GM4RIV

GB3DG is now WIRES-X enabled, (88097) this means if you have the right equipment you can access and receive digital C4FM stations via the repeater.

Nothing has changed at Cambret Hill, the repeater will continue to operate as it has done for the last 10 years plus with normal FM analogue communications plus the ability to change to digital automatically. The internet linking is done remotely from a dedicated Gateway.

Stations listening on analogue will hear a “shushing” sound when the repeater is transmitting a digital signal followed by a “pip” when the transmission ends. To silence this “annoying” sound you should set your squelch system to encode/decode.

If you own a WIRES-X or C4FM enabled radio you should set it to AMS (Automatic Mode Select) this will enable your radio to automatically switch from digital to analogue automatically.

Here are just a few of the YAESU radios that will operate on C4FM.

• FTM-400
• FTM-300
• FT-991
• FT-991a
• FT-2D
• FTM-100 plus many more, do your research for one that suites you and your pocket.

There is plenty of help and advice on how to use the WIRES-X system on YOUTUBE…search for https://www.youtube.com/c/northwestfusiongroup or go to the YAESU site https://www.yaesu.com/jp/en/wires-x/index.php.

The repeater keeper and other nominated personnel will have access to the GSM activation/deactivation code should the system need to be shut down remotely

Our first presentation in 2023 was delivered last Thursday by Len Paget GM0ONX. Below you can find the recording of the presentation.

This will be a short talk about Ofcom’s Baldock listening station, where they do all their monitoring of interference etc. Len had been invited down there to see their facilities as an RSGB Board Member. WARC has known him for many years as our RSGB Rep and a good friend of the Club. Whenever Len gives a talk to WARC it’s always about some practical subject of interest (and then, if asked, he will answer questions about the RSGB).

As usual, WARC pauses Zoom meetings at the end of December, and this year the break includes one date in January.

The following dates will not have a club meeting on Zoom:

• 22th December 2022 — NO ZOOM MEETING
• 29th December 2022 — NO ZOOM MEETING
• 5th January 2023 — NO ZOOM MEETING

We wish you a fantastic holiday! Many thanks for being a WARC member, and see you next year!

It’s becoming a tradition: Clive has prepared his annual Christmas Quiz for 2022. Join us on Zoom, 8pm on the 15th December 2022 for an 8.15pm start of the quiz.

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On October 13th, Ian kindly presented his talk on 6 Metres and its special magic. The recording is now here, please check below for a PDF download of the slides Ian used on the evening.

Slides

Click here to download the slide deck in PDF format

The slides have been updated to include several web links, and for convenience these are replicated right here:

Propagation

• https://uksmg.org/new-to-six.php
• https://www.dxmaps.com/propagation.html
• https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html
  Set up the command line to read:
  On 6m, show signals sent/rcvd by anyone using all modes over the last 24 hours and then press Go!
  Zoom into the World map to see what’s been happening in NW Europe.
  Shorten the timescale to see what’s been happening most recently.

Moxon Antenna Construction

• G1YBB design and construction
• Moxgen design program for any frequency (Only for bare wire. For insulated wire, see corrections by G1YBB.)
• Ideas from YouTube
  Top picks: X-frame, Rectangle of PVC conduit, PVC conduit with 45deg bends

Following the sad news of the Queen, it was clear that most people wanted to be with their families last Thursday evening. As the scheduled time for Thomas Witherspoon’s talk followed so closely afterwards, we went ahead and recorded the talk with a small audience. The recording is now available below. In the event, Tom presented a slightly different talk about choosing QRP radios for the shack and for portable use, so we hope to ask him back later for the planned talk about Listening Skills.

WARC will meet on Thursday, the 15th September 2022 at the Aird Unit in Stranraer, for our Annual General Meeting.

Please download the AGM agenda here.

Zoom access details will be provided by email before the event. We will do our best to include those joining online, but please consider coming to Stranraer since we cannot guarantee or influence Zoom reliability.

The ADIF Processor is an online tool I originally developed to help me record additional, useful information in my log files. It metamorphosed into a way of viewing QSOs in Google Earth. Let’s create a log file together and see how QSOs come alive, as well as discovering some of those amazing antennas out there on the way.

Many thanks to Mark Wickens M0NOM for his excellent presentation yesterday evening! The video recording is now available below.

Tomorrow, May 5th 2022 at 8pm BST, WARC will host Mark Wickens M0NOM with his presentation The ADIF Processor – A tool for enriching your log files and visualizing contacts in Google Earth

Access information will be available from this website after 6pm BST on May 5th. Please watch out for it!

Here’s the talk abstract:

The ADIF Processor is an online tool I originally developed to help me record additional, useful information in my log files. It metamorphosed into a way of viewing QSOs in Google Earth. Let’s create a log file together and see how QSOs come alive, as well as discovering some of those amazing antennas out there on the way. If anyone has some interesting contacts they’d like to see on the day please email me your ADIF files beforehand: mark@wickensonline.co.uk