CDARC CONTEST AND PORTABLE OPERATING OVER THE YEARS
NEW 2010
Please look at these 43 early photographs from the club records and let me know if you can provide any more information, or, if you know somebody who might, draw their attention to them. More photos to follow soon. Click on this text to view.
Welcome to the Cambridge & District Amateur Radio Club contesting and outdoor activities site. The club now has a professionally run web site at CLUB WEB SITE LINK. This site is very much a work in progress, there is a lot of material still to post. If you can help with more or can identify any of the people, especially from the early years then please contact me.
History of club members on the Canals and Inland waterways www.canals.dmkradio.net
Both sites are owned and maintained by David G6KWA, the content is Copyright © G6KWA. However material from the site may be used provided an acknowledgement is made. Some of the photographs were taken by others but it is believed that their sources have been acknowledged and that permission was given to post them on the site. Please contact me straight away if you feel this is not the case.
I have really enjoyed my time at CDARC and have been privileged to serve on several committees. I have been awarded the Granville Trophy 3 times for services to the club, oddly, the Davy lamp for a best talk and several of the special trophies over the years. My main role was to organise field and contesting weekends and social outdoor events, which I feel are at the heart of Club life.
The Cambridge area is very active with contest groups, many of their current members having been inspired by CDARC events.
CAMB-HAMS Granta Contest Group Cambridge University Wireless Society
G4ZAP/P the A1 Contest Group
- MAY
- JUNE
- RSGB 80m Club Championship. See www.cdarc.co.uk for details each month and/or visit Contest Committee
site and look at the Calendar along with other details of these great fun short contests. You will need the SD contest logging program, free from SD Contest
loggers by Paul EI5DI. OR - This year an on-line entry system has been arranged so entry in real time or after is really easy, again look at the RSGB contest site for details.
- We also hope to have some 10 ghz activity this year especially since the Bernie Boxes are starting to appear built and working.
- Throughout the year at short notice - 10 ghz get your Wideband equipment going before transition to narrow band and listen for the beacon activity Sunday afternoons, weather permitting, look out
for information on the club net (3.620 MHz 10.00 am and S22 Sunday 11.00 am local times), notice board etc.
- February to July
- RSGB 80m Club Championship. See www.cdarc.co.uk for details each month and/or visit Contest Committee
site and look at the Calendar along with other details of these great fun short contests. You will need the SD contest logging program, free from SD Contest
loggers by Paul EI5DI I would point out that if I can use this great program, then so can you. Please ask for help if you need it, your Chairman G8VCN will be pleased to try and help
with any computer problems.
- May 19.00 - 20.30 Z 5th SSB, 14th Data, 22nd CW
- June 2nd Data, 11th CW, 19th SSB
- July 7th CW, 16th SSB, 24th Data
- August to November
- MAY
- 10th - 11th Mills on-the-air, Cattells Mill Willingham
- JUNE
- JULY
Daniel M0ERA has produced an updated manual for our cluster station to take account of some VHF rule changes.Version 7 of the Cluster Manuel
- February - July
- MAY
- 12th & 13th Mills on-the-air Cattell's Mill Willingham
- JUNE
- 10th - Practical Wireless 2m Low Power
- 18th - Wimpole Fete HF operating day, a great family day out
- JULY
- AUGUST
- SEPTEMBER
- February - July
- RSGB 80m Club Championship. FINAL RESULT 28th out of 72 Clubs. Well done
- MAY
- JUNE
- JULY
- SEPTEMBER
- MAY
- JUNE
- JULY
- AUGUST
- SEPTEMBER
- MAY
- JUNE
- JULY
- 6th & 7th VHF NFD at contest site
- 18th Longstowe Picnic & HF play day
- SEPTEMBER