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After the chaos caused by the PAT testing carried out at the club shack, (Alan and Stella did a great job of pulling it all out at short notice and dealing with the PAT testing police by the way) Friday night saw everything re-installed, fired up and tested with negligible issues thankfully. This saved the club some money, as we effectively got a discounted rate because we had our stuff done at the same time as the rest of Cyprus Hall.
The trailer was also straightened out and loaded with the requisite hardware to undertake Mills tomorrow, so we should be good to go.
Thanks to everyone who turned up and helped out. Many hands and all that. Nice to see so many people doing their bit.
Enjoy your weekend, whatever you're up to.
73's
Berni M0XYF
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As well as our own Mills On The Air Special Event Station GB0JAJ this Saturday, the Downland Radio Group are at Chailey Heritage Windmill - also on the Saturday, so if that suits you better, then MSARS members have been invited to go along and take a look. It's possible to operate inside the mill itself at Chailey, and Gavin, Chris and Kevin will be operating the GB0CHW station from around 10:00am until 4:00pm.
Much like up at the Jack and Jill, apparently it can get a bit chilly there, so go prepared. Honestly, I don't understand why they have to put windmills in such awfully draughty places.
If none of that takes your fancy, then Worthing and District ARC are running GB0HSM out of High Salvington Mill, a beautifully restored post mill not dissimilar in appearance to Jill Mill on the Sunday only.
So you have no excuse for not getting involved in the various MOTA activities this weekend. The weather does genuinely look pretty good for both days, so get outside and propagate some RF.
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VP6A will be on the air from Ducie Island (OC-182) from June 10 to June 24, 2023 (actual dates will be subject to WX). There will be five stations on the air on all bands from 160 to 6 meters, working CW, SSB and FT8.
Following the successful test of remote operations at FO/AA7JV, where over 11,000 remotely operated QSOs were made by five remote operators, VP6A will apply this concept to a full rare island DXPedition. A total of 14 operators based in North America, Europe and Asia will operate land based remote controlled stations around the clock. There will only be three local operators at Ducie: W6IZT, KN4EEI and AA7JV. This small team will set up and maintain the stations and operate locally from the nearby boat. They will visit the island once a day to refuel the generators and do any necessary maintenance. In line with the minimum foot-print concept, there will be no camping on the island.
This will be the first full DXpedition utilizing the RIB concept that features a large number of remote operators with a small footprint on a remote island. Four RIBs (Radio In a Box) will provide a total of 5 stations capable of 24/7 operation on 10 bands.
The RIBs feature complete stations capable of up to 1 kW in a weather-tight housing that allow remote operation. These RIBs were developed with support from Northern California DX Foundation. The goal is to enable a new, minimum impact operating mode for environmentally sensitive areas. RIBs also speed up the installation of stations. This will enable our small three-person team to build the five stations, including antennas, in a relatively short time.
All donations should be made to the Northern California DX Foundation (www.ncdxf.org).
Ducie island is No 56 on ClubLog’s most wanted list. On the 6 meter band it is No. 26, therefore given we will be active during the E season, a special focus will be placed on 6 meter operation with gain antennas and a power amplifier.
Additional details and the list of operators, as well as regular updates will be posted on the VP6A QRZ.compage.
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Please be aware that all mains-powered electrical appliances kept at the club shack in Cyprus Hall will be powered down this afternoon (Wednesday 10th May) probably until Friday 12th May evening (club night) as they will be undergoing PAT testing - a safety requirement I'm sure most of you will be familiar with.
If I get any more information, or hear of any rescheduling etc, then I'll be sure to let you know. This will clearly affect both the Flex radio and the Kiwi SDR.
Berni M0XYF
