Apr 01
https://spdxcontest.pzk.org.pl/2021/
This is a fun contest to enter, not as manic as the CQWPX for instance.
Have a go, even for an hour or two over the weekend and submit your log, I did and got a certificate for #1 in Scotland 😂
Times are from 1500 UTC Saturday 3rd April to 1459 UTC Sunday 4th
Remember to adjust for BST now
Dec 28
Back in 2009, we ran a challenge as part of our 25 Years Club Anniversary. As part of this challenge, The Left Handed Capacitor Trophy in memory of Vic GM4GGF was awarded to the winner of the Foundation Licence holder with the “most Distant QSO”. Martyn MM3XXW, now MM0XXW won this.
Another challenge where the trophy could be once more presented, but this time on an annual basis was created in 2011. The idea from thanks Cambell MM0DXC, is to present it to the person who has been licensed for up to one year, and makes the greatest number of QSO’s during our Club Radio Events. The aim is to encourage newer operators to operate and help overcome any microphone hesitancy.
| Year | Winner | Call Sign | Comments | Training Year |
| 2009 | Martyn Whyte | MM0XXW/2M0XXW/MM3XXW | Winner 25 Year Challenge | N/A |
| 2011 | Paul Rice | MM0VPR/2M0CEX/MM6ANB | NEWBIE: Greatest QSO’s Made in Club Events | 2010/2011 |
| 2012 | Cephas Alexander Ralph | MM0INS/2M0INS/MM6INS | NEWBIE: Greatest QSO’s Made in Club Events | 2011/2012 |
| 2013 | Taner Sener | MM0SEN/2M0SEN/MM6WHY | NEWBIE: Greatest QSO’s Made in Club Events | 2012/2013 |
| 2014 | Billy Lawson | MM6YLA/2M0WLA/MM0MLD | NEWBIE: Greatest QSO’s Made in Club Events | 2013/2014 |
| 2015 | No Winners | 2014/2015 | ||
| 2016 | Tommy Gallagher | MM6FXP/2M0EGH | NEWBIE: Greatest QSO’s Made in Club Events | 2015/2016 |
| 2017 | Timothy Clark | MM6VZT/2M0LEJ/MM0VTO | NEWBIE: Greatest QSO’s Made in Club Events | 2016/2017 |
| 2018 | Craig Snedden | MM6KLQ/2M0NBW/MM0NBW | NEWBIE: Greatest QSO’s Made in Club Events | 2017/2018 |
| 2019 | Andrew Brodie | MM6PMQ | NEWBIE: Greatest QSO’s Made in Club Events | 2018/2019 |
| 2020 | NEWBIE: Greatest QSO’s Made in Club Events | 2019/2020 | ||
| 2021 | ||||
| 2022 |
Jul 26
A 
team from CPSARC are travelling to Tiree (EU008) tonight to take part in the RSGB Islands on the Air Contest (IOTA) which runs from 12:00 GMT Saturday 28 July to 12:00 GMT Sunday 29 July.
Please listen out for GM2T in the contest, we go to a great deal of effort to put a world class contest station on the Island for this contest and have steadily improved over the last 20 years to the point we won our section in 2016 and came second in 2017.
We expect to work in the region of 3500 contacts over the 24 hours, that’s 3 a minute, every minute!
The exchange is ’59 serial number IOTA reference’ eg ’59 001 EU005′
Serial number starts from 001 and increments for each contact you make
The IOTA Reference for the UK mainland is EU005
Please make the effort to listen out for GM2T and work us if you can, we’ll have two stations running throughout the contest, one on SSB and one on CW on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m so there’s 10 opportunities to work us!
Oct 11
The provisional results are out and this year we were 2nd in the world in the Multi-2 category.
We were beaten by GM7V
Overall in the world taking all categories into account we ended up 5th.
A great effort by all who took part
Oct 02
October brings the CQWW SSB Contest from Barns Ness Lighthouse. 01:00 28th – 24:00 29th.
The whole weekend begins on Thursday 26th afternoon as that is when we begin to load the vans and towers. The work starts in earnest at first light on Friday 27th and this is when we will begin building the stations.
The contest starts at 1am on Saturday morning and runs for 48 Hours. We require 2 stations at GM2T to me manned at all times.
The station will be dismantled at first light on Monday 30th, transported and all equipment stowed. This is usually completed by 3pm.
What can you do for your club ? Well, you can help with all of the above. It really is a massive effort and the more people that help, the easier it is for all. This really is an excellent opportunity to do and learn so much from antenna building / erection to operating a large world class station. If you are a bit mic shy, this is ideal for getting over that as the contest exchange is very simple.
There will be a core of people there for the entire duration so if people could please come and help us as these core of people will get very little sleep and will be tired. It really doesn’t matter what you come to do, whether it is to build, operate, make tea or just visit. All of these are greatly appreciated. After all this is a club event, come and support it. Please let me (Cambell MM0DXC) know your intentions as it really helps us arrange programmed rest time for the core team.
See you there.
It doesn't cover the full HF bands. if that is what you want. It covers 10m though and upwards. Sheila you need to decide if you want to listen to HF or VHF. If it's worldwide then it's HF you need. HF is from 1.8mhz to 30mhz.
My two pence worth Unfortunately a lot of the interesting stuff is now gone from VHF and UHF FM. Sheila, if you want to listen to a very wide radio spectrum, I’d suggest getting one of the Sdrplay units. You’ll get from LF through to microwave frequencies. You will need to connect it to a computer, but having used one in the past, I can say that they work very well. Obviously this is receive only and you’ll also need antennas to suit various bands. Did it get shortened? I would guess a 1/4 wavelength nearly 20m (and given the number of radials) ?? No heard a peep from them so fingers crossed. Explains how get answering machine when trying to speak to them to get you on the booking John... Hi all there is another post saying that the restaurant is open from 5pm today (Thursday). Yippee so look forward to seeing you all on Saturday Ill give you a shout on D-Star and you can reply on Fusion. I've no idea what'll happen but I doubt it'll go well! You don't know what your missing, the dmr network in Scotland is expanding daily the only areas that are a bit uncovered is Glasgow but that's Down to not being able to find a suitable central location for a repeater, in this area the uhf coverage is good (most areas you can get in with a handheld on low power) Now we really will get mixed up, MM7DXC or MM0DXC 🤔😂
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It doesn't cover the full HF bands. if that is what you want. It covers 10m though and upwards. Sheila you need to decide if you want to listen to HF or VHF. If it's worldwide then it's HF you need. HF is from 1.8mhz to 30mhz. My two pence worth
Unfortunately a lot of the interesting stuff is now gone from VHF and UHF FM.
Sheila, if you want to listen to a very wide radio spectrum, I’d suggest getting one of the Sdrplay units. You’ll get from LF through to microwave frequencies. You will need to connect it to a computer, but having used one in the past, I can say that they work very well. Obviously this is receive only and you’ll also need antennas to suit various bands.
Did it get shortened?
I would guess a 1/4 wavelength nearly 20m (and given the number of radials) ??
No heard a peep from them so fingers crossed. Explains how get answering machine when trying to speak to them to get you on the booking John...
Hi all there is another post saying that the restaurant is open from 5pm today (Thursday). Yippee so look forward to seeing you all on Saturday
Ill give you a shout on D-Star and you can reply on Fusion. I've no idea what'll happen but I doubt it'll go well!
You don't know what your missing, the dmr network in Scotland is expanding daily the only areas that are a bit uncovered is Glasgow but that's Down to not being able to find a suitable central location for a repeater, in this area the uhf coverage is good (most areas you can get in with a handheld on low power)
Now we really will get mixed up, MM7DXC or MM0DXC 🤔😂
