Next meeting Friday 14th March 2025 at 20:00 online

Usual meeting on Friday 14th with chat about forthcoming events and a club project.

Link to be sent on the day as usual.

Incidentally, the Events calendar on our website https://www.m0xhs.uk/events/ has some links at the bottom that allow you to synchronise it with Outlook or Google or iCalendar so meetings will automatically appear in your normal calendar.  The online meeting is easy to do manually but the meeting at the school is harder as it’s the second Wednesday (12 days) after the online meeting.  Setting up synchronisation will make it much easier.

Meeting report Wednesday 26th February 2025

We had much the same radio setup as last month and Alastair achieved some success with his IC-705 and a length of wire but Dave and JJ spent some time configuring a new dedicated laptop and while we were able to receive plenty of FT8 before the bands shut down we were thwarted by the school firewall apparently blocking the ports used by PSKreporter and by an SWR problem with the DP-200 aerial or cable. The firewall also seems to be preventing HamClock from initialising so we’ll do some testing with VPNs between now and next meeting.

We welcomed another visitor who works nearby alongside two licenced amateurs who promise to attend when they’re able. He saw demonstrations of the radios and was given information about getting a Foundation licence.

Next Meeting Wednesday 26th February 2025 at William Morris Sixth Form annex

The evening will run from 7:00pm until 10:00pm, but the room will be available from 6:30 onward if anyone wants to arrive slightly earlier (e.g. to set up any kit).

People coming by car are encouraged to use the gated carpark (to avoid neighbours complaining about parking). The roads in the area tend to be very busy until at least 6:30pm, so don’t arrive too early.

To access the room (and car park) you will need to be let in through the security gates. Once you’re right outside the gate Just summon someone using your handheld on 145.500MHz. If you can’t use a radio for entry then contact us in advance and we’ll provide a mobile number you can call instead.  (One planned task is to figure out how to mount a wireless doorbell near the gate so it’s subtly accessible but won’t be abused or stolen.)

Wifi is available in the annex, which also features hot drink making facilities (you’ll need to bring your own cups and ingredients), toilet, and you can bring your own beverages, alcoholic or otherwise.

Don’t forget that the Events calendar on our website https://www.m0xhs.uk/events/ has some links at the bottom that allow you to synchronise it with Outlook or Google or iCalendar so meetings will automatically appear in your normal calendar. 

As usual check the Discord server for up to the minute info and email if you don’t have a Discord link.