to be held at
H.A.D.A.R.S Hull & District Amateur Radio Society CLUBHOUSE
Goathland Close ( Walton Street ) Hull
On Sunday 5th of June 2011: Open at 12 Noon and sale starts at 1.30 pm.
Bring and Buy ( All Items sold on the day 10% to Club Funds.)
Also BBQ (And Refreshments)before the sale starts
To book any Items before the sale then Call (Keith) ON 01482 217776
Over the last three weeks the Club Station has been QRV on Club nights, transmitting on the 40m, 80m and 20m bands. As every member and any visitor to the Club station knows, the club is set in a wonderful location for radio. The Fort is built on an 80ft high sand embankment, and the antennas on top of another 40ft embankment within the fort. This results in a height in excess of 110ft above the river Humber, and been flanked on 3 sides by salt water. Because sand is an efficient insulator, the radiated RF is not affected by the sand, resulting in the effective antenna height of 110ft a.s.l. and from the reports received this seems to be true.
By transmitting 100W on 40m and into the dipole at 110ft, we are receiving great reports. Our reports from all over the UK are 59+20 to +40dB, and still well over 59+20dB from Europe. On the 80m band we are able to run 400W and the reports received are just so great. On both the 40m and 80m bands we have worked plenty DX, with VK, JA,W6 long path, to mention a few. The higher bands of 20m, 15m, and 10m at the fort are just as wonderful to work. After all, we have ZERO noise level on all the bands, even 160m.
This been said, we are now on our way to working DXCC from the club on 20m, 15m, and 10m. Some of the rare DX out in the Pacific Ocean just seems so easy from the Club station with zero noise. We find that if we can hear it, then we can work it, without a problem.
Here are some pictures taken over the past few weeks of members doing what they do best; getting Humber Fortress DX Club well know in the DX world.
Left to Right Andy G7LRR working DX on 20m with Bob M0RWL Logging, Simon 2E0HDX working 40m pile up
Left to Right 2E0ODL Keith 20m Station &, Robert Keith’s Son Logging for him , Andy G7LRR 40m pile up
Bob M0RWL working the 40m pile up
John G6LNV working 40m
Steve 2E0NSQ hunting for that rare Dx station on 20m
Bob (M0RWL) gets his concrete base done for his mast with help from Humber Fortress DX A.R.C Members.
Saturday 23rd April 2011, and a small band of volunteers descended upon Bob’s (M0RWL) QTH. The aim was to dig and pour the concrete for the base of his Scam mast. The weather helped with the scorching sunshine making it a pleasant day to be working outside. The whole event, from start to finish, took a little under 4 hours, thanks to the good turnout from the club members to assist. The much welcomed refreshments and snacks were provided by Carman, Bobs station manager, who run an efficient kitchen, forever having the kettle on the boil.
Bob would like to offer a big thank you to the people that assisted.
Nick (G0SDI)
John (M0ZYT)
John (G6LNV)
Andy (G7LRR)
Dennis (G1EYY)
Gideon (2E0GGO)
Young Andrew G7LRR’s Son
and Stuart (AKA DUDE)
On Saturday 16th April 2011, MX0HFC, The Humber Fortress DX ARC
Welcomed the first overseas visitors to the club.
Gerry (LA0HK) & Christine (LA9CSA) had driven to East Yorkshire to visit Peter Rodmell (G3ZRS) & Gwen, Peter’s Wife While they were in the Area, Peter brought Gerry & Christine to the fort for a look around the new radio club the Humber Fortress DX ARC, which is based on the Historic site of Fort Paull, an old Napoleonic Fortress on the River Humber Estuary.
Andy (G7LRR) the club chairman, welcomed the visitors & gave them a guided tour around the fort & the radio club.
The tour of the fort comprised a visit to the attractions, a brief history of the fort, as well as a look onboard one of the fort’s main attractions, the Blackburn Beverley aircraft, which is the only one of its kind left in the world.
The tour also involved a trek down some of the long underground tunnels around the fort.
The views from the embankment that borders the River Humber Estuary were spectacular. The Humber Bridge could easily be seen in the distance, as could the North Sea Ferries, moored up at the Hull Terminal.
Perhaps the best view was of the fort & attractions themselves. The 13-acre site was most impressive, especially on a glorious day full of sunshine. The vantage point also showed how close to the saltwater of the River Humber M0HFC’s aerials are.
The two main aerials at the club are:
A Three element Tribander for 10, 15 & 20m.
A Large Doublet for 160m to 10m.
When the tour of the fort was complete, the visitors had a bite to eat in the “Duke of York” bar/restaurant which is alongside the radio club and the fort’s own bar.
Finally, the visitors returned to the radio club for a relaxed chat & refreshments, with some of the members, who were in attendance:
Andy (G7LRR) Club Chairman
Phil (M0VEY)
Jason (M0MGF)
Frank (M6FPF) (Fort Paul Frank) caretaker of the fort.
Before departing after some three-plus hours of entertainment.
The photos that accompany this article show the visitors & some of the attractions at the fort.
We look forward to many more visitors to our radio club, both Nationally & Internationally.
Article by Phil (M0VEY)
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