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Isle of Muck Dxpedition GB0SIM

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The Isle of Muck is part of the Scottish Small Islands group along with Rhum, Eigg and Canna called the Inner Hebrides situated off the West Coast of Scotland and has a population of around 38 only.

Two of our Club members are taking part in the Isle of Muck Dxpedition starting 15th April for around 7 days. The planning for this Dxpedition has been maticulous, as the Island has no facilities for the team to buy anything, including food. Everything they need has to be taken with them on the journey, including all the ham gear.

The team is made up from Marcin-M0GLV, Kevin-M0KVK(m), Lyns-G0AZE, Nick-G0VQO, Steve-2E0NSQ, Steve-M0EBJ(m).

They plan operating on SSB, CW, and Digital FT8 throughout the week and will be using a whole different range of antenna for this including 40m phased verticals, dipoles for all bands and a vertical for 10m. They hope to work as many stations globally as possible whilst also introducing the hobby to the Islands children from a local school, and giving an incite into alternative communications for them.

Please listen out for the team from April 15th, and help support them by calling into them on every band and mode possible. Dont forget this is a seriously collectable call sign for any ham operator as there are no hams currently on the Island of Muck.

You can find all the information relating to the Dxpedition through QRZ.com GB0SIM QRZ or FaceBook page FaceBook Page

More information regarding the Island can be found here The Isle of Muck

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HF.DX A.R.C News Letter 00111

Humber Fortress DX Amateur Radio Club
 
News Letter 00111
 

 We all know what it is like to wear a hat and depending on

your age also depends on the style used, so with this in mind Mr Phil (M0VEY) was thrown a challenge.

This was given by Andy G7LRR Chairman of the Humber Fortress DX Amateur Radio Club.

The challenge was for M0VEY to wear a different type of hat, and cap headgear each week to the clubhouse located at Fort Paull, well with this sort of challenge thrown what would any decent law-abiding go up north once a month person do but accept and he did.

The very first picture was taken in the club prior to the start of the first RSGB short contest 80m SSB on Wednesday night the 4th of January.

So there you are folks a good start to the new year 2011.

Mr Phil (M0VEY) was thrown a challenge to wear a different type of hat,cap headgear each week to the clubhouse

Mr. Phil (M0VEY) was thrown a challenge to wear a different type of hat, and cap headgear each week to the clubhouse

Phils hats so far

 

I intend in the future to do a
small feature on members of the
club, nothing personal just a
few words, facts and figures on
how they entered the hobby.
I will always show a draft copy
to them beforehand, in case they
would like it removed.
So please, if there is anyone in
the club that dosn’t wish to take
part, please let me know.
Many thanks
Bob Lane MORWL

Foundation Course

As many of you will be aware A foundation course is underway at the fort with the final exam being taken on the 29th of January which is a Sat morning.

So through this edition of the newsletter I would like to offer all the very best to Kevin And Frank hope to meet you On the airwaves very soon.

From all at HF.DX.A.R.C

We would all like to thank John G6LNV for his work and time in setting up the banking system Foundation administration and All those little bits that he seems to have knowledge about.
Many Thanks, John its a pleasure to share the hobby with you.

SOS RNLI

Next week sees the first RNLI event of the year for fundraising which is SOS RNLI and starts on Friday 28th of January the club however is supporting this event on Sat And Sun which is 22 and 23 from the clubhouse.

We need a small group of people to help erect and sort out the antennas which will be needed for this event so please If you are free and feel like a few hrs at the club then Contact Andy by e-mail.

This event is not replacing our own event GB2HLS which Is taking place later in the year and should be a lot of fun This year.

Just in case you have not got Andy’s E-mail it is OK on QRZ.Com

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