Last night we watched a video produced for the RSGB Convention on propagation by Steve G0YKA. We promised to post it here for members to find it easily and rewatch it.
Steve’s blog post which supports the video is at http://g0kya.blogspot.com/2017/10/hf-propagation-at-sunspot-minimum.html
The results for the RSGB 432Mhz FMAC 2018 Contest are in and Dom,
2E0WHQ managed to achieve 3rd place in the
Viv describes various software tools to receive and transmit digital information. We also learn how these tools can monitor and log contacts and contribute to a live global picture instantly being able to see where your contacts have been heard just using a web browser.
In memory of G3LLZ who originally developed the talk and who’s birthday it was when the talk was presented.
Our next meeting is January 10th. Hope to see you then!
Last Thursday was our annual club Christmas dinner. It was very well attended and as is usual we used it as a way to present the winners of the club competitions their certificates. Congratulations to all who won and thanks to everyone who took part.
If you were a winner but unable be presented your certificate, it will be presented in the new year.
I was also advised the Andrew CJE helped two more hams through their foundation exams. Congratulations to Chris M7CKB and Peter M7KAV.
Our next meeting is January 10th. Hope to see you then!
Don’t forget, this coming Thursday (6th Dec) is the Members Christmas Quiz night.
Get your brain batteries charged and a good refreshing night’s sleep on Wednesday !!!
Get in early enough to get yourself into or to form a winning team.
Mince pies available at half time.
A quick reminder for the following week (13th December) is the Members Christmas Dinner. We are meeting at 19.30 at the Harvester, Blunsdon.
See you there in both cases.
Den
Dom posted on Facebook:
Absolutely chuffed! This evening is club night at the Swindon & District Amateur Radio Club. Like most Thursday evenings we set up a modest station to operate, just a Kenwood TS590S and a 40m inverted ‘V’ about 7m off the ground at the apex. Several members of the club operated on 40m both on SSB and CW using the club call G8SRC. I decided to jump on the radio at around 21:15 and promptly worked Greece. I then tried to work Israel for about 10 minutes but failed. I tuned up the band and heard VK6APZ (Australia); he was quite busy, but my persistence and waiting paid off and I finally worked Peter using the club call G8SRC. I then let him work a few more stations before going back and working him with my own callsign, 2E0WHQ. Absolutely fantastic to work him twice and set a new distance record for the club! A great night of radio at the Swindon & District Amateur Radio Club. Thanks to Philip Bond for providing the inverted ‘V’ antenna for the evening and Jonathan Hobbs for helping set up (sorry you didn’t get to work VK6APZ)
Photo credits: Phil Bond.
Just a quick reminder that we are back at Pine Trees from this week now that the summer holidays are over. Hope to see you there.
Here are a few images from our last meeting at Pinetrees before our summer break.
Please remember we are meeting at Barbury Castle throughout August. You’re welcome to bring your radio kit and operate /p.
We came 5th in the recent RSGB 6m Trophy. The most important thing was there were zero logging issues. Well done chaps!
