Cobham Sports and Social Club Ground, Merley, nr Wimborne, Dorset BH21 3DA. Talk in will be on S22. Doors open at 10am and admission is £4, which includes parking. There will be trade stands, a car boot sale. There will be a lecture stream during the day. Tony Baker, G3PFM, 07743 475 018, tbaker@tiscali.co.uk www.frars.org.uk.
A list of rallies can be found at http://rsgb.org/main/news/rall
Hi Roger,
ReplyDeleteI don't know if you have noticed but there seem to be almost no rallies in the south east of England anymore (where I live). Kempton Park cancelled, Eastbourne cancelled, No more Woburn Abbey rallies. I used to go regularly, but I havn't been to one for years. I don't like driving for hours anymore to get to the further away ones. I used to load up the rig and magmount and go /M for directions, but SatNav has changed all that.
The demise of my local Maplins too, means no more shopping for those useful 'clearance bargains' that I have later turned into useful projects.
Even my local radio club closed many years ago and I don't ragchew on topband anymore, partly because of my consistant S9+ noise levels. 2 metres seems to have no repeaters now and I don't hear anyone simplex anymore. WSPR now being my only mode of operation now.
I tried FT8 but it is not the same, making contacts and finding out things about the other operator used to be part of the fun.
Enough reminising. Times are changing.
73 Ken G4APB