you want to keep up to date with all the Tudor Travel Guide's adventures, as well as top tips for planning your own Tudor road trip, don't forget to subscribe to the blog via www.thetudortravelguide.com.   This podcast now has an accompanying closed Facebook group, dedicated to discussing the places and artefacts discussed in each episode. it is also a place to ask your fellow Tudor time travellers questions about visiting Tudor locations or planning your Tudor-themed vacation or sharing your top tips to help others get the most out of their Tudor adventures on the road. Go to The Tudor History & Travel Show: Hitting the Road to join the community.    You can also find The Tudor Travel Guide on  Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook   Show Credits: Presenter: Sarah Morris Guest: Dr Samantha Harper Produced by Cutting Crew Productions

GB2RS News Sunday the 19th of March 2023 The news headlines: RSGB AGM and Elections RSGB Board vacancy for a Nominated Director Tonight@8 Webinar   Voting for candidates in the RSGB elections is now open. On the Society's website, you can see details about the Calling Notice, Resolutions, elected Board Director candidate statements and video interviews, as well as the voting process and a link to vote. Voting ends at 9 am on Thursday the 13th of April. The RSGB will be holding its AGM online this year on Saturday the 15th of April and will live stream the event. This year, RSGB Members have the opportunity to submit written questions in advance or to ask questions via the live chat on YouTube during the AGM. You can read further information in the April RadCom and on the Society's website at www.rsgb.org/agm The resignation of Richard Horton, G4AOJ has left an RSGB Board vacancy for a Nominated Director. The Society needs to embrace new methods of working to help meet the changing needs of the amateur community. Candidates with experience in change management, for example, would be welcomed. The RSGB needs a strong and effective Board; this could be your opportunity to be part of that. To find out more go to the volunteer vacancies section of the RSGB website at rsgb.org/volunteers or for an informal discussion please email Nominations Committee Chair Stephen Purser, GW4SHF at nominations.chair@rsgb.org.uk The RSGB's Tonight@8 live webinar series continues on Monday the 3rd of April with a presentation called “Sheep Worrier: A High Altitude Balloon Flight and Recovery System” by Heather Nickalls, M0HMO. Heather will cover an introduction to flying High Altitude Balloons, the radio systems involved, some science experiments she did on her flights, the recovery system developed to help find the payload when it lands and, of course, lots of pictures from ‘almost' the edge of space. You can ask questions live during the presentation via the RSGB YouTube channel or a special BATC channel. Find out more about this and other webinars on the RSGB website at rsgb.org/webinars Barry Lewis, G4SJH, the RSGB's Microwave Manager, is the IARU Lead on WRC23 AI9.1b.  He reports that the IARU has carried out the only statistical study regarding the WRC-related 23cm Galileo issue. You can read more information about it on the IARU Region 1 website at iaru-r1.org The post includes links to the background and updates on the developments. The RSGB has received a statement from National Hamfest (Lincoln) Ltd confirming that, due to several factors, there will not be a National Hamfest event in 2023. The organisers of the event say that there will be a bigger and better event next year at Newark Showground on the 27th and 28th of September 2024. To read the full statement from National Hamfest (Lincoln) Ltd visit nationalhamfest.org.uk And now for details of rallies and events The Hack Green Military Surplus and Military Radio Hanger Sale will take place on Sunday the 2nd of April. The venue will be Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 8AL. The sale will include electronic equipment, amateur gear, components, military radio items and vehicle spares. For more information email coldwar@hackgreen.co.uk or visit www.hackgreen.co.uk Yeovil Amateur Radio Club's 37th QRP Convention will take place on Saturday the 15th of April at The Digby Hall, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3AA. Doors open from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm and admission is £3. The Convention will feature talks, traders, bring and buy, club stalls and a café. For more information visit yeovil-arc.com or contact qrp@yeovil-arc.com The Cambridgeshire Repeater Group Rally will take place on Sunday the 16th of April. The venue will be Foxton Village Hall, Hardman Road, Foxton, Cambridge CB22 6RN. Doors open at 7.30 am for traders and 9.30 am for visitors. Admission is £3. The rally will feature a talk-in, trade stands, bring and buy, an RSGB Bookstall and free car parking. For more information contact Lawrence, M0LCM on 07941 972 724, email rally2023@cambridgerepeaters.net and see cambridgerepeaters.net The Holsworthy Spring Rally and Boot Sale will also take place on Sunday the 16th of April. The venue will be Holsworthy Livestock Market, Holsworthy, Devon EX22 7FA. There will be plenty of parking, wheelchair access and full catering available. The doors open to the public from 10 am. For more details contact the club secretary Ken, G7VJA via email at m0omc@m0omc.co.uk and visit m0omc.co.uk Now the Special Event News GB1PAT and GB2PAT are the special callsigns for members of the Bushvalley Amateur Radio Club to use between the 1st and 28th of March to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day. Three certificates are available for making contact with both callsigns on different bands. QSL via Logbook of the World only. HH75RCH is the special callsign for the Haiti Radio Club, established on the 29th of March 1948,  to celebrate its 75th anniversary. The station will be active until the 1st of May. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, or via N2OO. Special event callsign A60AP will be active until the 31st of  August. The callsign is active in recognition of the United Arab Emirates' Astronaut Programme which was launched in 2017. The Programme prepares crews of United Arab Emirates astronauts for missions to the International Space Station and other destinations in space. QSL via EA7FTR. Now the DX news Andy, DK5ON will be active as PJ2/DK5ON from Curacao, SA-099, until Wednesday the 22nd of March. He will operate SSB, CW and digital modes on the 160 to 6m bands. QSL via Logbook of the World, Club Log's OQRS or via DK5ON directly or via the bureau. John, N9EAJ will be active as VP5/N9EAJ from Grand Turk Island, NA-003, until Wednesday the 22nd of March. Activity will be mainly on SSB and some CW. He also plans to be active in the Columbus Landfall National Park for Parks on the Air. QSL via his home call. He will upload his contacts to Club Log and possibly to Logbook of the World. Stephane, F5UOW will be active as FR/F5UOW from Reunion Island, AF-016, until Monday the 27th of March. He operates using CW. QSL via Logbook of the World. Sands, VK4WXW has been on Willis Island, OC-007, since October, and will remain there until the end of April 2023. He works at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's weather monitoring station on the island, and in his spare time, he is QRV as VK9WX. Now the contest news The British Amateur Radio Teledata Group HF RTTY Contest started at 0200UTC on Saturday the 18th of March. It will run until 0200UTC on Monday the 20th of March. Using RTTY on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report, serial number and time. On Tuesday the 21st of March, the 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes on the 1.3GHz band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also, on Tuesday the 21st of March, the IRTS 80m Evening Counties Contest runs from 2000 to 2100UTC. Using CW and SSB on the 80m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and county code. On Thursday the 23rd of March, the 80m Club Championship runs from 2000 to 2130UTC. Using SSB on the 80m band, the exchange is signal report and serial number. The CQ Worldwide WPX SSB Contest starts at 0000UTC on Saturday the 25th of March and ends at 2359UTC on Sunday the 26th of March. Using SSB on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO on Thursday 16th of March 2023 Last week was split in two, in terms of HF propagation. The first half of the week was characterised by excellent high-band conditions, with many people commenting on how good things were. The Kp index was low, there was a lack of solar flares and the solar flux index was high – perfect for HF. There were reports of openings to Hawaii and Alaska on 10m and Bob, MD0CCE said 10m had been open to the Pacific every night for the last five or six days. But it didn't last and by Wednesday it all went pear-shaped. The Earth was hit by a fast-solar wind with a southward-pointing Bz on Wednesday the 15th, which increased the Kp index to 5.67. Its impact on the ionosphere was quick and very damaging, to such an extent that the two ‘local' Digisondes at Fairford and Chilton couldn't detect the F2 layer, leaving their traces blank. It happened again on Wednesday evening, with the Kp index hitting 5.67 once again. Luckily, it didn't last long and the Kp index was back down to less than two by the morning and the MUF over 3,000km was back over 28MHz by mid-morning on Thursday. Next week, NOAA predicts that the solar flux index will remain in the range of 135 to 145. Unsettled geomagnetic conditions are forecast for the 20th but, as we know, anything can happen at this point in the solar cycle. Look for a low Kp index but, above all, get on the bands and see what you can work! And now the VHF and up propagation news The unsettled weather pattern seems likely to continue through the coming week driven by an undulating jet stream over the British Isles. This will mean, for yet another week, there is unlikely to be much good Tropo. It's not all bad news though, since the unsettled part of the weather story may introduce some rain scatter on the GHz bands. The mention of jet streams should, in a month or so, raise the promise of some Sporadic-E activity, which is often geographically related to the position of jet streams. It's probably a bit early for that, although it could be worth considering a look at 10 and 6m as we move towards the end of the month. 10m, and 6m if you're in the far South West, can also give some good Trans Equatorial propagation, this time of year. This is typical of the changeover period from the southern hemisphere to northern hemisphere Sporadic-E activity. As usual, the chance of aurora is still around, so keep a watch out on the clusters or spaceweather.com for all the latest news. Early-morning random meteors should stay on the checklist too. For EME operators, moon declination is low but rising, going positive again on Wednesday meaning Moon availability windows will lengthen. The Moon is at perigee today, so path losses are at a minimum. 144MHz sky noise is low this week, apart from the whole of Tuesday when the Sun and Moon are close to an eclipse. It is perhaps worth reminding new licensees that preparing a good list of HF and VHF beacons to monitor can be worthwhile, especially in quieter times before the summer Sporadic-E season gets underway. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

GB2RS News Sunday the 4th of December 2022 The news headlines: Special Contest Calls, Expansion of Qualifying Events Exams and Syllabus Review Group Recruitment Bath-Based Intermediate Licence Distance Learning Ofcom has recently authorised an expansion of the list of Special Contest Call qualifying contests. It now includes the World Wide DIGI contest and the British Amateur Radio Teledata Group Sprint PSK63 contest. Full details of how to apply for a Special Contest Call can be found on the RSGB website at rsgb.org/scc The RSGB is seeking to appoint additional members to the Exams and Syllabus Review Group, formerly known as the Exams Group. Membership of the Group now includes places for club tutors who hold a Full amateur radio licence and have taught the Full Syllabus for at least two years. If you are interested in making an application or require further information, please email the Examination Standards Committee Chair Tony Kent, G8PBH at esc.chair@rsgb.org.uk Further information about the ESRG can be found on the RSGB website at rsgb.org/esrg The closing date for applications for the next Bath Based Distance Learning course for the Intermediate exam is Thursday the 7th of December. Following application, students must complete some short pre-course study and a quiz to ensure they are able to use the Bath Based Distance Learning systems and to see if it suits their needs. That work must be completed by the 21st of December. The course starts on the 4th of January 2023 with exams expected in May. For full details and an application form, please e-mail Steve, G0FUW, via g0fuw@bbdl.org.uk The RSGB's final Tonight@8 webinar of 2022 is this Monday the 5th of December. David Palmer, G7URP will explore 100 years of BBC technology and innovation. You can watch the presentation and ask questions live on the RSGB YouTube channel or via BATC. There is more information about the presentation and how to take part on the RSGB website at rsgb.org/webinars The RSGB has released two further RSGB 2022 Convention presentations this week, the first of which wasn't part of the Convention live stream so is brand new to people watching online. Werner Hasemann, DJ9KH explains the preparations and realisation of a low-budget DXpedition in his presentation “Z66DX, Activating Kosovo under special circumstances”. The second presentation is called “Digital ATV, Opening New Horizons” in which Dave Crump, G8GKQ describes how easy it is for the home constructor to transmit and receive digital ATV without the need for the specialist camera or receiving equipment that used to be required. These and other presentations are in the RSGB 2022 Convention playlist on the RSGB YouTube channel at youtube.com/theRSGB There are two big events taking place during December. YOTA Month encourages youngsters to get on the air and the RSGB has supported this for many years. The special callsign GB22YOTA is being hosted by schools, clubs and individuals so listen out for it on the air and have a chat with the young operators. The RSGB's Transatlantic Centenary Tests also run throughout December and there are awards available for working the special stations. There are still opportunities to get involved in both events so go to the RSGB website at rsgb.org/yota-month to find out how to host the YOTA callsign or check out rsgb.org/tct to book an operating slot for the Transatlantic Tests. And now for details of rallies and events The Yeovil Amateur Radio Club Rally will be held on Thursday the 29th of December at Davis Hall, Howell Hill, West Camel, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7QX. Doors will be open from 9.30 am to 1 pm and admission is £3. Free parking is available. The event will include bring-and-buy as well as 20 tables for traders. For more information contact Bob on 01963 440 167. We regret to announce that the Callington Amateur Radio Society 2023 Rally, usually held on the last Sunday in March, has been cancelled because of a conflict with an alternative amateur radio-related event at the venue on the same day. Notice of the alternative event will be provided by the organiser. Now the Special Event News On Thursday the 1st of December, GB1WH began operating. The Special Event Station has been established to promote the work done by Wakefield Hospice. For more information, visit the GB1WH QRZ.com page. GB1LJF began its on-air activities on Thursday the 1st of December. The Special Event Station is operating to celebrate the manufacturing of the English Electric Lightning aircraft in Lancashire. More information is available via the GB1LJF QRZ.com page. Now the DX news Ed, N2HX will be active as PJ7PL from Sint Maarten, NA-105, until the 10th of December. He will be operating CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via his home call. Ferdy, HB9DSP will be active as 5H3FM from Zanzibar Island, AF-032, Tanzania until the 13th of December. He will operate SSB and some FT8 on the 20, 15 and 10m bands. QSL via Logbook of the World or via his home call. The Qatar Amateur Radio Society has announced that nine special event call signs will be active until the 18th of December to celebrate the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Look out for station HQ A722FWC, as well as eight call signs that contain sequential numbers, from A71FIFA to A78FIFA. The stations are active on the HF bands and via the QO-100 Satellite. QSL via the bureau, Logbook of the World or directly. Now the contest news The UK Six Metre Group Winter Marathon began on Thursday the 1st of December. The contest will run until the 31st of January 2023. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is signal report and locator. The ARRL 160m Contest ends today, the 4th, at 1600UTC. Using CW only on the 160m band, the exchange is a signal report. American and Canadian stations also send their ARRL or RAC section. Today, the 4th, the 144MHz Affiliated Societies Contest runs from 1000 to 1400UTC. Using all modes on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Tuesday the 6th of December, the 144MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also on Tuesday the 6th of December, the 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 1955UTC. Using all modes on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Wednesday the 7th of December, the 144MHz FT8 Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2100UTC. Using FT8 only on the 2m band, the exchange is a report and four-character locator. On Thursday the 8th of December, the 50MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The ARRL 10m Contest starts at 0000UTC on Saturday the 10th of December and runs until 2359UTC on Sunday the 11th of December. Using CW and phone, the exchange is signal report and serial number. American, Canadian and Mexican stations also send their state or province code. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO on Friday the 2nd of December 2022 Last week was characterised by unsettled geomagnetic conditions that had not been forecast. The Kp index fluctuated between three and five nearly all week, resulting in reduced HF propagation, especially over polar paths. The solar wind just refused to abate with speeds over 600km/s being commonplace. A southward-facing Bz interplanetary magnetic field just added to the problems. In the CQ Worldwide CW contest last weekend, signals from the west coast and Midwest were badly affected, with one station in Colorado sounding very fluttery and weak. Strong aurorae were also recorded in the polar regions. Nevertheless, some good scores were made in the contest. It was a case of making do with what was available, HF propagation-wise! By Thursday, the Fairford Digisonde was reporting F2-layer critical frequencies in the region of 10MHz, with an extrapolated MUF over 3,000km well above 28MHz around noon. Sunspots remained on the decline all week with the solar flux index struggling to get to 110. But the good news is that could now all change. Solarham.net reports that the beginning of December will see a potential influx of sunspots. A new active region is now beginning to turn into view off the southeast limb and was the source of a number of minor C-Flares on Wednesday. In addition to this, old regions 3140, 3141 and 3145 from earlier in November are about to turn back into view from behind the northeast limb. NOAA predicts the solar flux index could increase to 120-125 next week, which would be a welcome upturn. We may also be entering a more settled phase with regard to the Kp index too, with NOAA predicting a maximum index of two or three all week. However, a solar coronal hole will become Earth-facing on Saturday, so we expect the Kp index to rise perhaps late Sunday or Monday. The ionosonde data server in the States, for the Propquest foF2 graphs, is still having problems, but it is being worked on. In the meantime, you will see a backup plot from Fairford to keep things going. And now the VHF and up propagation news The main weather theme for the coming week is that of colder north-easterly winds, but with some high pressure off the North West to give a chance of slightly enhanced Tropo, at first in western Britain. This will probably be spoiled, in eastern areas, by showers coming in from the North Sea. GHz band rain-scatter options with the North Sea showers should be worth considering but, on this occasion, the showers may be relatively limited. So, don't expect too much. The solar conditions are still showing signs of activity, which can bring some VHF propagation options, such as aurora on 6m to 2m given a good trigger. So, look for high Kp indices above about five or six to make it worth checking. Meteor scatter is, of course, an ever-present option for surprising us with any random activity. These sporadic meteors are more frequent around dawn, and the big Geminids shower in December is less than a fortnight away. Moon declination is positive and increasing this week. So, Moon windows will lengthen and zenith angles will increase. Path losses are high and increasing this week. 144MHz sky noise is low to moderate, reaching 500 Kelvin next Friday. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

GB2RS News Sunday the 27th of November 2022 The news headlines: 146 to 147MHz NoV Extension HF DXpedition FundTrustee Required RSGB Convention Presentations Ofcom has agreed to the RSGB request to extend the 146 to 147MHz Notice of Variation for a further year. It is available on a non-interference basis and the NoV is subject to a 30-day notice period of change or withdrawal. Full licence holders can apply for the 146 to 147MHz NoV via the RSGB website at rsgb.org/nov The RSGB assists HF DXpeditions to the rarer countries through a fund that is supported each year from the proceeds of a raffle held at the annual RSGB Convention, as well as income from legacies and donations. The Society is looking to appoint a fifth Trustee for the HF DXpedition Fund who, given the increasing number of applications, will also act as Secretary to the group. Applicants should be enthusiastic HF DXers with an interest in DXCC and IOTA. For further information about the role and how to apply, go to the volunteer vacancies section of the RSGB website at rsgb.org/volunteers The RSGB has released two individual 2022 Convention presentations. In the first, Professor Alwyn Seeds, G8DOH talks about “Building a VHF/UHF Contest Station”. The second presentation is by Hans Summers, G0UPL who explains “The QCX CW transceiver kit story: design, development, five years of production and evolution”. Part of the second presentation was live-streamed during the Convention but you can now watch it all on the RSGB YouTube channel – go to youtube.com/theRSGB and choose the RSGB 2022 Convention playlist. On Saturday 3 December at 1400UTC, AMSAT SA and the South African Radio League are hosting a webinar about Hamprojects. This is a platform to facilitate complex projects that are beyond the possibility of individuals or even one amateur radio society or club. The concept was developed by Willi Vollenweider, HB9AMC as part of the IARU Region 1 Shaping the future of Amateur Radio initiative. During the webinar, Willi will explain Hamprojects in detail and how individual radio amateurs and groups, or amateur radio cubs, can participate or initiate their own projects and attract international participation. The webinar is free to attend and open to anyone who has an interest in technology and a desire to become part of future innovation. Register as soon as possible, as participation is limited to 150 persons, via tinyurl.com/hamrprojects Don't forget the Transatlantic Centenary Tests event that starts at 0000UTC on Thursday the 1st of December and runs for the whole month. There are awards available for working the special stations and, if you are an RSGB Member and hold a Full Licence, still opportunities to book an operating slot. Go to rsgb.org/tct for full information. And now for details of rallies and events Bishop Auckland Radio Amateur Club Rally will be held today, the 27th, at Spennymoor Leisure Centre, High Street, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 6DB. Doors open at 10.30 am for everyone and 10 am for disabled visitors. Admission is £2 and free to under-14s who are accompanied by an adult. Talk-in will be on 2m channel V44. Contact Bob Dingle, G0OCB on 07710 023 916 for further information. The Midlands Round Table event will be held on Saturday the 3rd of December. The day will follow a relaxed schedule with talks aimed primarily at Microwave, Amateur Television, Amateur Satellite and other innovative areas of amateur radio. There will be tables provided free of charge for the junk sale and for any free items attendees wish to give away. The event is being held at Eaton Manor, Eaton-under-Heywood, Church Stretton, Shropshire, SY6 7DH. The event venue will be open from 9 am and proceedings will start at 10 am. Questions and requests should be directed to Paul, G8AQA on 01694 771 441. The Yeovil Amateur Radio Club Rally will be held on Thursday the 29th of December at Davis Hall, Howell Hill, West Camel, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 7QX. Doors will be open from 9.30 am to 1 pm and admission is £3. Free parking is available. The event will include bring and buy as well as 20 tables for traders. For more information contact Bob on 01963 440 167. Now the Special Event News Leyland and District Amateur Radio Club will be active as GB9LD for Lancashire Day today, the 27th of November. Activity will take place on the 40m to 70cm bands. At 1500UTC the club will read the Lancashire Day Proclamation on HF and toast His Majesty King Charles III, Duke of Lancaster. All are welcome to join in. Enquiries to ladar@mail.com On Thursday the 1st of December, GB1WH will begin operating. The Special Event Station has been established to promote the work done by Wakefield Hospice. For more information, visit the GB1WH QRZ.com page. GB1LJF begins its on-air activities on Thursday the 1st of December. The Special Event Station is operating to celebrate the manufacturing of the English Electric Lightning aircraft in Lancashire. More information is available via the GB1LJF QRZ.com page. Now the DX news Today, the 27th is the last chance to work Alex, K6VHF. He is active as 4L1FP from Tbilisi Georgia. He is operating SSB, CW and FT8 on the 80 to 10m bands. QSL via Logbook of the World, Club Log or directly to K6VHF. Don, K6ZO will be active as 7Q6M from Malawi until the 29th of November. He will be available on the 160 to 6m bands using SSB and CW. QSL via Logbook of the World or directly to K6ZO. Special Event Station CX100B will be active until the 30th of November. The station is operating to celebrate the centenary of the first radio broadcast in Uruguay which took place on the 6th of November 1922. QSL via CX1AA and Logbook of the World. Special callsign ZW200ESQ is active until the 30th of November to celebrate the bicentennial of the Brazilian Navy. Operations will take place from the premises of the Brazilian Naval School's Communication Group. Activity will be on all bands from 80m to 70cm using CW, SSB, digital modes and FM on satellite. QSL via the bureau or directly to PY1JR. Bob, W7YAQ and Al, K7AR will be active as K8H from Tutuila Island, OC-045, American Samoa until the 1st of December. They will be operating two stations on the 160 to 10m bands. QSL via Club Log, Logbook of the World or via W7YAQ. Now the contest news Today, the 27th, the CQ Worldwide DX CW Contest ends its 24-hour run at 2359UTC. Using CW only on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and CQ Zone. On Monday the 28th of November the RSGB FT4 Contest runs from 2000 to 2130UTC. Using the 80, 40 and 20m bands, the exchange is a report and four-character locator. Thursday the 1st of December sees the start of the UK Six Metre Group Winter Marathon. The contest will run until the 31st of January 2023. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is signal report and locator. The ARRL 160m Contest begins at 2200UTC on Friday the 2nd of December and finishes at 1600UTC on Sunday the 4th of December. Using CW only on the 160m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. American and Canadian stations also send their ARRL or RAC section. Next Sunday, the 4th of December, the 144MHz AFS Contest runs from 1000 to 1400UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO on Friday 25th November 2022 We dodged a bullet last week when a large coronal hole failed to produce a geomagnetic disturbance. Despite many predictions that we could expect an upturn in the Kp index, it looks like the solar wind missed the Earth, probably because the hole was too low in the Sun's southern hemisphere. As a result the Kp index never went higher than 4, actually 3.67 globally, and things remained calm. This was good news for HF, although a low solar flux index below 120 all week was nothing to get excited about. At the same time, the improvement in low-band conditions, as we head into late Autumn, is making up for it. Top Band contacts have been recorded with 3B8 Mauritius, and Peter, G3PHO has even made it into the USA in the late afternoon on 160m FT8. So, if you've never worked much on Top Band, and you have the antenna for it, give it a try. Failing that, try the top end of 80m SSB around sunrise in the UK for contacts with the USA. Next week, NOAA predicts that the solar flux index will remain around the 120-125 mark. The good news is that there are no large coronal holes currently visible and there have only been minor C-class flares with CMEs that have not been Earth-directed, so geomagnetic conditions are likely to be good. That is, at least until the 1st of December when we have a predicted Kp index of four, which may disrupt contacts mainly on polar paths. This is good news for this weekend's CQ Worldwide CW contest, which is a great opportunity for you to up your country totals or for your Worked All States award. Now a footnote for those occasions when the propquest.co.uk graphs are not updating. It can be a local effect at one of the stations, such as Chilton, which has been offline recently. Usually selecting one of the tick boxes in the top right of the graphs will show Fairford or Dourbes when available. However, last week and maybe still, we have a complete blank for all three ionosonde station plots, which is much more likely to be a server issue in the States where the data is hosted. You can check the Propquest server is working by selecting the “Archive” or “Averages” tabs. In any event, the ionosonde data plots will come back automatically once any issues have been resolved. And now the VHF and up propagation news The unsettled spell of weather continues into the first half of next week so could provide some further rain scatter opportunities on the GHz Bands. The broad south-westerly pattern may well switch over to an easterly after midweek as high pressure builds across Scotland. This could bring a return of Tropo for some parts, but looks a bit weak, while the south will continue to be affected by low-pressure systems. It will feel colder, with some models hinting at wintry conditions being a possibility, so wrap up well if you plan to do any portable operation! The Alpha Monocerotids meteor shower noted last week is over but the small November Orionids, active until the 6th of December, reaches its peak on Monday the 28th. Get ready for the big Geminids meteor shower in December. It commences on the 4th reaching a ZHR of over 100 between the 14th and 15th. More about this closer to the shower peak. Moon declination is increasing again and goes positive on Friday. So Moon windows will lengthen and zenith angles will increase. Path losses, on the other hand, start to increase again this week after last Friday's perigee. We have to wait until mid-2026 before maximum declination coincides with the lowest path loss, but we are moving in that direction again. 144MHz sky noise is low all week, not getting above 300 Kelvin until next Sunday. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

  GB2RS News Sunday the 6th of November 2022 The news headlines: Next RSGB Tonight@8 Webinar RSGB Annual General Meeting RSGB Morse Test Coordinator   The next RSGB Tonight@8 webinar will be live-streamed on Monday the 7th of November at 8 pm. Terry, G4POP, will present ‘Log4OM: The first decade' – a look at the popular free logging software Log4OM. Suitable for all levels of expertise, Terry's talk will consider the software's history, its developers and its in-built features. There will be a live demonstration and a chance to ask questions. Tonight@8 webinars are live-streamed on BATC and on the RSGB YouTube channel. For more information about all RSGB webinars go to rsgb.org/webinars The RSGB has announced that its 96th AGM will take place on Saturday the 15th of April 2023. Full details of the AGM, the voting process and the calling notice will appear in the April 2023 issue of RadCom. In the coming weeks, the Society will publish details of the roles that will form part of the elections and how you can get involved. The RSGB has appointed Eric Arkinstall, M0KZB as its Morse Test Coordinator. Eric has been interested in electronics since he was young and he built his first crystal set when he was about 11 years old. Eric now teaches Morse code on the air each week. For further information about Morse and the Morse test, see the RSGB website at rsgb.org/morse Amateur Radio Digital Communications is a private foundation that exists to support amateur radio and digital communication science and technology. It has two standing committees for which it seeks volunteers each year: the Technical Advisory Committee and the Grants Advisory Committee. Applications should be received by the 12th of November 2022. International applications are welcome. Details of how to apply can be found under the News tab at ampr.org The Bath Based Distance Learning team has helped over a thousand students to pass UK amateur radio exams with pass rates consistently above the national average. Their next course will be for the Intermediate level and it will run from January to May 2023. The deadline for applications is the 7th of December. There will be no charge for the training but students will need to provide their own textbook, scientific calculator, electronic parts and tool kit. As well as weekly work packages via a virtual classroom, there will be weekly online tutorials, revision quizzes and lots of practical exercises to bring the theory to life. Students will also have access to one of the remote tutors who will provide feedback and additional guidance when required. As part of the application process, there will be some pre-course work to ensure students are able to use the online learning systems and ensure they are ready to study in January. To find out more and receive course application details, email Team Leader Steve, G0FUW via g0fuw@bbdl.org.uk The team will also run a Full Licence course, which will start in August 2023, but a further announcement will be made when that course is ready for enrolment.   And now for details of rallies and events The Holsworthy Radio Rally will take place today Sunday the 6th of November, at Holsworthy Leisure Centre, Well Park, Western Road, Holsworthy, Devon EX22 6DH. There will be traders, a bring-and-buy sale and catering. The venue has disabled access. Doors open for traders at 8 am and to the public at 10. For more information email m0omc@m0omc.co.uk Now the Special Event News On Thursday the 1st of December, GB1WH will begin operating. The Special Event Station has been established to promote the work done by Wakefield Hospice. For more information, visit the GB1WH QRZ.com page. GB1LJF begins its on-air activities on Thursday the 1st of December. The Special Event Station is operating to celebrate the manufacturing of the English Electric Lightning aircraft in Lancashire. More information is available via the GB1LJF QRZ.com page. Now the DX news Today, the 6th is the last chance to catch Eiki JH8JWF operating as 5R8AS from Madagascar, AF-013. Eiki will be operating using SSB. QSL via Logbook of the World and Club Log. A team of operators will be active as P29RO from Loloata Island, Papua New Guinea, OC-240, until the 10th of November. They plan to operate the 160 to 6m bands using CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. QSL via the bureau, Club Log or directly to DL4SVA. PA900UTR will be active until the 11th of November on various bands and modes. The station is operating to celebrate the 900th anniversary of Utrecht being granted city rights in 1122. QSL via the bureau to PI4UTR. Now contest news Today, the 6th, the 144MHz CW Marconi Contest ends its 24-hour run at 1400UTC. CW only, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Tuesday the 8th of November, the 432MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also on Tuesday the 8th, the 432MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 1955UTC. The exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Wednesday the 9th of November, the FT8 Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2100UTC. The exchange is a report and a four-character locator. On Thursday the 10th of November, the 50MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Next weekend the Worked All Europe RTTY Contest runs for 24 hours from 0000UTC on Saturday the 12th. Using the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are allowed, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Sunday the 13th of November, the UK Microwave Group Low Band Contest runs from 1000 to 1400UTC. Using all modes on the 1.3 to 3.4GHz bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO They write, we had yet another week of good HF propagation, despite a strong solar wind that threatened to push the geomagnetic Kp index up, but it generally never managed more than a four in the first half of the week. The solar flux index managed to hit 130 on Thursday, having been in the 120s all week, but the sunspots have been quite weak and small. On Thursday the Kp index rose again, hitting five due to the enhanced solar wind from an Earth-facing coronal hole. Nevertheless, the Fairford Digisonde registered a critical frequency of 9.925MHz, giving a maximum useable frequency in excess of 35MHz over a 3,000km path around lunchtime. This may have been a pre-auroral enhancement as it didn't last very long – the MUF was soon down to 28.8MHz. Please note the Chilton Digisonde has been down again, so if this continues please switch to Fairford at Propquest.co.uk. The upper HF bands have been very lively with much DX being worked. 5V7RU Russian DXpedition team in Togo have made it into many logs, as has J28MD team in Djibouti. Transatlantic 10m signals remain very strong during the daylight, reflecting the good HF propagation at this point in the year, switching to South America as the Sun is setting. Next week, NOAA predicts that the solar flux index will probably remain in the 120s. It also predicts unsettled geomagnetic conditions on the 10th, 11th and 12th when the Kp index may once again rise to five. If you have been putting off getting onto HF you are really missing out! Now the VHF and up propagation news. The unsettled weather pattern is still the dominant story for the coming week with a series of lows either across the country or sitting over the nearby Atlantic, bringing periods of rain and strong winds and showery interludes in between. This raises the issue of rain scatter for another week on the GHz bands. There are probably just two periods with ridges of higher pressure. The first crosses the country on Friday night at the start of the week and the second develops over the English Channel at the end of next week, so limited Tropo options once again. November is a good month for meteor scatter with the Leonids shower starting today and peaking around the 16th. Expect some increasing signs of meteor scatter activity as the week progresses. The solar conditions continue to provide coronal holes and the prospect of geomagnetic storms, so keep a watch on the Kp index, with a high index warning of auroras. As for Sporadic-E, we are in the doldrum month of November which rarely provides anything dramatic, but the usual procedure of monitoring the foEs graphs on Propquest should reveal what's happening. Moon declination is positive again with Moon windows lengthening as the week progresses. Path losses are still low but increasing and apogee is still over a week away. 144MHz sky noise is low in the coming week. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

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GB2RS News Sunday the 11th of September 2022 The news headlines: The death of Queen Elizabeth II Bletchley Park and NRC open EMF lecture and workshop at the RSGB Convention We are deeply saddened by the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Our thoughts are with the King and all members of the Royal Family at this sad time. Bletchley Park Museum, and hence the National Radio Centre, will remain open in the coming days but will be closed for the day of the funeral. More information will follow once the date of the funeral has been announced. There will be EMF Compliance events at the RSGB Convention on the 8th and 9th of October. On the morning of Saturday the 8th, John Rogers, M0JAV of the RSGB, ARRL and IRTS EMF team will give an update on EMF compliance developments. This will include the updated RSGB EMF Compliance App and the results of some measurements made. Then, on Sunday morning, team members Peter Zollman, G4DSE and Ian White, GM3SEK will run an open Compliance Clinic. If you have already carried out an EMF compliance assessment but are not sure how the results relate to your situation, they will work through some site-specific cases to put the principles into practice. Please check the Convention timetable for final details. You can email your questions in advance to emc.chairman@rsgb.org.uk. The July edition of the IARU Monitoring Service Region 1 Newsletter is now available. In this issue, you can read more about how ‘Over the Horizon' radars were the most obvious transmissions causing harm to our amateur radio HF bands. The front runner was the Russian ‘Contayner' with a bandwidth of 12kHz at 40 symbols per second, received in all bands from 40 to 12m. The others sending short bursts with bandwidths of 10kHz at 50 symbols per second, were also very active and were mostly observed on the 20m and 15m bands. To read the full report go to iaru-r1.org. Word has just arrived via the South African Radio League that three new African countries have joined the ranks of 5MHz or 60m operators. They are Botswana, Lesotho & eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland. Each has the new WRC-15 Amateur Secondary Allocation of 5351.5 to 5366.5kHz. This makes a total of 89 countries now on the band worldwide. Thanks to ZS4BS and SARL for the information. All three UK amateur radio exams may be taken online at this year's RSGB Convention. The Foundation and Intermediate exam will take place on Saturday and the Full exam on Sunday morning. Places must have been booked prior to the 26 September cut-off date and applications will not be accepted on the day. For booking enquiries, please email exams@rsgb.org.uk And now for details of rallies and events Following the sad news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the RSGB recommends that anyone attending amateur radio rallies or events should check before travelling. Please send your rally and event news as soon as possible to radcom@rsgb.org.uk. We'll publicise your event in RadCom, on GB2RS, and online. Also, today the 11th, the Ripon Radio Rally will be held at Hugh Ripley Hall, Ripon, HG4 2PT. Doors open for traders from 7 am and to the public at 10 am. Admission is £3 per person. Please note that the Bring & Buy is upstairs. The cost for Bring & Buy is £1 per item to a local charity, sold or not. Weston Super Mare Radio Society's Radio & Electronics Rally on the 25th of September. It will be held at The Campus Community Centre BS24 7DX. As a mark of respect for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Caister Lifeboat Radio Rally, which was due to be held this coming Sunday 11th September, has been postponed. Please note also that the Angel of the North Rally, due to be held on the 17th of September has also been postponed. And now for the Special Event news Paisley Amateur Radio Club will be operating the special event station GB0DOD from the Methodist Central Hall, 2 Gauze St, Paisley, PA1 1EP on Saturday the 17th of September. It is part of Paisley Doors Open Day when historic buildings throughout the town will be open to the public. Club members will be demonstrating voice, digital and morse modes on HF, VHF and UHF. Chris, PA2CHR and Lins, PA3CMC will be active from 4U1ITU, the International Amateur Radio Club's station at the ITU HQ in Geneva from the 13th to the 16th of September. They will be operating from 1800 to 0600UTC with JT65B as their preferred mode on 144MHz, and probably Q65-60B on 432MHz. QSL via Logbook of The World, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to IARC, P.O. Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland. Remaining in Switzerland this week we go back in time to 1847 when Switzerland's first train connection from Zurich to Baden in south Germany began its service. To celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Swiss Railways, a special call sign HB175RAIL will be active from the 1st of September to the 31st of October. QSL via Logbook of The World. Certificates will be available, search for HB175RAIL on QRZ.com for more information. And now the DX news A team will be active as 5R8CG, 5R8MM, 5R8WG and 5R8WP from Nosy Be island, AF-057, in Madagascar from the 11th to the 22nd of October. They will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8 on the 6 to 160m bands with two stations. The logs will be uploaded to the Logbook of the World system when they return. Daniel LU9FHF, Pablo LU7MT, Jose Luis LU1FM and Alejandro LU8YD will be active from San Andres Island, NA-033, from the 16th to the 25th of September. They will operate using SSB, FT8, FT4 and CW on the 6 to 160m bands. FM satellite operations are also planned. QSL 5J0DX direct to LU9FHF. Mike, VE6TC is active as ZL4/VE6TC from Stewart Island, OC-203, until early October. He is on the air most days between around 0300 and 0800UTC on the 20m band using SSB and CW. QSL via VE6TC, direct or bureau. Mike will upload his log to Logbook of The world and eQSL when he gets back to Canada. Masa, JA0RQV expects to be active again as A35JP from OC-049, Tonga from 20th August until the 24th of September. He will operate CW, SSB, and FT8 on 80-6 metres in his spare time. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via the bureau to JA0RQV. This weekend the WAE DX SSB Contest runs for 48 hours ending at 2359UTC today the 11th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands where contests are permitted, EU stations should only work non-EU stations. The exchange is a signal report and serial number. Today Sunday the 11th of September, the UK Microwave Group 24 to 76GHz Contest runs from 0900 to 1700UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number, and locator. Now the contest news This weekend the WAE DX SSB Contest ends its 48-hour run at 2359UTc today the 11th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands where contests are permitted, EU stations should only work non-EU stations. The exchange is a signal report and serial number. Today, Sunday the 11th of September, the UK Microwave Group 24 to 76GHz Contest runs from 0900 to 1700UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Tuesday the 432MHz FM Activity Contest takes place from 1800 to 1855UTC. It is followed by the all-mode 432MHz UK Activity Contest from 1900 to 2130UTC. The exchange is the same, signal report, serial number and locator. On Wednesday the CW leg of the 432MHz FT8 Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2030UTC takes place, the exchange is your report and 4-character locator. On Thursday the 70MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Next Sunday, the 18th, is the IRTS 70cm Counties Contest runs from 1300 to 1330UTC. Using SSB and FM, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Irish stations also give their county. Also, next Sunday is the IRTS 2m Counties Contest runs from 1300 to 1500UTC. Using SSB and FM, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Irish stations also give their county. The BARTG Sprint PSK63 contest takes place next Sunday, the 18th, from 1700 to 2100UTC. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands where contests are permitted, the exchange is the serial number. The 70MHz AFS Contest takes place between 0900 and 1200UTC next Sunday the 18th. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO on Friday 9th September 2022. What a week we have just had! The Kp index stayed at four or more for most of the week thanks to an enhanced solar wind stream. This continued to stir up geomagnetic activity with minor, G1, storm conditions. Visible aurora has been reported at higher latitudes. Sunspot region 3089 has now rotated behind the Sun's west limb, which may help with conditions as it was responsible for an M-class solar flare on the fifth. A significant space weather event took place during the week, but luckily it was on the far side of the Sun. A large, full halo coronal mass ejection, CME, became visible on imagery courtesy of both the LASCO and STEREO Ahead spacecraft. This was possibly connected with active region 3088, which will rotate back into view next week so perhaps look out for more disturbed conditions. News of sunspots has become almost secondary to the geomagnetic reports, but at the time of writing, there were five active regions facing the Earth and a solar flux index of 126. This has remained roughly static all week. Despite the disturbed conditions, ionospheric propagation has remained good at times, with MUFs over 3,000km exceeding 21MHz according to Propquest.co.uk. This may be mainly due to a seasonal change in the ionosphere, which may see MUFs rising as we go further into Autumn. Meanwhile, fourteen megahertz may remain more reliable for DX, while the higher bands may provide more fleeting openings. A quick tip - the feed from the Chilton Digisonde on Propquest has not been terribly reliable recently so we recommend switching to Fairford data and refreshing the display for the best results. Next week NOAA predicts that the solar flux may remain in the mid-120s. Geomagnetic conditions are due to be unsettled again and we may see the Kp index rise to four, especially around the 13th-15th. Otherwise, expect it to be around two to three. And now the VHF and up propagation news. The large slow low pressure that brought numerous heavy showers and thunderstorms to dent the drought has started to drift away to the east and will allow one more low and area of rain to affect the country at the end of this weekend and early this coming week. There is still an opportunity for some good rain scatter on the GHz bands, but eventually, it seems that high pressure may try to return around the middle of the week. Not a very strong signal and the models suggest that low pressure is back again by the end of the week, meaning not an especially good, and probably short-lasting, Tropo event. So, rain scatter on the GHz bands is the primary mode, followed by a hint of Tropo midweek and then don't forget about meteor scatter and aurora as occasional "long-shots". The Epsilon-Perseids meteor shower is still active and the Sextantids shower gets underway this week. The geomagnetic field has been very disturbed lately and there have been some good aurora openings recently, so you've probably already been keeping an eye on the Kp index; anything above five should be worth checking out. With the Moon at positive declination from today, and past last Wednesday's perigee, expect low but increasing path losses and lengthening Moon windows. 144MHz sky noise is low all week, not exceeding 500 Kelvin until next Saturday night. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

On today's Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down the major show of force between Israel and the United States against Iran. Three Israeli F-16i fighter jets escorted two nuclear capable American B-52 bombers from the Royal Air Force base at Fairford, England, and flew over the eastern Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula and the Red Sea in training missions together. Although the U.S. military's Central Command did not mention Iran, Prime Minister Yair Lapid did not mince words as he declared Israel is prepared to stop any threat from Iran. How will this latest flyover impact negotiations to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GB2RS News Sunday the 14th of August 2022 The news headlines: New RadCom team announced Jamaican amateurs mark 60 years of independence Jacques, ON4AVJ, Silent Key Earlier in the year, the RSGB announced that RadCom Managing Editor, Elaine Richards, G4LFM, was planning to retire after leading the RadCom team for 14 years. Very soon after that announcement, we had to come to terms with the sad and sudden news that RadCom Technical Editor, Giles Read, G1MFG, had passed away. RSGB General Manager, Steve Thomas, M1ACB has now announced the appointment of the new RadCom team that will continue to deliver and develop a RadCom suite of publications that supports the future of amateur radio. Ed O'Neill, M0TZX will take on the role of Managing Editor and Matt Smith, M0VWS has joined the team as Technical Editor. Ed and Matt are working very closely with Elaine and the rest of the team to ensure a smooth handover in the coming months. You can read the full press release on the main page at rsgb.org. Amateur radio stations from Jamaica may use the 6Y60 prefix to mark the 60th anniversary since the Colony of Jamaica gained independence from the UK. For example, 6Y5WE will be using 6Y60WE. Sad news next. The IARU has announced that Jacques, ON4AVJ, has become a Silent Key. He held many roles within the Belgian national society, UBA, and was part of the IARU Region 1 VHF Committee. He received honours from both the UBA and IARU for his work on VHF and higher frequencies. Our thoughts are with his family and friends within the wider amateur radio community at this difficult time. This year is the 25th anniversary of the international Lighthouse and Lightship weekend that will take place next weekend, the 20th and 21st of August. The event runs for 48 hours and, as this news script was prepared, there are 325 stations registered for this year from Argentina to Malta and The Netherlands to Wales. Some are stations that have operated many times before, others like TM59LH are taking part for the first time. This station will operate from the Sandettie Light Vessel in Dunkirk Harbour. Earlier this year, the IARU Region 1 invited amateurs to come up with an idea that could lead to more licensed radio amateurs. They have now announced the results. Joint first place was awarded to Nestor, 5B4AHZ and Christian, HB9FEU. Nestor's idea is the Ham Radio Escape Room which is a radio-based escape room with amateur radio themes and played with teams communicating via radio. Christian's idea was a public database of fun projects for innovation where those with little or no experience and equipment could still take part. Read the full story at iaru-r1.org where you can find out more about these projects and the other prize winners. And now for details of rallies and events Please send your rally and event news as soon as possible to radcom@rsgb.org.uk. We'll publicise your event in RadCom, on GB2RS, and online. Today, the 14th, the Flight Refuelling ARS Hamfest takes place at Cobham Sports and Social Club Ground, Merley, near Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 3DA. Talk-in will be on 145.550MHz. Gates open between 10 am and 6 pm with entry costing £4. There will be trade stands as well as indoor and field pitches. Lectures will take place during the event. No dogs except Guide dogs are allowed as this is the landowner's condition. More from Tony, G3PFM on 0774 347 5018. Next Sunday, the 21st of August, the Rugby ATS Radio Rally will take place at Princethorpe College, Princethorpe, Rugby CV23 9PY. Doors open at 10 am and there will be a car boot sale area. More at rugbyats.co.uk. Also next Sunday, the 21st, the Red Rose Rally will be held at St Joseph's Hall, Leigh WN7 2PJ. Organised by West Manchester Radio Club, there will be free parking, a café as well as trade, individual and club stands. There will also be a Bring & Buy. More information at wmrc.co.uk. Now the Special Event news AP75PAK is the special callsign for the Pakistan ARS to celebrate the 75th anniversary since Pakistan achieved independence. Additionally, individual Pakistani amateur radio operators can use the AP75 prefix throughout August. TM3GGR will be operating between the 20th of August and the 4th of September. It is to mark the start of the 3rd Golden Globe Race, which is a non-stop round-the-world sailing trip, without assistance and without a modern navigation system. Activity will be on all bands and all modes. QSL via F6KUF, via the Bureau or direct to F5OEV. Dale, EI7HDB will be setting up a station at The Point of Ayre lighthouse at the north-eastern end of the Isle of Man from the 14th of August. He will be active on most bands as MD/EI7HDB between the 14th and 19th of August operating holiday style. The Isle of Man ARS will be involved in the operation of GT3FLH next weekend for the International Lighthouse and Lightship weekend. Now the DX news Giovanni, IZ2DPX will be active holiday style as 8Q7AG from the Maldives, AS-013, until the 20th of August. He will operate SSB and digital modes on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL direct to IK2DUW. Esteban, EA5Q will also be active from the Maldives as 8Q7QE from the 14th to the 24th of August. He will operate almost exclusively CW. QSL via Logbook of The World or via his home callsign either direct or via the bureau. A German team will be active as TM0BSM from the lighthouse at Berck-sur-Mer in France between the 17th and 22nd of August. They will operate CW, SSB and digital modes on the 10 to 80m bands, plus the QO-100 satellite. QSL via DK5OPA. Masa, JA0RQV expects to be active again as A35JP from Tonga, OC-049, from the 20th of August to the 24th of September. In his spare time, he will operate CW, SSB and FT8 on the 6 to 80m bands. QSL via Logbook of The World, Club Log's OQRS, or via the bureau to JA0RQV. Now the contest news The WAE DX CW Contest runs for 48 hours this weekend, ending at 2359 UTC today, the 14th. Using the 3.5 to 28MHz bands where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. Please note that EU stations work non-EU stations only. Today, Sunday the 14th, the fifth 70MHz Cumulative contest runs from 1400 to 1600UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Tuesday, the 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Thursday it is the 70MHz UK Activity Contest from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA, and G4BAO on Friday the 12th of August 2022. The geomagnetic disturbance we predicted last week, due to an Earth-facing coronal hole and its associated high-speed solar wind, occurred in the early hours of Monday the 8th. This pushed the Kp index to six and sparked a visible aurora that was visible from parts of the UK. It also impacted the Maximum Useable Frequency on Monday, according to the Fairford ionosonde, with it struggling to get much above 18MHz over a 3,000km path until the early evening. The Kp index remained mainly at four on Tuesday before tailing off gradually to reach two on Thursday. Meanwhile, the solar flux index has been slowly declining, from 116 on Sunday to 108 on Thursday. Sporadic-E has been bringing short skip to 14MHz, with paths such as the UK to Ireland and Scotland being workable at times. The best DX has probably been on 21MHz where the Far East has been putting in an appearance, mainly on FT8. 28MHz Sporadic-E has been just that, sporadic, with some days providing great short skip to parts of Europe and others just the sound of noise on 10 metres. Next week NOAA predicts similar conditions with the SFI in the range 104-108. Unsettled geomagnetic conditions are forecast for the 17th, 18th and 19th when the Kp index could rise to five. And now the VHF and up propagation news. The weather will show a more unsettled side from this weekend. The exceptionally widespread Tropo conditions of last week are likely to decay as pressure falls and by the start of the coming week, it's a slack region of low pressure over us. This will introduce some mainly showery outbreaks of rain, but in true summer style, they could be heavy and perhaps thundery in places. This raises the prospects for rain scatter on the GHz bands and, as usual, you will need to access one of the many online radar displays to track their movement. Recent solar conditions have varied, but some occasional aurora alerts have maintained an interest in auroral propagation. Keep a check on the Kp index to see if it goes above five or six and then look at the clusters and chatrooms for activity pointers. Sporadic-E is still about on some days and well worth your attention for tracking down those missing grid squares. Although we are nearer the end than the start of the Es season, it can occur until about the end of the first week in September, so plenty of time left. In the coming week, the location of the jet stream activity (often a good guide) suggests that paths may move away from Scandinavia and eastern Europe and favour Spain and the central Mediterranean. As we slide gently away from the broad peak of the Perseid meteor shower, it's still worth checking meteor scatter propagation during the coming week. Moon declination goes positive again on Monday, producing lengthening Moon windows. EME is for early birds this week with Moon zenith in the early hours. Path losses will fall all week, and 144 MHz sky noise is low, not reaching 500 Kelvin until next Sunday. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

It's actually RIAT week! We've been chatting about it for months and now it's finally here. We build the hype with a short show to get you in the mood. We'll be back after Fairford with a debrief episode - say hi if you see us there! To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to https://www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at https://forums.airshows.co.uk

Sabino “Bino” Lee Jordan, 65, transitioned from this life Nov. 13, 2021 at his Leroy residence. His final days were spent surrounded by his family. Sabino was born Dec. 6, 1955 to L.C. Jordan and Iceola Jordan. A member of the McIntosh Union High School graduating Class of 1974, he was an avid football, basketball and baseball player. Following graduation, he was employed at Ciba Geigy for 42 years. A native of Fairford, Sabino was a loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend. At an early age, he was baptized and became a member of Our Lady of Sorrows...Article Link

We're back! After a little break we have another small catch-up with eachother, discussing recent trips and heading out to catch the B-1B bomber deployment to Fairford. Tom hits us with a quick-fire quiz! To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to https://www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at https://forums.airshows.co.uk

Join Carlos, Nev and Matt for this week's episode. In this week's show some spirit airline passengers smell burning, Matt takes a look at contactless food, and Nev has some exciting news about BA's Big Busses . In the military in the USAF's new replacement for the EC-130 COMPASS CALL makes its inaugural flight (it's a Gulfstream); Boeing's T-7 Jayhawk continues production; Sikorsky UH-60 BLACKHAWKs could be produced in the UK; and finally we see some amazing images and videos from Bones at Fairford and Globemasters Down Under. Captain Nick continues his chat with Mike Wildeman about his incredible flying career.

Join Carlos, Matt, Armando and Brian Coleman for this week's show. In this week's show we learn the last ever A380 has been assembled, the A321 flying from the US to the UK is unveiled and a time when most airlines are retiring their passenger 747's, one airline is refurbishing theirs. In the military a vintage WWII B-25 Mitchell makes a forced landing in California and we learn that the U-2 will be a regular tenant at the famous RAF Fairford. Captain Nick is in conversation with Ian Palmer as he talks candidly in part three about his battle with alcohol and we go slightly off-topic as Captain Al and Matt talk to Weather forecaster Dan Holley about his unusual hobby of storm chasing. Search social media for 'PlaneTalkingUK' Whatsapp Number - +44 757 22 491 66 Email - podcast@planetalkinguk.com Website - www.planetalkinguk.com Search Twitter for : Captain Al - @airbus_al Dan Holley - @danholley_ Brian mentioned during the show that he is producing quirky fabric face coverings and that he's donating all the proceeds to a Pasadena Women's Shelter (he's already donated over $300). If you'd like to order some take yourself to https://www.tabfabric.com and make sure you enter the code of LOVEPTUK at checkout for a special discount! Here are the links to the stories we featured this week : COMMERCIAL The last A380 to be built is complete https://simpleflying.com/final-airbus-a380-assembled/ Airline in Italy came up with a clever coronavirus strategy to make flying safer https://apple.news/AFCuhWDllTRq7W_bZ1qOnOw New JetBlue A321 unveiled that will be the first to fly from the US to the UK for the Airline https://thepointsguy.co.uk/news/jetblue-streamers-tail-london-airbus-a321lr/ GA Pilots able to land at one of Australia's busiest airports https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/sep/23/the-little-planes-that-could-sydney-airport-opens-up-to-hobby-pilots-during-pandemic Airline workers have lower rates of COVID-19 than the general population — and airline CEOs say it's proof that flying is safe https://www.businessinsider.com/airline-workers-covid-rates-is-flying-safe-2020-9?fbclid=IwAR3PJH3u14SIPFxuZOjq3isXlPEYEEj5YVP4Rir_yzJBc5tHmWooMRHogrw Another (Green) Electric aircraft coming soon https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2020-09-23/heart-unveils-electric-propulsion-system-es-19-airliner Iran Air Refurbishes One Of Its Boeing 747s https://simpleflying.com/iran-air-refurbished-boeing-747/amp/ We need to be re-born on a plane FREE flights Egypt AIr https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/09/baby-born-on-flight-to-london-gets-lifetime-ticket-from-airline/ Qantas selling off B747 drinks cart's inc Booze https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/qantas-boeing-747-bar-drinks-cart MILITARY Three wounded in B-25 “Old Glory” crash in California https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2020/09/20/three-wounded-in-b-25-old-glory-crash-in-california/ U-2's are moving to Fairford! https://dragonladytoday.com/2020/09/24/arctic-dragons-make-fairford-their-home/?fbclid=IwAR36mn77J4N8IgtH1FyULjPpMb401u766011e2PIlDr64OOEjC48sCG7C0I A Russian Aerospace Forces Su-35S Flanker fighter jet reportedly gunned down a Su-30 Flanker during a recent close-air-combat training mishap. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/36684/russian-flanker-fighter-reportedly-downs-another-with-its-cannon-by-accident Major military exercises taking place off Scotland https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-54264399

Join Carlos, Matt and Micah for this week's show. In today's episode there's talk of mass lay-offs at Gatwick as passenger numbers plummet, law suits and unexpected quarantines make for a difficult week at EasyJet and someone is trying to make carbon free aviation fuel using Ammonia. In the military plane spotters at Fairford are warned by the police and there's sad news coming out of Duxford involving the Flying Legends. Matt talks to Cpt Al about Tyre punctures in this week's Plane Truth and James Dean shares with us their Aviation in their Life. Check out our website redesign that Matt and the team have worked on over the past few weeks - https://www.planetalkinguk.com - Let us know what you think! Search social media for 'PlaneTalkingUK' Whatsapp Number - +44 757 22 491 66 Email - podcast@planetalkinguk.com Website - www.planetalkinguk.com Here are the links to the stories we featured this week : COMMERCIAL Gatwick Airport to axe 600 jobs as passengers down 80 percent https://www.itv.com/news/2020-08-26/gatwick-airport-to-axe-600-jobs-as-passengers-down-80 Ryanair passenger removed from Stansted flight after receiving text saying he had coronavirus https://apple.news/ACVi1lpT1RL2D8Qg8LIBGFg EasyJet Sued After Passenger Was Moved On Flight To London https://simpleflying.com/easyjet-sued-passenger-moved/amp/ Delta Pilots Angry Their Jobs Are Being Outsourced https://onemileatatime.com/delta-pilots-jobs-outsourced/?fbclid=IwAR3TYShquwwfflIne3ToDLvpF81iOXet6ngZ2PsQuyZVO30uaUnUmkOQTu8 United Airlines to cut 2,850 pilot jobs without more U.S. government aid https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/27/united-airlines-to-cut-2850-pilot-jobs-without-more-us-government-aid.html The Australian Cricket Team's all-business class https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/the-australian-cricket-team-s-all-business-class-perth-to-uk-flight Reaction Engines testing ammonia as carbon-free aviation fuel https://newatlas.com/aircraft/reaction-engines-ammonia-carbon-free-aviation-fuel/ The Potentially Revolutionary Celera 500L Aircraft Officially Breaks Cover https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/36016/the-potentially-revolutionary-celera-500l-officially-breaks-cover Find out how Cargolux Airlines protect its Boeing 747-8 from Coronavirus https://www.airlive.net/find-out-how-cargolux-airlines-protect-its-boeing-747-8-from-coronavirus/ Delayed EasyJet passengers face unforeseen quarantine https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-53923509 MILITARY IWM Duxford and The Fighter Collection Announce Relocation of Flying Legends Air Show http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/iwm-duxford-and-the-fighter-collection-announce-relocation-of-flying-legends-air-show.html DARPA’s AI Defeats Air Force Pilot 5-0 In Head-To-Head Competition https://inhomelandsecurity.com/darpas-ai-defeats-air-force-pilot-5-0-in-head-to-head-competition/ B-52 plane spotters heading to RAF Fairford warned by police https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/b-52-plane-spotters-heading-4453427.amp

Rob and Tom discuss multiple government u-turns in the last few weeks of the lockdown before diving into a quick polls update on the US presidential race.TOPICS- [0:00] Intro- [2:52] School Meals- [11:27] Track And Trace App- [19:47] NHS Surcharge- [22:23] NHS Bereavement Scheme- [23:58] The Mogg Conga- [28:25] Boris' U-Turns & Reputation- [40:49] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages- [41:08] Quick Polls Update- [57:34] Outro- [58:55] Ad: Mish Mash MayhemSUPPORTSupport all TTSS shows on PatreonSHOWNOTES- Marcus Rashford: a brief history of free school meals in the UK- Paint job on Boris Johnson's plane will cost taxpayer £900,000- Coronavirus: What went wrong with the UK's contact tracing app?- Coronavirus: All the u-turns Boris Johnson has been forced to make during pandemic- Massive Yacht!- Boris Johnson ‘mistake’ could harm case for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, say family- Presidential Race Poll- How unpopular is Donald Trump?- Join us on Discord!DISCUSS- Reddit- Twitter- FacebookATTRIBUTION- Recording engineer: Ennuicastr- Theme song: Handel's Water Music (Public Domain under CC0 1.0) with Big Ben Chimes (By hyderpotter under CC0 1.0).- Main: Image: Airbus Voyager of the RAF arrives Fairford in the Public Domain.

Whilst I was studying at a college in Leicester when I was 16, I hand wrote a short story, (as you would in those days without a computer that would fit on your table) which had emerged into my mind and that was as far as I got with what was to become a burning ambition nearly 40 years later to turn it into a novel. With the hindsight of life's experiences and acquired knowledge, the detail surrounding the core plot of the story has evolved and during this time I have been looking around, reading books and watching as many films as I can just to make sure that it's still unique and hopefully appealing. I am fortunate enough to live in the peaceful and rural North Oxfordshire village of Bucknell and I am blessed with a beautiful Daughter who only came along back in 2008 when I was 48. She lives with her Mum in Fairford and I catch up with her on a regular basis. My new partner, Jane, has been the main inspiration for helping me to focus my energy on getting my novel written and published. It would make a very visual and gripping SciFi film and I very much hope that one day I can see that dream become a reality. If anyone has access to Christopher Nolan, Neill Blomkamp or Luc Besson then please let me know as I think they would help turn my novel into a suitably impressive movie. I'm currently working hard on the sequel, entitled Planrtary Union which should be released early in 2020. I'm planning to release a prequel later on in 2020 which will complete the trilogy, to be called The Magdalene Years. I hope you enjoy my books and thank you for your support Cheers!Available to buy as a paperback or an e-book on Amazon NOWWeb Address: http://www.visionariesthenovel.com/

In July I visited the NATS tower at Heathrow Airport to interview my guest Adam Spink. We chatted about some of the mechanics of air traffic control at Heathrow and the unique ways of optimizing throughput. A few days later we met again on the tower of Fairford during RIAT 2019 and chatted about the specifics of ATC'ing during an airshow.

In July I visited the NATS tower at Heathrow Airport to interview my guest Adam Spink. We chatted about some of the mechanics of air traffic control at Heathrow and the unique ways of optimizing throughput. A few days later we met again on the tower of Fairford during RIAT 2019 and chatted about the specifics of ATC'ing during an airshow.

Flaps 14: Paralympics opening ceremony pilot Dave Rawlins; the RIAT at Fairford; one-eyed pilot Paul Ryan; Pablo on the difference between military and airline captains; and review the Olympics restricted zones.

Fairford FM is back for another fun packed episode. Have a listen to our choir singing one of their Swedish songs that they learnt from our partner school!

This epsiode is a food and farming special - find out about some of the great topic work we have been doing!

Maple class is back - this time with a persuasion special episode!

Well, we have changed the podcasting team, now the year fives are in charge! They are calling it 'New and Improved' Fairford FM but what do you think? Send us your thoughts to fairfordfm@hotmail.co.uk

Well, it's the big one.... the one you have all been waiting for..... yes, it's our X Factor episode, download now to listen to all of the people who entered and to find out the winners!

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