{"id":193,"date":"2015-07-05T09:37:10","date_gmt":"2015-07-05T08:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reasignals.net\/wordpress\/?p=193"},"modified":"2015-07-05T09:49:48","modified_gmt":"2015-07-05T08:49:48","slug":"bulletin-4th-july-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reasignals.net\/wordpress\/bulletin-4th-july-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulletin: 4th July 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"2m0rmp\"<\/a>Welcome<\/strong><\/p>\n

The branch has a new member –\u00a0Sgt Jim McLelland from Bellshill in North Lanarkshire – 2M0RMP. \u00a0Welcome Jim.<\/p>\n

Also in this bulletin is a report from the 2015 RE C3S Technical Update.<\/p>\n

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On Net<\/strong><\/p>\n

No G3RE today, but Mike G4ICC ran the net. \u00a0On Net are me, Tom, G4CMG and Derek, G3XWD. \u00a0We speculated the weather kept the yorkshire stations off the air due to the thunderstorms sweeping across the country but Gordon, G3WOV\u00a0later gave his apologies – he has a full house this weekend.<\/p>\n

80 Meter Net<\/strong><\/p>\n

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80m Net<\/p><\/div>\n

Radio Conditions on 80m are OK. \u00a0Tom Milne gives an account of his attendance at the national armed forces day service.<\/p>\n

60 Meter Net<\/strong><\/p>\n

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60M Net<\/p><\/div>\n

On 60M only a slightly difference in conditions. \u00a0Both recordings via the internet from Web SDR received at Nantwich.<\/p>\n

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Website updated<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some time was spent revamping the membership application form this week and surprisingly it took less than four hours to design and build a new one. \u00a0(Jim kindly tested it\u00a0and declared it fit for purpose). \u00a0 This gives us\u00a0another opportunity to close down parts of the old website which weren’t used or popular or didn’t work.<\/p>\n

Operating today<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"smartphonerig\"<\/a>The station here is augmented by a\u00a0SmartPhone which is used to receive the net today. \u00a0You can see the waterfall display of the Hackgreen Web SDR on the phone in the foreground. \u00a0I found this a very acceptable way of listening, while transmitting using the analogue radio in the background. \u00a0(TS570D).<\/p>\n

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C3S Wing Technical Update<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jock McLay has kindly summarised the C3S Wing Technical Update held on 18th June and provided a very useful update of the trade as it stands today.<\/p>\n

BATCO<\/strong><\/p>\n

BATCO\u00a0finally demises. (Yay!) A decision has been taken to withdraw this as obsolescent due to the availability of digital secure speech. \u00a0 It lasted about 24 Years.<\/p>\n

Training Systems<\/strong><\/p>\n

The C3S Wing delivers both vocational and non vocational courses and demand is steady. \u00a0Virtual and Distance Learning are standard\u00a0options for unit training.<\/p>\n

Battlefield Information Systems<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some information about BOWMAN<\/a>\u00a0and its replacement (already).<\/p>\n

Morpheus<\/a> Rises. \u00a0<\/strong>The design stage for the replacement of Bowman is under way with a national consultation\u00a0on requirements.<\/p>\n

Stores and Accounting<\/strong><\/p>\n

For us old guys, The AFG\u00a01045 (now Incident report form) is now tracked via the web with updates available.<\/p>\n

Trade and Career<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the trade and career side there is more training responsibility for signals senior NCOs and opportunities to diversify into SQMS\\RQMS roles but as yet how this works may need to be seen.<\/p>\n

Branch Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n

A proposal has been circulated to restructure the branch committee. \u00a0Jock delivered the powerpoint presentation which summarises the branch at the C3S Technical Update and we are grateful for that. \u00a0He is currently following up with a review of amateur radio assets.<\/p>\n

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73 de Stu – G4IYK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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