Sunday 11th May 2024 – GB4CDW 2025 Team
G3YHV, G4DVV, G4FKA, G4NAQ and G4KKU on the mic for a pleasant few hours on Durdham Downs. Guest visits from G3TZA & XYL on bikes and G4FRO on foot..
Friday 3rd May 2024 – DF Device Construction Night
Right – G8KGH, Toni, M1EPX, G4KKU out of view, Left – G0OER, G1YOY and the back of G3YHV.
Friday 17th May 2024 – SARC Barometer Construction Night 2
G3SJI & G4NKT undertaking the Barometer build and new options added following requests from club members.
Sunday 12th May 2024 – GB4CDW
Despite awful band conditions we managed to put GB4CDW on the air and worked 35 stations mainly on 40m from Clifton Downs using an IC-7300, LifePo battery, Sotabeams pole & an EFHW. Thanks to all those who managed to work us !
Friday 3rd May 2024 – SARC Barometer Construction Night
Construction evening for the 2024 project for the shack digital barometer/temperature project.
Saturday 9th September 2023 – CHOTA from Kingston Seymour Church
Friday 11th August 2023 – Dummy Load Testing
Dummy load testing results
Dummy Load Testing Results
| Model | Owner | Resistance Benchmark | Max Reliable Frequency | SWR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Termaline 1Kw | G3YHV | 53 Ω | 600 MHz | 1.06 |
| Aerial Facilities DL-150W | G4NAQ | 50.7 Ω | 400 Mhz | 1.19 |
| Weltz DL-1000 | G3TKF | 47.2 Ω | 270MHz | 1.19 |
| MFJ-264 | G4NKT | 49.1 Ω | 100MHz | 1.18 |
| Opek DL-60W | G4NKT (G4OTJ) | 51.4 Ω | 600MHz | 1.06 |
| ? | G1RWT | 51.9 Ω | 400MHz | 1.1 |
| Toyo T-200 | M0KMI | 47.9 Ω | 150MHz | 1.06 |
| ? | G8NQO | 50.7 Ω | 400MHz | 1.07 |
| Opek DL-60W (1) | G3TKF | 50 Ω | 400MHz | 1.12 |
| Opek DL-60W (2) | G3TKF | 50.7 Ω | 400MHz | 1.17 |
| ? | G0CJG | 54.7 Ω | 400MHz | 1.22 |
| Home Brew | G4DVV | 63 Ω | 63MHz | 1.03 |
| ? (round) | G0OER | 51.8 Ω | 400MHz | 1.24 |
| ? (other) | G0OER | 51 Ω | 400MHz | 1.25 |
| Termaline 250w | G8KGH | 52.1 Ω | 600MHz | 1.2 |
| 8080? | G8KGH | 51.9 Ω | 400MHz | 1.24 |
| Weltz CT15A | G8KGH | 55 Ω | 600MHz | 1.14 |
Saturday 22nd August 2023 – G3YHV 70
Members of SARC at Colin’s 70th birthday event.
August 2023 RadCom
Photos from the event on page 82.
Sunday 14th May 2023 – Mills on the Air
Photos from the event here.
Friday 12th May 2023 – Portable Antenna Event
Photos and results are available from here
Saturday 9th September 2023
SARC will be participating in the WACRAL event CHOTA again this year. For the last few years the club operated from Tickenham Church but due to a clash of events we will now be operating from Kingston Seymour Church near Clevedon/Yatton.
Saturday 10 & Sunday 11th June 2023 – Dig for Victory
SARC will be operating the special event call GB4DFV at the North Somerset event “Dig for Victory“. Club members will be operating and demonstrating WWII radio equipment as well as some modern equipment to show how radio equipment has evolved.
Sunday 23rd April 2023 – Club Hike
On Sunday 23rd April club members hiked from Tickenham Village Hall to Clevedon over Cadbury Camp. Armed with handhelds we were able to listen to the RSGB news broadcast and unusually from the Tickenham area contact some club members north of Bristol on the club net. Following the event members enjoyed a Sunday roast lunch in a Clevedon pub.
Saturday 25th Feb – TS Enterprise Maintenance
Friday 13th Jan – Brompton Conversion
A non-radio related evening upgrading a Brompton bike with a battery conversion.
