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28 Aug 2008
RSGB HF SSB FIELD DAY The Chesham Club will be taking part in this year’s RSGB HF SSB Field day contest. We will be operating the Club Callsign G3MDG/P from the Wickfield site in Wigginton near Tring.26 Aug 2008
POWER LINE TRANSMISSION AND BT HUB INTERFERENCE If you have not already done so - will you please think about signing the petition to the PM in an attempt to ban the use of digital information sent via the electrical mains supply.22 Aug 2008
G6NB SILENT KEY SALE G6NB's son Mike has come up with a list of equipment the family would like to sell. Anyone interested should contact Mike direct.18 Aug 2008
FOUNDATION LICENCE TRAINING COURSES The Chesham & District Amateur Radio Society ( C&DARS) will be running a Foundation Training Course, comprising four x 4 hours training sessions, starting on Sunday 14th September at 2pm at the White Hill Centre in Chesham.01 Aug 2008
CLUB CALENDAR - AUGUST 2008 Here is the Calender of forthcoming Events for the Chesham & District Amateur Radio Society.11 Apr 2008
144MHZ CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST. The 144 MHz Club Championship is open to any individual Radio Amateur who has a 144MHz SSB radio Transmitter, and participates in the 2M UK activity Contests, which take place on 2m from 2000-2230 LOCAL time on the 1st Tuesday in every month.09 Apr 2008
CHESHAM & DISTRICT AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY MESSAGE BOARD I have set up a new Yahoo Group for the Chesham & District Amateur Radio Society, which allows Members to Join, and submit information via simple web pages, which can be distributed to all the other members of the Group.06 Apr 2008
CHESHAM CLUB TEAM MEMBERS WIN VHF AFS AWARDS The RSGB VHF Contest Committee have awarded the Chesham & DAR the G0ODQ Trophy for winning the 2007 AFS 432MHz Contest and the G3MEH Trophy for winning the 144 MHz AFS Contest. Roger, G3MEH was also awarded the VHF Contests Championship: JOHN PILAGS TROPHY. This is awarded to the Leading Single Operator Fixed Station in the RSGB VHF Contests ChampionshipLatest events
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RSGB HF SSB FIELD DAY28 August to 28 September
Kempton Radio and Electronics Show18 August to 28 October
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DX Sherlock 1.7 - V/UHF QSO real time maps
If you are interested in checking propagation on 28 MHz, 50 MHz, 70 MHZ , 144 MHZ and 432 MHz, here is a web site which shows real time maps of Amateur radio stations.
It can display by Band, or propagation mode i.e. Tropo, Sporadic-E, MS, Aurora and various others, and it automatically refreshes every 2-3 minutes
APRS introduction
APRS introduction
APRS is an abbreviation for Automatic Packet Reporting System and it is a graphical method of broadcasting positioning information in "real time" from packet radio-equipped stations. It was originally designed by Bob Bruninga WB4APR in the early 90's, but it has seen explosive growth in the last few years due to excellent software such as UI-View.
Terrain mapping program for UHF TV reception
This Program draws you a plot of the height of the terrain between your base station and a distant station, as the crow flies