SKARS are pleased to announce that it was the first club to have been allocated a CWC callsign – GB19TB (Trent Bridge) which will coincide with the Test Match there on 6 June. SKARS will activate the callsign from 10am to 10pm on HF, using SSB, CW and FT8 modes.
Just look at that Quad Antenna!
Chair: Steve Marsh, 2E0WCG
Vice Chair: Stewart Mason, M0SDM
Club Secretary: Brian Hiley, M0YBX
Club Treasurer: Steve Marsh, 2E0WCG
Exam Secretary, Alan Morris, G4ENS
The Calendar has now been updated with activities for the rest of 2019.
Meetings will be on 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month, between 7:30 and 9:30.
· 1st Friday meetings will be social events where members can have a general chat, use the club radio and bring their own kit / questions for others to help with or to tell us about.
· 3rd Friday meetings will be talks on a variety of topics and the calendar will cover the next 6 months. Doors open at 7:30 for talk to commence at 8pm.
18 January Zello and Network Radio Sean Burton 2E0ENN
15 February CW Brian Hiley M0YBX
15 March CB Radio Richard Shireby G0OJF
19 April Grounds and RF Earthing Stewart Mason M0SDM
17 May Recapping a Radiogram GB19TB preparation Richard Shireby G0OJF and Richard Chappell M7CHP
21 June First Aid Konrad Emery-Ford M0KVF
19 July CTCSS Richard Shireby G0OJF
20 September Building U/VHF Antennas Martin Yallop G4YNT
15 November Modelling Antennas (or Aug) Brian Hiley M0YBX
20 December Christmas Party Steve Marsh 2E0WCG
Activity Events
6 June Cricket World Cup GB19TB Brian Hiley M0YBX
Sept Field Day
Mid Oct JOTA Stewart Mason M0SDM
Richard Powley (M0IGM) passed away on November the 3rd at the Grantham Hospital Hospice. Richard had been unwell for some time.
Richard first came to SKARS after he answered a call for volunteers to help at one of our JOTA stations and became an active member, a regular on the club net and participated in other club activities and meetings, always keen to offer his advice and assistance to new operators.
In May this year Richard spent an entertaining couple of hours talking and accepting messages over the radio from the members of a local scout group after we went to give a talk and demonstration, going out of his way to assist.
Richard spent much of his life in Germany and after coming back to the hobby operated for a while operated as M/DJ0MDW.
The committee and members of SKARS send their condolences to his wife Joy and his family and friends.
South Kesteven ARS have once again proved they are an award winning society
RSGB Region 13 winners for three years running
National Finalists for three years running, 3rd in 2015, 2nd in 2016 and now finally grabbing the first place for their hard work and efforts in 2017
Collecting the award on behalf of SKARS was Stewart Mason (Event coordinator) and his son Noah at the National Hamfest on 29th September 2018. The club received a voucher for £500 and is looking to buy a transceiver from Waters & Stanton the sponsors of the competition.
Congratulations and thanks to all SKARS members and the committee for their hard work.
Abdel Mesbah M0NPT came along to SKARS on the 6th July 2018 to give a talk and demonstration on operating through Amateur radio satellites.
As well as a powerpoint presentation Abdel was able to demonstrate the operating of an SSB linear transponder on FO-29 during two passes that evening. Using a Yaesu FT-847 and a handheld homebrew antenna made a number of successful QSOs. (Video and photos by Stewart Mason M0SDM)
As part of the British Inland Waterways on the air weekend BIWOTA, SKARS will be operating a special event station from the Grantham Canal Society http://www.granthamcanal.org/ on Sunday 26th August 2018
In light of the General Data Protection Regulations that come in to force 25 May 2018 SKARS has performed an audit and assessment of data it holds and uses.
Privacy/Data Protection Policy
On May 4 2018 Sean Burton 2E0ENN gave a talk and demonstration of the various Digital voice modes available to amateurs including DMR, DSTAR and Fusion (C4FM) and how they be connected via internet linking. Several types of personal hotspot brought along, explained and demonstrated. Sean made several QSOs via the system, one to club member Sid G4RIO who was out mobile at the time.
At the club meeting Friday 4th May 2018, there will be a presentation on Digital and Internet Linked Amateur Radio with Sean Burton 2E0ENN
Details here