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CARC Zoom Meetings and Club Nets

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While there have been no changes to the official guidelines regarding meetings, the latest OMICRON variant is certainly spreading fast. My daughter is one of the 130000 who tested positive yesterday and while I don’t have to self-isolate, I shall not be putting others at risk by mixing unnecessarily. Attendance at the last couple of meetings before Christmas reflected the growing concern amongst members with only a couple of people coming along.
With Crawley and surrounding areas all in the newly doubled bracket of 1600+ infections per day https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/interactive-map/cases it seems prudent to take no unnecessary risks and so the Wednesday meeting will take place exclusively on Zoom with the following details:

Topic: CARC Weekly meeting
Time: Dec 29, 2021 08:00 PM London

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84683947803?pwd=YjVMREdNd3BtK2lIYTZ5c0MyNUwxZz09

Meeting ID: 846 8394 7803
Passcode: 248168

The Sunday meeting will also take place on the air with 28.430MHz being the frequency of choice starting from 10:30am. Instructions on how to connect to the club WebSDR were circulated just before Xmas and this will be available for the net.

Have a very happy and safe New Year.
Mike, G0KAD CARC Chair.

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WSPR Contest – Preliminary Results

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Here are the preliminary results:

There were a couple of stations that were /MM. I have now grouped them into a single country “MAR” (originally I used the abbreviation MM, but that caused confusion).
Something I cannot easily handle is band misreports, so those of us in the open section need to take a look and report any anomalies to Keith.

So it is now over to Keith for checking and final adjudication.

I hope everyone enjoyed the event.

73

Stewart/G3YSX currently AF6XD

 

Member:  2E0LFV
Countries (Entities) heard in = 49 , Band slots = 127
Band: 6m G  (Total: 1)
Band: 10m G  (Total: 1)
Band: 12m G  (Total: 1)
Band: 15m DL, G, PY, SV, W  (Total: 5)
Band: 17m 9K, DL, FG5, G, SV, UR, VE, W  (Total: 8)
Band: 20m 4X, DL, EA, ES, F, FG5, G, GW, HB, I, J2, LA, LZ, OE, OH, PA, SM, SV, SV9, UA, UA9, UN, UR, VE, VK, W, YO  (Total: 27)
Band: 30m DL, EA, EA8, EI, F, FR, G, GM, HB, I, LA, LX, MAR, OE, OH, OK, ON, OX, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV, UA, UR, VE, VK, W, YO, ZS  (Total: 31)
Band: 40m 9K, DL, EA, F, G, GI, GM, HB, I, LA, LX, OE, OH, OK, ON, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV, TF, UA, UA2, UR, VE, VK, W, YB  (Total: 29)
Band: 80m DL, EA, F, G, GM, GW, HA, HB, I, LA, LX, OE, OH, OM, ON, OZ, PA, SM, SV, TF, UA9, UR, W, YL  (Total: 24)
Number of times reported on the following bands 30m: 3380, 80m: 2944, 40m: 2371, 20m: 1046, 17m: 592, 15m: 40, 10m: 5, 12m: 4, 6m: 2
Number of times reported at following power in dBm 37: 10384
Member:  G0KCH
Countries (Entities) heard in = 20 , Band slots = 20
Band: 30m DL, EA, EA8, F, G, GM, HB, I, LA, LZ, OE, OH, OK, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, YL, YO  (Total: 20)
Number of times reported on the following bands 30m: 1412, 40m: 2
Number of times reported at following power in dBm 23: 1414
Member:  G3NZP
Countries (Entities) heard in = 48 , Band slots = 48
Band: 20m 4X, 9H, 9K, CT, CU, DL, EA, EA8, ES, EW, F, FG, G, GM, HA, HB, I, J2, JA, LA, LX, LY, LZ, OE, OH, OK, ON, OY, OZ, PA, PY, S5, SM, SP, SV, SV9, TF, TI, UA, UA2, UA9, UN, UR, VE, VK, W, YL, YO  (Total: 48)
Number of times reported on the following bands 20m: 8035, 40m: 26, 30m: 11, 15m: 4, 12m: 4, 80m: 2, 10m: 2, 160m: 1
Number of times reported at following power in dBm 23: 6654, 27: 1431
Member:  G3RMK
Countries (Entities) heard in = 53 , Band slots = 151
Band: 10m I, OH  (Total: 2)
Band: 12m UA9  (Total: 1)
Band: 15m G  (Total: 1)
Band: 17m F  (Total: 1)
Band: 20m 9H, CT, CU, DL, EA, EA8, ES, EW, F, G, GM, HA, HB, I, JA, LA, LY, LZ, OE, OH, ON, OY, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV, UA, UA2, UA9, UR, VE, VK, W, YL, YO  (Total: 37)
Band: 30m DL, EA8, G, ON, PA, SM  (Total: 6)
Band: 40m 9K, CT, DL, EA, EA8, EI, EW, F, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GW, HA, HB, HS, I, LA, LX, LZ, MAR, OE, OH, OK, ON, OX, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV, TF, UA, UA2, UA9, UR, VE, VK, W, YL, YU  (Total: 43)
Band: 80m DL, E7, EA, EA8, EI, F, G, GI, GJ, GM, GW, HA, HB, I, LA, LX, LZ, MAR, OE, OH, OK, OM, ON, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV, TA, UA, UR, VE, W, YL, YO  (Total: 36)
Band: 160m DL, EA, EI, F, G, GJ, GM, GW, HB, I, LA, LX, MAR, OE, OH, OK, ON, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV, UA  (Total: 24)
Number of times reported on the following bands 80m: 88722, 160m: 81464, 40m: 59479, 20m: 2454, 30m: 118, 10m: 6, 15m: 4, 12m: 2, 17m: 1
Number of times reported at following power in dBm 23: 232250
Member:  G3VJM
Countries (Entities) heard in = 29 , Band slots = 29
Band: 20m 9H, CT, DL, E7, EA, EA8, ES, F, G, HA, HB, I, LA, LX, OE, OH, ON, OY, OZ, PA, SM, SP, UA, UA2, UA9, UR, VE, W, YL  (Total: 29)
Number of times reported on the following bands 20m: 2405, 30m: 17
Number of times reported at following power in dBm 23: 2422
Member:  G3YSX
Countries (Entities) heard in = 70 , Band slots = 273
Band: 6m G  (Total: 1)
Band: 10m DL, G, HA, OH, ON, OZ, PA  (Total: 7)
Band: 12m DL, G, OZ, UA9  (Total: 4)
Band: 15m 4X, DL, EA, EA8, F, G, GM, I, OE, ON, PA, SV, UA, W  (Total: 14)
Band: 17m 9K, DL, EA8, F, FG5, G, I, JA, LA, LX, ON, OY, OZ, PA, SM, SV, UA, UA9, UR, VE, VK, W  (Total: 22)
Band: 20m 4X, 9H, 9K, CT, CU, DL, E7, EA, EA8, EI, ES, EW, F, FG, FR, G, GI, GM, GW, HA, HB, I, J2, JA, LA, LX, LY, LZ, MAR, OE, OH, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, PA, PY, S5, SM, SP, SV, SV9, TA, TF, TI, UA, UA2, UA9, UR, VE, VK, VU, W, YL, YO, ZL  (Total: 57)
Band: 30m 9H, CT, DL, EA, EA6, EA8, EI, EW, F, FR, G, GD, GM, HA, HB, I, LA, LX, LY, LZ, MAR, OE, OH, OK, ON, OX, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV, SV9, TF, UA, UA2, UR, VE, VK, W, YO, ZB2, ZL, ZS  (Total: 44)
Band: 40m 4X, 9A, 9K, CT, DL, EA, EA8, EI, EW, F, FG, FR, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GW, HA, HB, HS, I, J2, JA, LA, LX, LZ, MAR, OE, OF, OK, ON, OX, OY, OZ, PA, PY, S5, SM, SP, SV, TA, TF, TI, UA, UA2, UA9, UN, UR, VE, VK, VU, W, YB, YI, YL, YU, YV, ZL, ZS  (Total: 60)
Band: 80m 9K, CT, DL, E7, EA, EA8, EI, EW, F, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GW, HA, HB, I, LA, LX, LZ, OE, OH, OK, OM, ON, OY, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV, TA, TF, UA, UA9, UR, VE, VK, W, YL, YO  (Total: 43)
Band: 160m DL, EA, F, G, GM, GW, HB, I, LA, LX, MAR, OE, OH, OK, ON, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, UA  (Total: 21)
Number of times reported on the following bands 80m: 58862, 40m: 50529, 160m: 33202, 30m: 29135, 20m: 22361, 17m: 1440, 15m: 228, 10m: 113, 12m: 52, 6m: 13
Number of times reported at following power in dBm 37: 195935
Member:  G4ALH
Countries (Entities) heard in = 44 , Band slots = 48
Band: 10m OZ  (Total: 1)
Band: 30m 9A, 9H, CT, DL, EA, EA6, EA8, EI, F, FG5, FR, G, GD, GM, GW, HA, HB, I, LA, LX, LZ, MAR, OE, OH, OK, ON, OX, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV, TF, UA, UR, VE, VK, W, YL, YO, ZB2, ZS  (Total: 43)
Band: 40m I, OE, VP9, W  (Total: 4)
Number of times reported on the following bands 30m: 24246, 40m: 66, 10m: 3
Number of times reported at following power in dBm 23: 24315
Member:  G4ANN
Countries (Entities) heard in = 35 , Band slots = 35
Band: 20m 9H, CT, DL, EA, EA8, EI, ES, EW, F, G, GM, HA, HB, I, LA, LZ, OE, OH, ON, OY, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV, TF, UA, UA2, UR, VE, VK, W, YL, YO  (Total: 35)
Number of times reported on the following bands 20m: 2551, 40m: 1, 30m: 1, 160m: 1, 10m: 1
Number of times reported at following power in dBm 23: 2555
Member:  G6NQO
Countries (Entities) heard in = 35 , Band slots = 35
Band: 30m DL, EA, EA6, EA8, EI, F, FR, G, GM, HA, HB, I, LA, LX, LZ, OE, OH, OK, ON, OX, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV, TF, UA, UR, VE, VK, W, YO, ZL, ZS  (Total: 35)
Number of times reported on the following bands 30m: 29408, 40m: 30, 20m: 3, 15m: 1, 10m: 1
Number of times reported at following power in dBm 23: 29443
Member:  G7OBF
Countries (Entities) heard in = 2 , Band slots = 2
Band: 30m DL, OE  (Total: 2)
Number of times reported on the following bands 30m: 7
Number of times reported at following power in dBm 23: 7
Member:  GX3WSC
Countries (Entities) heard in = 81 , Band slots = 325
Band: 2m ON  (Total: 1)
Band: 6m G  (Total: 1)
Band: 10m DL, G, LX, OH, ON, OZ, PA  (Total: 7)
Band: 12m DL, EA, G, LX, OZ, PA, UA9  (Total: 7)
Band: 15m 4X, 5N, DL, EA, EW, F, G, I, IS0, LA, LU, LX, OE, ON, OZ, PA, PY, SV, UA, UA9, VE, VK, W, ZS  (Total: 24)
Band: 17m 9H, 9K, DL, EA, EA8, F, FG5, G, GM, GW, HB, I, IS0, JA, LA, LX, OE, OH, ON, OY, OZ, PA, SM, SP, SV, UA, UA9, UR, VE, VK, W, ZS  (Total: 32)
Band: 20m 4X, 8Q, 9H, 9K, CT, CU, DL, E7, EA, EA8, ES, EW, F, FG5, FR, G, GD, GI, GM, GW, HA, HB, HS, I, J2, JA, KP2, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, MAR, OE, OH, OK, OM, ON, OY, OZ, PA, PY, S5, SM, SP, SV, SV9, TA, TF, TI, UA, UA2, UA9, UN, UR, VE, VK, VR, VU, W, YB, YO, ZB2, ZL, ZS  (Total: 65)
Band: 30m 5N, 9A, 9H, 9K, BV, CT, DL, EA, EA8, EI, EW, F, FG5, FR, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GW, HA, HB, HS, I, J2, JA, KL, KP2, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, MAR, OE, OH, OK, ON, OX, OZ, PA, PY, S5, SM, SP, SV, SV9, TA, TF, UA, UA2, UA9, UR, VE, VK, VP9, VU, W, YO, ZB2, ZL, ZP, ZS  (Total: 63)
Band: 40m 4X, 5N, 9K, 9Y, BU, CT, DL, EA, EA8, EI, EW, F, G, GI, GM, GW, HA, HB, HS, I, J2, JA, LA, LU, LX, LZ, MAR, OE, OF, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, PA, PJ7, PY, S5, SM, SP, SV, TA, TF, TI, UA, UA2, UA9, UN, UR, VE, VK, VP9, VU, W, YB, YI, YL, YO, YU, ZL, ZS  (Total: 62)
Band: 80m DL, EA, EA8, EI, ES, F, G, GD, GI, GM, GW, HA, HB, I, LA, LX, LZ, MAR, OE, OH, OK, OM, ON, OY, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV, TA, TF, UA, UA9, UR, VE, W, YL, YO, YU  (Total: 40)
Band: 160m CT, DL, EA, F, G, GM, GW, HB, I, LA, LX, OE, OH, ON, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV, UA, VK, W  (Total: 23)
Number of times reported on the following bands 40m: 122931, 30m: 77592, 80m: 47417, 160m: 43356, 20m: 38265, 17m: 7802, 15m: 1014, 10m: 446, 12m: 268, 6m: 94, 2m: 1
Number of times reported at following power in dBm 37: 339186
Member:  M0TZZ
Countries (Entities) heard in = 72 , Band slots = 265
Band: 2m F, G, PA  (Total: 3)
Band: 4m G  (Total: 1)
Band: 6m G, PA  (Total: 2)
Band: 10m G, HA, OH  (Total: 3)
Band: 12m DL, G, UA9  (Total: 3)
Band: 15m 4X, DL, EA, EA8, FR, G, GM, LA, LX, OZ, SV, UA, UA9, W  (Total: 14)
Band: 17m 9H, 9K, DL, EA, EA8, F, FG5, G, GM, I, JA, LA, LX, OE, OH, ON, PA, SV, TA, UA, UR, W, YB  (Total: 23)
Band: 20m 4X, 9H, 9K, CT, CU, DL, EA, EA8, EI, ES, EW, F, FG5, G, GI, GM, GW, HA, HB, I, JA, KP2, LA, LX, LY, LZ, OE, OH, OK, ON, OY, OZ, PA, PY, SM, SP, SV, SV9, TF, TI, UA, UA2, UA9, UN, UR, VE, VK, W, YB, YL, YO  (Total: 51)
Band: 30m 9H, CT, DL, EA, EA6, EA8, EI, EW, F, FR, G, GD, GM, HA, HB, HS, I, IS0, LA, LX, LY, LZ, OE, OH, OK, ON, OX, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV, SV9, TF, UA, UA2, UA9, UR, VE, VK, W, YL, YO, ZB2, ZL, ZS  (Total: 47)
Band: 40m 9A, 9K, CT, DL, E7, EA, EA8, EI, EW, F, FR, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GW, HA, HB, HS, I, J2, JA, LA, LX, LZ, MAR, OE, OH, OK, ON, OY, OZ, PA, PJ7, PY, S5, SM, SP, SV, TA, TF, TI, UA, UA2, UA9, UN, UR, VE, VK, VU, W, YB, YI, YU, YV, ZB2, ZL  (Total: 58)
Band: 80m 9K, CT, DL, E7, EA, EA8, EI, F, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GW, HA, HB, I, LA, LX, LZ, MAR, OE, OH, OK, ON, OY, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV, TA, TF, UA, UA9, UR, VE, VK, W, YL, YO  (Total: 42)
Band: 160m DL, EA, F, G, GM, GW, HB, I, LA, LX, OH, ON, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, UA  (Total: 18)
Number of times reported on the following bands 80m: 82323, 40m: 57996, 30m: 24412, 160m: 19366, 20m: 8794, 17m: 1051, 15m: 443, 10m: 135, 12m: 125, 6m: 88, 2m: 39, 4m: 7
Number of times reported at following power in dBm 37: 194773, 23: 5, 33: 1
Member:  M0WID
Countries (Entities) heard in = 45 , Band slots = 45
Band: 20m 9Y, CT, CU, DL, EA, EA8, EI, ES, EW, F, FG5, G, GM, HA, HB, I, JA, LA, LX, LY, LZ, OE, OH, OK, OM, ON, OY, OZ, PA, PY, SM, SP, SV, TF, TI, UA, UA2, UA9, UN, UR, VE, VK, W, YL, YO  (Total: 45)
Number of times reported on the following bands 20m: 9087, 30m: 4, 15m: 1, 40m: 1, 10m: 1
Number of times reported at following power in dBm 23: 9094
Member:  M/VK5ZFJ
Countries (Entities) heard in = 32 , Band slots = 52
Band: 20m CT, DL, G, HB, LA  (Total: 5)
Band: 30m DL, EA, F, G, GM, HB, I, LA, OE, OH, OK, OZ, PA, SM, UA  (Total: 15)
Band: 40m CT, DL, EA, EA8, EI, F, G, GI, GJ, GM, HA, HB, I, LA, LX, LZ, MAR, OE, OH, OK, ON, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV, TF, UA, UA2, W, YU  (Total: 32)
Number of times reported on the following bands 40m: 8430, 30m: 334, 20m: 26
Number of times reported at following power in dBm 27: 8700, 23: 90
Member:  VK6PG
Countries (Entities) heard in = 28 , Band slots = 32
Band: 20m 4X, DL, EA, F, FR, G, GM, HB, HS, I, JA, KL, LA, LX, LZ, OE, OH, ON, OZ, PA, SM, TI, VK, VR, VU, W, YB, ZL  (Total: 28)
Band: 30m JA, VR  (Total: 2)
Band: 40m VK  (Total: 1)
Band: 80m PA  (Total: 1)
Number of times reported on the following bands 20m: 4375, 40m: 32, 80m: 7, 30m: 2
Number of times reported at following power in dBm 37: 4119, 33: 297
Number of observers that heard us = 2322
Total countries worked =  83
Rejected Reports =  1284
Posn Member Slots Countries
Multiband
1 GX3WSC 325 81
2 G3YSX 273 70
3 M0TZZ 265 72
4 G3RMK 151 53
5 2E0LFV 127 49
6 M/VK5ZFJ 52 32
7 VK6PG 32 28
20m QRP
1 G3NZP 48 48
2 M0WID 45 45
3 G4ANN 35 35
4 G3VJM 29 29
30m QRP
1 G4ALH 48 44
2 G6NQO 35 35
3 G0KCH 20 20
4 G7OBF 2 2

 

 

 

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WSPR Contest – Change of Rules

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The Committee voted unanimously (6 present) last night that the rules be amended slightly to only cover bands that can be worked by holders of all thee classes of licence (Foundation, Intermediate, Advanced) in order to level the playing field and stimulate competition. At present this only affects entrants with 60m spots, and for a little while the results may continue to include these due to the complexity of extracting the data. Apologies for this late change, but we thought it only fair to those newer to the hobby.

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Announcing the 2017 WSPR Competition

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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

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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:

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

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IOTA Contest at CARC

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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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G3GRO Funeral

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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

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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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Full Licence Training

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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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