What’s On

There are apparently 637 operators signed up worldwide, one of which is Warrington ARC – with thanks to Mike.

You can read more about it here: https://www.qsl.net/va3rj/uploads/world_wide_award_2024_rules.pdf

The club HF station is configured ready to go.  We’ve signed up for 4 slots initially –

• Thursday 4th January AM
• Sunday 7th January PM
• Thursday 18th January AM
• Sunday 21st January PM

 So if you come along to the coffee morning or Solder Sunday on those days you can help operate the station (or just drink tea and watch)

We can easily sign up for other days/slots/modes/bands should members want to operate at other times – just let Dave (G8KBB) know.

Why not grab a coffee, a wine or a beer and join us for our monthly hotspot net?

P25: TG 10350
YSF: GB-WARC (#06284)

All welcome

The AGM is an important event in our yearly calendar.

Once again, please try and join us for this.  Election of offices (please feel free to volunteer if you wish), financial report, along with our Chairpersons speech.

Please get involved with the running of your club.

As ever, in person or via zoom at the normal start time of 8pm.

All members welcome

Have you pick one of these little handheld 2m / 70cm radios up yet?  Cheap and ultra "hackable", they are a great and highly usable transceiver.  Various firmware upgrades available and even comes with AM airband receive and a waterfall display.

Dave (G8KBB) takes a look at the least expensive radio you'll probably ever own.

Join us at the club house or via zoom.

Dave (G0BCU) embarks on a series of technical talks around numbers and the link to amateur radio.  Dave has promised lots of pictures, as well as detailed explanations, so should be something in here for all levels.

Again, join us in the club house or via zoom.

We are excited to have John (G3XDY) with us to give a re-run of the talk that he gave at the RSGB convention in October 2023

The talk will give an introduction to the basics of Aircraft Scatter propagation, and to the tools and techniques available to optimise this reliable mechanism for making QSOs over many hundreds of miles at frequencies up to 10GHz

Please join us either in the club house or via zoom.

Why not grab a coffee, a wine or a beer and join us for our monthly hotspot net?

P25: TG 10350
YSF: GB-WARC (#06284)

All welcome

Another double whammy this week.

Many of us have taken part in the World Wide Awards which are running for the month of January 2024.  Join us for a recap and review of how it has gone and see if there are any lessons to learn.

Also, Dave (G0BCU) will be giving us an update on the club rebrand.

all welcome

Sunday 11th February 2024 - 10am - 3pm

Radioactive Fair 2024, promoted by the Mid Cheshire Amateur Radio Society

https://radioactivefair.co.uk/

Once again we will be demonstrating the club’s abilities and technical know how at NARSA.  As with everything these events don’t just happen and a lot of planning goes in behind the scenes.

join us for our first planning meeting and get involved.  New ideas and suggestions are welcome

Monthly committee meeting.

Are you working on a project? Done anything out of the ordinary? Excited about a new discovery?

Why not give a short talk or review in it? A few minutes is all that is needed and it might give other members a desire to try something new also.  It’s always good to hear from as many members as possible, we have such a wide ranging and diverse club, so why not share some of your interests?

As ever, all welcome.

Committee meeting.

https://www.wmrc.co.uk/rally.htm

As I am sure many are aware OFCOM this week updated the terms of our licences, giving more scope to enjoy the hobby.  James will be giving us a brief talk on what has changed for all 3 licence levels, what has come into effect immediately and what will be changing in the near future.  I sure there will be a discussion following this and an opportunity to ask any questions, so definitely one not to be missed if possible.

Join us either in person or via zoom for a video presentation of feeder impedance, followed by a demonstration by James (G5JIM)

All welcome.

Why not grab a coffee, a wine or a beer and join us for our monthly hotspot net?

P25: TG 10350
YSF: GB-WARC (#06284)

All welcome

Mike (G4VSS) last year did a talk on the Tiny GS / LARA module.  We are looking at incorporating the Mesh functionality available with this robust piece of hardware for our event stand at NARSA this year.  Join Mike as he recaps and discusses how this can be achieved to project the clubs positive and forward thinking ideas

Join us for our second planning meeting for the NARSA rally in Blackpool.

In the club room or via zoom, all welcome.

Join Dave (BCU) as he gives us this weeks talk on Fourier Transform.

"Fourier Transform is a mathematical model which helps to transform the signals between two different domains, such as transforming signal from frequency domain to time domain or vice versa." - copied from Google 🙂

Should be a great recap for some of us and something new to be learned for others - either way, should be a great informative topic.

Join us in the club room if possible for a practical evening on setting up the LARA module, both building an antenna and setting up the hardware and if time allows, looking at the mesh side of these robust devices.  If this is something that you haven't done yet and want to try, let us know and we will point you in the right direction to get the hardware ready to build it on the night also.

Why not grab a coffee, a wine or a beer and join us for our monthly hotspot net?

P25: TG 10350
YSF: GB-WARC (#06284)

All welcome

https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/rallband_ft4.shtml

Are you working on a project? Done anything out of the ordinary? Excited about a new discovery?

Why not give a short talk or review in it? A few minutes is all that is needed and it might give other members a desire to try something new also.  It’s always good to hear from as many members as possible, we have such a wide ranging and diverse club, so why not share some of your interests?

As ever, all welcome.

Monthly committee meeting.

https://narsa.org.uk/

The Norbreck Castle Hotel, Queen’s Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY2 9AA

Why not grab a coffee, a wine or a beer and join us for our monthly hotspot net?

P25: TG 10350
YSF: GB-WARC (#06284)

All welcome

Monthly committee meeting.

Why not grab a coffee, a wine or a beer and join us for our monthly hotspot net?

P25: TG 10350
YSF: GB-WARC (#06284)

All welcome

http://www.pwcontest.org.uk/

Are you working on a project? Done anything out of the ordinary? Excited about a new discovery?

Why not give a short talk or review in it? A few minutes is all that is needed and it might give other members a desire to try something new also.  It’s always good to hear from as many members as possible, we have such a wide ranging and diverse club, so why not share some of your interests?

As ever, all welcome.

Monthly committee meeting.

HAM RADIO 2024: From June 28 to 30, everything will revolve around amateur radio in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance. In cooperation with the organizers, the DARC, as the conceptual sponsor of Europe's largest amateur radio trade fair, this meeting will open the doors to a world of almost unlimited possibilities. This big, wide world plays a significant role in the motto of HAM RADIO 2024: We celebrate 60 years of IOTA – Islands On The Air!

https://www.hamradio-friedrichshafen.com/

Why not grab a coffee, a wine or a beer and join us for our monthly hotspot net?

P25: TG 10350
YSF: GB-WARC (#06284)

All welcome

Monthly committee meeting.

Why not grab a coffee, a wine or a beer and join us for our monthly hotspot net?

P25: TG 10350
YSF: GB-WARC (#06284)

All welcome

Monthly committee meeting.

Are you working on a project? Done anything out of the ordinary? Excited about a new discovery?

Why not give a short talk or review in it? A few minutes is all that is needed and it might give other members a desire to try something new also.  It’s always good to hear from as many members as possible, we have such a wide ranging and diverse club, so why not share some of your interests?

As ever, all welcome.

Why not grab a coffee, a wine or a beer and join us for our monthly hotspot net?

P25: TG 10350
YSF: GB-WARC (#06284)

All welcome

Monthly committee meeting.

http://www.pwcontest.org.uk/

Why not grab a coffee, a wine or a beer and join us for our monthly hotspot net?

P25: TG 10350
YSF: GB-WARC (#06284)

All welcome

Are you working on a project? Done anything out of the ordinary? Excited about a new discovery?

Why not give a short talk or review in it? A few minutes is all that is needed and it might give other members a desire to try something new also.  It’s always good to hear from as many members as possible, we have such a wide ranging and diverse club, so why not share some of your interests?

As ever, all welcome.

Monthly committee meeting.

Why not grab a coffee, a wine or a beer and join us for our monthly hotspot net?

P25: TG 10350
YSF: GB-WARC (#06284)

All welcome

https://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2024/rclubcalls.shtml

Monthly committee meeting.

Why not grab a coffee, a wine or a beer and join us for our monthly hotspot net?

P25: TG 10350
YSF: GB-WARC (#06284)

All welcome

Are you working on a project? Done anything out of the ordinary? Excited about a new discovery?

Why not give a short talk or review in it? A few minutes is all that is needed and it might give other members a desire to try something new also.  It’s always good to hear from as many members as possible, we have such a wide ranging and diverse club, so why not share some of your interests?

As ever, all welcome.