The West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society — WELCOME
Recording of Voice of America in English, November 7, 2021 at 13.58 UTC (shortwave frequency of 15580 kHz)
Station: Voice of America
Place of reception: Europe
Frequency: 15580 kHz shortwave
Date: November 7, 2021
Time: 1358 UTC
Transmitter location: Botswana
Transmitter power 100 kW
Transmission direction: Africa
Receiver: SONY ICF SW1 portable
Location of receiver: outdoor (far away from buildings to limit the man-made noise interference)
Antenna: internal telescopic 0,5 meter long
Recording device: SONY portable cassette tape recorder
Station: Radio New Zealand Pacific
Place of reception: Europe
Language: English
Frequency: 7390 kHz shortwave
Date: November 11, 2021
Time: 13.03 UTC
Transmitter location: Rangitaiki, New Zealand
Transmitter power 100 kW
Receiver: SONY ICF SW1 portable
Location of receiver: outdoor (far away from buildings to limit the man-made noise interference)
Antenna: internal telescopic 0,5 meter long
Recording device: SONY portable cassette tape recorder
NEWS FOR SCOTLAND (GB2RS ) Extracts inc Additions
CLUB NEWS
The Scottish Borders Repeater group membership is well down for this year. Subs are normally due at the AGM in May, but due to the Covid pandemic there hasn’t been an AGM for two years. If you would like to join the group, supporting six repeaters in the Scottish Borders, please go to sbrg.co.uk.
Can you lend a generator? The Kilmarnock & Loudoun ARC Team at Ardrossan are trying to borrow a 240V generator of 5 to 10kVA output for an event in early December. Please email klarcinfo@gmail.com if you can help.
CLUB NETS
Wigtownshire Amateur Radio Society has a net on Sundays from 7.30pm on GB3DG, which then usually moves to Zoom at around 8pm. Thursday sees a net on GB3DG from 7pm, a Zoom meeting follows at 8pm. There is also an open RAYNET net daily on GB3DG from noon. www.gm4riv.org
Stirling and District Amateur Radio Society is open today for operating from 11am. It will also be open on Thursday from 7pm. secretary@gm6nx.com
Kingdom Amateur Radio Society has nets on Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays from 7pm on 144.750MHz. Steve, MM0SKX, 0771 105 9343
The Lomond Sunday night net takes place from 8pm via EchoLink gateway MB7IBH and also locally on RF using 144.9625Mz and later moving to DMR TG23559 from 9pm.
West of Scotland Amateur Radio Society has its Solder Group on Wednesdays and its main meeting on Fridays at the Rose Street HQ. Some meetings are also on Zoom. There are nets daily from 11am on 145.425MHz. Wednesday sees a net from 8pm on 433.425MHz and on Friday there’s an open net on 145.425MHz from 8pm. www.wosars.club
Dundee Amateur Radio Club holds nets on Sundays and Wednesdays from 7.30pm on GB3AG and GB3DD. This Tuesday sees the club 2m contest. Martin, 2M0KAU, 0776 370 8933
This Friday is the annual pre-loved equipment sale at Ayr Amateur Radio Group. The club also runs a net on Sundays from 7pm on 144.295MHz CW and from 7.30pm on 145.450MHz FM. There are daily nets around 7.035MHz from 10.15am, moving to 7.065MHz and 145.450MHz at 10.30am Contact via derek.secaarg@gmail.com
Kilmarnock & Loudoun Amateur Radio Club holds a net on Sundays from 2pm around 3.720MHz SSB, later moving to around 3.540MHz CW. Tuesday sees a net on 145.475MHz from 7.30pm. klarcinfo@gmail.com
The Viking Amateur Radio Net runs on Sundays from 6pm on 3.660 or 3.639MHz. Details are on their Facebook page
Glenrothes & District Radio Club has open nets daily from 10am on 3.790MHz except Sunday. Morse training is now available on request. Tam, 0775 352 6498
Paisley Amateur Radio Club holds a net on Mondays from 8pm on 144.550MHz and on Zello. Tuesday sees a DMR net in room 4415 from 8pm. On Thursday, there is an FM net on 144.550MHz and on Zello from 7.30pm. Stuart, MM0PAZ, 0742 665 0757
On Monday, Edinburgh & District Amateur Radio Club has its net at 8pm on 433.525MHz FM. Norman, GM1CNH, 0774 094 6192
DV Scotland has a multi-mode net on Monday from 9pm to 10.30pm using GM5DVS. Access to the net is via All-Star Hub and Brandmeister DMR. dvscotland.net
Livingston & District Amateur Radio Society has a net on Tuesdays from 7.30pm on 145.575MHz FM. Wednesday sees a net on DMR Scotland TG23550 from 8pm. The club will be open on the 16th of November. Cathie, 2M0DIB, 01506 433 846
Inverness & District Amateur Radio Society has a net on GB7BI from 8pm and on GB7II from 8.30pm on Wednesday. Adrian, MM0DHY, InvernessRadioSociety@gmail.com
Falkirk Amateur Radio Club has a net via GB3FE from 8pm on Wednesday. Peter, gm8gax@tiscali.co.uk
On Wednesday Lothians Radio Society is holding Viral Net number 80 at 8pm on 144.350MHz SSB. All are welcome. secretary@lothiansradiosociety.com
Mid Lanarkshire Amateur Radio Society meets every Friday from 7pm at Newarthill Community Education Centre 50 High Street Newarthill Motherwell ML1 5JU. Wednesday sees a net on TG 23550 from 8pm and on Thursday there’s a net on 70.425MHz from 8pm. The Friday net on Zello and GB3KV have now ceased. www.mlars.co.uk
On Thursday Lomond Radio Club meets from 7pm at the John Connelly Centre in Renton and this year’s AGM will take place this Thursday at 7:30pm.
Barrie, gm0kzx@googlemail.com
Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society meets at 7.30pm on Thursday for a talk on The History of Communications in Mountain Rescue. http://www.aars.org.uk
On Friday, Strathclyde Park Amateur Radio Club has a net from 7.30pm on 145.400MHz, and also on the BATC channel from 8pm. Bill, MM0SFB, gm0syv@btinternet.com
Details of club activities can normally be found on each club’s website. To have your net listed on the WoSARS website or to report any changes, contact Tony, MM0TMZ by email to rr1@rsgb.org.uk. Please also keep GB2RS updated via email to radcom@rsgb.org.uk. The deadline for GB2RS submissions is 10am on Thursdays.
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