Camb-Hams to Operate from Isle of Mull

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Ten members of the Camb Hams are returning to Grasspoint IO76EJ on the Scottish island of Mull (IOTA EU-008) from 15-21 May 2015 as GS3PYE/P

Camb-Hams operating from Isle of Mull 2012

Camb-Hams operating from Isle of Mull 2012

They will be QRV with multiple stations on HF on 3.5-28MHz SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK with dipoles and verticals and up to 400W if necessary.   

VHF activity will be on 50MHz, 70MHz and 144MHz, all bands QRO with sizeable antennas.  

VHF will be mainly QRV using JT6m or ISCAT on 50MHz, FSK441 on 70MHz and FSK441 and JT65b (for EME) on 144MHz, but SSB and CW is also possible, especially in any sporadic E propagation openings. Other modes by agreement.

Satellite operations on 2m & 70cm will use an Icom IC-910 and X-Quad antennas mounted on a fully automatic AZ/EL tracking system. If internet connectivity allows, the VHF operators will monitor ON4KST Chat for terrestrial activity and N0UK JT65 chat for EME. You can submit your VHF sked requests online - http://tiny.cc/gs3pyesked

The team will be QRV in the 80m CW CC event on the 21st and in the 144MHz contest on the 16th and 17th. They may do very short side trips to Iona and the Treshnish Islands and will announce these nearer the time on the website.

Please QSL only via OQRS on ClubLog for direct or bureau cards. Do not send any cards direct or via the bureau.

For the latest info - 
Twitter- http://twitter.com/g3pye
Facebook - http://facebook.com/CambHams
YouTube - http://youtube.com/CambHams


VK9 going on a DXvacation

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A JA team is planning to be active from Christmas Island (VK9X) and Cocos-Keeling Island (VK9C) sometime between late July and early August 2014

Operators mentioned are Mars JA3FVJ, Ichiro JA3QWN, Ikuo JA3TJA, Masa JF3PLF and Taka JH3FUK.

The teams tentative schedule is as followings:

  • VK9EC (Cocos Keeling) - between July 29th and August 2nd; IOTA OC-002
  • VK9EX (Christmas Island) - between August 2-8th; IOTA OC-003
  • Activity will be holiday style on 160-6 meters using CW, SSB, FM,
  • RTTY and PSK31.

QSL via JF3PLF, direct or by the Bureau (within one year of operation!). Uploads to LoTW or ClubLog will be available after their operation (Highly recommended).

More information - :http://vk9.nobody.jp/index.html

 

Ham radio satellite operation from Isle of Lewis

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Camb-Hams will be operating on the amateur radio satellites using the call sign GS3PYE/P from the Isle of Lewis (IO68UL, EU-010) on April 26 to May 3, 2014

The Camb-Hams have been activating the Scottish Isles each year since 2008 and will be travelling to the Isle of Lewis in the Scottish Outer Hebrides in 2014. Thirteen operators will be active on all bands and many modes from 4m to 80m, 2m & 70cm for Satellites and 2m & 23cm for EME.

The HF bands will be covered by five simultaneous stations, while the 6m & 4m stations will have a great take-off towards the UK and Europe from the island’s northern tip in IO68 square. 2m and 23cm EME will be available with a portable low-ERP Yagi system, mainly focussed on JT modes. 2m and 70cm will be available for portable satellite operations.

Contest operations will take place in the RSGB 70MHz UKAC on April 29.

The group will be active on the major social networks before, during and after the trip. You can check on progress or interact with the operators via their blog at dx.camb-hams.com or through Twitter, Facebook and YouTube [links below]. Previous trips have generated some great audio and video recordings of the GS3PYE/P signal from around the world.

Website -  http://dx.camb-hams.com/
Twitter - http://twitter.com/g3pye
Facebook - http://facebook.com/CambHams
YouTube - http://youtube.com/CambHams