The Humber Fortress DX Amateur Radio Club uses the special call sign 
from Dec 1st – Dec 26th. If you hear us on the bands, please call in so we may wish everyone of the Ham community, a very 
Friday nights are Club Nights at the Mill Patrington home of the Humber Fortress DX radio club and this Friday it was bustling with activity.
Amidst a diverse mix of ages and skills, the club’s workshop buzzes with Andy G7LRR and Charles M7PNP diligently servicing one of the amplifiers.
Downstairs, father and son duo Sean M0SLY and Son Oliver tackle the installation of a pan adapter board on Sean’s ICOM radio, their persistence evident in their careful re-readings of the installation guide.
In the Snug, members eagerly discuss plans for the club’s upcoming “Men’s Mental Health Month” initiatives while keeping an ear out for Andy 2E1TAP’s continuous stream of contacts on the club’s radios and beam antennas.
Overall, the scene paints a vivid picture of a vibrant community where technical pursuits, familial bonds, and social initiatives coalesce seamlessly within the shared passion for radio communication at the Fortress DX club.
Enjoy Our Video from Friday
PS look for us on the WPC Contest using M6C this bank holiday Weekend
The Club opened the doors yet again to guests and ham clubs around the region, and turned out to be a massive success. The Club house was packed throughout the activation of the Haven Mill during the Mills On the Air weekend.
We had many people come join us, and we also welcomed old friends to the club house as many have not seen the new QTH at Patrington.
The event itself was very busy, and we had 3 stations running for the majority of the time, gaining us many more friends around the world. The operators worked tirelessly through even the relatively poor conditions for the weekend.
The response from other Hams was what can only be described as superb, and we would like to thank every one of them for the support.
The weekend was more about bringing the club and community together, and bringing awareness of the hobby to many who have never been on a radio. Also to support local Clubs from around the region so we may build a successful relationship with the local hams.
Again many thanks to everyone who took part over the weekend and to each guest that came to visit us.
Sue we hope you recover soon, we need our 80m queen back at the radio.
Well, last weekend saw Kevin M0KVK testing out the new Club winter uniform, this was suggested by Jason M0MGF the club’s treasure, As he informed the membership of rising costs running the 3KW heaters all the time, and suggested warmer clothes.
Kevin set the standard with his list below
Thermal Hat, Gloves, and Scarf
and fleece lined Slippers of course to keep your feet warm
and for really cold DX nights a hot water bottle is a must.
Now Kevin found operating the Radio a little hard with the Big Gloves on, he has asked for a bigger VFO knob to be fitted on all radios as this could be the way forward he thinks.
The biggest problem was when operating the keyboard four keys would be pressed at once, this resulting in some funny callsign being entered into the logbook, Kevin has asked if we can look into the bigger keyboards with bigger keys on them.
Kevin feels the first run out was a success and looks forwarded to other Members coming forwarded with more warm Ideas.
P.S
I think I will just stick to the 3KW Heaters :).
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