Supporting Amateur Radio in Essex
The RSGB has launched a new award scheme called “Friendship on the air”. It is part of their ongoing “Get on the air to care” initiative and is designed to encourage amateurs to extend their QSO beyond just an exchange of callsigns and signal reports. The RSGB call this “connecting with the other station”. Part…
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Saturday the 2nd of September 2017 looked like a decent dry day, so a group of Essex Hams made a last-minute decision to get out in the fresh air for an impromptu field day. The weekend was awash with contests. For the RSGB SSB Field Day contest, Charlie M0PZT gave away points on 20m and…
LARC VHF/UHF Co-ordinated Club Contest – March 2016 session Update from Dave G4HUP Thanks to all the stations who came on the air for the event, whether you put in a log or not. It meant there were plenty of stations to be worked, although of course we’d love to see more next time! The next…
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LARC VHF/UHF Co-ordinated Club Contest – February session Update from Dave G4HUP Thanks to all the stations who came on the air for the event, whether you put in a log or not. It meant there were plenty of stations to be worked, although of course we’d love to see more next time! Total number of…
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The first night of the newly-revamped VHF/UHF Activity Contest seems to have gone well. The contest is organised by the Leiston ARC (on the Suffolk coast), and participating clubs are Colchester RA, Felixstowe & District ARS, Leiston ARC and Medway ARTS. This is a one-hour contest that takes place once a month, and the aim of the contest is…
If you fancy trying your hand at some local contesting on VHF and UHF, note that the 2016 contesting season starts this Tuesday, with clubs from Suffolk, Essex and Kent taking part. The event is organised by the Leiston ARC (on the Suffolk coast), and here’s their announcement: The Leiston ARC are pleased to announce that…
A small band of Essex Hams descended on Shoebury East Beach to try their hands at contesting on the 5th and 6th of September 2015. 1300GMT saw the start of the RSGB SSB Field Day Contest, and as we’ve never contested as a group before, we thought we’d give it a go: The idea was…
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