A reminder that today, Saturday the 25th of March 2017, sees another Essex 2 metre Activity Afternoon.
Please show your support, get on-air, and kick some life into 2m.
This county-wide event is organised by the Thurrock Acorns ARC, with the aim of getting some more local activity between 144 and 146MHz.
The activity starts between 1pm and 5pm, and TAARC reports that if all goes to plan, the following modes will be active: FM, SSB, CW and SSTV.
Several members of Essex Ham will be active on Saturday in support of the event, and we’d ask everyone reading this to join in and get active on 2m this Saturday.
Essex Ham Field Event
Unless there’s a significant change in the weather, Essex Ham will be gathering at the group’s regular Shoebury East Beach location to support the event. We’ll be gathering from 1pm for a fun afternoon of radio. All are welcome. It’s expected to be a little chilly, so wrap up warm.
Details of the venue, here: Amateur Radio at Shoebury East Beach
All welcome. Come and play. (Reminder that car parking fees apply at this venue)
2m Activity Days
For details of previous Essex 2m Activity days, see our Essex 2m Activity Reports
Images from previous activity days
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Hi All,Thanks for the email about 2m activation today. Live in Bedford so went to Dunstable Down 850ft ASL 7/8 wave on Van Ft mobile 10 watts all good working well.Test calls out at 12.45 Oxford, Coventry, MK, Very High pressure good lift! Wait till 1.00 on S20 Call out for any Essex club members again and again but deadly silence Put general CQ call out and made 14 contacts best was Bar beacon Birmingham,M0GYO and G4TRA Steve Wiltshire, others were…….G8NRR ,G8HIJ, M1GEO/m,G6WRB,G6VZM,G6fmt,M0GYO,G6DTW,G8ZKP,G4EYB,M5ABP, Last but not least G8ALS At 3.00 stopped went for Tea and a Bun Sorry to say I tried but did not hear one member of any Essex radio clubs, Hope you guys mad lots of contacts. Best wishes Bob M3DPQ Bedford.
Hello everybody, it’s Edmund (or Ed for the short version!) here, callsign M0MNG.
I’m sorry to read Bob’s message above, and to hear that Bob didn’t have a bit more luck with working stations in Essex. Full marks to you Bob for having a go though. I hope to work you one day, on HF or maybe even on VHF if conditions are really good.
I have made a video for most of my previous “activations”, and this time is no exception… especially as I was visiting a new location in Kent. The link to the video is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTs_3sopMd8
I’ve still got the heavy cold and flu-like symptoms, so I’m off to take some more medicine!
73 from the West Sussex coast (IO90ST / TQ00)
Edmund M0MNG.