RadCom April 2024, Vol. 100, No. 4

78 April 2024 Around Your Region radcom@rsgb.org.uk 7, 14, 21, 28 Net, 1.905MHz LSB, 9.30am 8 SRCC AGM, St Paul’s Church, 8pm 22 Chat, Fix-it Skills St Paul’s Church, 7.45pm West Kent ARS Phil, G3MGQ, secretary@wkars.org.uk Daily net, 145.575MHz FM, 9am 1, 15, 22, 29 Net 145.375MHz, 8pm 5, 12, 19, 26 Net 145.3125MHz, 8pm 7, 14, 21, 28 Net 28.730MHz, 11am 8 AGM at Bidborough Worthing & District ARC Barbara Gale, secretary@wadarc.org.uk 2, 23 Radio shack 9 Remote operation of Club radios 16 Using generators safely 30 Mills on the Air planning REGION 11: SOUTH WEST & CHANNEL ISLES Andrew Jenner, G7KNA, RR11@rsgb.org.uk Appledore & District ARC John, G3JKL, secretary@adarc.co.uk Weekday nets from 4pm on 145.450MHz on Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri. Wed at 4pm via GB3DN Net via GB3DN, 11am on Mon, Wed and Fri, 11am 3, 10, 17, 24 Net via GB3DN at 11am & Net 144.260MHz, 8pm 5, 12, 19, 26 Net via GB3DN at 11am & Net 145.450MHz, 8pm 7, 14, 21, 28 Net 9.30am on 1.860MHz, Net 144.260MHz at 10.30am 15 Meeting, Appledore Football Clubhouse, 7.30pm Bath and District ARC David, G0DPW, badarc@protonmail.com 2 Social 4, 11, 18 Zoom 9, 16, 23, 30 Net 70.475MHz, 7.30pm 25 Meeting Callington ARS Peter, G8BCG secretary@callingtonradiosociety.org. u k Meets first Wednesday of the month, Callington Town Hall, PL17 7BD 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Net, GB3JL repeater, 8pm 3, 10, 17, 24 Lunch, The Engine House Café PL17 8EA, 1.30pm Cornish Radio Amateur Club Steve, G7VOH, 01209 844 939, G7VOH@btinternet.com 2, 30 Committee meeting 4 AGM 27 International Marconi Day Flight Refuelling ARS Gareth, G0MFR, info@frars.org.uk 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28 Club night, Cobham Sports Club, 7pm 4, 11, 18, 25 Net 70.400MHz FM 7pm, 145.3875 FM, 8pm Gordano ARG Malcolm, G4KPM 07971 431125 24 Meeting, The Ship, 310 Down Road, Portishead, 8pm Holsworthy ARC qsl.net/m0omc 3, 10, 17, 24 Club net, GB3DN, 7.30pm 3 Meeting, Milton Damerel Chapel Mid Somerset ARC Chris, G6HIQ, christopherlavis3@gmail.com 8 Club meeting Baptist Church Rooms, Shepton Mallet, 7.30pm 29 Social Meeting at the Quarter Jack, Wells, 2pm  Poldhu ARC Cliff, GB2GM, secretary@gb2gm.org 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Net, 3.715MHz SSB, 9am 9 G6CJ Dud Charman’s Famous Aerial Circus, Terry, G4CDY, 7.30pm 25 Marconi’s 150th Anniversary special event 27 International Marconi Day (IMD) Contact Cornish ARC, GX4CRC Poole Radio Society Charles Riley, G4JQX, secretary@g4prs.org.uk 4 AGM 11 Construction Corner 18 Talk on construction by M0NTV Riviera ARC Steve Crask G7AHP, stevecrask@yahoo.com 3, 10, 17, 24 Nets 70.475MHz FM 7.20pm, 145.425MHz FM, 8pm 4, 18 Meeting, Precinct Centre Torquay, 7.20pm 7, 14, 21, 28 Nets 29.150MHz 11am, 51.490MHz 11.30am REGION 12: EAST & EAST ANGLIA RR: David De La Haye, M0MBD, RR12@rsgb.org.uk Braintree & District ARS Geoff, G1GNQ, 01376 563370, secretary@badars.co.uk 2, 16 Club net 145.375MHz FM, 8pm 9 Annual rig clinic evening 23 Annual surokus equipment auction 30 Net, GB3BZ, 8pm Bury St Edmonds ARS bsears.co.uk Club nets every day of the week except Sunday 17 Meeting, Rougham Tower Museum Chelmsford ARS secretary@g0mwt.org.uk 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 CW net on 3542kHz from 7.30pm, GB2CW on 3555kHz from 8.15pm, slowing down at 8.30pm for new operators 2 Constructors evening   4, 11, 18, 25 Skype CW classes, 7pm 7, 14, 21, 28 144.060MHz CW net, 8pm 9 Club Open Net, GB3DA, 8pm 16 Club open Net, GB3ER, 8pm 23 Club open net, 80m 3756kHz, 8pm 27 International Marconi Day, GX0MWT 30 Club open net, 1947/1950 kHz, 8pm Colchester RAC Garry, M0MGP, 07740318521, secretary@g3c0.uk 1 Open net 70.425MHz, 7pm 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Open net 433.400MHz, 7pm 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Open net 1.920MHz LSB, 8pm 3, 10, 17, 24 Open net on 145.350/375MHz from 7pm 4 Club Skype meeting and presentation 4, 11, 18, 25 Open net 3.685MHz, 7pm 5, 12, 19, 26 Open DX net on 14.125MHz with assist on 145.350MHz local, 2.30pm 7 Open net 50.225MHz, 7pm 18 CRA club meeting 30 Open Net 28.350MHz, 7pm Felixstowe & District ARS Mark Riley, M5BOP, m5bop@hisimage.co.uk 1 Easter digiModes, DMR MK TG840, 7.30pm 3, 10, 17, 24 Open net, GB3IH, 7.30pm 7, 14, 21, 28 Net 145.400MHz, 10am 15 Remote station operation, Broadway House, 7.30pm 29 RSGB FT4 Contest in shack, 7.30pm Harlow & District ARS Ed, G5EDW,  secretary@g6ut.com , g6ut.com 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Technical Tuesdays, visitors welcome 3, 10, 17, 24 Club net 145.425MHz, 7.30pm 5, 12, 19, 26 Club Meeting, visitors/new members welcome, 8pm 6, 7 Airfields on the Air, Willingale Airfield, Ongar, GB0WAO 27 International Marconi Day - Mark Hall Barn, GB0MGY Leiston ARC Nigel, G0EBQ 07871 662856, nigel. flatman@yahoo.com 9 Meeting, School, Waterloo Avenue, IP16 4HE Loughton & Epping Forest ARS David,M0VID ,secretary@lefars.org.uk 3, 10, 17, 24 DMR net Brandmeister TG 23511, 8pm 4, 11, 18, 25 Net, 144.725MHz FM, 8pm  5 AGM, All Saints House, 8pm 6, 7 Airfields on the Air, North Weald Airfield (GB2NWA) 12, 26 Zoom meeting, 8pm 19 Meeting, All Saints House VHF on the Air, 8pm REGION 13: EAST MIDLANDS RR: Bob Hambly, M0HAF, RR13@rsgb.org.uk Bolsover ARS G4KSY, 01246 827135, Facebook page: @bolsoverars 2, 16 Meeting, Bainbridge Hall, Bolsover, 8pm Hinckley AR & ES Michel Dixon, G4GHJ, hinckleyradiosociety@gmail.com 2 RSGB 144MHz UK Activity Contest 3 Meeting at school in Burbage 9 70cm UK Activity Contest 11 6m UK Activity Contest 17 GNU Radio with Mike, G6OES Kettering & District ARS Les, 2E0MNZ, les@moylehousehold.co.uk 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Meeting, 7pm 4, 11, 18, 25 Club net, 145.300MHz , 7pm 7, 14, 21, 28 Breakfast meeting, 10am Leicester RS Sandra Morley, G0MCV, 07930274044 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Club and Zoom meeting, 7.30pm 4, 11, 18, 25 Club meeting, 10am Lincoln Short-Wave Club Pam Rose, g4sto@outlook.com 3, 10, 17, 24 Club meeting BSA Village Hall Aisthorpe, 7.30pm 4, 18 Club repeater net GB3LM if its off air 145.350MHz, 8pm 6, 13, 20, 27 Club meeting BSA Village Hall Aisthorpe, 9.30am 11, 25 Club repeater net GB3LS if its off air 145.350MHz, 8pm 13 Surplus equipment sale Village Hall, Aisthorpe 18 Lincolnshire Aviation Centre, East Kirkby, radio room open Loughborough & District ARC Chris, G1ETZ, 01509 504 319, g1etz@aol.com 2 Talk: Raspberry Pi and radio, Tim, M0ZRR 9, 23 Portable from Wymeswold, subject to WX 16 ‘The other man’s shack’ engineering, John, M0IUB 30 Practical evening Nunsfield House ARG Paul, G1SGZ, pr@nharg.org.uk 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Shack night & club net, 145.300MHz, 8pm 5 Intermediate syllabus Part 7 12 Programme planning meeting 19 TBC 26 Surplus sale RAF Waddington ARC Bob Pickles, G3VCA, 07971 166250 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Club net, 145.325MHz, 7.30pm 3, 10, 17, 24 CW practice, 144.085MHz, 8pm 5, 6, 7 Special Event Station, Airfields on the Air, GB5BK 5, 12, 19, 26 Club Meeting at the Pyewipe, 8pm 19 Talk by Bob, G3VCA: ‘NASA, you have a problem’ South Normanton, Alfreton & District ARC Alan, M0OLT, secretary @snadarc.com 1 Easter: no meeting 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Club net, ±145.450MHz, 7pm 8 AGM 15 Junk sale 22, 29 Natter night Welland Valley ARS Peter, G4XEX, info@wvars.com 1 Club net, 145.275MHz FM, 7pm 15 AGM, Great Bowden Village Hall, 7pm Saltash & District ARC Mark Chanter, M0WMB, 07810 548 445 3, 10, 17, 24 Net via GB3PL, 7.30pm 16 Meeting, Burraton Centre, HF operating with a portable antenna, 7pm South Bristol ARC Andy Jenner, G7KNA, 0783 869 5471, enquiries@sbarc.co.uk 4 Airfields on the Air briefing 6, 7 Airfields on the Air 18 Zoom discussion, 8pm Thornbury & South Gloucestershire ARC Terry, M0TJX, secretary@tsgarc.uk , tsgarc.uk Club Daily Net GB3ZB, 10.30am 3, 10, 17, 24 Social, 7.30pm 5, 12, 19, 26 Net 145.450MHz, 8pm Weston Super Mare RS g4wsm.club 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Meeting Weston Super Mare Social Club, 7.30pm 4, 11, 18, 25 Net, GB3WB, 8pm Lowestoft District & Pye ARC Sam, M7SKW, secretary@ldparc.co.uk 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Net, 145.475MHz, 8pm 4, 11, 18, 25 Club Meeting, 7.30pm 5, 12, 19, 26 Net, 51.490MHz, 8pm 7, 14, 21, 28 Net, 433.575MHz, 8pm   8, 22 Shack open, 7.30pm Martello Tower Group martellotowergroup.com 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Net, GB3CL, 8pm 7, 14, 21, 28 Net GB3CE, 8pm Peterborough and District ARC Alan Ralph, G8XLH, 07952629043 Daily net on 145.450MHz, 2pm 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Net 1.980MHz, 8pm 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Net 145.450MHz, 8pm 24 AGM South Essex ARS Terry, G1FBW, southessex-ars.co.uk 11 Meeting, St Michaels church, SS72UW, 7.30pm Thames ARG Andrew Atkinson, M0IXY, Secretary@ ThamesARG .org.uk , thamesarg.org.uk 5 Club night: LORA, Meshtastic and Meshcom 12, 26 Net via GB3DA, 8pm 19 DMR Net, Brandmeister TG 235226, 8pm