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New Years Day 2m SSB activity sessions
(Posted 29 December 2025)
Following on from the previous post, and the subsequent discussions both on-air and on the club Facebook page,
the Club is proposing to hold a couple of 144MHz SSB activity sessions on New Year’s Day.
We suggest meeting on the 2m SSB calling frequency 144.300MHz at about 2.30PM,
and immediately QSY to a working frequency (we suggest 144.310 if it is not already in use)
This is not a contest or a formal net, there are no rules or even exact times,
just come on and join us if you fancy a chat, and help promote activity on 2m SSB.
If you miss us on the calling frequency, have a tune around, between about 144.200 to 144.360, to see if we have already QSYd.
Use whatever antenna you have, most of us will just be using verticals.
Our main session will be from 2:30PM, but as the original RadCom suggestion was for 8PM,
some of us will also be on around 8PM in case there is any activity from other clubs.
Hope to chat with you then..
Vertical 2m SSB net 1st Jan at 8PM
(Posted 20 December 2025)
As per the suggestion in the January 2026 edition of Radcom, (page 56),
would there be any interest in us having a club net on 144MHz SSB, vertically polarised, at 8pm on Thursday 1st January??
There is already a certain amount of activity on 2m SSB locally, mainly using simple vertically polarised antennas,
but anything that may help promote more activity has got to be welcomed.
Please let us know if you would be interested in joining in to an informal SSB net on New Years Day...
(Thank you to Hugh GW0WWQ for bringing this to our attention)
Next Club Meeting is Weds 3rd Dec. 2025
(Posted 26 November 2025)
This is a reminder that our last face-to-face meeting of the year is next Wednesday, 3rd December at 7:30 pm, in the Rhyl Yacht Club building,
Horton Nose Lane, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl LL18 5AR (just on the Kinmel Bay side of the blue Foryd Bridge)
If you would like to to bring anything along to show, discuss, or ask about, please do.
Hope to see you all there.
ISS Slow Scan TV transmissions - 12 to 19 Nov 2025
(Posted 08 Nov 2025)
There will be another ARISS (Amateur Radio on International Space Station) SSTV event from the ISS (International Space Station) this November.
From 12th to 19th of November, another series of images will be transmitted.
The subject this time will be to celebrate 25 years of the ISS & ARISS, and the amazing work that Scouting does.
- Start: 12 Nov 1730 GMT
- End: 19 Nov 1450 GMT
- Frequency: 145.800 MHz FM (+/-3.5 kHz Doppler Shift)
- SSTV Mode: PD120 (Transmission cycle 2 minutes on, 2 minutes off)
For full details about this SSTV activity, please see the AMSAT-UK website
Phil GW4PJQ SK
(Posted 29 August 2025)
We are very sad to report, that our friend and long-time club member, Phil Jones GW4PJQ, has just passed away, aged only 63. He will be sadly missed by us all, RIP Phil SK . .
Next Club Meeting is Weds 3rd Sept. 2025
(Posted 29 August 2025)
Don't forget our next club meeting is next Wednesday, 3rd September, at 7:30 pm, in the Rhyl Yacht Club building,
Horton Nose Lane, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl LL18 5AR (just on the Kinmel Bay side of the blue Foryd Bridge)
Please feel free to bring anything along that you may wish to show, discuss, or ask about.
Hope you can all make it.
Update from our RSGB Region 6 Rep.
(Posted 24 Aug 2025)
We have received another update from Simon MW0NWM, the RSGB Regional Representative for Region 6:-
" RSGB Region 6 News
Dear RSGB Region 6 (North Wales) Amateur Radio Clubs and RSGB Members,
I hope that you are all keeping well and have found time to enjoy the amateur radio hobby over the summer.
Have you taken part in a special event? Have you taken part in a major HF or V/UHF contest?
Have you been experimenting on the microwave bands? Has your club held a summer field day or BBQ?
Do let me know of your radio adventures, post about them on the R6 Facebook Group and do submit your news to the RadCom editorial team!
A while ago I mentioned that we shall be running a RSGB Cymru / Wales 7MHz Operating Challenge this autumn.
This will take place throughout November, not October as had been originally discussed.
Full details will be issued in the coming week or so.
I was pleased to be able to attend the AGM of the Arfon Repeater Group recently,
it was great to hear first hand the hard work which goes into developing and maintaining a repeater network.
I urge you to make use of your local repeaters and join your local repeater group.
The repeater network costs money to maintain, so your membership would be very much appreciated!
Amateur Radio Tabletop Sale & Bring and buy
The joint North Wales Amateur Radio Group and Halkyn ARG table-top sale and bring & buy takes place on
Sunday 31 August, 11am - 3pm, at Bryn Cadno Community Centre, Colwyn Bay, Conwy LL29 6DW.
Pick up some radio gear, or sell some of your own.
RSGB Region 6 team will be in attendance.
Entry is £1 (NWARG /Halkyn Radio Group members free)
FFI and to book a table, email stuart@nwarg.org
Finally, myself and the whole R6 RSGB Team are here to support you in any way we can.
Please do contact us if we can be of any assistance.
Our contact details can be found at the following webpage:
Region 6 Team - Radio Society of Great Britain
Vy 73,
Simon Taylor
MW0NWM
RSGB Region 6 Representative
07904 874652
"
Next Club Meeting is Weds 6th Aug 2025
(Posted 02 August 2025)
Our next club meeting is next Wednesday, 6th August, at 7:30 pm, in the usual venue of Rhyl Yacht Club,
Horton Nose Lane, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl LL18 5AR (just on the Kinmel Bay side of the blue Foryd Bridge)
Martyn GW4CQX will be bringing another of his home-brew magnetic loops to show us,
and Dave MW1DSB will be bringing a vintage hybrid Yaesu HF radio,
in the hope that someone can help him work out what crystal frequency he would need to enable one of the WARC bands.
Hope to see you all there.
(Edit added 08 August 2025)
Martyn GW4CQZ brought along one of his home made magnetic loops to show us.
This is his "fat" mag loop.
This loop uses Cellflex 1 5/8" feeder, and is around 4 ft in diameter, with motorised tuning and a rotatable coupling loop.
Martyn is shown here checking the loop with his Nano-VNA.
He took it outside, as he suspected that the proximity of the low fluorescent tubes and associated mains wiring inside the building may have been affecting the tuning of the loop.
[Thanks Roger MW0IDX for the photo]
Peter GW0ETN SK
(Posted 24 July 2025)
We have just heard the very sad news that a long time member of the club,
Peter Barry, GW0ETN / G8WUM passed away on 1st July, aged 74.
Although Peter had not been active on Amateur Radio in more recent years, he was a member of the club for many years.
He operated mainly on 2m FM and used to regularly take part in our club nets and other activities.
He will be sadly missed, RIP Peter SK.
ISS Slow Scan TV transmissions - 14 to 20 July 2025
(Posted 12 Jul 2025)
There will be another ARISS (Amateur Radio on International Space Station) SSTV event from the ISS (International Space Station) in July.
From 14th to 20th of July, a new series of images will be transmitted.
The subject will be the 50th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), and the 40th anniversary of STS-51F.
(STS-51F was the second SAREX flight and had the first use of SSTV in human spaceflight)
- Start: July 14 0945 GMT (10:45am BST) (may be later due to AX-4)
- End: July 20 1800 GMT (7pm BST)
- Frequency: 145.800 MHz FM (+/-3.5 kHz Doppler Shift)
- SSTV Mode: PD120 (Transmission cycle 2 minutes on, 2 minutes off)
For full details about this SSTV activity, please see the AMSAT-UK website
VHF Contests this weekend
(Posted 04 July 2025)
This weekend has two VHF contests –
VHF NFD (National Field Day) 14:00UTC Sat 5th July till 14:00UTC Sun 6th July,
and also the 3rd 144MHz Backpackers contest 11:00 till 15:00UTC Sun 6th July.
There should be pletnty of activity on all the VHF bands 6m/4m/2m/70cm/23cm, but 2m should be particularly busy.
If you are equipped for multi-mode VHF and want to do more than just sit on your favourite repeater channel,
this is a good opportunity to go on air and work a few contest stations, giving them a few points as you go.
Full details are available at
VHF National Field Day 2025 Rules, and
3rd 144MHz Backpackers
Next Club Meeting is Weds 2nd Jul7 2025
(Posted 25 June 2025)
A reminder that our next club meeting is next week, Weds 2nd July, at 7:30 pm, in the usual venue of Rhyl Yacht Club,
Horton Nose Lane, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl LL18 5AR (just on the Kinmel Bay side of the blue Foryd Bridge)
Tony GW7AMS will be bringing his IC706mkIIG along, and is hoping someone can help him program the local repeaters into memories for him.
If you are familiar with this rig perhaps you could help him out.
Hope to see you all there.
Another update from our RSGB Region 6 Rep.
(Posted 15 Jun 2025)
We have received a new update from Simon MW0NWM, the RSGB Regional Representative for Region 6:-
" RSGB Region 6 Gogledd Cymru / North Wales Update. June 2025
To all RSGB members and Affiliated Clubs in Region 6 - Gogledd Cymru / North Wales,
First of all, I hope you will welcome the Mold Military Radio Operators Group (GW0CNR) who have recently become affiliated to the RSGB.
If you would like to find out more about this new group, please contact John Jones 2W0SKU for further information: mmrog@yahoo.com
I hope everyone is enjoying the summer weather and taking the opportunity to operate portable on HF and VHF / UHF.
your club is planning to run a special event station, organising a DF hunt, an antenna shootout, a trip to a place of interest,
or a social gathering in the sunshine (fingers crossed).
Whatever you do have planned, please do tell us about your events using the RSGB Region 6 Facebook pages,
and do send in a brief report to RadCom for inclusion in the Regional News Pages.
Also don't forget to tell everyone of your activities using the GB2RS weekly news.
The region 6 Facebook group can be found at: RSGB Region 6 Radio Clubs | Facebook
News articles or programme of club events information for inclusion in RadCom and GB2RS can be sent to the editor at: radcom@rsgb.org.uk
What has been going on around Region 6?
It has already been a busy year with clubs taking part in HF CW Field Day, special event stations such as Dragon ARC running GB0ML from Melin Llynon for Mills on the Air.
Aberytswyth & DARS recently visited Internal Fire Museum of Power near Cardigan.
Rhyl & DARC now have a new home and are meeting once a month.
Halkyn Radio Group along with North Wales Amateur Radio Group and Wirral Peninsula Amateur Radio Club recently held an open day at the Britannia Inn,
Halkyn, fun in the sun with radio and a glass of something refreshing!
Members have also taken part in the March RSGB Cymru / Wales 21MHz Challenge, congratulations to the winning club, namely Wrexham & Marches ARC!
Coming Soon:
On the weekend of 16th - 17th August, Dragon ARC will be taking part in the International Lighthouses and Lightship Weekend
from the Coastguard lookout overlooking Penmon Lighthouse using the callsign GB2TD.
You are most welcome to visit.
On Sunday 31st August North Wales Amateur Radio Group in partnership with Halkyn Radio Group will be holding an Amateur Radio Table Top Sale and Bring & Buy.
Buyers from 11am, sellers 10am - 3pm. Tables are £7 each and Entry is £1. Refreshments will be available.
If you would like to book a table, please contact Stuart Armitage at stuart@nwarg.org.
We are hoping to have an RSGB Region 6 Team presence at this event.
And finally, following the 21MHz Challenge, we are planning to organise another operating event for this autumn.
To help create the right challenge with rules that work for all, any RSGB member in Wales is invited to join the Region 6 & 7 Teams
for a Zoom meeting to discuss this very topic. The meeting will be held Sunday 6th July at 7pm. Do join us if you can.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88157790053
Meeting ID: 881 5779 0053
[Please note this is the new ammended date/time]
That is all the news I have for you now, however if you need any support or advice from the RSGB Region 6 Team, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Contact details for the R6 team can be found at:
Region 6 Team - Radio Society of Great Britain
Vy 73,
Simon Taylor
MW0NWM
Regional Representative, Region 6 North Wales.
"
Next Club Meeting is Weds 04 June 2025
(Posted 29 May 2025)
Don't forget our next Club Meeting is on Weds. 04 June at 7:30pm at the Rhyl Yacht Club building,
Horton Nose Lane, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl LL18 5AR (just on the Kinmel Bay side of the blue Foryd Bridge)
As usual, if anyone would like to bring anything along to show or talk/ask about please do so.
Hope to see you all there.
Meeting 07 May 25
(Posted 07 May 2025)
Thanks to all that attended the club meeting this evening:
2W0JEB GW0ETU GW0HUS GW0WWQ GW1GOE GW4CQZ GW4HDR GW6RNA GW7AMS GW8NZN MW0GBR MW0IDX MW3BJI –
I have a feeling I may have missed someone, my apologies if I have!!
Thanks Martyn CQZ for bringing your home-brew top-band mobile whip for us to see -
after working you on it I was curious to see it in real life.
Nice to see another old club member, Tony GW6RNA, make a visit to the club.
We hadn’t seen each other for many years! Nice to have a catch up.
It was a great meeting, hope to see you all next time…..
ISS Slow Scan TV - 5 to 12 May 2025
(Posted 05 May 2025)
There are more SSTV transmissions from the ISS (International Space Station) planned for May.
From 5th to 12th of May, a series of images commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War 2 in Europe will be transmitted.
- Frequency: 145.800 MHz FM (+/-3.5 kHz Doppler Shift)
- SSTV Mode: PD120 (Transmission cycle 2 minutes on, 2 minutes off)
For full details about this SSTV activity, please see the AMSAT-UK website
Next Club Meeting is Weds 07 May 2025
(Posted 29 Apr 2025)
A reminder that our next Club Meeting is on Weds. 07 May at 7:30pm at the Rhyl Yacht Club building,
Horton Nose Lane, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl LL18 5AR (just on the Kinmel Bay side of the blue Foryd Bridge)
Hope you can all make it.
RSGB Cymru 21MHz Challenge - Time to submit your results!
(Posted 02 Apr 2025)
Dear RSGB Members and Clubs,
The RSGB Cymru 21MHz Challenge finished on Monday 31st March, thank you to all of you who took part in this month-long event.
It is now time to submit the results of your efforts using this
RSGB Region 6 & 7 21MHz Challenge Rules & Submission Form.
Please remember to list the RSGB Cymru affiliated club (if any) that you are a member of.
Please email your completed submission form to Simon Taylor, RSGB Regional Representative for Region 6, North Wales by Monday 7th April.
The email to send the submission form to is: rr6@rsgb.org.uk
The Region 6 and Region 7 teams would also like to review the challenge, so would welcome any feedback about the event.
Therefore we encourage you to send feedback with your submission form.
Results of the 21MHz Challenge shall be published early May.
Thank you all for your support and participation.
Vy 73,
Simon Taylor MW0NWM RR6
Mark Stevenson 2W0YMS RR7
Next Club Meeting is 02 April 2025
(Posted 26 Mar 2025)
Don't forget that it’s Club Meeting next Weds. (2nd April) 7:30pm at the Rhyl Yacht Club building,
Horton Nose Lane, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl LL18 5AR (just on the Kinmel Bay side of the blue Foryd Bridge)
Hope to see you all there.
Meeting 05 March 25
(Posted 06 Mar 2025)
Thanks to Nigel M0NDE/MW0NDE for bringing in some of his recent home-brew projects to show us at the club meeting yesterday.
Nigel brought along various recent projects including his latest Magnetic loop, a replica Paraset,
a neat little SSTV decoder/display based on a Raspberry Pi, a small auto-ATU, and a little PIC baced device he uses in his camper van.
He demonstrated the loop receiving FT8 indoors on 40m, using his little IC-705.
It’s no wonder he doesn't get much time to come on the air building that lot.
It has inspired me to build another magnetic loop, and perhaps to get my old Raspberry Pi out of the cupboard and do something with that again..
Thanks to all that attended, to Ceri 2W0LJC for taking a few photos,
to Graham GW0HUS for bring some of his QST magazines, and especially to Steve 2W0JEB for bringing the cakes!.
RSGB March 144 & 432MHz Contest
(Posted 28 Feb 2025)
The RSGB March 144 & 432MHz Contest will take place from
14:00UTC Sat 01 March to 14:00UTC Sun 02 March
If you are operational on VHF/UHF there is usually quite a lot of activity for this contest.
Full rules are available here: RSGB March 144 & 432MHz Contest Rules
Next Club Meeting is 05 Mar 2025
(Posted 27 Feb 2025)
This is a reminder that it’s Club Meeting next Weds. (5th March) 7:30pm at the Rhyl Yacht Club building,
Horton Nose Lane, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl LL18 5AR (just on the Kinmel Bay side of the blue Foryd Bridge)
Nigel MW0NDE will be bringing along some of the projects he has been working on recently to show us.
Hope to see you all there.
RSGB Region 6 and 7 (Cymru) 21 MHz Challenge
(Posted 24 Feb 2025)
A reminder about the 21 MHz Challenge, which is open to all RSGB members in Cymru Wales, and to members of RSGB Affiliated clubs in either Region 6 or 7
(which includes the Rhyl & District ARC of course).
This activity takes place throughout the whole of March 2025.
Everyone is encouraged to make as many QSOs as possible on the 21 MHz band, using any mode you desire.
This is not a contest in the traditional sense, so no need for a 5/9 73 qso, in fact you can ragchew as long as you like!
The only restriction is that you must use a homemade resonant antenna.
There are 4 categories you can enter:
- 100 Watt All Mode
- 100 Watt Voice Modes Only
- 25 Watt All Mode
- 25 Watt Voice Modes Only
Full rules, and 21 MHz Challenge Submission Form.
Certificates will be emailed to the winner and runner up in each category, and a small trophy shall be awarded to the leading club in Cymru, and a certificate for the leading club in each Region.
Please do take part in this exciting new activity being organised by the RSGB in Cymru Wales!
Club Meeting 05 Feb 2025
(Posted 05 Feb 2025)
Thanks to all that attended the club meeting this evening, and thanks to David MLI for bringing the yummy biscuits! -
2W0JEB, GW0HUS, GW0WWQ, GW1GOE, GW2HFR, GW4HDR, GW6MLI, GW7AMS, MW0GBR, MW0IDX, MW0NDE, MW1DSB, MW3BJI –
I’ve got a horrible feeling I’ve forgotten somebody!??
Dave MW1DSB demonstrated his uncanny talent of fixing his old 2m FM radio by hitting it!
Pity it didn’t work with his HF amplifier, which had an infinite SWR on the input, so we were unable to test it for harmonics or spurious emissions as planned.
I never did get round to doing half the stuff I was intending to do, I got too busy talking to everybody. Enjoyable evening though, hope to see you all next time..
Next Club Meeting 05 Feb 2025
(Posted 29 Jan 2025)
Don't forget we have a club meeting next Wednesday, 5th February, at 7:30pm, at the Rhyl Yacht Club building,
Horton Nose Lane, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl LL18 5AR (just on the Kinmel Bay side of the blue Foryd Bridge)
It seems like ages since we last had a meeting as we didn't have one in January, so we hope you can all make it.
GW4HDR will be bringing his TinySA spectrum analyser again as Dave MW1DSB wants to see how it is set up when checking rigs and amplifiers.
We will also have the club's QRP HF rig available, assuming the weather is OK to put up the antenna.
Hope to see you all there.
Update from our RSGB Region 6 Rep.
(Posted 26 Jan 2025)
We have received a new update from Simon MW0NWM, the RSGB Regional Representative for Region 6:-
" RSGB Region 6 News
Dear RSGB Region 6 Clubs and members,
I hope you are all keeping well and looking forward to an active year of amateur radio in your clubs, at home, on holiday and out portable when the weather allows!
I would like to thank those clubs I visited last year for the warm welcome I was given, and either I or one of the District Representatives look forward to visiting all clubs in the region in 2025.
There is a lot happening in our clubs throughout the region and I want to thank everyone who makes this activity happen, it is no mean feat keeping a club active.
Some highlights from our Region 6 clubs in 2024 were:
As we are well into the first month of 2025, I look forward to hearing what clubs and individuals are planning to do this year, please do not hesitate to contact me and let me know what you are planning. Similarly, if I or the wider RSGB Region 6 Team can assist you in any way, please do not hesitate to contact us at the contact details listed at the end of this message.
RSGB Region 6 and 7 (Cymru) 21 MHz Challenge
I want to take a moment to introduce the 21 MHz Challenge, which is open to all RSGB members in Cymru Wales and to members of RSGB Affiliated clubs in either Region 6 or 7.
Taking place throughout the whole of March 2025, everyone is encouraged to make as many QSOs as possible on the 21 MHz band using any mode you desire.
This is not a contest in the traditional sense, so no need for a 5/9 73 qso, in fact you can ragchew as long as you like! The only restriction is that you must use a homemade resonant antenna. Perhaps clubs could organise a 21MHz aerial building workshop in February, or the more experienced amateurs could assist the more recently licensed!
There are 4 categories you can enter:
If you list a club you are a member of your QSOs will count towards not just your individual score, but also your club score.
Attached to this email is the
full rules and a 21 MHz Challenge Submission Form.
Certificates will be emailed to the winner and runner up in each category and a small trophy shall be awarded to the leading club in Cymru and a certificate for the leading club in each Region.
Please do take part in this exciting new activity being organised by the RSGB in Cymru Wales!
Finally, a list of contact details for the team responsible for RSGB Region 6 North Wales:
Regional Representative
Simon Taylor MW0NWM
rr6@rsgb.org.uk
District 61: Flintshire, Wrexham and Powys
Mark Harper MW1MDH
dr61@rsgb.org.uk
District 62: Conwy and Denbighshire
Liz Cabban GW0ETU
dr62@rsgb.org.uk
District 63: Gwynedd and Anglesey / Ynys Mon
John Martin MW0TVK
dr63@rsgb.org.uk
District 64: Ceredigion and North Powys
Ray Ricketts GW7AGG
dr64@rsgb.org.uk
Vy 73,
Simon Taylor
MW0NWM
Regional Representative, Region 6 North Wales.
"
Top Band activity 1920kHz
(Posted 05 Jan 2025)
There is a growing amount of interest by some of our club members on top band SSB. We tend to use 1920kHz, mainly during daylight hours when ground-wave propagation prevails, and we seem to have some very good results. If you would like to join us on top band, please remember that the power level for most of top-band is 32W PEP, even for intermediate and full licence holders. Please join in if you hear us on.
Happy New Year 2025
(Posted 01 Jan 2025)
We would like to wish all club members, and all Radio Amateurs, a very Happy and Healthy New Year for 2025.
Please note that there is no club meeting in January, as the 1st Weds of this month falls on Jan 1st (today), which is a bank holiday.
Our next meeting will not be until Weds 5th February. Hope to see you all then.
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