Contests
SSB Field Day 2025
On the 6th & 7th September 2025 SADARS GX3SAD/P embarked on the RSGB SSB Field Day 2025. We arrived at 10am to set up in a field near letchworth hertfordshire where we setup the tent and antenna system. The contest started at 2pm BST on the 6th September and went on until 2pm BST on …
CW NFD 2018
NFD 2018 Report 23rd JuneHaving pre tested the antenna a few days before and found all ok, 260ft doublet, we came on site at1300 to erect the station. There was myself, Tom, Fred and Phil, with other club members. WX fineand warm and all went well, and we were ready at 1500. The rig was …
CW NFD 2017
SADARS report for NFD 17. This year NFD was on the 3/4 th of July and we operated from 16.00 to 0100.We all arrived on site to erect the antenna and station at 1300, that was me Ron G4DDX, Tom G4BYE, Fred G0MDR, and Phil G4GNK who were the operators. Also Keith G4KGP, Roger M6RIZ, …
CW NFD 2016
We all met at around 12am to install. With the help of many members we installed an inverted V at 10metres and the tent of Martin’s like a wigwam which went up very easily by 14:30. Wx overcast but no rain and little wind, perfect. Operators were G4DDX, G4BYE,G4GNK and G0MDR We used clubs IC756pro11 …
CW NFD 2015
From the PYO. Thanks everyone for the photos.
CW NFD 2014
From the PYO. Thanks Ron and Phil for the photos.
SSB Field Day 2013 – G3SAD/P
From the Top Field at PYO. Thanks Richard for the photos.
Low Power Field Day 2013
RSGB Low Power Field Day – (At the Gravely fruit farm overflow car park)
IOTA 2013
Islands On The Air – G2R – From the Resource Centre
IOTA 2012
Islands On The Air 2012 – From the club station using the clubs G2R contest call.
Low Power Field Day 2012
Low Power Field Day – CW on 40 & 80 meters. Ron was running 2.5 Watts from his FT817. He had been there since about 9am and after setting up had done about 50 by 12.30pm. It goes on until 5pm.
CQ WW SSB 2006
CQ WW SSB Contest 28/29 October 2006. We had a great weekend. We agreed to do the event for 24hrs of the 48hr contest. We started at about 10:00 on Saturday and finished at 09:00 (clocks went back an hour) on Sunday. Some of the tougher members stayed all night, not me, need my beauty …
PW Low Power Contest 2005
The PW 144 MHz QRP Contest on Sunday 12th June 2005 was another great day out.We arrived at Deacon Hill at around 09.00 the weather was fine. It looked like we were going to have good luck as long as the rain stayed away. It was a bit windy when we got to the top …
CW NFD 2003
G3SAD/P in RSGB National Field Day 2003 – Low Power Section By Paul G0WAT Background After lasts years success in the RSGB’s NFD (we came 4th!) Ron G4DDX, Tom G4BYE and I decided to give it another go this year. We were lucky last year as the RSGB were running the 6 Metre Trophy Contest …
CQ WW WPX CW 2003
GX3SAD in CQ WW WPX CW 2003 The club last took part in this contest last in 2001 where we achieved a creditable 1005 contacts for 863,226 points. We felt that this was a reasonable score considering we were only using 100w and an assortment of wire and vertical antenna’s. After a bit of a …