WADARC meets at – TS Vanguard, 9a Broadwater Road, Worthing. BN14 8AD
Notice of Annual General Meeting
The WADARC Annual General Meeting will take place on Tuesday 29th October between 8.00pm and 10.00pm. Fully paid up members only at TS Vanguard, 9a Broadwater Road, Worthing. BN14 8AD. Any changes to the Constitution/Club Rules etc. to be lodged in writing (email is OK) to the Chairman by Tuesday 1st October.
THE PAST WEEK
Last week’s meeting was an on-the-air evening which was popular with several members. Bryan, G0SIU brought along his KX3 and managed to make it ‘talk’ to the dipole that’s on site. They concentrated on 40m and 80m using just 15 watts and found that the antenna favours mostly North/South. Stations worked: EA8JK Manuel La Palma Island Canary Isles 7.178 Mhz received 59 sent 59. DK7LJ Christian Per received 44 sent 59 Nr Kiel NW Germany 7.161Mhz. G0LOU Tony Poole, 3.784 Mhz. Good reception on No 5 ant position on ant switch:- CW 7.030 using KX3 internal ATU loaded to 1 to 1. CW 3.500 to 3.510 1 to 4. SSB 3.600 to 3.700 1 to 1. Plenty of stations and not any more than usual QRM.
We also checked out the feasibility of using a pump-up mast on the outside balcony/roof. We will probably purchase a new mast in due course, but have been informed that we can’t install it yet, due to the roof having a leak and needing repair. This should be carried out by Sea Cadets organisation fairly soon.
Unfortunately GB3WO remains off the air for the time being. It’s developed a receiver fault (it’s gone deaf) but plans are in place to get it fixed ASAP.
Alastair, M0OAL has reminded us that the annual Remembrance Day Parade will take place on November 10th and it would be good for as many members as possible to get involved. Alastair has set up a Doodle Poll for members to indicate their availability (or not). Please visit: https://doodle.com/poll/3i6iq3y86mx8n8w7
A report from Edmund, M0MNG on 2 metre activity today (15th): 2 metres was alive today… thank you to everybody who called me, and apologies if you tried but I simply didn’t hear you! Propagation seemed rather odd at times. I made 27 contacts altogether, from Dieppe to Essex to the Dorset / Devon border. 23 of them were using FM, 4 were using SSB, and no repeaters at all! I could even have had a contact with Dave G7RAU in Cornwall if I had taken my Morse key with me! Highlights included working a Special Event Station at Stone Cross Windmill near Eastbourne, a newly-formed radio club in Essex, and a chap in Dieppe where I used to go on holiday with my parents for very many years. I also heard (but didn’t contact) a German station on FM, and a balloon launched from the Netherlands with a 2m/70cms transponder on board. If anybody tells you that VHF is dead… don’t believe ’em! 73 from Ed M0MNG / GX1WOR.
CLUB MEETINGS AND EVENTS
- RSGB Video lecture on FT8 – 17th September – 8.00pm-10.00pm – TS Vanguard
- Talk on QO-100 by Jonathan, G4KLX – 24th September – 8.00pm-10.00pm – TS Vanguard
- Talk on the life of Charles Wheatsone by Ray, G4XUZ – 1st October – 8.00pm-10.00pm – TS Vanguard
- Annual Quiz – All Welcome – bring brains – 8th October – 8.00pm-10.00pm – TS Vanguard
- Tea and Chat Night – 15th October – 8.00pm-10.00pm – TS Vanguard
- Annual Construction Contest – 22nd October – 8.00pm-10.00pm – TS Vanguard
- Annual General Meeting – 29th October – 8.00pm-10.00pm – TS Vanguard
For further information as it occurs, please visit the WADARC website: http://www.wadarc.org.uk
NETS
Monday – 2 metres 145.425 MHz, FM, 7.30pm (local)
Thursday – 40 metres 7.106 MHz +- QRM, SSB, 11.00am (local)
Saturday – 70cms on GB3WO, 7.00pm (local)
Sunday – 80 metres 3.712 MHz +- QRM, SSB, 7.30am – 8.00am (local)
RALLIES
Local, national and some international rallies can be found by visiting this excellent website: http://www.g4rga.org.uk/All.html
RAGCHEW
Spring 2019 edition published – http://www.wadarc.org.uk/ragchew/spring-2019
PROPAGATION
HF and VHF
RSGB propagation information can be found by following this link: https://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/gb2rs/propagation-news/2019/09/13/propagation-news-15-september-2019/
BEACONS
VHF:
GB3WSX – IO80QW – 70.007 MHz
GB3BAA – IO91PS – 70.016 MHz
F1ZXK – JN18KF – 144.438 MHz
F5ZSF – IN88GS – 144.409 MHz
GB3VHF – JO01EH – 144.430 MHz
ON0VHF – JO20HP – 144.418 MHz
UHF:
F5XBA – JN18KF – 432.830 MHz
GB3UHF – JO01EH – 432.430 MHz
ON0UHF – JO20ET – 432.567 MHz
DX NEWS
HF:
WADARC members (and others) can subscribe to the DX News service without joining ARRL.
Send an email to this address: w1aw-list-request@arrl.org
In the subject line put the word Subscribe followed by your email address
ARRL will send an acknowledgement and you will receive the weekly DX News as an email, usually on a Friday
VHF/UHF:
The RSGB VHF/UHF Contest and Activity calendar is available via this link: https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/readcal.pl?year=2019
FINALÉ
It’s almost certain that I will be unavailable for tomorrow evening’s 2 metre FM net. I’m sure that those interested can manage without me.
73,
Alan. G4GNX
