Tag: Worksop
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VHF Field Day July 2017
VHF Field Day Report A great time at the VHF Field Day weekend with 26 members plus family attending, the vast majority camping. The site was great for camping and not bad from a radio perspective so a provisional booking has been made for next year. Generally the weather was kind but radio wise conditions…
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SPONSORED BOAT PULL – June 2017
SPONSORED BOAT PULL Just to let you know that the sponsored boat-pull, (along the Chesterfield Canal), By Members of Worksop Amateur Radio Socity, will have raised £200 for Bassetlaw Hospice after Gift Aid is added. We will be organising a cheque presentation at the Club shortly. Many thanks to the team that did the hard…
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New Amateur Radio Foundation Licence holders June 2017
Congratulations to out latest group of successful Amateur Radio Foundation Licence holders. Following a course held here at G3RCW in Worksop, these people went on to take there Amateur Radio Foundation Licence Exam. We are very pleased to say that they all passed. Their Licences have now been issued my Ofcom and they have their…
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Stone the Crows !
Worksop Amateur Radio Society put on a Special Event Station and Operated a ARDF (Amateur Radio Direction Finding) challenge for people to have a go at. At the 10th Annual Ranskill and Torworth Scarecrow Festival, it was our first time at this Scarecrow Festival and we were made very welcome. Our Special Event call sign…
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We held another sucessful Driection finding (ARDF)
We held another sucessful Driection finding (ARDF), we run these events from them to time, there also known as a fox hunt. In our case the ‘Fox’ is either an automatic beacon hidden or more often the case a member of the club with a hand held. Here are I think – the winning team…
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SOS Radio Week 2017
Next week (21st to 29th January) Worksop Amateur Radio Society will, as a registered station, be taking part in SOS Radio Week 2017. We have the Special Event call sign GB4RNLI and will be active from the Club on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (24th and 26th January) from 7pm and Saturday from 10am until 5pm…
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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…
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Tribute to Richard “Ziggy” Hudson, G1ZIG
Tribute to Richard “Ziggy” Hudson, G1ZIG by Steve G0EAK After finishing the 2015 contest season in 11th place overall, the Worksop Amateur Radio Society contest team were looking forward to the 2016 season and trying to improve on Club and personal scores. However, in January this year Steve, G0EAK, one of our seasoned contesters, was…
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Continued Exam Success at Worksop
Just before the start of the year we had seven Intermediate candidates, pass their exams and gain their Intermediate Licence. In the last couple of weeks we have had nine Foundation candidates pass and go on to get their first Amateur Radio Licence and call sign, its great to hear those candidates on the air.…
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Programme of Events May to Aug 2016
We have just published an updated programme of events for May to Aug 2016. Please click the link to download Worksop Amateur Radio Society – Programme – May to August – 2016. Non members are welcome to visit the club – as we have a small building and over 100 members – please call before…