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This past weekend SDARC took part in the RSGB 144 MHz May contest. We ran 3 stations from the site and operated them for 6 hours each but spread over the 24 hours. There was a contingent of around 15 members helping to set up and/or teardown. The weather was very kind to us and fun was had by all. I expect everyone learned something that weekend as lots of tips and tricks about all kinds of things were being shared throughout the weekend.

The club entered a multi-op entry as M4W whilst Andy (M1G) and James (M1N) entered single op entries. As in previous years, there was a battle between Andy and James to see who could score the most points. Given both were using the same hardware and software, it came down to operator style, operating slots and a little luck. At the end of the contest, they both had the same number of mults and a QSO count separated by 4. With raw totals, Andy pipped James. Let’s see if it changes after adjudication.

A solid effort from the M4W team where some of the operators had not computer logged before.

Thank you to all the club members who took photos and supplied them for upload.

This weekend we will be operating as G8SRC/P from Barbury Castle. We will be operating 50/70/144/433 over the weekend. If you’re free to help, please let us know.

Rules: https://www.rsgbcc.org/vhf/rules/18rules/VHFNFD.shtml

We are putting Wilton Windmill on the air again on 12th and 13th May 2018. The mill is one of the oldest working windmills in the country still producing flour.

We are looking for volunteers to help set up and operate the station.

You could bring family and make it a day out as the mill has tours around the mill, also the Crofton Beam Engines are just down the road. These are one of the last working beam engines in the country and does run on steam at certain times of the year.

If you can spare some time please email: Ken Powell (G1NCG) at [email protected]

• http://www.mills-on-the-air.net
• www.wiltonwindmill.co.uk
• www.croftonbeamengines.org

To speed up entries on the night it would be great if you could fill in the entry form(s) ahead of time. This document can be downloaded from this post.

Construction Competition Entry Form

Good luck!

This week Tony, G4LDL will be giving the club a talk on his forthcoming trip to Christmas Island with the Five Star DXers Association (FSDXA).

DXpeditions are very expensive to operate. All major expeditions rely on the donations of “the deserving” (that’s you). There will be a pot available for any donations you wish to put towards the dxpedition and it was agreed at a recent committee meeting that all money raised from tea and coffee on the night will be donated by the club. I hope you are thirsty!

The Club is holding a BBQ at the Coate Water Country Park on Thursday 9th June from 7.00 – 9.30 pm.

As this is a club event we will not be opening up the club room.

We will be providing the fire, you need to bring your burgers, sausages and ketchup…. don’t forget the rolls.

Hope to see you there.

There will be a DF Hunt this Thursday using Landranger Map 173.

The Fox’s location area will be somewhere East of SU10, North of SU79 and on will be transmitting on 145.275 MHz

Competitors may start from any location.

First transmission 19.00 – Transmissions will be 10 minutes long followed 5 minute break up to 20.55.

Competitors move off on hunt at 19.30

We will ultimately meet up at a pub after the event and everyone is welcome – members or not. You can even come to the pub if you aren’t chasing!

The area in which we are chasing is deliberately narrowed to keep down fuel costs.

A simple project you could build is a TDOA (Time Difference of Arrival) – http://www.ka7oei.com/PIC_tdoa.html