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HF.DX.ARC Training is all go.

HF.DX.ARC Training is all go.

Since we started the Foundation training at the club in January 2011 we have had 5 passes.

January 2011

Frank Clifton – M6FPF

Kevin Johnson – M6OZY

The first Foundation course Exam for HF, DX, ARC was taken today by on the Left Mr. Frank Clifton and on the Right Mr. Kevin Johnson.

The Humber Fortress DX ARC is pleased to say both passed with flying colors.

We know both are very happy with the result and the training they received by Humber Fortress DX ARC Instructors,

Lead instructor Mr. John Cunliffe (G6LNV), Mr. Bob Lane (M0RWL), Mr John Baines (M0JBA) the Clubs invigilator

and from the East Yorkshire repeater Group Mr. Andy Russell (G0VRM).

As the chairman of the club and on behalf of the entire membership we would like to welcome Kevin and Frank to Amateur Radio.

We hope you go on to sit the Intermediate licence and then Advanced Licence as the club runs the courses enjoy the hobby guys.

Thank you to lead instructor Mr. John Cunliffe (G6LNV), Mr. Bob Lane (M0RWL), Mr John Baines (M0JBA) and from the East Yorkshire repeater Group Mr. Andy Russell (G0VRM)

For their time and effort they put into the club and given up there own time to run the course.

May 2011

Left to Right  John Medland – M6ZIY, John Cunliffe – G6LNV lead instructor ,Della Parsons – M6DDA

It seems a long time ago that Della and John and Jon attended the 2 weekends for the Foundation course and of course, they passed.
John M6ZIY chose this call sign as it compliments his Maritime call of ZIYP4, Della M6DDA she has a radio and maritime background, and took part in the Round the world yacht race 2010.
Regretfully Jon Falconer who took the exam at the same time as John and Della, missed his ticket by 1 point, due to exam nerves.
He has since conquered his fear and has taken his re-sit exam, passing with flying colors on Friday 20 May.
He was as of Sat 28th still waiting for his license, due to a paperwork error.
Well done Jon.
HFDX ARC congratulates all of them and welcomes them to the wonderful world of amateur radio.
Left to Right  Jon Falconer Now M6HDX , John G6LNV , Andy G7LRR , John M1ESA

 

 

 
June 2011
In June we will be starting our first Intermediate course on a Tuesday night at Fort Paull, at present we have 7 interested,
including Della and John who are keen to start the Intermediate course with some opting for partial studies at home due to otherworldly commitments (work).
There were 2 others that wish to take the course but are unable to as they work away.
Prospective radio amateurs come from all walks of life from Lorry drivers to Life boatmen, from Engineers to University Lecturers, nurses, postmen, and even shelf stackers at your local supermarket.
This list is endless as the hobby is open to all. “ if you have the interest “ Age isn’t a barrier either, we all complete the same training, so if you are 8 or 80 it doesn’t matter, you are all welcome.
With our training program, we can also help none club members achieve their training needs, as we are able to use Fort Paull’s theatre as a theory training room.
At present, we don’t have an Advanced course in the pipeline. Sorry. G6LNV

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International Museums on the air GB0FP weekend June 23th till 24th

International Museums on the air GB0FP weekend 23th till 24th

This weekend is a camp over event for all the family so you need a tent or caravan and be self  sufficient..
All members and guest operators whom would like to take part, and whom would like to camp over the weekend in tents or caravan which ever you have,
this will cost you £5.00 per night per pitch, toilets are on site as well as water, but please bring drinking water.

There will be barbecue on the Saturday night for those taking part in the event this will cost a £1 a head, this is where we all chip in food wise at the clubs and have fun.

We have fully licensed bar within the fort so drinks can be had or we bring our own to be sorted out nearer the day.

Food and Drinks are on sale at the fort during the day in the duke of York Bar within the fort, and the fort is 5 – 10 Min’s from the hull town and shops.

please let Bob Lane M0RWL by E-mail  what days and time you would like to operate or would like to camp over for the weekend if your coming on the Friday night or Saturday or Sunday .

With Fort Paull Museums been the home of Humber Fortress Dx ARC, we will be using the club station and also have a portable station with big wire antenna up in the fort for the weekend QRV on 2m 10m 15m 20m 40m 80m and a few more if required.

Day time visitor’s will have to pay the Museums admission fees on that day if not stopping over for the full weekend unless told otherwise by the Club .

International Museums on the air GB0FP weekend June 23th till June 24th

International Museums on the air GB0FP weekend June 23th till June 24th

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International Museums on the air GB0FP weekend June 16th till 17th

International Museums on the air GB0FP weekend June 16th till 17th

 

This weekend is a camp over event for all the family so you need a tent or caravan and be self  sufficient.

All members and guest operators whom would like to take part, and whom would like to camp over the weekend in tents or caravan which ever you have,

this will cost you £5.00 per night per pitch, tolets are on site as well as water, but please bring drinking water.

There will be barbecue on the Saturday night for those taking part in the event this will cost a £1 a head, this is where we all chip in food wise at

the clubs and have fun.

We have fully licensed bar within the fort so drinks can be had or we bring our own to be sorted out nearer the day.

Food and Drinks are on sale at the fort during the day in the duke of York Bar within the fort, and the fort is 5 – 10 mins from the hull town at shops.

Please let Bob Lane M0RWL by E-mail @ know what days and time you would like to operate or would like to camp over for the weekend if your coming on the Friday night or Saturday or Sunday .

With Fort Paull Museums been the home of Humber Fortress Dx ARC, we will be using the club station and also have a portable station with big wire

 

antenna up in the fort for the weekend QRV on 2m 10m 15m 20m 40m 80m and a few more if required.

Day time vistors will have to pay the Museums admission fees on that day if not stopping over for the full weekend unless told otherwise by the Club .

International Museums on the air GB0FP weekend 16th till 17th

International Museums on the air GB0FP weekend 16th till 17th

 

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PSK up and running at the Club

The World of PSK31 has hit the Radio Shack down at the Humber Fortress DX ARC.

The club is using a Club made interface on an old reclaimed XP computer, and running it on an Kenwood TS-440s with 35 watts output into a 40m Dipole at 110ft high.
So far the Club has been operating on 40m PSK31.
Hopefully looking into starting to join in the RSGB 80m Data Contest’s as the Members learn more about operating this great mode.

Well, many members will be running the system, so we are going to call the PC and PSK31 system the Name Data so if you see Data on the Air

please call us, the PSK31 system is using the club call sign M0HFC.

What is PSK31

PSK31 is a method of communicating by sending data over radio which was developed by Peter Martinez, G3PLX.

It uses a very narrow band, phase modulated signal and special data encoding, to allow operators to “chat” in a manner similar to RTTY.

However, PSK31 is much more effective than RTTY, being more resistant to interference and needing less power to achieve solid copy.

Most PSK31 operators use PC software that generates and decodes the audio PSK signal using the computer sound card.

The output from the radio receiver is fed into the sound card’s line input socket and the software decodes it and displays the text on the screen.

To create a PSK signal for transmitting the sound card generates the audio which is taken from the speaker socket and fed to the transceiver.

With many transceivers (including the Elecraft K2) the audio must be connected to the microphone socket after some fairly heavy attenuation.

Many desktop-style transceivers have a dedicated data interface which avoids the nuisance of disconnecting the mike whenever you want to operate on PSK.

Software
Many programs are now available that enable you to send and receive PSK31. Interface to your Sound card good site to start looking at is http://qsl.net/wm2u/interface.html

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