Tag: Contest

  • Achievements from The 2019 UKAC and MGMAC Contests

    Achievements from the 2019 UKAC and MGMAC Contests Here are the achievements of the 2019 UKAC and MGMAC Contests, from the members of Worksop Amateur Radio Society Overall 2019 Worksop Amateur Radio Society came 2nd in the Local Club section. Well done everyone! John 2E0DXK/P was Lead Intermediate, Andrew M6VUK/P Was Lead Foundation, with Donna…

  • July 2019 Great News if you like FT4

    NEW FT4 CONTEST ANNOUNCED The RSGB HF Contest Committee: Have made the following announcement. – New FT4 Contest Announced. Please check the RSGB HF Contest Calendar for three new events that have just been added. We are running a short series of one hour, “experimental”, FT4 Contests over the autumn. These are not part of…

  • VHF Field Day 2019

    This year G3RCW returned to IO93EP for VHF Field Day. The event was attended by 30 members of the Worksop Amateur Radio Society over the weekend, many of them choosing to camp on-site for what turned out to be a warm sunny weekend with good levels of activity on the VHF Bands. The main point…

  • Worksop Amateur Radio Society Construction Competition – Winner

    Congratulations to Martin (M0ZMF) for winning the Worksop Amateur Radio Society Construction Competition. Martin is show with his winning entry a 70cms quad beam antenna. Martin has used materials that anyone might have access to and a construction technique which didn’t require any specialised machining of parts. We are looking forward to seeing the Antenna…

  • Excellent video released showing VHF Field day and VHF/ UHF Contesting

    You may have read our item on VHF Field Day, well we have produced an excellent, video taken at the weekend of the field day. Showing our VHF / UHF setup and giving you an in site into the friendly world or VHF/UHF Amateur Radio Contesting in the UK. Many of the members of Worksop Amateur…

  • RSGB VHF National Field Day 2015

    RSGB VHF National Field Day 2015

    On the 3rd to the 5th July this year, Worksop Amateur Radio Society took part for the first time in RSGB VHF National Field Day. So what are Field Days all about? The main drive behind the event is to encourage Amateur Radio Operators and Clubs to test their preparedness and ability to set-up emergency…

  • RSGB Contest Committee White Paper 2015

    The RSGB Contest Committee have announced that  as part of the continuing initiative to consult with the contesting community over topics of mutual interest, the Contest Committee has published the 2015 White Paper. This document contains 36 proposals and suggestions for changes to the RSGB contest rules for 2016. The White Paper is available from…