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Posts within the last year

Warm reception for microwaves

For those who reserve microwaves for cooking, the visit to the Pie Hall by Peter Day, G3PHO, came as a revelation. He's a renowned speaker and writer on life above 1,000 MHz, and nearly 20 members
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Three members join club on QRP night

Two SSB and three CW transceivers were on show at the club's QRP night at the Pie Hall on February 17. Robert, G8BUN, brought MKARS80 Pic-a-star rigs that he and his wife Mary had made. As this was
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Top Band ops needed

Club members are invited to take part in the Worked All Britain 160m contest on Saturday January 30. A group will be running at station at Cartworth Moor under the callsign G6CD and operators are n
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QRP evening

Flea power will be the subject of the meeting on Wednesday, February 3. Members are invited to bring along QRP rigs to the Pie Hall for a discussion on low power communication. Some of our members w
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Club Calls Contest

Richard M0RBG gave an informative presentation on the RSGB Club Calls contest. The meeting was well attended and we hope to have good support from members for this contest. Brian also outlined detai
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Club wins contest section

Denby Dale ARS came first in the multi-operator portable section of the Worked All Britain 144MHz QRP phone contest. The station, operated by Richard M0RBG and Robert M0PIE, scored 5,760 points, usi
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Members log on

Members enjoyed an entertaining talk and demonstration at the Pie Hall on computer logging by Richard, M0RBG. The purpose, he said, was not to rate one software product above another, but to show the
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Check your rig with our equipment

Our meeting at the Pie Hall on February 17 will have two themes. Members can bring their rigs and other items to be checked with the club's sophisticated equipment. And there will be a short demonst
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Operators needed to work G4CDD on 80m on Wednesday

The club is looking for stations to work the club station, G4CDD, on Wednesday February 17. If any members can't make the meeting at the Pie Hall we'd be grateful if they would make a sked on CW, an
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Book seats now for Blackpool rally

The club is arranging a minibus for the Blackpool Rally at the Norbreck Hotel on Sunday, April 11. A passenger list has opened and members are advised to book early for this popular event. Because of
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Look out your old radio pictures

Members are invited to submit photographs of radio events past and present for the picture section of this website. At present all images are gathered on one page, but we may look at creating separate
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Iceland amateurs to use 70MHz

Four metres is becoming more international by the month. Radio Amateurs in Iceland this month were granted temporary experimental access to 70 MHz and also to the 500 kHz band. Certain classes of lice
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Club applies for grassroots grant

An application for a £900 grant for a portable station has been made by the club. The Community Foundation For Calderdale oversees the distribution of grants to voluntary groups in Kirklees. It is
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Thought for the day

In days of old, when ops were bold, and sidebands not invented, The word would pass, by pounding brass, and all were well contented
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Switched-on talk about power

Christian, M0KLF, gave an informative talk on power supplies at the Pie Hall meeting on Wednesday. He offered clear explanations of the workings and relative merits of linear and switch-mode supplies.
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Easy DX up for grabs in contest

Keen to work V51, ZS1, 5X1, 3B9 or VU2? Then don't miss the Commonwealth CW contest on March 13-14. It's an easy way to work DX as the objective is for operators from Commonwealth countries to contact
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New home for George's tower

The 60ft tower and three-element HF beam owned by our late president George Grayson are to be removed from his Almondbury garden and transferred to the QTH of Mike Holding G0OHD at Cartworth Moor. T
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From spiders to Rochdale in quest to go portable

Keen operator Richard M0RBG decided to venture outdoors and work portable. But only after he'd carried out extensive research into the best kit for the job. Last Wednesday, he explained what had led
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Robert piles on the points in club calls contest

New member Robert G8BUN (aka M0JRB) scored a spectacular 155 in the SSB leg of the RSGB Club Calls Contest. Denby Dale ARS was 33rd place in the table up to March 10, reports Richard M0RBG. The next
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Phil and Gerald uplifted

G4FSQ and g3sdy managed to fit the additional fibreglass support near the cetre of the Pie HAll HF antenna - lifting it clear of the roof. A tree branch had to be surgically removed too. We now have t
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Golden moment for club vice-president Brian G0BFJ

Congratulations to our vice-president Brian G0BFJ who celebrates his Golden Wedding this weekend. Brian, a dedicated committee member of Worked All Britain, has been a member at Denby Dale, in a vari
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Bill and Martin join the Sunday net

It was good to welcome G0PLG and M0EHL to the Sunday morning net. Bill, a committee member for many years, was using a handheld from his Honley QTH. Explaining his infrequent appearances on air, he sa
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Minibus details for Blackpool Rally

The club minibus will leave Huddersfield Technical College car park for the Blackpool rally at 9am on April 11. There will be prior pick-ups in Skelmanthorpe and Shelley. Further details from Gerald G
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Brisk bidding at spring auction

Bidding was brisk at the Pie Hall on Wednesday night in the club's spring auction. Goods registered for sale included three Yaesu transceivers, an Eddystone receiver and some high-quality power suppli
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New Icom 706 has its first outing

THE Icom IC-706MkIIG bought with the recently awarded £900 community grant had its first airing on two metres at Golcar Lily Day on Saturday. It was in use at the brewery where operators had to conte
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QRP king George Dobbs to visit club

George Dobbs, G3RJV, founder and secretary of the GQRP Club, has accepted an invitation to visit our club.GQRP is the world’s largest QRP organisation and George, a retired Anglican priest, also edi
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Club receives grant cheque for £900

Vice-president Brian G0BFJ and president Lew G4HKY accepted cheque for £900 on behalf of the club at a ceremony at the Galpharm Stadium. The grant, given by Kirklees Council as part of a community ca
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Valves light up vintage evening

Valve radio sets were among items on display at our vintage evening at the Pie Hall. More than 20 members and guests gathered to inspect books, manuals, magazines and memorabilia from the 1960s. Also
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Jim and Matthew win a handheld

Tension mounted at our spring auction. Who would win the main raffle prize: a two-metre handheld, donated by Lee Marsh of Lam Communications? Auctioneer Gerald pulled out the winning ticket which belo
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Ian takes steps to activate Whitby

Ian M0IAA, a keen pharologist, has suggested that club members activate Whitby lighthouse on Friday and Saturday, August 21 and 22. Several members have expressed interest in this excellent idea which
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Members rally to a sunny Blackpool

Members enjoyed a good day in Blackpool at the Northern Amateur Radio Societies Association rally at the Norbreck hotel. The minibus, driven by Gerald G3DDY was well supported as the resort enjoyed fi
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Spring auction raises £263

Interesting items, strong raffle prizes and hot beef sandwiches helped to raise a total of £263 at the spring auction. Sales of goods raised £192, the raffle contributed £58 and £13 came from the
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Tanks for the memories



Dick G0BPS, an officer of the G-QRP Club, has been telling of an occasion some years ago when he was operating at a special event station 
near Dover. He was called and asked: "Is the propagat
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Geoff opens the lock on waterways

Geoff G0PFH and his wife lived on a narrowboat for about three years, travelling to many parts of the inland waterways system. At our meeting this week he presented a slideshow featuring numerous loca
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Going round in circuits

Constructors in the club will be interested to study a circuit diagram that's been published on the internet. A prize for the first person to work out exactly what it is. It can be found at http://xkc
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Ops sought for mills and beer stations

Operators are needed for two stations being run by the club this month. Our Mills on the Air weekend, as usual, will be at Thwaite MIlls, Stourton, Leeds, and help is required for Saturday and Sunday,
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Club first again in top band contest

Denby Dale has won the multi-operator fixed UK section of the WAB top band contest for the second year running. Using the callsign G4CDD, Denby Dale gained 61480 points, well in front of the runner-
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Why Gerald is the toast of the Pie Hall

It's the meeting the internet has been buzzing about. Next Wednesday Gerald G3SDY will lead a discussion at the Pie Hall on antenna tuning units. He will talk about the merits of auto atus versus manu
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Two new rigs on way from Kenwood

Two new amateur radio transceivers have been announced by Kenwood: the TS-590S and TH-D72. The TS-590S - a provisional name - is an HF/50MHz all-mode rig featuring a 32-bit floating-point DSP. Kenwoo
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Advanced exam date for May

Keen to upgrade to M0? Wakefield and District Radio Society will run an advanced licence exam on Thursday, June 17, starting at 18:30. External candidates are welcome and should contact chairman, Ken
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College closes its radio courses

The radio club at Kirklees College, formerly the Technical College, has closed. Training for amateur radio exams, which was delivered by Denby Dale club members, has also halted. Mark M0DZR, who reviv
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Astronauts transmit slow scan TV

Radio Amateurs on the International Space Station will transmit slow scan TV pictures on 145.800 MHz today. Transmissions in Robot-36 mode will be from 12:45 to 16:00 UTC. Previous activations of the
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Club features in the Examiner

An illustrated feature about the club, its history and activities, appeared in the Hudderfield Daily Examiner on Saturday. It follows our recent successful application for a £900 community grant.
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Keen to get started on four metres?

In an effort to stimulate activity on four metres, Gavin G0LGB has converted some Philips LM40-LOGO sets. He says: "The idea of buying them to convert was to try to keep them local and get a bit more
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Famous five do well at Cartworth Moor

Poor conditions on 80m did not deter club members from battle in the Worked all Britain LF contest today. After four hours of operating, 114 stations had been worked on 80m and 40m – a good total be
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Busy weekend on the air for members

GB2TMI, the club's Mills on the Air station at Thwaite Mills, Leeds, got off to a strong start with 25 QSOs logged by noon on Saturday. Ian M0IAA, Brian M0GDJ and George M3VBP began on 80m before tryi
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Volunteers needed to operate GB2HS

Honley Show is only two weeks away so volunteers are invited to help set up on Friday, June 11, and to operate the special event station GB2HS the following day. This is the club's first appearance at
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GB2WHL registed for Whitby activation

Ian M0IAA reports that Andy M0GGR has booked the callsign GB2WHL for the lighthouse weekend at Whitby and registered it with ILLW. He asks potential volunteers to keep the dates of August 21 and 22 cl
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Planning meeting for World War II weekend

The club will run a station at the Second World War event this weekend at Thwaite Mill, Leeds. Ian M0IAA says: "We'll be having a planning meeting this Wednesday at the club, so please come along, and
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