The 2016 Lorne Amateur Radio Rally takes place on Sunday 7th August.
The venue is the Village Hall in Crianlarich.
The rally runs from 10.30 to 14.30.
UPDATE – A few images from the 2016 Rally – Everyone loves the raffle !!
Lorne Rally 2016 at Crianlarich – everyone loves the raffle
Full contest rules at http://lea.hamradio.si/~scc/euhf/euhfcrules.htm
The European HF Championship is organised by the Slovenian Contest Club and takes place on the first Saturday of August each year from 12.00 UTC to 23.59 UTC.
This is a contest specifically for European Amateur Radio stations. It’s purpose is for European Amateurs to contact as many other European Amateurs and compete for the “European HF Champion” title. Only EU to EU contacts count (based on CQWW countries list).
All contest bands (i.e. no WARC) are used 160 to 10. Modes are CW or SSB or both.
Contest Exchange is:-
a) RS(T) report plus a two digit number, meaning the last two digits of the year of operator’s first ever official amateur radio license(i.e. 59(9) 82 means that operator received his/her first ever official amateur radio license in the year 1982).
b) Operators operating from club stations and guest operators operating from stations owned by other amateurs must sign a two digit number corresponding to the year of his / her own – the operator’s first ever official amateur license, NOT the first license of the station
Full contest rules at http://lea.hamradio.si/~scc/euhf/euhfcrules.htm
Logs can be uploaded at http://lea.hamradio.si/scc/euh
The contest logger SD V18.34 from www.ei5di.com supports this contest – Select the “EU HF Championship” template.
Portuguese Radio Amateurs Antonio Paz / CU3AJ and Paulo Gomes / CR8ABI) began the arduous climb to the highest point of Mount Pico in Pico Island at 5:30am on Saturday 2nd July 2016 to assembly the repeater. This is the highest mountain on Portuguese territory and the third highest emerging from the Atlantic Ocean, reaching 2,351 meters (7,713 ft) above sea level in the North Atlantic Ocean about 1,360 km (850 mi) west of continental Portugal.
Repeater Information
Call Sign: CQ1EPIX;
Frequency Tx / Rx VHF: 144.550 MHz;
CTCSS tone: 82.5 Hz;
Frequency Tx / Rx UHF: 439.550 MHz;
CTCSS tone: 82.5 Hz;
Geographic coordinates (WGS 84): 38 ° 28 ‘04.9 “N / 28 ° 24’ 01.9” W;
Locator Maidenhead: HM58tl;
Location: Mount Pico – Pico Island – Azores;
License Association released: União de Radioamadores dos Açores.
The MSF 60 kHz time and frequency signal broadcast from Anthorn Radio Station will be off-air for annual maintenance work from:
Monday 4 July until Wednesday 20 July (including weekends). The signal will be off-air each day between 08:00 BST and 18:00 BST unless the weather is too poor to allow maintenance work to be carried out.
The transmitter will be returned to full service as soon as work is completed. The interruption to the transmission is required to allow essential maintenance work to be carried out in safety.
The convention will be held at the Intu Braehead Centre near the City of Glasgow/ The centre boasts excellent access by road, rail, air and public transport. There are a wealth of local hotels and activities. Car parking is plentyful.
InTu is best known as a shopping centre but also hosts an Arena, a Curling arena (where the convention will take place) and a massive area outside facing onto the Rive Clyde. The Venue features a large food court including Starbucks, KFC, Costa and more, as well as having a whole host of other shopping needs catered for, also within a five-minute walk is a Large Ikea. This is a venue for all the Family.
Sunday 30th April is the day before the early May public holiday. so this is a great excuse to visit the convention, let the family enjoy all the facilities of Braehead and maybe make a weekend of it with visits to Loch Lomond or Glasgow or the many visitor attraction within easy reach of the location.
You can keep up to date on the Convention webpage which will provide details of the convention, the stall holders and exhibitors.
First Thursday of each month is time for The SKCC European Sprint.
SKSE (Straight Key Sprint Europe) takes place as follows:-
18.45 UTC / 19.45 BST / 20.45 ECT – Slow Morse QRS for 15 minutes
1900 UTC / 2000 BST / 2100 ECT – Main Sprint for 2 hours
2100 UTC / 2200 BST / 2300 ECT – Slow Morse (QRS) for the final 15 minutes
The IRTS 40 Metres Counties Contest takes place on Sunday next, 8th May, from 12:00 to 15:00 UTC. The contest has Fixed and Portable sections, with two mode options: SSB Only or SSB/CW. The Rules are here.
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Tommy died at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Glasgow on 23rd December 2015 at the age of 88.
The death has been reported of well known Scottish Radio Amateur Tommy Hughes GM3EDZ
An obituary in The Herald and Evening Times newspapers read:-
HUGHES — THOMAS PATRICK (GM3EDZ) at The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital on 23rd December 2015, peacefully and surrounded by family after 88 wonderful years. Much loved and loving husband, dad, grandpa and great-grandpa. Greatly missed by all 73’s Tom. Reception and vigil at Church of Our Lady and St George, G52 2QE on Wednesday, 6th January 2016 at 6.30pm. Funeral Mass on Thursday, 7th at 9.30am, thereafter Craigton Crematorium at 10.30am. No flowers, thank you.
Les Hamilton GM3ITN commented on the obituary:-
“So sad to here of your passing Tommy seems like yesterday when we first met 70 years ago. I will always remember the happy times together.
Best DX to the land of the big antennas
your old Pal Les Hamilton GM3ITN”
And Graham Knight GM8FFX also commented:-
“I am very sorry to hear of Tommy’s death.
He was a leading light in the Radio and TV trade and a former President of The SRRA ( The electrical retailers Association).
I also knew Tommy as a fellow amateur radio enthusiast and again he played a leading part in organising events and exhibitions in connection with the hobby.
My condolences go to May and all the members of Tommy’s family.
Graham Knight GM8FFX”
These events will be of short duration, usually on a date connected with each person (which may be a single day or a week) and possibly from an appropriate location. The aim is to operate on many of the HF bands, but this will depend on the prevailing propagation conditions.
Many of the commemorations can be undertake in associate places by local clubs or by individuals. Contact PARC for more information.
All ‘activators’ are asked to demonstrate a reasonable degree of knowledege of the people they are commemorating. This is not a quasi-contest scheme with “rubber-stamp QSOs”.
There will be around 30 commemorations throughout the year at almost two-week intervals, so it should be possible for a keen follower to obtain an award. There will be three classes of award: Bronze, Silver and Gold. Duplicate contacts on different bands will count towards the awards.
Information about each event will be given at sites.google.com/site/phoenixaradiouk/british_scientists_award , but QSL cards or EeZee QSL Certificates will not be available for each activity, just the award certificates. These only be available, free of charge, as high resolution digital images.
To obtain an award, applications must be emailed to PARC and should give a list of the event stations that have been contacted and the bands used: no other information is needed. PARC will check the applications and the Award Certificates will be produced as quickly as possible: however, during the summer, this may take several days to complete. Fuller details will follow.
As each commemoration approaches PARC will publish information here and on the M0PHX and YHARG Twitter pages.
Award Structure
Bronze Award
5 confirmed contacts with British Scientist Event Stations
Silver Award
10 confirmed contacts with British Scientist Event Stations
Gold Award
15 confirmed contacts with British Scientist Event Stations
Not all of the people listed are certain to be commemorated, and other may be added at any time. On-air commemorations may take place on the Anniversary dates or at a suitable time close to them.
