As promise some photos the room is well underway now and the progress has gone really well.
Thank you to all that turned out for the weekends to make it happen at last.
Our project manager for this was Mr Bob Lane M0RWL without Bobs input this would have never got started cheers Bob from all at the Club for your hard work and chasing about.
Some photos
To help celebrate the centenial of the formation of the RSGB, the club will be activating the Call Sign “G100RSGB” during the month of March on the following dates: 1st, 5th, 8th and 12th March 2013. We intend to be active throughout the noted dates, and hopefully working on which ever Bands are open to UK operations.
When the club is transmitting, the club camera will be active so that you can monitor who it is that you are talking too at the other end of the ether.
Logs for the Special Event Station will be submitted within 24hrs of the end of the activation to the RSGB who will then upload them onto their online log.
We look forward to working as many people as we can with the SES, but please be patient. We will get around to you when we can, and WILL look out for QRP stations.
HF.DX.ARC Training is all go.
Since we started the Foundation training at the club in January 2011 we have had 5 passes.
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.
Left to Right John Medland – M6ZIY, John Cunliffe – G6LNV lead instructor ,Della Parsons – M6DDA
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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