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February 70cm UKAC – rain didn’t stop play!
Well, after a very trying day, the show went on as it must and I managed 30 contacts and 12 squares in tonight’s UKAC 70cm leg. Not bad given the heavy rain. This is on 432MHz which, for the non amateurs among us, is very close to PMR446. Tonight’s results – I managed Scotland, Wales,…
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The only was is up!
Heckington and District Radio Group has finally snuck into the UKAC League, at 37th place, with a cheeky 7 points on 23cm. I entered this one while I was setting up the club with the RSGB so I really didn’t think they’d accept the entry, but they have. Conditions were terrible and it was my…
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AFS 70cm Sunday, 4th February 2024
It was off to a flying start this morning with at least three of us taking part in our first AFS! I managed 47, with highlights being GU3TUX on Alderney (a rare one for me on 70cm), GD8EXI on the Isle of Man (a contest regular and often workable from Heckington) and, of course, M7FFP…
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432MHz AFS Contest this coming Sunday
I am aiming to enter our first formal contest (the 432MHz AFS) on Sunday, from 9.00-13.00. It would be great if some of you could join me. Now that we are affiliated, you don’t need to be a member of the RSGB (but you do, of course, need to be a licensed amateur!). Even if…
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Contesting News
Ready and Able H&DRG ready for contest action It has long been my ambition to contest for a Heckington-based radio club and here we are at last! The Club has now been registered on the RSGB’s contest system for the UKAC and FMAC series, as well as 80m Club Championship, 80m Autumn Series and the…
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New club – new website
Welcome to our new website which is very much a work in progress at this stage. There’ll be loads more on it soon so check back soon!