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RATS and CARC win the 2m Trophy Contest

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After many years of trying and several wins in the 6-hour Open section, CARC and RATS have won the 24-hour open section of the RSGB 2m Trophy contest. The contest is coordinated across the whole of IARU region 1 with the most participants of any VHF contest each year.

The team logged 736 valid QSOs in 24 hours at an average distance of 419km giving an overall total of 308496 points, all record numbers for the team.

The team consisted of Peter G0VVE, Alwyn G8DOH, Andy G7FWE, Mike G0KAD, Zander M1YAP and Stewart G3YSX. We were joined for the first time, and hopefully not the last by Pete G4CLA.

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Crawley ARC and Reigate ATS Win VHF NFD 2022

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A super effort by the joint Crawley and Reigate contesting team has been rewarded with the outright win in the Open Section of this year’s RSGB VHF National Field Day.

The team operated on five bands, 6m, 4m, 2m, 70cm, and 23cm with the best four bands contributing to the final score. Band wins on 2m and 70cm laid the foundation and a fantastic effort on 23cm was rewarded with 868 points out of a possible 1000, the best we have achieved in years. 6m and 4m were solid performances matching our closest competitors while GM enjoyed some exclusive Sporadic E not seen in the SE of the country.

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GB70E Special Event Station

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CARC is pleased to have been granted use of the GB70E special event callsign on SSB for both 19th and 26th of June. We will be operating the club shack on both days and encourage all members to take a turn at the microphone for what promises to be two very enjoyable days on the air.

Her Majesty The Queen

Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, has ruled for longer than any other Monarch in British history, and is a much loved and respected figure across the globe. Her extraordinary reign has seen her travel more widely than any other monarch, undertaking many historic overseas visits. Known for her sense of duty and her devotion to a life of service, she has been an important figurehead for the UK and the British Commonwealth during times of enormous social change.

Her Majesty continues to carry out a full programme of engagements, from visits to charities and schools, to hosting visiting Heads of State, to leading the nation in Remembrance and celebratory events.

The Queen sees public and voluntary service as one of the most important elements of her work. She has links – as Royal Patron or President – with over 600 charities, military associations, professional bodies and public service organisations. These vary from well-established international charities to smaller bodies working in a specialist area or on a local basis only. Of course, the Queen’s husband HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, was patron of the RSGB until his death in 2021.

The RSGB is very pleased to join with the radio amateurs throughout the Commonwealth and the World to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of the Queen’s exceptional reign.

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state.

Special Event Stations

RSGB Special Special Event Stations are being activated from the four UK Home Nations and three Crown Dependencies: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.

The UK regulator Ofcom, has licensed some special call signs that will be active only during June 2022, including from 2-5 June 2022, which is Jubilee Holiday celebration weekend in the UK.

These call signs are: GB70E, GB70M, GB70W, GB70I, GB70J, GB70U and GB70D.

Operation will be on multiple bands and modes. Some of the Special Event amateur stations will be open to the public. Please check the QRZ.com pages for each call sign for details of activations.

RSGB Celebrations

Full details of the RSGB celebrations can be found on our website.

QSOs with the Special Event Stations will count towards our Award 70 program.

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RSGB Convention 2022

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For the first time in three years, the RSGB Convention will be taking place in person over the weekend of 8/9 October. It’s open to all so no RSGB membership is required.

The convention is a super event, based in Kents Hill Park, a comfortable residential convention center in Milton Keynes. There are five streams of lectures running constantly each day catering to every level of experience and covering most aspects of amateur radio. These will be published and refined in the coming months.

Of course, there are plenty of opportunities to mingle with new and old friends from “the air” over the free tea, coffee, and biscuits available in the lounge.

Martin Lynch is sponsoring the event so they will have a good selection of shiny kit on display and there is usually a top-line radio operating on HF to drool over.

Tickets have just gone on sale here. There are many options available with pre-booked day tickets starting at £20 (£15 for Sunday) a discount of £5 over on-the-day prices. Of course, the convention has accommodation on site and some may opt to stay for two nights B&B with a seat at the Gala DX Dinner on Saturday evening. Every option in between is possible.

An excellent 3-course lunch is available each day at a very reasonable price, parking is free and a shuttle bus runs to and from Milton Keynes Central station with direct trains from East Croydon should you wish to visit by train.

So there’s really no excuse. Several CARC members will be heading that way so sharing a lift is one of the best ways of getting to the convention.

Hope to see you there (I’ve already bought my weekend ticket).

Mike, G0KAD. CARC Chair

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CARC Mills on the Air 2022

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CARC will be taking part in the Mill on the Air event on Sunday 8th May. We will be establishing an HF station at the Ifield Mill operating as GB0IWM (Ifield WindMill).

If there are any CARC members who would like to help set up, operate the station or discuss Amateur Radio with visiting members of the public please get in touch with David Wilde, M0WID or make contact through the website.

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Clubhouse Re opened

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As of Sunday 13th February 2022 the Clubhouse resumes normal operations and is open for Sunday and Wednesday meetings. The Committee will continuously monitor the situation going forward.

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