QUA Welcome, to issue 26 June 2019 of the Stockport Radio Society (SRS) Newsletter Written and compiled by SRS members, ‘QUA’ (Have you news of… ?) is your source of news, views and informed opinion on all matters relating to - and about - your hobby.
Three Wise (!) Monkeys
Winners at Narsa 2019 www.g8srs.co.uk @G8SRS @SRSContestGroup
StockportradioSociety
Hello to All members. The contest season is upon us for 2019 and SRS Contest Group are at Common Barn Farm entering into the spirit of contesting. Also across the waters to the Republic of Ireland for IOTA. The group are also experimenting with antennas to enhance the contest scores. If any members wish to assist in any way just speak to one of the contest group, or turn up at Common Barn on a contest weekend. All details are on the website—www.g8srs.co.uk. As you will all be aware we now have a flight cased C4FM/VHF/UHF kit all hard wired which will be used by the Events Team. When it is not in use, it will be made available for members to loan. Heather has kindly updated the list of member loan equipment on the website. We will be adding to the list in due course. A great success at NARSA again winning two awards. Well done to the team. Keep bringing the silver to our club. The Fusion kit on our stand brought a great amount of interest, poor Neil M6NAE was kept extremely busy chatting and demonstrating the operation of the kit. We have some interesting talks and presentation lined up for the coming months, so keep looking at the website for details. Summer is upon us (we hope), so hopefully the bands may become more active. There has been a few openings lately so keep your fingers crossed for more. If you have a special interest then please let us know, there maybe others within the membership that share the same interest. It doesn't have to be radio related but it would be great if it was. Don't forget it is your club, we, the Committee, try to give you the members what we think you would like to see happening within our club. If we get somthing wrong please speak up and let us know. Until the next QUA - Good DXing, with whichever mode you use, if you are portable, stay safe. 73 de Tony M0SAV - SRS Chairman 2
Contact Emails General Treasurer Website / QUA Membership Courses Contesting -
- info@g8srs.co.uk treasurer@g8srs.co.uk - srswebsite@g8srs.co.uk membership@g8srs.co.uk courses@g8srs.co.uk contesting@g8srs.co.uk
Website -
www.g8srs.co.uk
SRS Contest Group is the ‘Contesting Arm of Stockport Radio Society’
Date of Next Issue - 2 September 2019 Articles to be sent to QUA by middle of August If you have news, events, contest information etc that you would like to share with your fellow members, please email : srswebsite@g8srs.co.uk 3
Diary of Events - July 2019 Tues 2 Fri 5 Sat 6 Tue 9 Thur 11 Fri 12 Tue 16 Fri 19 Tue 23 Fri 26 Sat 27 Sun 28 Wed 31
Summer Operating on a Mountain Top (Ray King, M1REK) SRS Rally Prep Night SRS RALLY 6m SRS Net 51.550 FM 7.30-8,30pm 2m SRS Net 145.375 7.30-8.30pm 70cm Net using GB3MR 433.350 7.30-8.30pm Radio Night and Morse Class 7.00-10.00pm 70cm Net using GB3MR 433.350 7.30-8.30pm Skills Night and Morse Class 7.00-10.00pm 70cm Net using GB3MR 433.350 7.30-8.30pm IOTA SSB/CW 24hr Contest IOTA SSB/CW 24hr Contest 2m SRS Net 145.375 7.30-8.30pm
August 2019 Fri 2 Tue 7 Fri 9 Sat Sun 10/11 Tue 13 Thur 15 Fri 16 Tue 20 Fri 25 Tue 27 Wed 28 Fri 30
70cm Net using GB3MR 433.350 7.30-8.30pm Dave Austin - Surplus Sale 70cm Net using GB3MR 433.350 7.30-8.30pm AVRO - with the Events Group 6m SRS Net 51.550 FM 7.30-8,30pm 2m SRS Net 145.375 7.30-8.30pm 70cm Net using GB3MR 433.350 7.30-8.30pm Radio Night and Morse Class 7.00-10.00pm 70cm Net using GB3MR 433.350 7.30-8.30pm Skills Night and Morse Class 7.00-10.00pm 2m SRS Net 145.375 7.30-8.30pm 70cm Net using GB3MR 433.350 7.30-8.30pm
If you know of anyone who may be interested in giving a talk or demonstration at SRS on one of our society nights, please let Evan know either at a society meeting or email: treasurer@g8srs.co.uk 4
September 2019 Mon 2 Tue 3 Fri 6 Mon 9 Tue 10 Thur 12 Thur 12 Fri 13 Tue 17 Fri 20 Mon 23 Tue 24 Wed 25 Fri 27 Fri/Sat 27/28 Sat/Sun 28/29
UKFMGW AGM at Walthew House Interfacing Transceivers with PCs - Evan M0TJU 70cm Net using GB3MR 433.350 7.30-8.30pm Advanced Tutorial 1 6m SRS Net 51.550 FM 7.30-8,30pm 2m SRS Net 145.375 7.30-8.30pm Committee Meeting 70cm Net using GB3MR 433.350 7.30-8.30pm Radio Night and Morse Class 7.00-10.00pm 70cm Net using GB3MR 433.350 7.30-8.30pm Advanced Tutorial 2 Skills Night and Morse Class 7.00-10.00pm 2m SRS Net 145.375 7.30-8.30pm 70cm Net using GB3MR 433.350 7.30-8.30pm Hamfest at Newark CQ WW RTTY 48hr Contest
October 2019 Tue 4 Fri 4 Mon 7 Tue 8 Thur 10 Fri 11 Tue 15 Fri 18 Mon 21 Tue 22 Fri 25 Sat.Sun 26/27 Wed 30
Innishman DXPedition with Kieran Tom & Pete 70cm Net using GB3MR 433.350 7.30-8.30pm Advanced Primer 3 6m SRS Net 51.550 FM 7.30-8,30pm 2m SRS Net 145.375 7.30-8.30pm 70cm Net using GB3MR 433.350 7.30-8.30pm Radio Night and Morse Class 7.00-10.00pm 70cm Net using GB3MR 433.350 7.30-8.30pm Advanced Primer 4 Skills Night and Morse Class 7.00-10.00pm 70cm Net using GB3MR 433.350 7.30-8.30pm CQ WW SB 48hr Contest 2m SRS Net 145.375 7.30-8.30pm
You can also view the updated diary of events upto the end of 2021 on our website - www.g8srs.co.uk 5
SRS Subscription Increase from December 2019 At a recent Committee Meeting which took place in April this year, the subject of members subscriptions was on the agenda. It has been agreed that as from December 2019 ("Subject to ratification at the December 2019 AGM"), when your subscription to Stockport Radio Society is due, the subs will be increased as below. This is a small increase and we are still the cheapest club in the North West. It has been 19 years since the last increase, and it is necessary to increase the subs due to costs in general rising. Standard Member upto 64 / Family was £12 will be increased to £15 Senior Members 65 plus was £7 will be increased to £10. We hope that you will carry on staying with the club and enjoy everything that we have to offer. If you pay by Standing Order, could you please ensure that your Standing Order is amended to the above figures and dated 1 December, with you call sign as a reference If you have any queries, please email me DIRECT (info@g8srs.co.uk) not through the members email. Heather Stanley – M6HNS 6
Digital Software Update from Neil M6NAE We, the NARSA team took the C4FM kit to the Blackpool rally. which most of the member know is in its own rack mount case. Thanks to all involved with building tips for the portable C4FM kit. Tony M0SAV decided to enter it into the NARSA novice competition for construction. On the day I read up on all the bits that we fitted into the c4fm go-box, and was ready to answer any questions that the judges may ask. Within a few hours after setting the station up on the club stand, I had a visit from the team of judges, in which they did not ask me any questions on what was inside the box, but why did i build it? I simply advised them that there are many senior members at our club who live in flats or members who can put any antennas up. This C4FM digital kit needs no antenna, just 5watts into a dummy load, and they can work the world. The station also has its own internet hub, with a pre-paid sim card for internet, so with the dv-mega bluestack, member who cant play radio at home and not be left out. After a good chat, they left to look at other entries. I was informed later, by Chris G8KRG (NARSA Secretary) to attend the stage area in the small room next door at 2pm. We had won the novice competition. I collected the trophy on behalf of the NARSA team. The club stand had lots of people showing an interest in the Yaesu C4FM digital kit. Stockport Radio Society was the only club to have a digital station up and running at the Blackpool rally this year. We had other club's who were attending the rally stopping by and asking questions on the system and what is involved to get the system up and working. We now have the new android app Peanut, which is also a digital mode to access d-star reflectors and other links We are in the process of setting echolink on the club laptop. If you fancy trying your hand at C4FM digital do come to the club and give it a try. The mode that you thought was not for you - just could be!!!
Watch out for another article from Neil in the next issue on the latest updates and changes in the world of digital radio 7
History – Beginning of the SRS AGM Trophies Eric G3GMM Plonk, another issue of QUA lands on the doormat, with information as we are now into autumn and it’s coming up to that time of year when SRS holds the AGM, with members much anticipation of who has won what for outstanding merit for one of the individual trophies, but by the time you read this, the AGM will be in the past for another year. Looking back over some decades of years, I recall, the club had only one trophy shield, which was for the NFD contest, individual members support whether it was initiated, pre-or post-war is not known, by me to date. Today, SRS has an array of different trophy’s donated by former members, past and present for more individual achievement in the various fields of amateur radio. But how many of the present members know of the past history and of the items for the awards that were created through the death of the then former Chairman and past President Ray Philips G3FYE. Three of which I have been personally involved with and created, not by request from the Committee, but from the object themselves, and the idea of what to do with them, but it’s now approximately two decades on since I saw and handled them, and wondered if they need some TLC refurbishments? The G3FYE Memorial CW Key In 1982 Ray and his wife Lorna were on holiday when his death occurred, and before his funeral took place, prior to this, the club had arranged one of its popular ‘junk sales’ as they were called then. The sale of course was always well attended with many other club members aswell as our own. Also for sale was a number of items belonging to Ray including, not realised at the time, his Morse key. A tattie little key of non-descripted origin and vintage, that used to dance around the surface we operated on. 8
However, as an Ex RAF W/op, flying in Sunderland Aircraft of Costal Command, I suspect it could have been one of the miniature keys issued to pilots flying in single aircraft, and used the key by having it strapped to the thigh of one leg, this at some time he had acquired possibly during his service life. After the closing of the sale, I was approached by John Verity, a then Committee Member who commented as to who was the young man who bought Rays key. Both of us had no idea and did not recognise him as a society member, and further agreed it ‘should have gone with Ray in his coffin’, but was it too late to retrieve it? Possibly. As people were dispersing, John spotted the young man in question, and made our approach, introduced ourselves, the importance of the key, and why we wish to retrieve it and the specific purpose. At the same time, John offered to replace the young man’s purchase with a key he had just bought for himself ‘A RAF Type D’, to which the young man agreed. However, we never asked his name at the time, and to this day, we don’t know ‘who he was’, or if he was a member of any club around the area, but sadly since then John G4ECI, a well-respected member of the club, has also passed away, midway in life from cancer. So, with the key retrieved and placed forever with its owner, I later thought it might had been better made into a trophy to be awarded for CW excellence at each years AGM and I was still pondering on this some weeks later. Now, amongst my small collection of Morse keys, I had two simple ones from around the 1920’s, on a wooden base, and probably from ‘Hamblin’s of London’ famous for quality toys and sleuthing equipment, so I decided to donate one for the memorial key. This I put before the club committee and was accepted. Having, during my latter school years, excelled in woodwork and on leaving joined a training school for an electrical engineering firm, so felt quite qualified to take on the work refurbishing the old key. Stripping it down, cleaning and having all the parts chrome plated and mounting on the base, made from oak, varnished and finally fitted with Memorial ‘G3FYE’ Engraved plate. It is some time since I have seen or handled the key and wondered how its faired over the years.
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G4LP Mic Trophy This is awarded each year for the best talk or lecture by a Club member and was obtained in the later years of 1980s, from a well-known government surplus shop in Manchester by Fred Nicolls G3MAX who had several items for sale, on behalf of an SK, who was a member of the Manchester/Sale Radio Club G4LP. However, I cannot recall the name to the callsign, an older member of the Sale club or an old RSGB callbook maybe able to identify who the callsign belonged to, as it was fashioned from a pre-war ‘Deaf Aid’. HF Ladder Trophy (If anyone remembers this trophy please send me a pic) It was during a walk around a local charity event, at one of the stalls, I spotted a box with several commercial football/sports trophies in, that had been won and treasured by someone at sometime in the past, so a purchase was made with a view for use as future trophies. So, selecting the smallest and most appropriate I then constructed a wire ladder up the front and a new engraved plaque for SRS, but over the years this trophy has been replaced by a run of the mill type of shield donated by a now silent key. Why was it replaced? Did it disappear, fall apart or was it just not appropriate for HF Ladder. Perhaps some one can add a list of the other modern shields donated and by whom etc. Well that’s the story and history of how SRS acquired the start of the trophies, for excellence in various fields of club activity. However, I feel there is room for one more, to be created, but when I will be able to create it, I don’t know, time is of the essence as they say. Yours the Old Timer’ Eric G3GMM 10
Trophy Winners at NARSA 2019
Colin Fox Trophy for Construction
Club Website Trophy
Neil Rydings (Stockport RS)
Stockport Radio Society
Bill Sparkes - Trophy for Construction Bronek Wedzicha - VMARS
Best Club Stand Thornton Cleveleys ARS
Message from Chris Harrison G8KRG - Secretary NARSA I am very grateful to the RSGB Chairman, Ian Shepherd (G4EVK), who agreed to judge the club stand competition. I would like to thank the Warrington club organising the construction competition. There were five entries this year and the competition was judged by Julian Woolvin (M0JPW) who is the Cheshire District Representative in the region 3 RSGB team. The Club Website competition was judged by SOTA (last year’s winners) and Stockport were the winners by just one point over Furness and South Manchester. Thanks to Tom Read from SOTA who visited all the websites on several occasions over the year. Finally I would also like to thank Dave Wilson M00BW for organising the rally and Mike Isherwood G4VSS for presenting the prizes and Brian Helsdon G6XRE for Security 11
Pictures from the NARSA 2019
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All NARSA images are available to view on the NARSA website www.narsa.org.uk 13
WPX HF CW Contest Weekend of 25 & 26 May 19 We enjoyed another excellent contest over this last weekend making 3723 QSOs and amassing 1153 Multipliers giving a final score of 9M points over the 24 hour period. Last year we had 3287 QSOs with 1086 Multipliers giving 8.2M points. As usual most of the QSOs were with European stations but we did miss the long runs into the USA enjoyed a few years ago. Propagation did give us occasional DX contacts into New Zealand, Australia, South America and the far east.
However the 'jewel in the crown' for the weekend was the Sporadic E we enjoyed on 10 and 15 meters leading us to make 500 QSOs (on 10m) into Europe that were not there last year. Your operators were Tom M0DCG, Pawel M0DSL, Evan M0TJU, Pete M1PTR, Kieron M5KJM, Dave G0LZL, Carsten G0SYP and myself G3SHF.
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Our thanks also go to the guys who helped building the station but didn't get the satisfaction of operating.IE Pete M1PTR, John M0JEK, Roy G6RSU and Nigel R G0RXA plus of course our occasional visitors over the set-up period and weekend. Next weekend sees us tackle the RSGB National Field Day contest. Again it's a CW contest but lasting only 24 hours. However the main difference is that we are only allowed 24 hours prior to contest start to build and set-up the station and antennas. We started the build work at 4.00pm on Friday 24th May ready for Saturdays 4.00pm kick-off. We will be moving all our antennas and gear up to Whiteside's field about 1 mile east of Common Barn Farm. As with all our events SRS members are more than welcome to come up and assist us or simply see what is going on. If anyone wants further details of our location please contact me. Regards Bernard This is the view you see from the farm Image from Nigel G0RXA 15
Portable HexBeam review With Matt M0MVR and Rob M0ORA
SRS have a portable hexbeam that is from Ant (MW0JZE) - the Hexbeam as an antenna is a great compromise antenna and especially in this portable version as it offers a good level of performance in a genuinely portable package. However when the hex is setup it’s quite a significant size especially if you’re used to working with verticals, wire antennas or dipoles so it’s really only suitable to open areas or if you have a larger back garden. 16
I’d read a number of reviews and watched some YouTube videos looking at Hexbeam antennas before and a number of them had mentioned about the initial setup time especially if you have never setup a Hex from scratch previously. Indeed my first attempt to follow the instructions didn’t result in the correct setup. It takes a good hour to set up the Hex first time, however after a few practise runs you really do get the picture of how this antenna needs to be setup. This portable version of the hexbeam covers bands 20m, 17m, 15m, 12m, 10m & 6m with very good SWR on all the bands - you will however still require a tuner. It’s also recommended to have a air wound choke (ugly balun) at the feed point on the antenna, fortunately the SRS club hex has this already wound. I was achieving average SWR of no greater than 1.7:1 on 20m. Where the hex excels is that it’s considered a 2 element beam so the signal received is typically 2 to 3s points greater than what I was experiencing on my dipole. Likewise when transmitting on the hex we were getting better signal reports from the stations we were contacting. What I noticed the most with the hex was I was able to pick out distant signals that were simply not there on the dipole. Overall I’d recommend a portable Hexbeam or fixed Hexbeam antenna for those who like working DX and have the room for one or who get out HF portable. The photos of the club portable Hexbeam in use at our favourite portable HF location… 17
Frequencies LF (Low Frequency) 2000m : 135.7 - 137.8Khz MF (Medium Frequency) 630m : 472 - 479Khz 160m : 1.81 - 2.0Mhz HF (High Frequency) 80m : 3.5 - 3.8Mhz 60m : Consists of 11 spot frequencies check band plan 40m : 7.0 - 7.2Mhz 30m : 10.1 - 10.15Mhz 20m : 14 - 14.35Mhz 17m : 18.068 - 18.168Mhz 15m : 21 - 21.45Mhz 12m : 24.89 - 24.99Mhz 10m : 28 - 29.7Mhz Note for operating on 60m Only available to advanced licence holders
VHF (Very High Frequency) 6m : 50 - 52Mhz 4m : 70 - 70.5Mhz 2m : 144.0 - 146.0Mhz
UHF
(Ultra High Frequency)
70cms : 430.0 - 440Mhz 23cms : 1240.0 - 325Mhz
FROM THE ARCHIVES You have got to laugh! The following contribution was submitted (many years ago) by Stewart Revell G3PMJ A heartwarming story to help you through the day. The following letter was forwarded to someone who teaches at a junior high school in Memphis Tennessee. The letter was sent to the principal’s office after the school had sponsored a luncheon for the elderly. This story is a credit to all humankind. Read it, soak it up, and bask in the warm feeling that it leaves you with! You gotta love Edna! Dear Reyer School, Good Bless you for the beautiful radio I won at your recent Senior Citizens Luncheon. I am 84 years old and live in the County Home for the Aged. All my people have gone. Its nice to know someone thinks of me. God bless you for your kindness to an old forgotten lady. My room mate is 95 and always has her own radio, but would never let me listen to it, no matter how often or sweetly I asked. The other day her radio fell and broke into a lot of pieces. It was awful. She was very upset. She then asked if she could listen to mine and I said **** you. Sincerely Edna Johnson.
Sorry if this offends anyone, but the humour of the elderly makes me laugh
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Club Nets
Membership You can become a member of Stockport Radio Society by completing a membership form and, either emailing it to membership@g8srs.co.uk or handing the form to the Membership Secretary, Nigel 2E0CKA, at any Society meeting.
Payable Annually on Dec 1, 2019 Senior Family Country Pensioner Junior
£15.00 £15.00 £10.00 £10.00 £ 5.00
Juniors upto 18 yrs of age Senior upto 64 yrs of age Pensioner from 65 yrs of age
Meeting Admission £2.00 per meeting. If you are interested in paying your subs by standing order, please contact the Treasurer on treasurer@g8srs.co.uk
It has been decided, that the following callsigns may be used by any full licence holder chairing the nets G8SRS, G6UQ, G3LX, M5MDX All club call signs will be used on a rotational basis by full licence holders authorised by Alan G0ROW. 2m net, 6m net, 70cm net If you have any queries about the use of these callsigns, please speak to either Tony M0SAV or Alan G0ROW at any Club meeting
Net Controllers We are also looking for net controllers to chair a specific net. If you have the equipment and would like to try and chair a net, please contact Alan G0ROW who will happily help you. If you would like to try a net with a current net controller with you, again speak to Alan G0ROW The current Net Controllers are: Alan G0ROW, Neil M6NAE, Heather M6HNS, Keith 2E0JPY Bob M0CPP
Tony M0SAV, Nigel 2E0CKA, Nigel M0VNL Slawek M0SQJ
The Friday 70cm Nets are now transmitting at 7.30pm via GM3MR
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Morse Code
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Courses - FLC/ILC/ALC Course Secretary John Marsh - M0JFM courses@g8srs.co.uk
Are you interested in taking a course with Stockport Radio Society. We run all three courses at Walthew House, in Stockport. If you would like to put your name down for one of the three courses, please email John on courses@g8srs.co.uk. These courses fill up very quickly, so don’t delay book NOW!
Course Fees Foundation - £50.00 - Based on a minimum of 6 students Intermediate - £116.00 - Based on a minimum of 4 students (Inclusive of construction kit) Advanced - £95.00 - Based on a minimum of 4 students These prices were correct at the time of printing.
Foundation The January foundation course was a great success with all candidates passing. Dates for the next course will be advised in the next issue of QUA
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Intermediate The February/March Intermediate course was a great success - now taking place over three weekends, all candidates passing. Dates for the next course will be advised in the next issue of QUA
Advanced Below are the dates for the current course. Thurs 25 April Thurs 27 June
Primer 1 Primer 2
Start 7pm Start 7pm
Monday 9 September Monday 23 September
Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2
Start 7pm Start 7pm
Monday 7 October Monday 21 October
Tutorial 3 Tutorial 4
Start 7pm Start 7pm
Monday 4 November Monday 18 November
Tutorial 5 Tutorial 6
Start 7pm Start 7pm
Monday 2 December Examination Start 6.30 Candidates to be at Walthew House no later than 6.30pm for the exam to start at 7.00pm
Remember when you have your new callsign do not forget to inform the Membership Secretary Nigel 2E0CKA on m6bbl@btinternet.com and he can update his records and then forward onto Heth M6HNS to update the website. QUA is compiled by Heather Stanley M6HNS. If you have any articles, reviews or announcements that you would like to see in the pages of QUA, please send your information to srswebsite@g8srs.co.uk or give Heather a call on 07506 904422 23
SRS Links RSGB www.rsgb.org UKFM Group Western www.ukfmgw.org.uk Ofcom www.ofcom.org.uk ARRL www.arrl.org QRZ.com www.qrz.com UK Repeaters www.ukrepeater.net Raynet www.raynet-uk.net Summits on the air www.sota.org.uk BYLARA www.bylara.org.uk Echolink www.echolink.org
Club Log (HF Ladder) If you wish to join Club Log and also get entry into the HF Ladder with the end reward of entry in the HF Ladder competition at the end of the year, and you chance to win a trophy for the year, follow the information below. If you wish to join SRS DXCC league in Clublog, please follow these instructions:
Register your details with Clublog at www.clublog.org Click ‘settings’ and then go to the ‘clubs’ tab Select SRS - Stockport Radio Society and click ‘join club’ Your membership of SRS will show as pending until approved by the Administrator
The SRS DXCC League can be viewed from this link http://www.clublog.org/league.php? club=99
Ham Links www.eham.nets Hack Green SDR www.hackgreen.co.uk If you have any Links you would Like to see on this Page please email srswebsite@g8srs.co.uk 1 / 45 / 30 / 8.8 / 39
Get your logs in and get yourself on the HF ladder with your chance to win a trophy at the end of the year. If you are new to the HF Ladder speak to Pete M1PTR at a club meeting or email info@g8srs.co.uk for further Information. 24
Repeaters - www.ukfmgw.co.uk 23cm
Output
RX1
Mode
GB3SE 70cm
1297.0750 Mhz 1291.0750 Mhz Analogue
Stoke on Trent
GB3CR
433.1500 Mhz 434.7500 Mhz Analogue
Mold
GB3LI
433.2500 Mhz 434.8500 Mhz Analogue
Liverpool
GB3LL
434.0000 Mhz 434.6000 Mhz Analogue
Llandudno
GB3MA
433.0250 Mhz 434.6250 Mhz Analogue
Bury
GB3MF
433.0500 Mhz 434.6500 Mhz Analogue
Macclesfield
GB3MR
433.3500 Mhz 434.9500 Mhz Analogue
Stockport
GB3PZ
430.9000 Mhz 438.5000 Mhz Analogue
Dukinfield
GB3SM
433.3250 Mhz 434.9250 Mhz Analogue
Stoke on Trent
GB3ST
433.2250 Mhz 434.8250 Mhz Analogue
Stoke on Trent
GB3WP
430.9375 Mhz 438.5375 Mhz Analogue
Hyde
GB7DV
439.6125 Mhz 430.6125 Mhz Digital
St Helens
GB7WC 2m
439.4875 Mhz 430.4875 Mhz Digital
Warrington
GB3MN
Analogue 145.6500 Mhz 145.0500 Mhz Digital Fusion
Stockport
GB3MP
145.7500 Mhz 145.1500 Mhz Analogue
Denbigh
GB3VT 6m
145.7250 Mhz 145.1250 Mhz D Star
Stoke on Trent
GB3SX
50.7900 Mhz
Stoke on Trent
51.2900 Mhz
Analogue
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SRS DXCC Ladders 2019 We are now at the mid-year point and from looking at the tables it’s good to see there’s an increase of activity across all bands. Propagation - HF conditions generally remained quiet with burst of activities from Special Event stations, DX expeditions and contests. Early summer saw Sporadic E openings on VHF and the higher HF bands. HF & 6 DXCC Ladder The activity distribution shows that 20m and 40m are still the most popular bands with activity across all HF bands when conditions permit. I also note that leading entries have probably taken advantage of the openings allowing them claim scores across the majority of bands. Peter, M0PTB continues to increase his lead from using weak signal mode FT8. Following the last edition of QUA I was curious to find out what setup he uses. His reply My 'antenna' is a 'medium wire', mostly below the ground level of an earth bank to the South. The ground rises to the North. East-West is clear. The wire runs SSE about 10m agl. All-in-all not a good DX antenna! I've been using FT8 exclusively for the last 2 weeks using 5W (kids playing near the wire) to 20W. Tonight I pushed to 80W to complete an NA QSO, though. My kit is a 1983ish (but good) 'boat anchor' with a club-kit interface to a cheap second-hand PC. Nothing special there. If I can do it so can you! Well done Peter! I hope his words encourage other members to have a go. This report extends a warm welcome to Keith, 2E0JPY who joins for the first time with an impressive second place score on the ladder. Bob, GM4UYZ moves up the table into third place. A couple of other entries worthy of a mention are Al, G0ROW with the only entry on 60m and Carsten (last year’s trophy winner) putting in a mono-band performance on 6m. 2 & 70 DXCC Ladder - Neil, M6NAE now shares first place with Paul, 2E0TWD each with a point on each band. Looking at their scores I wonder if the points came from the SRS Nets? I know the RSGB first of five Backpacker’s contest took place in May so it would be interesting to hear if anyone who took part had VHF QSO’s outside of G land. If anyone needs help with a submission please drop me an email or catch me or Neil at the club. We’ll be glad to help. 73 and Good Dxing, Pete Ridley, M1PTR
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73 and Good Dxing, Pete Ridley, M1PTR 27
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