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Our favoured club contest is the RSGB SSB Field Day!

RSGB SSB Field Day 2009

5th and 6th September; 13.00 - 13.00 UTC
Call sign used - G0SRC/P
Operators - G4CRT, 2E0BGV, G7JHW, 2E0JQY, G1YBM, M5ACI, M6KIM

Many thanks to everyone that came along to support, set up camp, dismantled camp, kept us fed and watered, gave us 'power' or helped in any way. A great weekend. Thanks very much to all those who operated through the night, especially G4CRT and G7JHW!

Camp SDAWARG!

aerial...

toilet...

view...

G4CRT studying his notes...

2E0BGV making contact!

RESULTS...

The results for the SSB Field Day 2009 have now been published and can be found at the link below. The club finished 17th out of 22 in the open section. While not quite as good as our 2007 position, at least there were a few stations finishing below us.

(The 2008 event was cancelled due to severe local weather conditions)

http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/results/2009/ssbfd2009.shtml

Hopefully next year we will be able to persuade a greater number of club members to volunteer for contest operating along with a proper schedule. It can be difficult to maintain the pace with insufficient people; increased operators should provide better results.

Thanks to all involved, with a special mention for Jacqui (2E0JQY) who kept us supplied with sausages in buns and likewise.

Similarly to Peter (M1CNL) and Graham (G7WFK) without whose electrical expertise and trailer-towing efforts (respectively) the club would probably not have been able to partake!

A super effort all round!

RSGB SSB Field Day 2010

The 2010 SSB field day took place over the weekend of 4th/5th September 2010.

13.00 - 13.00 UTC

Further information from:

http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/rules/2010/rssbfd.shtml

Many thanks to all the supporters of the event this year...

Vic - M0VCS - transporting trailer and mast!

Lewis - G4CRT, Clarry - G4HIW , Bob - G7JHW, Peter - M1CNL, Graham - G7wFK, Jacqui - 2E0JQY, Dave - G0VVF and Kim - - 2E0KAH - for setting up!

Lewis, Robert - 2E0BGV, Bob, Dave, Gary - 2E0DAQ and John for operating and logging. Jacqui and Kim , for logging.

Bob, Dave, John and Gary for operating and logging through the night, whilst the rest of us slept all snuggled up in a nice warm bed!

Jacqui for keeping us supplied with hot food! (It was like running a truck stop!)

All those wonderful people above who managed to keep going and pack away!

Thanks so much!

Various images of camp SDAWARG!

Chatting chaps!

A typical operating pair! (Namely Robert and Lewis!!!!)

Results - 20th (but not last!!!!!) a tad disappointing to say the least...but we have a sneaky feeling that the electronic log wasn't set up correctly!!!!

It was - as usual - great fun!

RSGB SSB Field Day 2011

The 2011 SSB field day took place over the weekend of 3rd/4th September 2011.

13.00 - 13.00 UTC

Results available here...and we are very pleased to see that we came 13th with 140,980 points!!!!!!

During the final stages of operation, Lewis and Jacqui were ecstatic that we logged 500+ contacts, however, were disappointed to see that in the results log there's only 465!!!!! (We believe there were some errors made when logging change of bands during the night time operation!!!! Hard work when there's only 3 of you!!!!)

Supporters this year...

Lewis - G4CRT (our Chairman), Clarry G4HIW (assisting with the setting up of the event), Graham G7WFK (transporter of mast and trailer), Peter - M1CNL (electrical supplies, winch replacement and toilet facilities), Jacqui 2E0JQY (cooker of snap!), Isobelle and John G7KVZ.

Thanks to Lewis, Jacqui, Robert, Bob, Gary, Dave and John for operating and logging over the 24hours - a special vote of thanks must go to those night owls!!!!!

Site Manager! The site...a field in Repton... Mutley...our guard dog...relaxing... Crafty snap of the 'snap' tent!!!!

The team erect the tower... New winch test... This year's contest kit! There she blows... Camp G0SRC/P...