Stockport Radio Society

SRS 2 Metre Net

2012-01-31T05:38:00.000-08:00

Dear All,

Just a note to say thank you for taking part in last nights 2m net M0SAV M1PTR G8HCB 2E0CFM M0TJU G6GUT G0RXA M6BBL and also M6ETN who is on the Intermediate course with SRS.

Look forward to the next time at the end of February look out for the e-mail for band and time etc.

Best 73 Alan G0ROW (aka G6UQ)

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Thank you, Alan... very entertaining, informative and well-managed. (I think you may have done the sort of thing, previously.) ;-)

73s.

Ed (2E0CFM)

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Hi Al

Thanks for chairing the SRS net again. Great night. Nice to hear Nigel M6BBL, Chris M6CCL and Rob M6ETN on air, shame Sarah M6KUH didn't join us.
That would have been a full house of intermediate students.
Till next time
73s Tony M0SAV

Old Timers' Honour Roll

2012-01-29T08:27:00.000-08:00

Whilst flicking through my copy of RADCOM, February 2012 edition there were a number of members callsigns which jumped out at me from the Old Timers' Honour Roll.

First of these was Harry G3LX who is almost top of the tree at 75 years. Harry is followed by Eric G3GMM @ 60 years, then our own callsign G6UQ @ 59 years and Barry G3PEK/VK2BJ @ 52 years.

Other local callsigns in the roll are Gordon Adams G3LEQ @ 55 years and Jim France G3KAF @ 50 years.

Introducing Digital Modes with Evan Duffield M0TJU

2012-01-19T12:46:00.000-08:00

Tuesday saw a pleasing number of members gather at Walthew House for this advertised presentation by Evan M0TJU.

I'm sure many of us have seen and heard about these modes previously, but Evan assisted by Tom M0DCG and Tony M0SAV who erected a suitable antenna, described three of the mode he uses on the air, RTTY, PSK31 and MFSK16.

A detailed and informative presentation of over an hour was followed after a coffee break with a practical demonstration. Using PSK31, QSO'd with stations in Croatia and Italy.

A fascinating evening which will have whetted the appetite of those attending to have a go and was a prelude to the shortly to be launched club project.

Evan M0TJU delivering his presentation.

Members studying the presentation. Chris G8HCB in the foreground.

Carsten G0SYP studies the presentation whilst Alan G0ROW and Pete M1PTR discuss Digital modes.

Evan M0TJU discusses digital modes with Steve G8YTP.

Time for the practical session.

Tom M0DCG watches on as Evan M0TJU works PSK.

Digital Amateur TV stream

2012-01-11T12:39:00.000-08:00

Hi all,

If anyone is interested in seeing what ATV is like I will be streaming Digital ATV content from GB3UD on Mow Cop. Well I'm trying to create some fellow interest...one of my new years resolutions is to do more in the hobby, but when it comes to ATV not too many play.

Approximately 28km away from my QTH on Mow Cop the GB3UD repeater is being received on 1.3185 Ghz via my PC Digital Satellite card (the same sort of PC card you would use for freesat satellite TV reception from sky tv's astra satellite free to air channels on 28.2 degrees). Those that send tv to GB3UD use 1.249 Ghz as the input frequency in order to have their TV pictures repeated.

Essentially the GB3UD repeater spits out an MPEG2 DVB broadcast stream using QPSK modulation. I decode this on the PC similair to freesat decoding but without a dish pointing to the satellite. You can also use a digital manually tunable satellite receiver to pick up DATV as well without the LNB/Dish. My antenna is a 35 element tonna for 23cm (technically 24cm) going virtually straight into the PC card with some low loss coax.

Anyway I will leave it relaying over the Internet for those that are interested in what it's all about.

GB3UD repeater now accepts analogue or digital in and gives digital out as it has now just switched from analogue to digital out.

Hence my next project which will be to build a digilite DATV transmitter kit, developed by the British Amateur Telivision Club http://www.batc.tv making use of the 23cm Power Amplifier I already built for my analogue transmission kit.

I'd be happy to talk to anyone who's interested in ATV. I've not been playing with ATV long but am happy to share the little bit I have gathered over the last few months. I don't know anywhere near as much as some of the old timer ATV guys though.. But the way I see it the more the merrier as not too many people round Manchester are very active. I plan to get more active as do some others I have spoken too. Just another asset to the hobby I guess.

P.S. most of the time you will be seeing a test card. I think Wednesday night their may be some activity, so I will try and keep the stream running for anyone who wants to see.

Here is the link:- http://justin.tv/g8hcb

For those that want to watch, please bear with the short advert at the start of the stream. Nothings for free!!! Also some of the picture quality is a bit scratchy when a weak or off beam signal is transmitting in analogue. And if nothing is happening much, theres another reason for me sending this email. Would be nice to see more on there.

73's

Chris
G8HCB

SRS 2 Metre Net

2012-01-09T12:38:00.000-08:00

Monday 30th January 2012

Using the club call G6UQ

19.30 utc on 145.375 + or - QRM

Please note no call will go out on the calling channel.

Please give us a call,

73, AL G0ROW

QUA Newsletter - December 2011

2012-01-09T12:28:00.000-08:00

The latest Edition of the SRS Newsletter is available to download.

January Update

AFS CW Contest

2012-01-09T12:12:00.000-08:00

The Affiliated Societies CW Contest took place yesterday afternoon between 2.00 and 6.00pm.

At least 5 SRS stations took part and will be making formal entries to the national competition.

Carston G0SYP 211 QSOs
Dave G0LZL 209 QSOs
Jay M0UNN 211 QSOs
Eric G3GMM ?? Unknown number of QSOs as he sends me a paper log!
Bernard G3SHF 211 QSOs.

Based on the above we will have 2 teams entering and the A Team will have a minimum of 8420 points claimed.

Last year we came 22nd with 6450 points.

8420 points would have given us 13th place out of 91 entries.

The overall view was that conditions and the number of UK stations available were down somewhat compared to last year.

So well done to all concerned and thank you for supporting SRS.

Next Saturday afternoon sees the AFS SSB contest between 2.00 and 6.00pm.
Rules can be found on

http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2012/rafs.shtml

I will be operating again... who else plans to be active from SRS?

All SRS members are encouraged to operate and enter the contest - there is no limit to the numbers of club members who can enter.

But please note if you do come on for a short while don't just give SRS operators QSOs as they will be penalised. Join in the fun and work as many stations as possible in the time you have available.

Regards

Bernard G3SHF

Intermediate Course - Day 2

2012-01-08T10:49:00.001-08:00

Students on the latest SRS Intermediate Course get to grips with the practical's.
Photo courtesy of Nigel M6BBL.

New Year Society Net

2012-01-04T11:59:00.000-08:00

The first club net of the new year got underway last night, Tuesday 3rd January 2012 hosted by our resident net controller Alan Gurnhill G0ROW.

The featured band this time was 2 Metres allowing some newer members to become involved and have a QSO with the club stations G6UQ, operated By Alan and M5MDX. operated by Pete M1PTR from his Poynton QTH.

Alan commented, thank you to all members that called in tonight G3SHF, G6GUT, M0SAV, M1PTR, M6CCL, M0TJU, 2E0CFM, G0UOE, and M6BBL. I look forward to the next time at the end January I hope. 73 Al.

Tony M0SAV commented,

Hi Al, Thank you for chairing the 2m club net, and thanks to Peter M1PTR for chairing M5MDX.

A great evening. Nice to hear Chris M6CCL and Nigel M6BBL on the air. Great to chat to club members you dont see a lot of. Sorry to hear of Bernard's G3SHF and Ed's 2E0CFM problems, no doubt will be fixed for next time round.

Looking forward to the next one.

Regards

Tony M0SAV

Happy New Year

2011-12-31T08:43:00.000-08:00

Wishing all our members a very happy new year.