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Airfields on the Air 2023
A new Special Event for us, a new location and a great weekend, this post announces the belated publication of our “After Action Report” […]
Articles by Andy (G7KNA)
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VHF Field Day 2023 – Claimed Scores Analysis
An unofficial and completely meaningless analysis of the claimed scores from the entrants in our class in the 2023 National Field Day. It has no bearing on the actual results, it’s just a bit of fun whilst we wait for the official results […]
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VHF Field Day 2023
SBARC took part in VHF Field Day over 1/2 July 2023 operating in the Low Power Class on 50MHz (6m), 70MHz (4m) and 144MHz (2m). We have uploaded our contest logs and here are the headline results. […]
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145 Alive
The aim is to promote 2m FM by getting operators on high ground, be it car portable, portable or SOTA. DX isn’t the main aim. It is all about getting folk to turn on their 2 m radios and make contacts with the high ground station and each other. So, verticals are the order of the day rather than yagis. […]
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GB80AGBB – Commemorating Flight 777
There is a lot of speculation around why Civilian Flight 777 was attacked, was it a case of mistaken identity by persons unknown on the the ground in Lisbon? Hollywood actor and heartthrob Lesley Howard resembled Churchill’s bodyguard and his friend Alfred Chenhalls, travelling with him, could be mistaken for Churchill from a distance. […]
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DXpedition to the Isle of Muck
6 intrepid members of the Gordano Amateur Radio Group brave conditions north of Hadrian’s Wall and a sea crossing to operate from a small island in the Inner Hebrides. […]
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British Science Week 2023 – Report sent to RadCom for Publication
South Bristol ARC teamed up with Southville Primary School to setup an Amateur Radio demonstration for Year 6 students […]
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Airfields on the Air
Airfields on the Air 2023 takes place over Saturday 1 April 2023 and Sunday 2 April 2023. South Bristol ARC will be operating GB0WZL from Westonzoyland Airfield. Plans are well advanced and the Special Event QRZ page is currently being finalised. […]
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Hamfest 2023 Cancelled
National Hamfest (Lincoln) Limited report “It is with a sad heart that we unfortunately have to advise that the National Hamfest team will reluctantly have to cancel the 2023 National Hamfest event.” […]
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Amateur Radio Interview on BBC Somerset
Our Secretary, Andy G7KNA, was invited to speak about Amateur Radio to Simon Parkin on BBC Radio Somerset, we’ve managed to grab a clip of the interview for those of you who missed it. […]