Dear club colleagues, some items that I trust will be of interest for you and your members.
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HF SSB FIELD DAY.
This weekend the 7th/8th Sept?is the HF SSB field day, which will be running at the same time as the 144Mhz Trophy contest. Some of the clubs in Kent plan to take part in these contests over?the coming weekend, lets hope we have good weather and positions in the results table.
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Rules for both of these contests can be found on the RSGB website; ? and? =
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REGIONAL BOUNDARIES.
In the latest RadCom you will have noted?changes of RSGB region for clubs in South London and Surrey, which are now in Region 10 - South and South East. Their are no changes to the RSGB regional boundaries for clubs with Kent postcodes, which remain in Region 12.
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TRAINING MATTERS.
This time I can report that the?Hilderstone club recently held an exam session?for four of its members,?two of whom sat the Intermediate and the other two the Advanced, all the candidates passed. Congratulations to all involved. Since beginning training last September, Hilderstone have achieved 100% success with eight candidates passing the Foundation, four the Intermediate and four at the Advanced level.
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More relevant perhaps for our clubs on the London border, Cray Valley are running an Advanced course beginning in January, with a two session maths primer later this month. They are also running a Foundation course on the 16th and 30th November. Details of all their courses can be obtained from
Chris@...?
West Kent ARS are also running a Foundation course on the 21st September and the 5th of October. Details from
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RSGB CENTENARY.
I'm pleased to report that the G100RSGB Centenary station hosted by Darenth Valley and Hilderstone clubs, were well supported by their members and friends, and had a very credible presence on the bands with voice and CW operations.
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Hosting the station took a lot of planning and preparation as well as oversight on the day to ensure that the operation worked as planned. Running such events, like with any special event station?is a challenge and provides experiences, which I'm sure members of both clubs will be have learned from for their future events.
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Thank you to the members of Darenth Valley and Hilderstone for ably representing amateurs and club members of Kent in this national event.
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The G100RSGB leader board has five members of the West Kent ARS shown?in the rankings, how is your club doing?
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As a reminder, the RSGB are encouraging clubs and individuals to enter the?Centenary construction challenge, the cut-off for registering is the end of September. Further details can be found on the RSGB website at;
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RAYNET.
We have active RAYNET groups covering Kent who are individual members of the Kent Resilience Forum. Throughout the year the groups assist Kent County Council with exercises, and also?support local fund raising charity events. The demand for RAYNET assistance continues to grow, and it needs additional volunteer radio amateurs to maintain its work.
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If you or someone you know might be able to help, contact details of your local group can be obtained from ??or ? Alternatively email
countycontroller@...
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73 Keith - G4JED
RSGB Region 12 DRM - Kent
