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ffiil?#i*T.,$rifi:m*?L*Hritl:rf;'''"Also starting soon is the "Contesting Season", as I like tothink about it with PW QRP, VHF Field Day and also.IOTA As I write this, there is nothing to report on what has hap_from Tiree' There has been lots of talk and preparatil rol pened over the month but by the time you read this cambellTiree, which really has to be done, but we

-u,t| T' *F* o nteverviu have given his talk on "Home security'' which

about the other contests particularly vHF Field pa,y on1 t u* *., wil have been very interesting and informative.thing that has come out of the Tiree organisation,isfinding 9d ft,u*r cambell on behalf of us all for taking the time and ef-who is going and who is not as this has enabled operating f"J i" gir" the talk it really is appreciated.rota's to be produced which at the end of the day does give - - -- Q

everyone a "play at radio" but as important, a well earned rest. ,.The question is who is interested and who is definite about I o the future, this month's sees us have our annual DF night,taking part during \{HF Field Day? Can you spare a couple of Friday 19s. Starting of from the Ship Inn car park (east) athours? Whatever the answers can you let me know. This year 19:00. This is a real fun night and has produced many funnywe will be operating on ?Ocms, 2IvI, and 4M on the Saturday stories over the years that we have done it so come on folksand 6M on the Sunday, basically 3 stations will be on the go. come along and join in I can assure you, you will have fun.If you haven't done any contesting why not come and give it a @y the way DF'ing is not as easy as you think).try you may just like it. I do admit it is like the "old" CW sce-nario you either love it or hate it. I DO LOOK FORWARDTO YOI]RRESPONSES.

Whut has struck me just recently is that we take part in lotsof activities particularly up the hills but what happens if some-

Thut', it then a couple of things for you all to think aboutand give some sort of reply enjoy the newsletter and we willsee you all on DF night.

Bob GM4UYZ

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Whut has struck me just recently is that we take part in lots of activities particularly up the hi1ls but what happens if someonegot hurt. Do we have anyone who can administer First Aid? A serious question I thought? To this end I have been doing somebackground work on finding out about First Aid Courses. Is does not just apply to us but to everyone in our family so if theywant to take part then they would be most welcome (I must add it is for 16 years old and older as there are separate coursesfor below that age).

I haue written to both the St Andrews Ambulance and the British Red Cross to see what they can offer. The replies are as fol-lows:

British Red Cross2 hour Life Support (with attendance voucher) €10 per person plus VAT4 hour Save A Life (with a card of commendation) f,15 per p€rson plus VATNote: This reply was by letter.

St Andrews Ambulance2 hour CPR f 10 per person (f 100 minimum chargeJ Maximum 12 people on the training.4 hour Basics on First Aid S15 per person (S150 minimum charge) Maximum 12 people on the training.(The minimum charge means that we need to have l0 people on the course)Note: This reply was by telephone.

Ann yOU INTERESTED ? and if so can you let me know and I can go ahead and start putting the organising of it together.I think f 15 for the Basics on First Aid is a small price to pay to leam how to help someone, not just a club member but it couldbe someone in your familyI am really serious about this event so please do not let the normal apathy reigns scenario prevail, please think aboutit andgive me your response

Bob GM4UYZ

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I have been approached for the Radio Club to put on demonstration days at both the Port Seton and Haddington Gala Days.

Port Seton Gala Day - Saturday 3'd June.Haddington Gala Day - Saturday l2*August

I think these are worth while doing and have said that we will take part. I know we have done a few of these events in thepast and the interest shown is ZERO. Like yourselves I have often thought why bother, but then I think that well we might just"reach" someone one day and if we manage that then we have made a gfeat achievement. I also ask myself, how do we reallylet the public know about our hobby, it is very diffcult, and let us be honest the demonstration station is as good as any. Iknow that there are drawbacks in the sense that they, the public, just can not talk to who ever we contact. That is not our faultbut by the way that our license dictates. Maybe one day it will change but until then we can only demonstrate.

At the above events Landels GM4XZZ is hoping to demonstrate slow scan so hopefully that might draw peoples attentionrather than someone talking into a microphone. This raises the question in my mind, what do you think we should put togetherfor these types of events? Any ideas? There must be something, which we can use to draw "Joe public".

Let us go and get some new recruits for this marvellous hobby of ours.Bob GM4UYZ

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Apologies from me for the somewhat condensedNewsletter this month but this is due to the holi-day season being upon us. I hope to bring you alarger version for June and as usual would begrateful for any input from any member.

Ron GM4IKU

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POND HALL CAR PARK PORT SETON Grid Ref NT408 759ORDNA}ICE SURVEY LANDRANGER MAP NO,66

Entry Fee : f I:00 PER PERSON, TO BE DONATED TO TI{E BRITISH HEARTFOLINDATION.

Frequencv . 145.275MfIa FM, \'ERTICALPOLARISATION

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Hunt Area : TI{E FOX WILL BE LOCATED WITHIN THE AREA ON ORDNANCESURVEY LANDRANGER MAP NO.66 BOUNDED BY THE FIRTH OFFORTH TO TI{E NORTH, TIIE EDGE OF OS LANDRANGER MAP

No.66 TO THE EAST, THE LINE JOINING GRID REF. NT400700 and NT400 760 TO TliE WEST. A SMALL MAP SHOWTNG

THIS AREA. WILL BE ISSIJED TO ALL COMPETITORS AT T}IESTART.

TX Times : TRANSMISSIONS BY THE FOX WILL BE 30 SECONDS E\aERY5 MINUTES. T}TE FIRST TRANSMISSION BEGINNING AT

7:00PM, FOLLOWING TRANSMISSION TIMES WILL BE 7.07PM,7:lOPM, ..etc. THE FINAL TRANSMISSION WILL BE AT

8:45PM AND WILL REVEAL TI{E LOCATION OF THE FOX ANDTHAT OF THE POST HTJ}IT MEETING.

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TXBan : NO TRAI'{SMISSIONS, OTIIER TI{AN THOSE OF TFIE FOX,SHOULD BE MADE ON T}M HUNT FREQUENCY AT ANY TIME

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Yacate : ONCE A TEAM HAS FOLrt{D T}m FOX T}mY SHOITLD LEAVE TmIMMEDIATE AREA AND SHOLII-D NOT TRANSM]T ON ANY

FREQLTENCY WHILE IN TFIE VICINITY OF TFIE FOX.

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AT ANY ONE TIME,

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TN ANY AREA WILL BE DISQUALIFIED IMMIDIATELY.STMITARLY. ANY TEAMS FOLND TO BE BREAKING ANY OF TFI]E

ABO\E RttLES WILL BE DISQUAIIFIED.

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Another generally quiet month this time. Everyone seems to have far too many other things to do at this time of the year.Despite this some pretty good QSOs have still been made. Here are the details...

This month, in his usual laid back way, Wallace MMOAMV says that "I guess the highlight is Karachi, my first AP". Defi-nitely a good one so far as I'm concerned Wallace! Other new additions from "The Shack By The Sea" were... l8Mtlz :Spain@A), Scotland(GM), Japan(JA), Austria(OE); 2l\&Iz: Israel(4X), Croatia(9A), Portugal(CT), Germany@L), Estonia@S), France(F), Hungary(HA), Finland(OH), Brazil(PY), Sweden(SM), Bosnia(T9), Ukrain(UT), Latvia(Yl); 24lvfrIz:Pakistan(AP), Spain@A), Italy(I) That adds a total of 20 to Wallaces Itr total.

No comments this month from Bob GM4UYZ. He seems to be just as busy as ever with limited time on the radio again. Iknow he has done a bit of contesting on 70MHz and appears to be really enjoyrng 10m with his new "coax" antenna. As a re-sult Bob's additions this month are... 28MHz : Croatia(9A), Turkey(TA), European Russia(UAl), Canada(VE), MacedoniaQ3); 70MHz : Isle Of Man(IO74) An increase of 5 on FIF and 2 on VHF .

David GM4WLL says "been a little more active this month"! He certainly has been with "little" being the operative wordlHowever, as a sign of things to come he finished with'time I got my finger out"l David's only addition this month was...7}MItz: G(IO95). One more on VHF for his total.

At GM0CLN it has been very quiet, which seems to be the general norm this month. The main reasons being a radio fault, in-terior decorating and major earthworks in the back garden (not radio related I'm sad to sayl). In between times I did managea small selection of contacts which score for the tables. One of them shows that there still is some life on 144MHz! I made ageneral CQ call to the North West (looking for a maritime mobile station who I knew was in the area) and I was answered byGM0PWS in the Outer Hebrides! The new ones were... 28MHz : Fernando de Norohna(PY0F); l44IvIIlz: Scotland(1068). Just 1 more on IIF and I on WIF.

From south of the border, John MOBEX, without a doubt, has this months biggest increase. He has obviously been extremelybusy and states the following highiights. "South Shetland Islands IIF0POL" which, once the QSLs have been collected, willallow him to claim the IOTA 100 award. Others he mentions are. .. St Helena(ZD1\, Galapagos Is(HC8), Juan Fernandez Is(CEAZ), Fernando de Norohna(PY0F), Sakhalin(UA0F), Grenada(J3), Hawai(KH6), Ivory Coast(TU5), French Guiana(FY5)and finally E2gDx(Thailand, HS) from Koh Nu in the Malay Peninsula South East Island Group. John is particularly pleasedwith this last one as it is a newly issued IOTA (AS-145) and also because HSO/G3NOM, a Stockport Radio Society member,was on the expedition. I wont go into further detail, as we would all still be here this time next month reading the list, butsuffices to say that John now has 193 more on FIF.

Jim MMOBQI keeps up his relentless pace with another large increase. I can't give you full details as I was only given bandtctals but Jim states his "best of the bunch " as l0MHz : Taiwan(BV); 14W{z: Malawi(7Q); zlIvIHz: Maldives(8Q),Philippines(Dl\; z{Ivftlz; Vietnam(3W); 28MI{z : Ghana(9G). In total Jim adds a huge 77 on IIF and 15 on VHF.

Thank you again fior your input this month. Please make sure that I receive the next updates by Wednesday 17th May at thelatest. Good DX wtd73 unlil next month.

Colin GMOCLN

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WENtrS GOJgIWThe busy season approaches so please make sure your diary is up-to-date!

MAY5th Club night in the Thorntree Inn, Port Seton, 7pm till late6th RSGB 432\/ft12, Trophy Contest |4-22UTC. ** See Note :t*

l9d' C&PS ARC l44l\ftIzDF Hunt. Meet in *The Old Ship Inn" car park (East) at 6.30pm for a 7pm(local time)start. The normal East Lothian hunt area (shown on map provided at start) will be used.

20/21st RSGB l{ MtlzContest I4-14UTC. ** SeeNote *x

21st RSGB lst 144MHz Backpackers Contest 1l-15UTC. ** See Note *x

27th LothiansChallenge27 l28rh CQWW WPX CW Contest 00-24UTC **See Note**28th RSGB 70WIz CW Contesr 09-l2u"tc. ** See Note **

JLINEZnd Club night in the Thorntree Inrq Port Seton, 7pm till late3rd Port Seton Gala Day. The club will be putting on a demonstration station, probably using MMOCPS for this

event. Any form of assistance will, as usual be appreciated. Contact Bob GM4IfYZ for further info.3rd/4th IARU 50MHz Trophy Contest I4-14UTC. ** See Note **

3rdl4th RSGB HF National Field Day l5-l5UTC. CW Contest covering 1.8-28MHz (excl WARC) ** See Note **

4th RSGB lst 50MHzBackpackers Contest 11-l5UTC. ** SeeNote **

7fh Lothians RS : Annual General Meeting18th RSGB 2nd 144NfrIz Backpackers Contest 09-13UTC. ** See Note **

lSth PW l44MHz QRP Contest 09-16UTC, always a relaxed, fun event and another outing for MM0CPSIP.21't C&PS ARC 2S\/frIz Contest I9-22VTC. Great fun and an excellent chance for B-Licencees to operate on

10m under supervision!JULYlst/Znd RSGB VHF National Field Day l4-l4UTC.2nd RSGB 3S\frIzlTMJJzI.owPower CW Contest 09-I2UTC(3.5MHZ) & 13-16UTC(7MHZ) **See Notsx*2nd RSGB 3rd I44Wz Backpackers Contest 11-15UTC {'*See Note*{'7th Club night in the Thorntree Inn, Port Setoq 7pm till late9th RSGB 2nd 50MHz Backpackers Contest I l-15UTC **See Note*:tl5th RSGB l{4l\&Izl-owPowerContest I4-22UTC **SeeNote**

16th RSGB 43zMIIzLow Power Contest 08-14UTC *{sseeNote**

zgBAth RSGB IOTA Contest I}-L?IJTC. There will be a club team of approximately 8-10 people going to Tireeagain for this one. The callsign to be used will be GM2T. Contact Cambell (MMIAVA) for info.

30th RSGB 4th l44N/ftIz Backpackers Contest I l-15UTC *'+See Note**AUGUST4th Club night in the Thomtree Inn, Port Seton, 7pm till late6th RSGB 2nd RoPoCo Contest 07-09UTC **See Note**(I lth C&PS ARC Annual Junk Nigtrt in the Main Hall at Cockenzie & Port Seton Community Centre from 6.30pm

to 9.30pm. Tables available on a "First Come First Served'" basis for you to bring along your own'Junk" andsell it yourselfl Rafle, talk-in on 145,550MI{z and refreshments as usual. Entrance fee f,l.

l2th Haddinglon Gala Day. The club will be putting on a demonstration station, probably using MM0CPS for thisevent. Any assistance would be appreciated. Contact Bob GM4UYZ for fu*her info.

13th RSGB 70M}Tz Trophy Contest 09-15UTC **See Note**l4th RSGB l44MIIz UK Cumulatives20:00-22:30(Local Time) **See Note**l9l20th Lighthouse Weekend at Barns Ness near Dunbar. Another outing for GB2LBN as part of this worldwide

event. Why not come along, lend a hand, and make a weekend of it...there's plenty of room for extra tents andthere are toilets beside the nearby caravan site too!

z0nh RSGB 3z\frtzcontest 1.7-21UTC x*$ssNqls**

29th RSGB 144}'frIz UK Cumulatives20:00-22:30(Local Time) **See Note**SEPTEMBER1st Club night in the Thorntree Inrg Port Setoq 7pm till late2nd/3rd IARU Reg I HF SSB Field Day 13-I3UTC **See Note'r'i'Znd/3rd RSGB 1441\/frIz Trophy Contest l4-l4UTC **See Notel'.*3rd RSGB 5th l44Wlz Backpackers Contest *x$gs }l61s**1 3th RSGB 144\/trIz UK Cumulatives 20 :00-22:3 0(Local Time) * * See Note* *

l6th GMDX Convention24th RSGB 2td70W1z Contest **SeeNote**

28th RSGB I44MII:- IIK Cumulatives 20'.00-22: 3 O(Local Time) * * See Note* *

OCTOBER SEEOVER

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RSGB 2l/28\frlz SSB Contest from 07-I9UTC x*See Note**Club night in the Thorntree Inrl Port Seton, 7pm till lateRSGB 2l/28M}Iz CW Contest from 07-19UTC **See Note**C&PS ARC Video Night in the upstairs meeting room at Cockenzie & Port Seton Community Centre from7.30pm to 9.30pm. The videos ordered are "SECRET WAR - Still Secret "Enigma Code Breaking' " and"SKYWATCHING'. The normal one pound entry fee will applyCQWW SSB Contest from 00UTC Saturday until 24UTC Sunday (48hrs) **See Note't*

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Enjoy the DF Hunt if you go along and have a great month on the radio.73 de Colin (GM0CLN)

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I know that the light nights are with us now and you probably have lots of other things to o but here are some more AmateurAnagrams for you to try just in case it's raining outside! Anagrams of words with an Amateur Radio link are given below.When you figure out what the words are, they should be entered horizontally in the grid provided. Any black squares repre-sent spaces between words. When the grid is completed correctly you should have another word in the highlighted verticalbox. Good luck...

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APRIL 2OOO ANSWERS1. TOP BAND, 2. TIEATHKIT, 3. ELECTROMC, 4. RECTIFIER"5. MAILBOX, 6. AFFILIATED, 7. LINEARAMP.

The vertical word last month was "TIIERMAL". See vou next month.

73 Colin (GMOCLN)