Continuation of our members contest on 2m FM which hopefully will encourage those with either simple Handheld radios, Fixed, mobile or Portable stations to try contacting other members.
This event will start at 1800 and end at 2000 local time.
Contacts and exchanges should be made on the following channels only:-
145.375MHz (S15), 145.400 (S16), 145.425 (S17)
Short calls may be made on 145.500 (S20) to inform other stations that you are listening on one of the above channels. It is recommended that vertical aerials are used.
Hopefully some members may go to elevated sights to improve the distance worked and increase the chance of working members who are distributed around the local area.
Please see www.gov.uk/corona for more information.
Principally, from today the law on meeting people outside ones own family has changed. It is now allowed to visit one other household indoors or outdoors. This includes those in ones chosen support bubble.
Whilst many businesses, premises, facilities and places of worship etc. will now be allowed to open it is still important that social distancing of 2m is maintained wherever possible. And especially with those outside ones immediate family.
The social distance of 2m can be reduced to 1m plus (The plus means where precautions are taken such as screens and use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) mainly in the workplace.
We are now allowed to meet up to six people from different households as long as social distancing is maintained. The maximum number of people allowed to meet in one place would appear to be limited to 30. This would seem to exclude planned events such as the Festival of Transport from happening!
Quite how Pubs and restaurants will operate under these conditions remains to be seen!
There is now a good possibility of being able to plan some small events at BHRS etc as long as the social distancing measures are complied with.
These notes are anecdotal only and should not be regarded as any form of advice or recommendations. G8DXU
Our first Post Lock-down radio event at Beachy Head site.
Numbers are strictly limited to Six on site at any time. Social distancing recommendations must also befollowed by any attending.
We aim to be active on HF and VHF bands. Including AM on Top Band and 2 metres.
Members interested in attending should contact G8DXU (see committee page for email address) Limited camping is available to those interested on a first to contact basis.
Our first Post Lock-down radio event at Beachy Head site.
Numbers are strictly limited to Six on site at any time. Social distancing recommendations must also befollowed by any attending.
We aim to be active on HF and VHF bands. Including AM on Top Band and 2 metres.
Members interested in attending should contact G8DXU (see committee page for email address) Limited camping is available to those interested on a first to contact basis.
Islands On The Air from 1200-1200 UTC over the weekend. The IOTA event is only available to single operators working from their home stations.
It is proposed to run the last SARS members contest from 1400 lo 1600 local time today.
Start on 2 metres USB between 144.320-144.360 MHz from 1400-1430
Then 6 metres FM on 51.625 & 51.700 from 1430-1500
Ten metres between 28.320- 28.340 USB from 1500-1530
Finishing up on Top band 1960-1980 kHz (1976.00) USB or AM from 1530-1600
Even if you are not participating in the contest please consider calling in for a chat!
Low Power (25W) SSB Contest on 2m (Saturday) 1400-2000 UTC
Members have proposed a camp at BHRS and an entry in the Low Power contest events. This will have to be on a single operator basis due to current restrictions.
For those interested in HF operating we may also field an entry in the European HF contest to run in parallel with the VHF event.
We are planning a BBQ for those involved in the camp and contest. This may be limited to six people.
This event is now almost fully subscribed with room for just one more member!
Another simple contest, report is just Readability/Signal (59) plus the year in which you first received your licence. 5970 in my case. We have the IC-7300 and can run full legal power with the Henry Linear.
We can run this in parallel to the Low Power contest if there are members interested.
Another simple contest, report is just Readability/Signal (59) plus the year in which you first received your licence. 5970 in my case. We have the IC-7300 and can run full legal power with the Henry Linear.
We can run this in parallel to the Low Power contest if there are members interested.