Interesting Web Pages!

Here are a couple of sites worth looking at.

W4RNL and AA5TB

These are excellent sites for those interested in learning about or making antennas of any type.
Just enter these call signs into your search engine.
Thoroughly recommended!
Mike G0HYM

HF Convention

This years HFC takes place at Wyboston Lakes Centre, Bedfordshire on 12-14thOctober.
Early booking reduced price tickets are now available, have a look on www.rsgb.org.uk/hfc for further information.

Technical Headlines
*GB3SSS Marconi experiment - 160 metre experiment exploring Marconis 1901 trans- Atlantic success. Presenter – Steve Nichols, G0KYA.
*Elecraft K3, an in-sight into the background of this latest modular, no-soldering kit. Internet presentation by Wayne Burdick, N6KR.
*Software Defined Radio – presenting will be Olaf, SM0CVK
*Digital Modes by Simon Brown, HB9DRV
*Alan Melia, G3NYK, a member of the Propagation Studies Committee will present some ideas on 500kHz propagation and data on aerial tests on 136 and the new 500kHz allocation.
*Satellites – presented by Terry Genes, G6CNQ

Operating Headlines
*Experiences of a newcomer to CQWW Multi-Multi from West Africa -Voodoo contesting by John Warburton, G4IRN
*Contesting for beginners

Regulars
*HF Contest Forum
*HF Contest Trophy Presentations
*DXCC Card Checking
*HF Forum, including 5MHz and/or 500kHz Forums
*Full suite of RCF exams
*VHF Contest Trophy Presentations
*Demonstration Stations

Foot and Mouth restrictions (SOTA Activity)

Please be advised that there are currently severe restrictions on the Isle of Man with regard to 'Public Ramblage' and this means that access to the Islands SUMMITS on the AIR activation locations is not at the moment possible.
The IOM is free of foot and mouth disease but precautionary restrictions are in place; “www.gov.im/daff/footandmouth.xml” gives further information.
This information will updated once SOTA activity becomes possible.
If you need to make direct contact with the Islands Radio Society, please email “iomars@manx.net”, we check this email each day.

International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend

00:01 UTC Sat 18-Aug-07 to 23:59 UTC Sun 19-Aug-07

This weekend radio activity is sponsored by the Ayr Amateur Radio Group and participants from around 51 different countries join the event.
The IOMARS will have a station operating from the Point of Eyre (WAB NX40, IO74TB).
This is not a contest but has been developed to “Promote Public awareness of lighthouses and lightships and their need for preservation and restoration. Also to promote Amateur Radio and to foster International goodwill”.
To see the registered participating list go to http://illw.net/2007_list.htm
This is always a good weekend for radio activity so why not offer your help and support to our members working from the most northern point of the Island.

RSGB 2007 IOTA Contest

The 2007 RSGB Island on the Air Contest takes place this weekend.
12:00 UTC Sat 28th July - 12:00 UTC Sun 29th July.
Operators from the Society will be entering this important contest and the station will operate from a /P location near the Point of Ayre.
The Isle of Man is known as EU116 for this activity and the World will be very keen to make contact with the station.
Please visit the station and offer your support and assistance; the operators will have a very busy 24hrs and will welcome your support. This will also be a good chance to work some interesting DX.