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I'm planning to visit some of Scotland's land inaccessible west coast lighthouses over the week prior to and weekend of Lighthouse weekend (Aug 21, 22). Starting at Dunstaffnage Marina, heading up the sound of Mull, calling at Lismore Light, Lady rock, Rhubna Gall, Arnamurchan, Coll, Tiree,...

Hi all This leg is now over, thanks to everyone who participated. Hopefully everyone enjoyed it. For AUG / SEP / OCT / NOV it is the club sprints which is CW and voice only DATES FOR VOICE -------------------

Hi all CQWW SSB leg will take place Sat 24th and Sun 25th October 2009. Thats not very far away. Some tasks need complete regards antennas etc but all workable before the date. Equipment availability should be OK for M2 and I have some other ideas on toys and other parts.

RSGB 80M Club Championships APRIL Dates NOTE NEW TIMES !!! it starts 1 hour earlier than before !!! Hi all The dates in January for the 80M Club championships are as follows MODE PSK / RTTY MONDAY 7th June 2010 7.00pm until 8.30pm 1.5 Hrs operating total

It's tonight at 19:00 - 20:30 if anyone fancies coming along to tag team me. I know it's late notice but i just found out this afternoon too. Good chance to give the new 80m dipole a run out. Any club members QRV on 80m swing by and give us a call if we manage to get a freq. I'll post back...

IOTA DX-pedition to Eigg WhenSat, 24 April, 00:00 – Tue, 27 April, 12:00 WhereEIGG (map) DescriptionCall sign GM6TW Info QRZ.com Subject: DX-pedition to Eigg. MMOKLR!!! Hi All

RSGB 80M Club Championships APRIL Dates NOTE NEW TIMES !!! it starts 1 hour earlier than before !!! Hi all The dates in January for the 80M Club championships are as follows MODE CW : MON 5th April 2010 7.00pm until 8.30pm 1.5 Hrs operating total

To anyone who does not already know GB3FF is up and running as of Friday the 2nd of April located at Kelty and seems to be getting good coverage, it is great to see another repeater back up and running and also good to see people doing a great job at getting it back on frequency. ...

It's booked Where ? Portnalong Bunkhouse, Isle of Skye 3 nights , Oct 1-3 inclusive. We have exclusively booked the whole Bunkhouse which sleeps 14 in bunks. COST per head = £37 for the 3 nights accommodation if we fill it to 14, a little more if we are < 14. If we can get more than 14...

In case anyone missed the callender entry http://www.gm6nx.com/bbs/calendar.php?do=getinfo&day=2010-3-21&e=304&c=1 *The times shown may change, depending on DST settings CalendarGM6NX Callander Falkirk & DARS Junk Sale Falkirk and District ARS Junk and Surplus Sale

Recieved this email from Gerry GI0RTN asking for a QSO this evening. ---- Sorry for the off topic query but I thought this would be a good place to ask for help. We are doing a radio demo for cubs in Belfast this evening from 1900-2000 or so. Could someone with a decent signal on 80...

A full weekend of shouting your head off! Yes its a SSB contest and a full 48 hours Not to long to plan so anyone interested should get a move on! :eek: See http://www.cqwpx.com/ for rules and more details

Hi all The dates in January for the 80M Club championships are as follows MODE CW : WED 10th MARCH 2010 8.00pm until 9.30pm 1.5 Hrs operating total MORSE VOLUNTEERS PLEASE ?

CQ WW WPX Contest - Get your DIGI on this weekend !! See http://www.cqwpxrtty.com/rules.htm for more details

Hi all The dates in January for the 80M Club championships are as follows MODE CW : THURS 18th FEBRUARY 2010 8.00pm until 9.30pm 1.5 Hrs operating total MORSE VOLUNTEERS PLEASE ?

Get your voice box excercised! Saturday 27th March 00:01 to Sunday 28th March 23:59 2010 Lots of noise. Numbers will most definately be required this time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If same numbers as last October 2009 are interested for the voice event then we will really need to...

http://www.gm6nx.com/bbs/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=177&day=2009-11-14&c=1 Thought this might be of interest for a play on top band, nothing heavy, 3 hours, top band only, would be nice to see who would be interested. Its single band so single TX. This might suit the "rag chewers" inside...

See blog entry here http://www.gm6nx.com/bbs/entry.php?4-RSGB-80M-Club-Championships It was 1.5 hours of fun. Date for next months SSB section is 1st Feb 2010 8.00 pm to 9.30 pm BR, John

Hi all The dates in January for the 80M Club championships are as follows MODE CW : MON 4th January 2010 8.00pm until 9.30pm 1.5 Hrs operating total MORSE VOLUNTEERS PLEASE ?

CQWW CW. As usual, only time of the year I get to play CW as my PC gets to talk to other pcs ;-) I will be operating Sat 28th and Sun 29th November as usual, mostly afternoons though. Anyone is welcome along for a play. It’s a nice mix of man, radio and PC. Anyone interested...

This is a contest I have missed on past few years but I would like to have a go at it this year. It is last weekend in September and I will be setting it up over that weekend for M2 (2 transmitter, multiple band) use and there should always be an open chair to use. Subject to no objections and...

Morning all. I'll be in Port Appin (north of Oban) for a week on holiday. Taking handlheld 2m kit with a lightweight dipole and 3 element beam. Plan to do at least 1 big top (Beinn Fhionnlaidh 959m) at NGR NN09504977. It's SOTA identifier is GM/WS-078. It is likely to be Sunday 13. I'll call...

There will be a VHF field day event at Torwood Castle 4th 5th July 2009 The location can be seen here http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/435251 < image removed >

http://www.gm6nx.com/bbs/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=198&day=2009-5-30&c=1 This is basically third week in MAY. I would like to make a preperation and an effort and work this over the weekend. But NO serious stuff! Only fun is allowed :D So anyone interested let me know please so...

Dear Club Secretary As a follow on to the recently held Scottish ARDF seminar held by the RSGB ARDF Committee, an IARU Amateur Radio Direction Finding Event is to be held at Mugdock Country Park near Milngavie, north of Glasgow on Sunday 14 June. As far as we know this is the first event of...

http://www.gm6nx.com/bbs/calendar.php?do=getinfo&day=2009-3-28&e=197&c=1 The contest is this weekend and I am hoping to be at the club intermittently over the weekend. Not enough time for any preperation, come as you are, operate with what is there (or bring your own equipment to have a play) ...

Hi all CQWW CW is upon us at the end of this month. Anyone interested in taking part please make your interest known so arrangements can be made. The interest shown in CQWW SSB was not that good, but enough people turned up that other stations had to be setup! So although it is...

Rod Dinkins, AC6V - Silent Key 1931 - 2008 For those that don't know Rob AC6V ran the BEST amateur radio website. www.ac6v.com I've used it for years and just visited it to find this sad news on the front page. My condolences to his family Willie GM0TTY

A very nice suprise. CQWW 2006 CW Leg. GM6NX managed No 1 in SCotland and considering it was a very part time effort thats pretty good going. :D:bigg

Two great videos of IOTA 2007, 1st is GM0B http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8lf5UceNfNI&feature=PlayList&p=12E065D3E6861576&index=0 2nd - MI6X http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XiwaK_XfrlE&NR=1 Sound track reminds me of the wedding (evening do - :drunken_s) I was at last week, you do get...

2007 CQ WPX Contest CW: May 26-27, 2007, Starts: 00:01 GMT Saturday, Ends: 2359 GMT Sunday http://www.cqwpx.com/ This event is only a month away and if it is to be organised it needs to be now. There is no push to operate over the whole weekend but it would be nice to keep it going...

EA-QRP CW Contest Saturday April 21st 17:00 - 20:00 for 20-10m bands Saturday April 21st 20:00 - 23:00 for 80m band Sunday April 22nd 07:00 - 11:00 for 40m band Sunday April 22nd 11:00 - 13:00 for 20-10m bands

Japan International DX Contest ------------------------------ JIDX CW Contest0700Z, Apr 14 to 1300Z, Apr 15 Some members should be down at the club operating in this contest (or at least seeing how consitions ar for a bit) Anyone wishing to brush up on their CW skills, just have a...

The following announcement comes from Tom Harrell (N4XP) through Don Greenbaum (N1DG). "After three years of effort to obtain permission to land and operate from the most needed entity in the world, that needed authorization has been received. A multi-national team led by...

Just like to say thank's to all the guy's who put in all the time and hard work to make the event so enjoyable. As a first time "contester" I personally learned a few things, which goes to prove "Your never too old to learn.

I've installed VE7CC's new CC cluster software at GB7XDX-1: telnet gmdx.tzo.com :7300 You can read more about it here: http://www.bcdxc.org/ve7cc/ccc/cluster.htm Please direct questions to the reflector: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CC_Cluster/ CC Cluster is software I am running for...

I've installed VE7CC's new CC cluster software at GB7XDX-1: telnet gmdx.tzo.com :7300 You can read more about it here: http://www.bcdxc.org/ve7cc/ccc/cluster.htm Please direct questions to the reflector: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CC_Cluster/ CC Cluster is software I am running for...