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Announcing the 2017 WSPR Competition

6th January 2017 By Crawley ARC Leave a Comment

The club is going to run a WSPR Contest for members again this year.

The month will be MARCH has been chosen because hopefully as it encompasses the Spring Solstice we may have better conditions.

At the moment HF propagation is pretty dire.

The Rules will be simplified from last year, and also the scoring made easier.

The new rules have been made and I will send them out in the next day or two.

So get the dust off of the WSPR equipment and keep an eye out for the Rules update.

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Crawley Microwave Round Table Program 2016

12th September 2016 By Crawley ARC Leave a Comment

 

Crawley Microwave Round Table Program

Sunday 18th September 2016 

Again this year following we will be holding a heat for the UK Microwave Group,

annual Project contest for the G3VVB trophy. Please do bring along your constructed
equipment or project and enter. Entries do not necessarily need to have been
finished during the last year.Please note that the contest will also accept software
entries as well as hardware. The winner of this round will go on to be considered,
together with entries from all the other round tables over a year both before
and after this event.  

The morning will feature the usual ‘bring and buy’ sale, so if you have something to

sell then please bring it along. The Crawley club also intend to sell the majority of
the late Derek G3GRO’s microwave equipment at this event, although no details
of the contents are currently available. 

Mike G3LYP will be happy to bring any chip components from the UKuW Group

chipbank to you at the meeting. If you have a forthcoming project then why not
contact Mike beforehand to place your orders,which are free for UKuW group

members. 

The program this year as ever offers the microwaver something different –

come along and have a good chat, support the construction contest heat and
hear the talks. 

Below is the finalised timetable: 

10:00    Venue opens 

12:00    UKuW Group Project contest round judging commences 

12:30    Lunch (hot dogs and burger rolls etc and tea/coffee available) 

13:30    Opening remarks by Chris G0FDZ and the results

of the Project contest heat 

13:45     new Microwave Managers role – Barry G4SJH

14:15     A bodgers guide to building 24 GHz beacons – John G4BAO 

15:00     A ‘slab’ type mixer for 122 GHz – Chris G0FDZ  

15:30      Break (tea and coffee available) 

15:45     10GHz portable beacons – Andy G4JNT  

16:30    End of meeting 

The venue is the Crawley Amateur Radio Club’s hut

and directions can be found at:
http://www.carc.org.uk/find_us/directions.shtml 

Please contact Chris G0FDZ for more info on chris@g0fdz.com

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IOTA Contest at CARC

26th July 2016 By Crawley ARC Leave a Comment

This weekend is the RSGB Islands on the Air (IOTA) contest.  It runs from 1200UTC on Saturday for 24 hours on all the normal HF bands.

As a first for CARC I’m proposing we try a 12 hour multi operator SSB entry from the club.
We’ll be using the short contest call G3M which is allowed in this contest.

All club members are welcome to come along and have a go or just find out what it’s all about.

I’m expecting at most about 500 QSOs in the 12 hours so the rate won’t be frantic and should be within the abilities of everyone who fancies having a crack.

Hope to see you there.

Mike, G0KAD

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About Us

27th June 2016 By Crawley ARC Leave a Comment

CARC is an Amateur Radio Club based in The Tilgate Recreational Area of Crawley near to the K2 Sports Centre, whose members share a passion for Amateur Radio. Amateur Radio is a hobby dating back to the early 1900s when the radio communications and technology we take for granted today was developed. Designed by individual hobbyists as well as Commercial companies. Amateur Radio experimenters and operators were responsible for many ground-breaking advances in radio communication, and who are still in the forefront today.

In 1901 Marconi broadcast the first transatlantic radio signal between Cornwall England and Newfoundland in Canada. He sent the letter ‘S’ in Morse code, three short ‘dits’, It does surprise many that Morse code is still widely used today. Audible tones are often the easiest thing for human ears to hear weak signals above the static and noise of the airwaves,this allows Morse code to remain a reliable method of communication when others methods fail.

However Amateur Radio has moved way beyond the dits and dahs of the last century, Mobile phones and Wireless internet connectivity have revolutionised the world as we know it – both these technologies have evolved from the original communication methods developed by Marconi, Hertz and the other early radio pioneers. Amateur Radio too has exploded with creativity. Nowadays, you’ll find Radio Amateurs talking directly to Astronauts on the International Space Station, developing Software Defined Radios techniques where solder, components and wire are replaced with lines of computer code, using Amateur Radio satellites to communicate worldwide, Television, travelling to obscure islands to set up radio stations or entering the many competitions running frequently on the Amateur Bands. Many Amateurs still build their own equipment with which they communicate World Wide.

CARC members do all of this and more. Come and visit us to find out more.

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Find Us

27th June 2016 By Crawley ARC Leave a Comment

Our clubhouse and radio shack is:  Hut 18,  Tilgate Recreational Centre,  Tilgate Forest,  Crawley,  West Sussex,  RH10 5PH. Tap here for a map and detailed directions.

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Join Us

27th June 2016 By Crawley ARC Leave a Comment

Come and discover the magic of radio communication – visitors and new members are always welcome. Simply get in touch using our contact form. See you soon!

If you want to join online you can do so here https://membermojo.co.uk/carc.  You can always elect to pay in person at the club using cash or a cheque.

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G3GRO Funeral

21st June 2016 By Crawley ARC Leave a Comment

The Crawley Amateur Radio Club gave a respectful  ” Good Bye ” to our Late Club President  Derek’s G3GRO at Crawley Crematorium on Thursday the 16th June.
Many of his friends from various Amateur Radio Clubs and Interest Groups attended.
He will be sadly missed.

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Funeral of Derek, G3GRO

10th June 2016 By Crawley ARC Leave a Comment

All,
I have received the arrangement’s for Derek’s Funeral. It will be on Thursday 16 June 11:15 AM Pound Hill Crematorium.  Heathy Farm afterwards for buffet.
73
Keith G3VKW, Chairman CARC.

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Derek Atter G3GRO CARC Hon President

28th May 2016 By Crawley ARC Leave a Comment

Very Sad News

Derek G3GRO our Club President passed away on Friday 27th May.
Which was quite unexpected.
When I have the funeral arrangements confirmed, I will post them on here.

Keith G3VKW

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Full Licence Training

21st May 2016 By Crawley ARC Leave a Comment

Advanced Distance Learning Course


The Bath-based Advanced distance learning team are now enrolling for their next course that will run from early July to December.

The course has weekly work packages to guide students through the RSGB textbook with regular revision questions to check on progress.

There are no fees to pay, but students pay a deposit of £30 that is refunded to active students prior to their exam    

The course has been running for nearly five years and has had almost 500 passes so far.

Full details can be obtained from Steve, G0FUW, from g0fuw@tiscali.co.uk.

Also the RSGB have now introduced the ability for your Club to arrange the Advance Licence examination on demand, in a similar way to Foundation and Intermediate, the only difference being that the RSGB require 30 days notice not ten.

Malcolm Harman (G3NZP)
Lead Instructor

 

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