THE PAST WEEK
Last Tuesday was a Tea and Chat night, whilst work continued in the shack to install the new Tambour Doors. Graham and Roger have been making a good job of it, despite my attack on Roger’s glasses with the vacuum cleaner and the installation instructions seemingly from MFI (remember them?).
Jonathan’s suggestion of a club project was put to those present and several people said that they’d like to take part, so we will be collecting more numbers and ordering several kits.
Next Tuesday’s meeting will also be a Tea and Chat, but without the shack in use. This is because we decided to abandon unfinished work on the shack last week, because time ran out and there’s still a bit to do. This meeting will be the last meeting at TS Vanguard before 2020!
The following Tuesday (17th) is the Christmas Party at Casa Ciro. Please bring any donations of raffle prizes to the restaurant on the night.
It is hoped that club nets will be run over the holiday period. Details will be published next week.
CLUB MEETINGS AND EVENTS
- Tea and Chat – 10th December – 8.00pm-10.00pm – TS Vanguard
- Christmas Party – 17th December – 7.00pm-10.00pm – Casa Ciro Restaurant – Note: TS Vanguard will be closed.
- NO MEETING – 24th December – TS Vanguard will be closed.
- NO MEETING – 31st December – TS Vanguard will be closed.
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
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/2019/12/06/propagation-news-8-december-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
Regarding the club project of an E-Field Active Antenna – details can be found at: https://ukraa.com I hope to start a Doodle Poll to collect names of all members who want to build one. Club members only but the Club will be paying for the kits and we’ll have some building sessions at the Club QTH, so those of you who don’t have the necessary tools will be able to use other members’ gear.
73,
Alan. G4GNX
