CARC

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WSPR Contest - Day 9

Posted: 10 Mar 2017 12:40 AM PST
http://carc.org.uk/2017/03/10/wspr-contest-day-9/


Here are the latest results.

I have kept 60m in. (see separate News Item)

If you could let me know if you are single band and showing up on bands

you are not using, and I will fix the s/w.

If you are a DXer and could check that I have not misclassified anyone

I am sure everyone would welcome the check.

73

Stewart/G3YSX

Member:Â* 2E0LFV

Countries (Entities) heard in = 28 , Band slots = 47

Countries:
Band: 17m G, WÂ* (Total: 2)
Band: 20m 4X, EA, ES, FG5, G, OH, SM, SV, SV9, UA, UR, VE, VK, WÂ* (Total:
14)
Band: 40m 9K, DL, EA, F, G, GI, GM, HB, I, LA, LX, OE, OH, OZ, PA, SM, SV,
UA, UA2, VKÂ* (Total: 20)
Band: 60m DLÂ* (Total: 1) ***
Band: 80m DL, EA, F, G, GM, LA, LX, ON, OZ, PAÂ* (Total: 10)
Number of times reported on the following bands 40m: 516, 20m: 122, 80m:
118, 17m: 12, 60m: 1

Number of times reported at following power in dBm 37: 769



Member:Â* G0KCH

Countries (Entities) heard in = 15 , Band slots = 15

Countries:
Band: 30m DL, EA, EA8, F, G, HB, I, LA, OE, OK, OZ, S5, SM, SP, YOÂ* (Total:
15)
Number of times reported on the following bands 30m: 311

Number of times reported at following power in dBm 23: 311



Member:Â* G3NZP

Countries (Entities) heard in = 32 , Band slots = 35

Countries:
Band: 10m OHÂ* (Total: 1)
Band: 20m 4X, 9K, CT, CU, DL, EA, EA8, ES, EW, F, G, HB, I, LA, LZ, OE, OH,
OZ, SM, SP, SV, SV9, TI, UA, UA9, UN, UR, VE, VK, W, YL, YOÂ* (Total: 32)
Band: 30m URÂ* (Total: 1)
Band: 40m UAÂ* (Total: 1)
Number of times reported on the following bands 20m: 1787, 40m: 9, 30m: 2,
10m: 1

Number of times reported at following power in dBm 27: 1424, 23: 375



Member:Â* G3RMK

Countries (Entities) heard in = 42 , Band slots = 110

Countries:
Band: 10m OHÂ* (Total: 1)
Band: 20m CU, DL, EA, ES, F, G, GM, HB, I, LA, LZ, OE, OH, OZ, SM, SP, SV,
UA, UR, VE, VK, W, YL, YOÂ* (Total: 24)
Band: 30m DL, GÂ* (Total: 2)
Band: 40m 9K, CT, DL, EA, EA8, EI, EW, F, G, GI, GJ, GM, GW, HA, HB, HS, I,
LA, LX, LZ, OE, OH, OK, ON, OZ, PA, SM, SV, UA, UA2, UR, VK, W, YLÂ* (Total:
34)
Band: 60m DLÂ* (Total: 1) ***
Band: 80m DL, E7, EA, EA8, EI, F, G, GI, GJ, GM, GW, HB, I, LA, LX, OE, OH,
OK, ON, OZ, PA, SM, SV, TA, UR, W, YL, YOÂ* (Total: 28)
Band: 160m DL, EA, F, G, GM, GW, HB, I, LA, LX, OE, OH, OK, ON, OZ, PA, S5,
SP, SV, UAÂ* (Total: 20)
Number of times reported on the following bands 80m: 26045, 160m: 25359,
40m: 16831, 20m: 742, 30m: 108, 60m: 6, 10m: 1

Number of times reported at following power in dBm 23: 69092



Member:Â* G3VJM

Countries (Entities) heard in = 16 , Band slots = 16

Countries:
Band: 20m DL, EA, EA8, ES, F, G, HB, I, LA, OE, OH, OZ, SM, UA, VE, WÂ*
(Total: 16)
Number of times reported on the following bands 20m: 276

Number of times reported at following power in dBm 23: 276



Member:Â* G3YSX

Countries (Entities) heard in = 54 , Band slots = 202

Countries:
Band: 6m GÂ* (Total: 1)
Band: 10m DL, G, OH, OZ, PAÂ* (Total: 5)
Band: 12m GÂ* (Total: 1)
Band: 15m 4X, DL, F, G, I, ON, PA, SV, UA, WÂ* (Total: 10)
Band: 17m 9K, DL, EA8, F, G, I, JA, LA, LX, ON, OZ, PA, SV, UA, UA9, UR,
VE, VK, WÂ* (Total: 19)
Band: 20m 4X, 9H, 9K, CU, DL, EA, EA8, ES, F, FG, G, GM, GW, HB, I, JA, LA,
LX, LZ, OE, OH, ON, OZ, PA, SM, SP, SV, SV9, TA, TI, UA, UA9, UR, VE, VK,
VU, W, YL, YO, ZLÂ* (Total: 40)
Band: 30m DL, EA, EA8, EW, F, G, GM, HB, I, LA, LX, LY, LZ, OE, OH, OK, ON,
OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV, SV9, UA, UR, VE, VK, W, YOÂ* (Total: 30)
Band: 40m 4X, 9K, DL, EA, EA8, EI, EW, F, FR, G, GI, GM, GW, HB, HS, I, LA,
LX, LZ, OE, OF, OK, ON, OZ, PA, SM, SV, TA, UA, UA2, UR, VE, VK, VU, W, YB,
YIÂ* (Total: 37)
Band: 60m DL, EA, F, G, GM, HB, LA, LX, OE, OZ, PAÂ* (Total: 11)Â* ***
Band: 80m DL, E7, EA, EA8, EI, F, G, GJ, GM, GW, HA, HB, I, LA, LX, OE, OH,
OK, ON, OZ, PA, SM, SV, TA, UA, UR, VE, VK, W, YL, YOÂ* (Total: 31)
Band: 160m DL, EA, F, G, GM, GW, HB, I, LA, LX, OH, OK, ON, OZ, PA, S5, SPÂ*
(Total: 17)
Number of times reported on the following bands 80m: 17913, 40m: 14852,
160m: 10546, 20m: 4315, 30m: 3492, 17m: 856, 60m: 716, 15m: 113, 10m: 31,
6m: 13, 12m: 7

Number of times reported at following power in dBm 37: 52854



Member:Â* G4ALH

Countries (Entities) heard in = 21 , Band slots = 21

Countries:
Band: 30m DL, EA, EA8, F, G, HB, I, LA, OE, OH, OK, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV,
UA, VE, W, YOÂ* (Total: 21)
Number of times reported on the following bands 30m: 2073

Number of times reported at following power in dBm 23: 2073



Member:Â* G4ANN

Countries (Entities) heard in = 18 , Band slots = 19

Countries:
Band: 10m OHÂ* (Total: 1)
Band: 20m DL, EA, ES, EW, F, G, GM, HB, I, LA, LZ, OE, OH, SM, SV, UA, UR,
WÂ* (Total: 18)
Number of times reported on the following bands 20m: 504, 10m: 1

Number of times reported at following power in dBm 23: 505



Member:Â* GX3WSC

Countries (Entities) heard in = 64 , Band slots = 214

Countries:
Band: 6m GÂ* (Total: 1)
Band: 10m DL, G, ON, OZÂ* (Total: 4)
Band: 12m DL, GÂ* (Total: 2)
Band: 15m 4X, DL, EA, F, G, I, LA, LX, ON, OZ, SV, WÂ* (Total: 12)
Band: 17m 9H, 9K, DL, EA, EA8, F, G, GM, HB, I, LA, LX, OH, ON, OZ, PA, SV,
UA, UR, VE, VK, WÂ* (Total: 22)
Band: 20m 4X, 8Q, 9H, 9K, CT, CU, DL, EA, EA8, ES, F, FG5, G, GI, GM, GW,
HB, HS, I, JA, LA, LX, OE, OH, OK, ON, OZ, PA, PY, SM, SP, SV, SV9, TI, UA,
UA9, UN, UR, VE, VK, VR, VU, W, ZLÂ* (Total: 44)
Band: 30m 5N, 9H, 9K, BV, DL, EA, EA8, EW, F, FG5, G, GJ, GM, GW, HB, I,
LA, LX, LY, LZ, OE, OH, OK, ON, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV, SV9, TA, UA, UA9,
UR, VE, VK, VP9, W, YO, ZL, ZP, ZSÂ* (Total: 43)
Band: 40m 4X, 5N, 9K, 9Y, DL, EA, EA8, EI, EW, F, G, GI, GM, GW, HB, HS, I,
LA, LU, LX, LZ, OE, OF, OK, ON, OZ, PA, PJ7, PY, SM, SP, SV, TA, TI, UA,
UA2, UR, VE, VK, VP9, VU, W, YB, YI, ZL, ZSÂ* (Total: 46)
Band: 60mÂ*DLÂ* (Total: 1) ***
Band: 80m DL, EA, ES, F, G, GM, I, LA, LX, OE, OH, ON, OZ, PA, SM, UR, W,
YLÂ* (Total: 18)
Band: 160m DL, EA, F, G, GM, GW, HB, I, LA, LX, OE, OH, ON, OZ, PA, S5, SP,
SV, UA, VK, WÂ* (Total: 21)
Number of times reported on the following bands 40m: 64098, 160m: 34767,
30m: 20761, 20m: 15012, 17m: 2451, 80m: 786, 15m: 185, 10m: 70, 12m: 36,
6m: 13, 60m: 2

Number of times reported at following power in dBm 37: 138181



Member:Â* M0TZZ

Countries (Entities) heard in = 57 , Band slots = 176

Countries:
Band: 4m GÂ* (Total: 1)
Band: 10m G, OHÂ* (Total: 2)
Band: 12m GÂ* (Total: 1)
Band: 15m 4X, DL, G, LX, OZ, SV, UA, UA9, WÂ* (Total: 9)
Band: 17m 9H, 9K, DL, EA8, F, G, I, JA, LA, ON, PA, SV, UA, UR, WÂ* (Total:
15)
Band: 20m 4X, 9H, CT, CU, DL, EA, EA8, ES, EW, F, FG5, G, GI, GM, HB, I,
JA, LA, LX, LZ, OE, OH, ON, OZ, PA, SM, SP, SV, SV9, TI, UA, UA9, UN, UR,
VE, VK, W, YB, YL, YOÂ* (Total: 40)
Band: 30m 9H, DL, EA, EA8, EW, F, G, GM, HB, I, LA, LX, LY, LZ, OE, OH, OK,
ON, OZ, PA, S5, SM, SP, SV, SV9, UA, UR, VE, VK, W, YO, ZL, ZSÂ* (Total: 33)
Band: 40m 9K, CT, DL, EA, EA8, EI, EW, F, G, GI, GJ, GM, GW, HA, HB, HS, I,
LA, LX, LZ, OE, OH, OK, ON, OZ, PA, PJ7, SM, SV, TA, UA, UA2, UA9, UR, VE,
VK, VU, W, YB, YIÂ* (Total: 40)
Band: 60m DLÂ* (Total: 1) ***
Band: 80m CT, DL, E7, EA, EA8, EI, F, G, GI, GJ, GM, GW, HA, HB, I, LA, LX,
OE, OH, OK, ON, OZ, PA, SM, SV, TA, UA, UA9, UR, VE, VK, W, YL, YOÂ* (Total:
34)
Number of times reported on the following bands 80m: 45636, 40m: 17560,
30m: 7899, 20m: 3922, 17m: 412, 15m: 230, 10m: 36, 12m: 20, 60m: 5, 4m: 1

Number of times reported at following power in dBm 37: 75719, 23: 2



Member:Â* M0WID

Countries (Entities) heard in = 28 , Band slots = 29

Countries:
Band: 10m OHÂ* (Total: 1)
Band: 20m 9Y, CT, CU, DL, EA, EA8, ES, EW, F, FG5, G, GM, HB, I, LA, OE,
OH, OZ, SM, SP, SV, UA, UA9, UR, VE, VK, W, YLÂ* (Total: 28)
Number of times reported on the following bands 20m: 1638, 10m: 1

Number of times reported at following power in dBm 23: 1639



Member:Â* M/VK5ZFJ

Countries (Entities) heard in = 22 , Band slots = 34

Countries:
Band: 20m DLÂ* (Total: 1)
Band: 30m DL, EA, F, GM, HB, I, LA, OE, OH, OK, OZ, SM, UAÂ* (Total: 13)
Band: 40m CT, DL, EA, EA8, EI, F, G, GI, GJ, GM, HB, I, LA, LX, OE, OH, ON,
OZ, PA, SMÂ* (Total: 20)
Number of times reported on the following bands 40m: 1847, 30m: 121, 20m: 3

Number of times reported at following power in dBm 27: 1881, 23: 90



Member:Â* VK6PG

Countries (Entities) heard in = 13 , Band slots = 14

Countries:
Band: 20m DL, EA, F, G, HB, I, JA, OE, VK, VR, W, YB, ZLÂ* (Total: 13)
Band: 40m VKÂ* (Total: 1)
Number of times reported on the following bands 20m: 1052, 40m: 32

Number of times reported at following power in dBm 37: 949, 33: 135



Number of observers that heard us = 1205

Total countries worked =Â* 67

Rejected Reports =Â* 12



PositionÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* Â*MemberÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â* SlotsÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â* Countries
1 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* GX3WSC Â*Â*Â*Â* 214 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 64

2 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* G3YSXÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*202 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 54

3 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* M0TZZ Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 176Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*57

4 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* G3RMK Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 110 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 42

5 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 2E0LFV Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 47 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 28

6 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* G3NZP Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 35 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 32

7 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* M/VK5ZFJ Â*Â* 34 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 22

8 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* M0WID Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 29 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 28

9Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*G4ALH Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 21 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 21

10 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* G4ANN Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 19 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 18

11 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* G3VJM Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 16 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 16

12 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* G0KCH Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 15 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 15

13 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* VK6PG Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 14 Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 13


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WSPR Contest - Change of Rules

Posted: 10 Mar 2017 12:28 AM PST
http://carc.org.uk/2017/03/10/wspr-c...ange-of-rules/


The Committee voted unanimously (6 present) last night that the rules be
amended slightly to only cover bands that can be worked by holders of all
thee classes of licence (Foundation, Intermediate, Advanced) in order to
level the playing field and stimulate competition. At present this only
affects entrants with 60m spots, and for a little while the results may
continue to include these due to the complexity of extracting the data.
Apologies for this late change, but we thought it only fair to those newer
to the hobby.


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Crawley Microwave Round Table Program 2016

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 03:24 AM PDT
http://carc.org.uk/2016/09/12/crawle...-program-2016/



Crawley Microwave Round Table Program


Sunday 18th September 2016


Again this year following we will be holding a heat for the UK Microwave
Group,

annual Project contest for the G3VVB trophy. Please do bring along your
constructed
equipment or project and enter. Entries do not necessarily need to have been
finished during the last year.Please note that the contest will also accept
software
entries as well as hardware. The winner of this round will go on to be
considered,
together with entries from all the other round tables over a year both
before
and after this event.
The morning will feature the usual ‘bring and buy’ sale, so if you have
something to

sell then please bring it along. The Crawley club also intend to sell the
majority of
the late Derek G3GRO’s microwave equipment at this event, although no
details
of the contents are currently available.
Mike G3LYP will be happy to bring any chip components from the UKuW Group

chipbank to you at the meeting. If you have a forthcoming project then why
not
contact Mike beforehand to place your orders,which are free for UKuW group
members.


The program this year as ever offers the microwaver something different –

come along and have a good chat, support the construction contest heat and
hear the talks.
Below is the finalised timetable:



10:00 Venue opens


12:00 UKuW Group Project contest round judging commences


12:30 Lunch (hot dogs and burger rolls etc and tea/coffee available)


13:30 Opening remarks by Chris G0FDZ and the results


of the Project contest heat


13:45 new Microwave Managers role – Barry G4SJH



14:15 A bodgers guide to building 24 GHz beacons John G4BAO



15:00 A ‘slab’ type mixer for 122 GHz – Chris G0FDZ


15:30 Break (tea and coffee available)


15:45 10GHz portable beacons – Andy G4JNT


16:30 End of meeting


The venue is the Crawley Amateur Radio Club’s hut


and directions can be found at:

http://www.carc.org.uk/find_us/directions.shtml


Please contact Chris G0FDZ for more info on





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IOTA Contest at CARC

Posted: 26 Jul 2016 09:41 AM PDT
http://carc.org.uk/2016/07/26/iota-contest-at-carc/


This weekend is the RSGB Islands on the Air (IOTA) contest. It runs from
1200UTC on Saturday for 24 hours on all the normal HF bands.

As a first for CARC Im proposing we try a 12 hour multi operator SSB entry
from the club.
Well be using the short contest call G3M which is allowed in this contest.

All club members are welcome to come along and have a go or just find out
what its all about.

Im expecting at most about 500 QSOs in the 12 hours so the rate wont be
frantic and should be within the abilities of everyone who fancies having a
crack.

Hope to see you there.

Mike, G0KAD


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About Us

Posted: 27 Jun 2016 03:39 PM PDT
/about


CARC is an Amateur Radio Club based in The Tilgate Recreational Area of
Crawley near to the K2 Sports Centre, whose members share a passion for
Amateur Radio. Amateur Radio is a hobby dating back to the early 1900s when
the radio communications and technology we take for granted today was
developed. Designed by individual hobbyists as well as Commercial
companies. Amateur Radio experimenters and operators were responsible for
many ground-breaking advances in radio communication, and who are still in
the forefront today.

In 1901 Marconi broadcast the first transatlantic radio signal between
Cornwall England and Newfoundland in Canada. He sent the letter ‘S’ in
Morse code, three short ‘dits’, It does surprise many that Morse code is
still widely used today. Audible tones are often the easiest thing for
human ears to hear weak signals above the static and noise of the
airwaves,this allows Morse code to remain a reliable method of
communication when others methods fail.

However Amateur Radio has moved way beyond the dits and dahs of the last
century, Mobile phones and Wireless internet connectivity have
revolutionised the world as we know it – both these technologies have
evolved from the original communication methods developed by Marconi, Hertz
and the other early radio pioneers. Amateur Radio too has exploded with
creativity. Nowadays, you’ll find Radio Amateurs talking directly to
Astronauts on the International Space Station, developing Software Defined
Radios techniques where solder, components and wire are replaced with lines
of computer code, using Amateur Radio satellites to communicate worldwide,
Television, travelling to obscure islands to set up radio stations or
entering the many competitions running frequently on the Amateur Bands.
Many Amateurs still build their own equipment with which they communicate
World Wide.

CARC members do all of this and more. Come and visit us to find out more.


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Find Us

Posted: 27 Jun 2016 03:37 PM PDT
/find-us


Our clubhouse and radio shack is: Â*Hut 18, Â*Tilgate Recreational
Centre, Â*Tilgate Forest, Â*Crawley, Â*West Sussex, Â*RH10 5PH. Tap here for a
map and detailed directions.