ARLA/CLUSTER: RNARS The Sunday eNews for 22nd February 2009
(Re-Adressed by CT1CZT)
Antonio Gamito
gamito.ct1czt gmail.com
Sábado, 21 de Fevereiro de 2009 - 19:08:40 WET
*The Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society - eNews for 22nd February 2009*
RNARS Membership Updates from the Membership Secretary: Doug G0MIU #3606
rnars.membership ntlworld.com
*#0635 G4AUJ Bill => Silent Key [150209]*
* #4132 GW3JVW John => Silent Key*
Please remember to let Doug know of any changes to your callsign or address:
rnars.membership ntlworld.com
*RNARS DX News*
*Short Term*:
[1] Mike W1USN will be QRV on Montserrat as VP2MPR from 25th February to
7th March 2009.
[2] Ray G3KOJ will be active as VK6XRM from 1st May for a month
*Long term:*
[1] John 9M6XRO is active from East Malaysia. QSL via M0URX
[2] Peter VK6APW is active as HZ1PS/VK6APW - See: www.qrz.com/ for contact
details
[3] Mike GM0HCQ/MM - For location & ship's schedule see:
http://www.gm0hcq.com/ Mike is op. as VP8CMH/MM whilst at sea
[4] Peter G3RDR is now active as 5Z4/G3RDR
[5] Joe G3MRC & Janet M0JMP are active as 7Q7BP & 7Q7YL
*QSP de Rod 2E0RPS #4835*
rodrigo_passannanti tiscali.co.uk -Chairman, RNARS London [HMS Belfast]
Group
To all RNARS Members, just an update regards the AGM/Social contact
address:
Please send your cheque payable to RNARS London Group and a self addressed
envelope to:
*ROYAL NAVAL AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY
LONDON (H.M.S. BELFAST) GROUP
Morgan¹s Lane
Tooley Street
London SE1 2JH*
For booking etc. you can use the following email addresses:
rodrigo_passannanti tiscali.co.uk or chairman gb2rn.org.uk (my
Homechoice email is still active but not working properly)
73, Rod 2E0RPS #4835
London Group's website: http://www.gb2rn.org.uk/
Snippet: Super Cannons of Elizabeth I's Navy - See:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7899831.stm
*RNARS Notices*
RNARS QSL Bureau - The RNARS QSL Manager is Marc G0TOC. His eQTH is :
g0toc hotmail.com
*RNARS Call-list*
A copy of the RNARS Call-List is available free-of-charge via e-mail:
contact Sid GM4SID at : sidwill lineone.net
for further details.
*RNARS Nets*
A volunteer is still wanted to be Net Controller for the UK Wednesday
evening SSB net on 80M. To volunteer, or for
information about the post, please get in touch with Mick
mick_g3lik ntlworld.com
*
RNARS Yahoo Group*
To join the RNARS Yahoo Group, please go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RNARS/
Click on "Join this Group" Follow the instructions, and please remember to
give your name, callsign and RNARS number.
*
Rallies 2009*
Will any member planning to run an RNARS stand at a rally this year please
send details to Mick so that he can update his
Rally List.
*Calendar of Special & Other Events*
*
February *
21/22 Thinking Day on the Air
*March*
19 RNARS Committee Meeting, HQ Shack
*April*
10/19 RNARS London [HMS Belfast] Group Annual Activity week
16 London Group AGM & Social:
*May*
01/15 GB100FAA from the HQ shack at Collingwood
01 Fly Navy 100 Fly Past over Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, the birthplace
of Naval Aviation and home of the first Royal Naval Air Station.
08 FAA Centenary Service at St Paul's Cathedral
09 Fly Navy 100: a Hundred Years of Naval Aviation - See:
www.royalnavy.mod.uk/flynavy100
17 TAGA Service: 1130 at the FAA Memorial, Lee-on-Solent.
20 Bubbly Rats' Net Get-together
*June*
27 Armed Forces Day
*July*
11 RNAS Yeovilton Air Day
17/19 Royal International Air Tattoo.
29 RNAS Culdrose Air Day
*August*
29 Dedication of Channel Dash Memorial, Manston: a Swordfish Memorial in
memory of the bravery of the Channel Dash Heroes.
*October*
10 RNARS AGM at 1400
*November*
21/22 RNARS CW Activity 1200 Saturday - 1200 Sunday
*December*
12/13 International Naval Contest 1600 Saturday - 1600 Sunday
*Rallies in 2009 with known/planned RNARS attendance*
*# March*
01 Cambridge Rally - Carl G3PEM
08 Bournemouth ARS Rally - Ernie G3UAZ & George G0NUM
*# April*
05 Norbreck Rally, Blackpool - Fred G2IV & Bill G0ELZ
19 Kempton Park Rally - Phil G1LKJ
19 Wildhern Rally - George G3OZY
*# July*
12 McMichael Rally - Dave G4JBE
*# August 2009*
09 Flight Refuelling ARS Rally - George G0NUM & Ernie G3UAZ
*# September*
27 Kempton Park Rally - Phil G1LKJ
* RM Band Dates*
=> *February 2009*
27 Newbury: Royal Star & Garter Concert
28 Chatham; Chatham Concert
=> *March 2009*
05 Portsmouth: St Mary's Church, Fratton Concert
05 Dunfermline: Carnegie Hall Concert
06 Leeds: Rotary District Conference Concert
07 Lowestoft: RMA Marina Theatre Concert
08 Plymouth: Plymouth Philharmonic Choir Concert
09 Aberdeen: Seafarers UK Concert
09 Exmouth: Concert
14 Frome: RNA Concert
15 Cardiff: St David's Hall Concert with Welsh Male Choir
22 Hornchurch: SSAFA Concert
30 Exmouth: Concert
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==>= *Some Naval Events* [via Mick G3LIK]
22 Feb 1797 The last attempted invasion of the British mainland when a small
French Revolutionary force landed at Fishguard in Pembrokeshire. All were
captured.
22 Feb 1806 Earl of St Vincent returned to sea, aged 71
22 Feb 1862 First officers commissioned in RNR
22 Feb 1940 RM Depot at Lympstone opened: now CTC RM
22 Feb 1941 Shropshire bombarded Brava, Italian Somaliland
22 Feb 1957 The Vulcan bomber entered service with the RAF
22 Feb 1957 Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was formally granted the style and
titular dignity of Prince of the United Kingdom by the Queen. This was in
recognition of his 10 years' service to the country 22 Feb 1965 Minister of
Defence (Navy) announced the disbandment of the Royal Naval Volunteer
(Supplementary) Reserve
23 Feb 1746 Navy Club resolved to send three officers to wait upon their
Lordships and ask for a uniform for officers
23 Feb 1854 Admiral Napier appointed to command the North Sea Fleet in the
Russian war, and Rear Admiral Dundas the Mediterranean
23 Feb 1915 Royal Marines occupied Lemnos
23 Feb 1920 The first regular broadcasting service in Britain started from
Marconi's studio in Chelmsford
23 Feb 1942 Trident torpedoed the German cruiser Prinz Eugen off Norway
24 Feb 1809 Capture of Martinique by Lieut-General George Beckwith and Rear
Admiral the Hon Sir Alexander Cochrane
24 Feb 1857 First 85 awards of the Victoria Cross were announced in the
London Gazette. This figure included 27 awards to RN and RM personnel/
24 Feb 1970 Naval Air Squadron 824 was formed at Culdrose - this was the
first operational deployment of Westland Sea King helicopters
24 Feb 1983 Minehunter Brocklesby collided with coastal minesweeper Nurton
in fog off Portland and holed Nurton's port side amidships. Most Nuront's
ship's company abandoned ship onto the bows of Brocklesby
25 Feb 1744 William Cornwallis born
25 Feb 1917 German destroyer raid of Margate and Westgate.
25 Feb 1955 Ark Royal (fourth of the name) was commissioned. She was the
first RN carrier built with angled deck
25 Feb 1966 MCD Branch formed (Minewarfare & Clearance Diver Branch)
25 Feb 1970 Concept of the Military Salary approved in Parliament
25 Feb 1991 Gloucester destroyed Iraqi Silkworm missile with her Sea Dart
just short of USS Missouri
25 Feb 1994 HMY Britannia completed 1 million nautical miles
26 Feb 1841 Capture of the Wantong & Anung Hoi forts in the Boca Tigris,
Canton River
26 Feb 1891 Launch of Royal Arthur, first class protected cruiser, at
Portsmouth
26 Feb 1914 Launch of the White Star Liner Britannic
26 Feb 1916 VC awarded to Lt Cdr Eric Gascoigne Robinson (Vengence) at
Gallipoli for charging two 4in guns in turn under heavy fire
26 Feb 1916 Completion of evacuation of Serbian Army by an RN and Italian
force
26 Feb 1935 First British sea borne radar tested
26 Feb 1964 Keel laid of Resolution, the first RN SSBN at Vickers, Barrow
27 Feb 1841 Capture of the Whampoa forts, Canton River
27 Feb 1847 Senior Engineers became commissioned officers
27 Feb 1923 Special Service Squadron on world cruise under command of
Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Field
27 Feb 1966 Lowestoft began the Beira patrol off Mozambique as a result of
Rhodesian UDI - maintained for nine years
27 Feb 2004 Tigerfish Mk 24 Mod 2 heavyweight torpedo withdrawn after 37
years service
28 Feb 1579 Francis Drake (Golden Hind) captured the Spanish Cacafuego off
Cape San Francisco, Ecuador
28 Feb 1866 Grape shot declared obsolete in RN
28 Feb 1940 The liner Queen Elizabeth sailed to the USA to await the end of
WW2
28 Feb 1962 RN Wireless Station at Mauritius took over operationally from
Ceylon at 0001Z
28 Feb 1990 Abolition of rum issue in RNZN
28 Feb 1991 Cease fire against Iraqi forces in Operation Granby
73, G0RNO/3926
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--
António Gamito
CT1CZT
NRA #001, ARLA #003, REP #308, ARMI #365, MF #1026, EPC #4787, URE #62292,
CTC #2148
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