THE PAST WEEK
A very interesting discussion took place after the ICQ podcast, last Tuesday. Some interesting suggestions for attracting new members to the club, especially the possible use of a Flex (or other) radio that can be remote controlled from a computer or phone, which the younger people tend to favour these days. Of course anything we install in the shack must have real knobs and dials for the rest of us who need them.
The new Tambour Doors (roller shutters) are being delivered on Tuesday and Graham, G8BZL will be making a start on installing them. We should soon be able to install usable radio equipment in the shack.
The Christmas Party Doodle Poll has now closed and I’m waiting for your choice of food from the menu, which was circulated last week. The closing date is December 2nd, so if you haven’t already done it, please let me know your choice ASAP to chairman@wadarc.org.uk
Please note that this coming Tuesday’s meeting has changed from a Tea and Chat evening to a talk on Antenna Tuners by Bryan, G0SIU. There will of course be time for tea and some chat.
CLUB MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Manual Antenna Tuners – Bryan, G0SIU – 26th November – 8.00pm-10.00pm – TS Vanguard
Sunday Breakfast – 1st December – 9.00am-10.00am – Morrisons, Worthing
Tea and Chat – 3rd December – 8.00pm-10.00pm – TS Vanguard
Shack Night plus 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/2019/11/22/propagation-news-24-november-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
No response to last week’s bulletin request for biscuits! Our stock of biscuits for club meetings is starting to get depleted. Any donations of biscuits will be welcome. Just bring them along to any club meeting.
73,
Alan. G4GNX
