No 527 October 2012 The photograph in HF Happenings 526 was taken at the Petrusville South African Radio League Post office in the Northern Cape (not far from the Vanderkloof Dam). Suid-Afrikaanse Radioliga Scouts and Scouters take to the Airwaves Member Society of the In- for the 55th Jamboree on the Air ternational Amateur Radio Union since 1925 Each year, more than 500 000 Scouts in more than 100 www.sarl.org.za; www.iaru.org countries take to the airwaves on the third full weekend in Oc- www.iaru-r1.org tober, and this year on 20 and 21 October, it will be no differ- ent. The Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) is an annual Scouting and Amateur Radio event spon- sored by the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement where Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Girl Guides from all over the world speak to each other via Amateur Ra- dio. Since 1958, when the first Jamboree on the Air was held, millions of Scouts have met through this event. Many contacts made during JOTA have resulted in pen pal relationships and links between Scout troops that have lasted many years. Moreover, the Voortrekkers in South Africa and Namibia will participate in CQ Hou Ko- ers on 20 October. Amateur Radio Today Changes Frequencies on 28 October From Sunday 28 October, Amateur Radio Today will be transmitted on new frequencies - Sundays 08:00 UTC (10:00 CAT) on 7 205 kHz and 17 760 kHz; Mondays 16:30 UTC (18:30 CAT) on 4 895 kHz. Reception reports are invited. We are particularly interested in reports of the 4 895 kHz transmission on Mondays at 16:30 UTC as the frequency is close to the proposed new amateur allocation near 5 MHz. Reception reports from all areas in South Africa would be useful in our bid to ICASA for frequencies pilot studies. Send rapports to [email protected]. Radio Technology in Action 2013 Preparations for the 2013 Radio Technology in Action Symposium are already in pro- gress. Do you have a subject that you would like to see on the programme? Send an email to [email protected] with your suggestions. "Amateur radio is the most exciting of all technological hobbies" Page 2 October 2012 HF Happenings Volunteers for the News Team October 2 to 7 – Clover Aardklop National The SARL News Team still needs volunteers Arts festival, Potchefstroom for compiling and translating the SARL bulletins. Bul- 4 – SARL 80 m QSO Party; World letin compilers will be SARL members, bilingual, with Habitat Day some rudimentary computer and editing skills and will 7 – RSGB 21/28 MHz Contest have an e-mail address. 8 – Schools open If you might have the necessary skills and be 13 and 14 – AWA Valve QSO Party willing to try your hand at this, please send your name 18 – Radio Amateur Examination 20 – Spring QRP Contest; National and contact details to Fritz, ZS6SF, with email ad- Marine Day dress [email protected] immediately. Without 20 – CQ Hou Koers – Voortrekkers enough volunteers, it will not be possible to keep the 20 and 21 – Jamboree on the Air / Afrikaans bulletin going. Jamboree on the Internet 22 and 23 – Rose Festival, Bloem- Die SARL-Nuusspan benodig steeds vrywilligers vir die fontein 26 to 28 – Classic Music Festival, samestelling en vertaling van SARL bulletins. Bul- Franschhoek letinsamestellers moet SARL-lede wees, tweetalig en 27 and 28 – CQ WW DX SSB Contest met basiese rekenaar- en redigeringsvaardighede en 27 to 29 – Night Ride and Full Moon moet 'n e-posadres hê. Hikes, Stellenbosch Indien u dalk die nodige vaardighede het en 31 Oct to 3 Nov – Cape Town Mili- bereid is om die taak te probeer, stuur asseblief on- tary Tattoo middelik u naam en kontakbesonderhede aan Fritz, ZS6SF, met e-posadres [email protected]. Sonder genoeg vrywilligers, kan die Afrikaanse bulletin nie volgehou word nie. 1S/S1, Principality of Sealand (Once Claimed To Be A DXCC Entity) Do you remember this one? A former UK anti-aircraft tower/fort (called Roughs Tower) located in the North Sea was occupied by a retired army major Roy Bates and his family in 1967. Major Bates declared the fort an independent sovereign state from the UK and renamed it Sealand on 2 September 1967. Bates established Sealand as a nation in 1975. Sealand had its own constitution, flag, National Anthem, stamps, passports and currency. There were even a few DXpeditions to Sealand - 1SLA1 (2000 by a Dutch group) and S1A (1982 by a German group). However, it has been reported that Major Bates passed away on 9 October at the age of 91 in a care home in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. His wife Joan is now expected to take over the rule of Sealand. Here are some interesting URLs to read about the history and view pictures of the Principality of Sealand: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2216596/Retired-army-major-occupied-fortress- North-Sea-declared-sovereign-principality-Sealand-dies-aged-91.html http://www.sealandgov.org http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand http://www.southgatearc.org/news/july2006/sealand_appeal.htm NH8, Swains Island (Press Release) The following was posted on the NH8S Web page www.nh8s.org on 9 October [edited]: "Craig and I would like to thank everyone who worked us from Swains. We made 105 500 QSOs which made many hams happy. This is not a record, but something we and the team are very proud of. We had a great time but are glad to be back home with our families. "Amateur radio is the most exciting of all technological hobbies" Page 3 October 2012 HF Happenings This was truly a remarkable trip in many ways. We are very proud of our team as they performed remarkably well under unbearable heat. As you may know by now, it was 125° F on the beach in the sun. To put up antennas in the loose sand and heat was quite a challenge. During the duration of the trip, the crew walked many miles to get to the operating stations four times a day. Then they worked the endless pileups, which can be stressful. Never did they complain about the job before them, making QSOs in those hot tents. Every crewmember experienced some type of heat reaction at one time or another. Some members endured other injuries as well, and two were hospitalised, so we had our challenges. Everyone is home and fine now.. To Swains owners, the Jennings family, you and your group were an enormous help to us. The Island support team of thirteen native men and women worked tirelessly to see that our needs were met. We could not ask for better hosts. Including the off-island support crew, it took a total of 43 people to make this all happen. QSL cards are ready to be printed and should be distributed in a few months. If you need a card right away, please go to our OQRS link for your QSL card. We want to thank all of our equipment sponsors; your equipment worked flawlessly. And to the foundations, clubs and individuals who helped fund this trip; we are most appreciative of your generosity. These trips to remote places are so expensive that it would not be possible without your support. It was a great honour for Craig and me to lead such an extraordinary team of highly ex- perienced operators. This was not the easiest trip any of us have been on, and you guys are the greatest. Craig, K9CT, and Joe, W8GEX, Co-Leaders" African DX South Sudan, Z8. Diya, Z81D, has been very active the past week on 40, 20, 15, 12 and 10 me- tres SSB at various times. Sometimes via a list operation. Suggest to watch or search QSNs on the DXCluster. QSL via OM3JW. Tanzania, 5H (Update). Noel, WB0VGI, informs OPDX this week that he is now operational in Iringa, Tanzania. He states, "I have not established a schedule yet but will try to get on in the afternoons (15:00 – 20:00 UTC) on 15 and 20 metres." He states that he will update us with more when he figures out what bands are best from there. He will be there until 17 December. Operations will be on CW, SSB and PSK. QSL via his home call sign. Uganda, 5X - postponed!. Nick, G3RWF, who was expected to be active this week as 5X1NH from Uganda for two months, has announced that his trip is now postponed. No reason given. Senegal, 6W. Vladimir, RK4FF, announced to be active again as 6V7S from the rental shack Le Calao from 22 October until 3 November. There is no information about participation in the WW DX SSB Contest (27/28 October). QSL via home call. See also http://www.le- calao.com/A/residence_A.htm African Islands Rodrigues Island, 3B9. Just a reminder that a team of operators from Switzerland known as the "Radio 7 Team" will be active as 3B9SP from Rodrigues Island (AF-017) between 16 and 23 Oc- tober. Their goal is to set up three amateur radio stations that can be run together on differ- ent Amateur Radio bands, one on CW, one on SSB and the third running special modes like RTTY "Amateur radio is the most exciting of all technological hobbies" Page 4 October 2012 HF Happenings and PSK31. They hope to use small 400 watt solid state amplifiers for the CW and SSB stations. Activity will be on 160 – 6 metres using two 3 element Spiderbeams (20, 17, 15, 12 or 10 m), verticals for 40, 30 and 20 m, a Butternut HF2V for 160, 80 and 40 m and a Slim Jim for 6 metres. QSL via HB9ACA direct or use the OQRS on ClubLog. The logs will be uploaded to LotW within 6 months after the DX Operation. For more details and updates, see http://hb9fr.ch/3b9sp Ascension Island, ZD8. Marko, N5ZO, will once again be active as ZD8O from Ascension Island (AF-003) during the CQ WW DX SSB Contest (27 and 28 October) as a Single-Op/All-Band en- try. QSL via OH0XX. Marko will be active between 18 and 30 October "as time allows from set- ting up field day operation." Madeira Archipalego, CT3. Peter, CT9/DH4JQ, Marion, CT9/DF4UM, Marco, CT9/DJ5KW, Karlfried, CT9/DL1EK, and Leo, CT9/DK8VC, will be active from Santana, Ilha da Madeira (IOTA AF-014, DIP MA-001, PIP MD-001, DPRN FF-101, WFF CTFF-030, WLOTA 0053) be- tween 21 October and 2 November. This will include a Multi-Op entry in the WW DX SSB Con- test using the call CR3L. QSLs via homecalls. QSL for CR3L via DJ6QT. Seycelles, S7, AF-024 - Inner Islands. Luca, I5IHE (S79LC), Danio, I5OYY (S79YY), and Simone, IK5RUN (S79UN), are going to be active holiday style from Praslin Island (WLOTA 2862, ARLHS SEY-006, LOC LI75vp) between 20 October and 4 November. Activities will take place on CW, SSB and RTTY on 80 – 10 m. QSLs direct via home calls. The log will be uploaded to LoTW within six months. See also http://www.ik5run.it/s79.html Special Event Stations All the JOTA and CQ Hou Koers stations across Southern Africa Brazil. Look for several Brazilian operators to activate special event station ZV7O between 17 and 18 November. Activity will take place during the "FLIPORTO 2012" (Festa Literária Inter- nacional de Pernambuco) http://www.fliporto.net/fliporto2012/en/fliporto-2012. The special ZV7O station will be on the air from the FLIPORTO event doing a public demonstration of amateur radio using different bands and modes. A special award (see QRZ.com) will be issued upon request to the Award Manager for contacts with ZV7O on two different bands or two different modes, at no cost. A coloured QSL card will be printed to con- firm all contacts made by ZV7O. QSL via PY7JN. Contest Calendar This week's contests compiled by Bruce Horn, WA7BNM. The period covered is 15 to 22 Octo- ber 2012. NCCC RTTY Sprint 01:30 - 02:00 UTC 19 October Mode: RTTY Bands: (see rules) Classes: (none) Exchange: (see rules) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults "Amateur radio is the most exciting of all technological hobbies" Page 5 October 2012 HF Happenings Submit logs by: 21 October 2012 E-mail logs to: (none) Post log summary at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/ Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html NCCC Sprint 02:30 - 03:00 UTC 19 October Mode: (see rules) Bands: (see rules) Classes: (none) Exchange: (see rules) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 21 October 2012 E-mail logs to: (none) Post log summary at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/ Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.ncccsprint.com/rules.html MCG Autumn Sprint 14:00 - 18:00 UTC 19 October Mode: CW, SSB Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20 m Classes: Single Op All Band – CW, SSB or mixed – low or high; Single Op Single Band; Multi-Op Exchange: RS(T) and serial no Work stations: Once per band per mode QSO Points: (see rules) Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points Submit logs by: 15 November 2012 E-mail logs to: [email protected] Mail logs to: Autumn Sprint, PO Box 30, Michurinsk 393760, Russia Find rules at: http://rw3rq.tamb.ru/sprint_eng.htm JARTS WW RTTY Contest 00:00 UTC 20 October to 24:00 UTC 21 October Mode: RTTY Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 m Classes: Single Op All Band – low or high; Multi-Multi; SWL Max power: HP: >100 W; LP: 100 W Exchange: RST and age of operator QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with same continent; 3 points per QSO with different continent Multipliers: Each DXCC entity except JA/W/VE/VK once per band; Each JA/W/VE/VK call area once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 22 November 2012 E-mail logs to: [email protected] Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://jarts.web.fc2.com/2011/rules2012.html "Amateur radio is the most exciting of all technological hobbies" Page 6 October 2012 HF Happenings 10-10 International Fall CW Contest 00:01 UTC 20 October to 23:59 UTC 21 October Mode: CW Bands: 10 m Only Classes: Individual; Club; QRP Max power: non-QRP: >5 watts; QRP: 5 watts Exchange: 10-10 Member: Name, 10-10 number and state, province or country; Non-Member: Name, 0 and state, province or country QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with a non-member; 2 points per QSO with a 10-10 member Multipliers: (none) Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points Submit logs by: 5 November 2012 E-mail logs to: [email protected] Mail logs to: Dan Morris, KZ3T, 131 Valencia Lane, Statsville, NC 28625, USA Find rules at: http://www.ten-ten.org/Forms/QSO%20Party%20Rules.pdf SYLRA Contest 10:00 UTC 20 October to 10:00 UTC 21 October Mode: CW, SSB, RTTY Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 m Classes: Single Op – OM or YL – low or high Max operating hours: 18 hours with off times of at least 60 minutes Max power: HP: >100 watts; LP: 100 watts Exchange: YL: RS(T) and "88"; OM: RS(T) and "73" Work stations: Once per band per mode QSO Points: 2 points per QSO with OM; 10 points per QSO with YL Multipliers: Each DXCC country once per band per mode Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 30 November 2012 E-mail logs to: [email protected] Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.sral.fi/kilpailut/saannot/sylra_2012.pdf New York QSO Party 14:00 UTC 20 October to 02:00 UTC 21 October Mode: CW, SSB, Digital Bands: All, except WARC Classes: Single Op - CW, SSB, digital or mixed - QRP, low or high; Multi-Single - CW, SSB, digi- tal or mixed - QRP, low or high; Multi-Multi - CW, SSB, digital or mixed - QRP, low or high; Mo- bile - CW, SSB, digital or mixed - QRP, low or high; Rover - CW, SSB, digital or mixed - QRP, low or high; Rookie - CW, SSB, digital or mixed - QRP, low or high; Youth (<13/13 - 17)- CW, SSB, digital or mixed - QRP, low or high; YL Max power: HP: >100 watts; LP: 100 watts; QRP: 5 watts Exchange: NY: RS(T) and county; non-NY: RS(T) and state, province or "DX" Work stations: Once per band per mode QSO Points: 1 point per Phone QSO; 2 points per CW QSO; 3 points per Digital QSO Multipliers: NY: Each NY county, US state, VE province/territory once; Non-NY: Each NY county once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 4 November 2012 "Amateur radio is the most exciting of all technological hobbies" Page 7 October 2012 HF Happenings E-mail logs to: [email protected] Web-to-Cabrillo form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/nyqp_cab.php Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.nyqp.org/rules.php Iowa QSO Party 14:00 - 23:00 UTC 20 October Mode: CW/Digital, Phone Bands: All, except WARC and 60 m Classes: Single Op Fixed; Multi-Op Fixed; Single Op Mobile; Multi-Op Mobile Max power: 125 Watts Exchange: IA: RS(T) and County; non-IA: RS(T) and state, province or "DX" Work stations: Once per band per mode per county QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO; 2 points per CW/digital QSO; 100 bonus points for a QSO with WA0DX Multipliers: IA: Each IA county, state, province once; non-IA: Each IA county once; All: Each of the current or past IA section managers once Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) and bonus points Submit logs by: 20 November 2012 E-mail logs to: [email protected] Mail logs to: Iowa QSO Party, c/o Glen Kesselring, K0JGH, 11579 Agency-Hedrick Road, Ot- tumwa, IA 52501, USA Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/ottumwaamateurradioclub/iaqsoparty Stew Perry Topband Challenge 15:00 UTC 20 October to 15:00 UTC 21 October Mode: CW Bands: 160 m Only Classes: Single Op; Multi-Op Max operating hours: 14 hours Max power: HP: >100 watts; LP: 5-100 watts; QRP: <5 watts Exchange: 4-Character grid square QSO Points: 1 point per QSO plus 1 point per 500 km; multiply QSO points by 2 if low power station; multiply QSO points by 4 if QRP station Multipliers: Low power: x 1,5; QRP: x 3 Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x power multiplier Submit logs by: 20 November 2012 E-mail logs to: [email protected] Web-to-Cabrillo form: http://www.b4h.net/cabforms/stewperry_cab.php Mail logs to: BARC, 15125 SE Bartell Rd, Boring, OR 97009, USA Find rules at: http://www.kkn.net/stew/ Worked All Germany Contest 15:00 UTC 20 October to 14:59 UTC 21 October Mode: CW, SSB Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 m Classes: Single Op CW – low or high; Single Op Mixed – QRP, low or high; Multi-Op; SWL Max power: HP: >100 W; LP: 100 W; QRP: 5 W Exchange: DL, DARC-Member: RS(T) and DOK (local area code); DL, non-DARC: RS(T) and "NM"; non-DL: RS(T) and serial no "Amateur radio is the most exciting of all technological hobbies" Page 8 October 2012 HF Happenings Work stations: Once per band per mode QSO Points: DL Station: 1 point per DL QSO, 3 points per EU QSO, 5 points per DX QSO; non- DL Station: 3 points per DL QSO Multipliers: DL Station: Each DXCC entity once per band; non-DL Station: Each DL district once per band Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 5 November 2012 E-mail logs to: [email protected] Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/wag/en/rules/ W/VE Islands QSO Party 16:00 UTC 20 October to 23:59 UTC 21 October Mode: CW, Phone, Digital Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6 m Classes: A. W/VE Island Fixed; B. W/VE Island Expedition; C. W/VE Island Rover; D. Non- Island W/VE; E. DX; F. SWL Exchange: Islands: RS(T) and USI/CISA Island designation; Non-Islands: RS(T) and state, province or country Work stations: Once per island per mode per band Score Calculation: (see rules) Submit logs by: 30 November 2012 E-mail logs to: [email protected] Mail logs to: John Almon, WA4JA, 1411 Oak Leaf Dr., Columbia, TN 38401, USA Find rules at: http://www.usislands.org/contest_rules.html Feld Hell Sprint 20:00 - 22:00 UTC 20 October Mode: Feld Hell Bands: 160, 80, 40, 15, 10 m Classes: (none) Max power: Standard: 100 watts; QRP: 5 watts Exchange: (see rules) Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: (see rules) Bonus Points: (see rules) Multipliers: (see rules) Score Calculation: (see rules) Submit logs by: 27 October 2012 E-mail logs to: [email protected] Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprint-rules Asia-Pacific Fall CW Sprint 00:00 - 02:00 UTC 21 October Mode: CW Bands: 20, 15 m Classes: Single Op Max power: AP: 150 W; non-AP: legal limit "Amateur radio is the most exciting of all technological hobbies" Page 9 October 2012 HF Happenings Exchange: RST and serial no Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO Multipliers: Each prefix once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 28 October 2012 E-mail logs to: [email protected] Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://jsfc.org/apsprint/aprule.txt Illinois QSO Party 17:00 UTC 21 October to 01:00 UTC 22 October Mode: CW/digital, Phone Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6, 2 m Classes: Fixed; Mobile; Portable; Rover; Non-IL Exchange: IL: RS(T) and County; non-IL: RS(T) and state, province or country Work stations: Once per band per mode per county QSO Points: 1 point per phone QSO; 2 points per CW/digital QSO Multipliers: IL Stations: Each IL county, state, VE province once; IL Stations: Each DXCC coun- try (max of 5) once; non-IL Stations: Each IL county once Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 21 November 2012 E-mail logs to: [email protected] Mail logs to: WIARC, PO Box 3132, Quincy IL 62305-3132, USA Find rules at: http://www.w9awe.org/ILQP%202012%20Rules.pdf Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 01:00 - 03:00 UTC 22 October Mode: CW Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 m Classes: Single Band; All Band Max power: 5 watts Exchange: RST, state, province or country and member no or power Work stations: Once per band QSO Points: 1 point per QSO with non-member; 3 points per QSO with member on same conti- nent; 5 points per QSO with member on different continent Multipliers: Each state, province or country once; Multiply mults by 2 if >50 members worked Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults Submit logs by: 28 October 2012 E-mail logs to: (none) Upload log at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/autolog.php Mail logs to: (none) Find rules at: http://fpqrp.org/pigrun/ Next Week's Contests SKCC Sprint, 00:00 - 02:00 UTC 24 October CWops Mini-CWT Test, 13:00 - 14:00 UTC, 19:00 - 20:00 UTC 24 October and 03:00 - 04:00 UTC 25 October "Amateur radio is the most exciting of all technological hobbies" Page 10 October 2012 HF Happenings RSGB 80 m Club SSB Sprint, 19:00 - 20:00 UTC 25 October NCCC Sprint, 02:30 - 03:00 UTC 26 October CQ Worldwide DX SSB Contest, 00:00 UTC 27 October to 24:00 UTC 28 October History This Week A look back at events that made history this week - compiled by the Summerland Amateur Radio Club of Lismore, NSW and Dennis, ZS4BS. The week starting Monday 15 October 2012. 2136 BC - Chinese make first record of a solar eclipse 1836 – Battle of Vegkop near Heilbron 1847 – (22 Oct) Jacobus Herculas [Uncle Koos] de la Rey, born 1865 - (19 Oct) Godfrey Cripps, cricketer (one Test South Africa v England 1892, 18 & 3) born 1871 - (17 Oct) Great Britain annexes Griqualand 1872 - World's largest gold nugget (215 kg) found in New South Wales 1879 - Thomas Edison perfects the carbonised cotton filament light bulb 1900 – (19 Oct) ZAR President Paul Kruger departs for Europe 1906 - Dr Lee DeForest demonstrates his radio tube 1910 – Christuskirche in Windhoek is taken into use after 3 years of building 1915 - First transatlantic radiotelephone message, Arlington, Virginia, to Paris 1918 – (17 Oct) Gordon White, cricketer (WW I Superb South African batsman 1905 - 12), dies 1922 - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) established 1927 – (21 Oct) Nadine Judd, (Nadia Moore/Nerina), South African/British ballerina born 1928 – (17 Oct) Zacharias J de Beer, physician and MP for DP born 1929 – (21 Oct) Owen Dunell, cricketer (two Tests for South Africa in 1889), dies 1940 – (21 Oct) Manfred Mann, (Michael Lubowitz), rocker - Mighty Quinn, born 1956 - England's first large scale nuclear power station opens 1956 - First video recording on magnetic tape televised coast-to-coast USA 1960 – (17 Oct) Mandy Yachad, cricketer (South African ODI opening batsman 1991) born 1963 – (20 Oct) Trial of Nelson Mandela and 8 others on conspiracy begins 1966 – (20 Oct) Allan Donald, cricketer (South African fast bowler) born 1969 – (17 Oct) Theodore Ernest Els, South African PGA golfer born 1971 – (22 Oct) Amanda Coetzer, South African tennis star born 1975 – (16 Oct) Jacques Kallis, cricketer (South African Test all-rounder) born 1977 – (21 Oct) US recalls William Bowdler, ambassador to South Africa 1978 – Karol Jozef Wotjyla becomes the first non-Italian Pope since 1523 – Pope John Paul II 1986 – (21 Oct) IBM re-forms in South Africa 1995 – (16 Oct) Allan Donald takes 8-71 as South Africa defeats Zimbabwe 2007 – (18 Oct) Lucky Dube, South African musician (b. 1964) dies Items used with acknowledgement to The ARRL Letter, Amateur Radio Newsline, OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX Bulletin, DXNL Bulletin, ARRL DX News, WIA-News, the RSGB News and Southgate ARC SARL National Field Day The aim of the SARL National Field Day is to work as many stations as possible and in doing so to learn to operate in abnormal situations in less than optimal conditions. A premium is placed on developing skills to meet the challenges of emergency preparedness as well as to ac- quaint the general public with the capabilities of Amateur Radio. "Amateur radio is the most exciting of all technological hobbies"