RSGB Strategy Publication

This month, the RSGB have published their strategy for the next five years.  The outline provides a short summary of their Purpose, Values, Goals and Priorities but they have also made available a five page document that provides more details.…

G4WSM Field Day

Browsing the website of the Weston super Mare club (G4WSM), I found the video below.  As its rather fun, I’m posting it here too 🙂  Whilst we’ve just had our field weekend wouldn’t it have been good to make a…

Improve your Morse code

There a few club members who know Morse code and would like to improve their skills in one way or another.  Speaking with members, I’ve heard mention of FISTS but never of CWOPS.  I know an amateur who has spent…

TSGARC VHF Coverage Map

Using the excellent Radio Mobile program by Roger VE2DBE, I’ve produced a 144.3MHz coverage map for our current setup at the club-house.  For info about the antenna, losses, power etc see the first page. The report is here. Andrew G0RVM

Field Day Antenna’s

We have erected Two antenna’s and some tuning is underway, The first is a ZL7 2-2m 7 element special Yagi on lone to us by Andy ( G7OPB) from Berkeley; on Sunday we measured the resonant frequency  144.4 to 145…

Visit to Fleet Air Arm Museum Yeovilton

During the summer months I propose a visit to the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton. If you would like to come please let me know your available dates from those listed below. 10th or 11th June 29th or 30th…

RSGB Train the Trainers Course

Folks A quick somewhat belated note. Few weeks back I attended the TtT course organised via CARS. Really good day was had by all. I am now officially a ‘Trainer’. However whilst on the course the trainers realised that I…