|
Latest news
(Last
updated 26th January 2012 |
Why not join us on
TWITTER |
Following RADARS AGM
the subs have been increased to £15pa
Please note that subs are now due.
United Nations Year of the Cooperative 2012
Log onto RADARS Members Login (on the members page)
Follow the link to COOP
Also check idea for event QSL card
Your feedback is needed ASAP
Note
for M6s from Roy Taylor
Hi
Could
you please let all of your M6 members know
that I am the R.S.G.B. Sub Manger for M6 QSLs,
and I may have qsl cards for them.
I
have started a forum for all M6s were they can
talk about anything, upload photos, files etc.
I have also put files on there telling how the
QSL Bureau works and other files saying who I
have qsl cards for and who have Envelopes
This
is my Address, Phone numbers and Email
Roy
Taylor M0RRV
2 CHADWICK ROAD
MOORENDS
DN8-4NG
S, YORKS
01405
812134 / H
07979 311750 / M
roy024@tiscali.co.uk
|
VHF NFD 1/2/3
July 2011 - RADARS Entry - see
calendar for details
RADARS Basement Shack is nearing completion -
when finished we hope to re-start talks/demos
etc in the new venue
We are also planning for the winter season
2011 series of talks etc. Please forward any
requests or ideas you might have on
appropriate subject matter etc.
EMail:
talks@radars.me.uk
Suggestions received so far
- Talk
and video presentation 'Flying for Fun'
- Talk
'From vintage valve radios to DAB'
- Inter
Radio Club challenge quiz, (with heavy
bias towards amateur radio past and
present.)
- Inter
Radio Club
Foxhunt challenge
If you are
interested in attending a group visit please
let Dave,
G3RIK know ASAP
Full details of the calendar for talks etc
will be published here first and circulated to
local amateur radio clubs
Visitors
are
more than welcome to attend any of the above
events and talks
Note: If
possible could non-club members please
Email beforehand.
|
RECENT
CLUB TALKS/EVENTS (2010)
November 24th
Talk by RAYNET including a demo of APRS
and Digital Messaging. Speaker will be Roger
Alexander, (2E0WWZ) County Controller for
Gtr. Manchester, assisted by Chris Moulding,
G4HYG, MD of Cross Country Wireless.
Many
thanks to Roger and Chris for a very
enjoyable evening with an excellent and
informative talk about APRS and RAYNET.
A few Photo's of the talk 1 2 3
4
October 27th
Organised
group visit to the Astronomy
Centre, Todmorden.
A
fantastic evening hosted by Peter and Andy
of the Astronomy Centre. Everyone who
attended said how much they had enjoyed your
talk and the ‘hands on’
experience with a quality 16" telescope. It
was particularly noted just how
knowledgeable, enthusiastic and dedicated
both are on the subject.
May12th
Demonstration
of
a radio controlled mini-helicopter.
Many interesting features emerged, such as
the ultra lightweight Li/Polymer
battery, the micro miniature motors
and servos, the auto steering gyroscope and
the multi channel auto logging 2.4GHz
controller and receiver. Some additional
details can be found Here
for micro helicopter details and Here
for mini gyro details, and a youtube video
demonstration of just how dangerous
Li/Po batteries can be when handled
incorrectly. Here is a picture of
the helicopter with two of the club's
Alans (G7EQK, G4VVT) in the background
during the demo.
(G7UCP)
April 21st
Demonstration
of live aircraft monitoring using available
sites on the internet (Note: Use
Firefox rather than IE to load these
- RadarVirtuel
and FlightRadar24)
and using Skype to listen to a remote
scanner monitoring Manchester Airtraffic
Control.
(G3RIK)
April 14th
Demonstration
and operation of a Yeasu
FT-897D
(G3RIK)
April 7th
Demonstration
of a Kinetic
Avionic SBS-1 real time virtual radar.
Installation of software on a PC and
monitoring of local live aircraft movements
(G7UCP)
March 31st
Demonstration
of a model aircraft flight simulator on a
large screen projector display
(G7UCP)
March 24th
Demonstration
of on-line amateur radio teaching and
training software on a large screen
projector display
(G7UCP/G3RIK)
March 17th
How to
set up Ham
Radio
Deluxe
to control a remote amateur station, an
IC-756Pro3 and using Skype for the audio
link.
(G3RIK/M0MSC)
March 10th
Demonstration
of on-line monitoring and mapping of
world-wide shipping and the location
of a radio ham operating onboard an
antarctic survey vessel close to the
Falkland Islands (heard but not worked yet)
(G3RIK)
|
Club
Members Contest operations 2010
BERU Commonwealth contest
March 13/14th - CW
G3RLE,
Restricted, 24hr section -
152 contacts
G3RIK,
Restricted, 12hr section -
55 contacts
CQ
WW
160m
CW
Contest,
January 30/31st
G3RLE,
low power Section, 62,820
(currently listed as 3rd G claimed score)
G3RIK,
low power section, 45,408
(currently listed as 5th G claimed score)
Next Main
Club Contest
RSGB
VHF NFD
(6m, 4m, 2m and 70cm) 3/4th July
|
|
Overall
RADARS
finished in 1st place in the mix and match
section (G5BY rophy)
Very well done to all
concerned
6m
- 4th - 106,888 4m -
3rd - 36,035 2m - 5th
- 47,757 70cm - 4th - 7,326
|
POST-EVENT -
VHF NFD (2010)
and
a
map of the stations worked (a bit slow to
load but interesting) 6m
4m
2m
70cm
2x
Caravans for 6/4m and 2m and a tent for 70cm
onsite - 1550ft ASL at the Scout Moor Wind Farm
Friday July 2nd -
3pm on. All antennas and tx/rx
systems were completely installed by 22.00z and
a few contacts showed everything was working
well.
Saturday July 3rd 6m,
2m 70cm started ontime at 14.00z. All
stations reported good conditions with Es and
Tropo. 22.00z ended the 6m section and 6m
rig (IC-756Pro3 + 400W linear) were replaced
with the 4m setup (FT-847 & HB 160w Linear)
and ready for testing by 00.00. 2m
continued until 03.00z when operators fell
asleep.
Sunday July 4. 4m started ontime at
08.00z and 4m/2m reported excellent conditions
again with plenty of Es and tropo to
Europe. Unfortunately the wind had
increased overnight to the level were the 70cm
tent blew down, so we had to give up on 70cm
completely after that. 14.00z saw the end
of the contest and all stations, antennas
included had been dismantled and stowed by
16.30z despite occasional downpoors and high
wind. Caravans were taken back into storage and
everyone was back home for 18.00z
Congratulations and thanks go to all who turned
up and particularly to those who helped set-up,
operate and dismantle. More Photos of the event
will appear shortly |
|
RADARS
membership fees
Membership fees for RADARS
remain at £10
pa.
Currently there is no
additional joining fee.
An updated
list of RADARS members is
published in the secure area
(Feb 2010)
|
It
is with deep regret that RADARS
have to announce the death of one
of its members,
Chris
Mackay, M0TVL
Chris
passed away peacefully after a
short illness.
He
was a valued member of RADARS and
will be dearly missed.
Our
sympathies go with his family and
his friends
|
Canadian
visitors to RADARS on Monday 17th
September 2008 (VE7BN Lyle and VE7IYL
Doreen).
|
The club was very pleased to
meet two visitors on holiday in the UK from
Canada, Lylle, VE7BN
and Doreen VE7IYL
on Monday evening during our club on-the-air
activity night.
Unfortunately conditions on HF were quite poor
on the evening and we were unable to raise
anyone in their area at home.
We wish them both well and a safe homeward
journey and hope to meet them again when next
in the UK
|
|
|
NEWS
HIGHLIGHTS
& STORIES
|
|
