Last year’s programme of events
-- The programme for 2010 will appear here as soon as details are confirmed -- |
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| Saturday 10 October 2009 |
| Time |
Operating &
DXing |
Technical |
VHF & up |
A |
B |
| 09.00 |
Welcome |
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09.15
CTU Welcome |
09.15
CTU Welcome |
| 09.30 - 10.15 |
0930-0955 ZD8UW Ascension by Tom Heritage M0TJH
0955-1020 "On-line Discoveries (or Secrets of the Database)" by Roger Balister G3KMA |
Supersonics, RF Harmonics, Digital Electronics and Teddy Bears: A Near Space Adventure, Ed Moore M0TEK and Fergus Noble M0NBL |
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Contesting for Beginners, Lee Volante, G0MTN |
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| 10.15 |
Coffee |
| 10.45-11.30 |
1045-1110
P29NI Papua New Guinea Island Operations by Derek Cox G3KHZ 1110-1135
K9AJ/VY0 by Mike McGirr K9AJ |
Soldersmoke, Bill Meara, N2CQR, CU2JL, M0HBR, Author of "Soldersmoke - A Global Adventure in Radio Electronics" |
10.15-11.00 St Kilda VHF DXpedition, Howard Bradfield & the Five Bells Group, G0VTL |
Building a Successful Contest Station, Tim Duffy, K3LR |
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| 11.45-12.30 |
"KL7DX and KL7RRC - Second Discovery of Alaska" by the Russian Robinson Club Team |
International Beacon Project, Leslie Butterfields, G0CIB |
11.15-12.00 SOTA - Shacks with a view... and a great take off! Marc Tinkler G0AZS |
Introduction to Propagation and Antenna Applications, Steve Nichols, G0KYA & Steve Knowles, G3UFY |
Field Day & Portable Contesting, Dave Lawley, G4BUO |
| 12.30 |
Lunch |
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12.30-13.00
Moonbounce - a non-technical practical talk for beginners, David Hilton-Jones, G4YTL |
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| 13.45-14.30 |
ARRL News, Old QSL Quiz, Solar Cycle 24, Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA |
UKSMG AGM |
Hints on Working More Sporadic E on 2 Metres, Dave Edwards, G7RAU |
SO2R Technology & Techniques, Don Beattie, G3BJ |
DXpedition Contesting, John Warburton, G4IRN |
| 14.45-15.30 |
K5D Desecheo Island, Bob Allphin K4UEE |
The Joy of Six - Welcome to 50MHz, Robin Burrows-Ellis, M1DUD, OZ3RE |
Practical High Voltage Power Supplies, Ian White GM3SEK |
Getting Started in RTTY Contesting, Roger Cooke, G3LDI |
Hints & Kinks for Contesters, Justin Snow, G4TSH |
| 15.30 |
Tea |
| 16.00-16.45 |
FH/Mayotte, Phil Whitchurch, G3SWH |
ATU, Peter Chadwick, G3RZP |
An SDR for the VHF bands - without a Transverter, Grant Hodgson, G8UBN |
CTU Short Groups:
Getting Started in Contesting, Lee Volante, G0MTN
Station Design, Paul Beecham, G6PZ |
CTU Short Groups:
Antennas & Propagation, Steve Nichols G0KYA & Steve Knowles G3UFY
The IOTA Contest, Don Field, G3XTT |
| 17.00-17.45 |
Cloud Warmer or Daisy Cutter! Using elevation data to model antenna gain enhancement due to local terrain, Alan Hydes G3XSV |
5MHz Forum, John Gould G3WKL |
Achieving DXCC at Microwave, Sam Jewell, G4DDK |
CTU Short Groups:
Contest Adjudication: Behind the Scenes, Jim Martin MM0BQI
CQWW Contest and WRTC, Roger Western G3SXW
18.00
CTU Certificate presentation & final words |
CTU Short Groups:
Operating Techniques, Chris Tran ZL1CT/GM3WOJ
VHF Contesting, Andy Cook, G4PIQ |
| Sunday 11 October 2009 |
| Time |
Operating &
DXing |
Technical |
VHF & up |
Stream C |
| 09.00-09.45 |
WSPR Propagation, Steve Nichols, G0KYA |
Ham Radio Deluxe 5.0, Simon Brown, HB9DRV |
The Future of Amateur Radio, a Marketing Ideas Forum, Alan Messenger G0TLK |
HF Contest Forum, Don Field G3XTT |
| 10.00-10.45 |
EMC - An update on the threat of PLT, John Pink G8MM |
SDR-RADIO.com Console. A high-performance 160m to 10m receiver for 50 pounds, Simon Brown HB9DRV |
2009 "My First Year on 4 Metres" by an HF DXer, Alex Gartshore GD3UMW |
HF Contest Trophy presentations, Don Field, G3XTT |
| 10.45 |
Coffee |
| 11.15-12.00 |
YS1G - ElSalvador expedition, Michael Wells G7VJR |
HF Forum, John Gould, G3WKL |
Always Take the Weather With You, Jim Bacon, G3YLA |
Beginners, Brian Reay G8OSN |
| 12.15-13.00 |
K5D Desecheo Island (2), Bob Allphin, K4UEE |
D-Star, Darren Storer, G7LWT |
Let's (not) Do The Time Warp Again, Chris Bartram, GW4DGU |
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| 13.00 |
Lunch |
| 14.00-14.45 |
VP8YL Falkland Island YL DXpedition, Liz Jones M0ACL/VP8YLB |
K5D Desecheo Island, Bob Allphin K4UEE (re-run of yesterday's talk) |
VHF Contesting - A Personal View from the Hill Top, Nigel Wilson, G4VVZ |
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| 14.45-15.30 |
Raffle draw |
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The Loop Fed Array Yagi - its benefits explained for VHF user, Justin G0KSC |
VHF Contest Forum, Peter Lindsay, G4CLA |
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