Apr 23
An update to the forum built in to this web site has been performed which now enables users to delete their own posts. This has been requested by a number of users who have posted advertisements in the For Sale and Wanted sections of the forum.
If any of the members who requested this feature could test the feature and let me know whether it was successful, it would be most appreciated.
Thank you.
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sadarc.org.uk/web-site/forum-members-delete-posts/
Apr 20
The Southport & District Amateur Radio Club (SADARC) will be operating a special event station from Cottage Lane Mission (CLM), Ormksirk, on the 18th May.
Cottage Lane Mission is a small evangelical church that hosts the club for their Foundation and Intermediate courses throughout the year and the two organisations have formed a close relationship. The club also runs special event stations for the church’s in Ormskirk bi-annual fun day in the town centre’s park.
2013 sees Cottage Lane Mission celebrate it’s 125th anniversary and they will be holding an open activity day for members and the neighbourhood on May 18th. In recognition of the support offered to the club, SADARC will be operating a special event station under the callsign GB5CLM (Cottage Lane Mission) to welcome visitors and demonstrate what Amateur Radio is.
The available footprint for the station will be quite small so we will be resorting to the use of a vertical HF antenna, a VHF station will also be operating.
The activity day gets underway at 13:00, but the special event station will start operating at around 10:00.
All visitors are welcome, regardless of whether you are a member of the church, or not. Directions to the mission can be found on their web site.
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sadarc.org.uk/special-event-stations/gb5clm-aired-18th/
Mar 25
The latest scores have been uploaded to the RSGB Affiliated Clubs Contest page.
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sadarc.org.uk/contests/latest-rsgb-affliated-club-contest-scores-uploaded/
Jan 07
From Chris (2E0XJP)…
As some of you may be aware I have been asked to take over the management of Special Event Stations due to the retirement of Derek (G7LFC) because of his business and academic commitments. This will be a hard act to follow.
As a ’2E0′ I am unable to apply for or hold NOV callsigns and will therefore have to rely of the assistance of Full License holders as necessary.
Whilst I am more than happy to carry out the pre-event liaison work with both “sponsor” organisations regarding venues and facilities and with our Equipment Manager regarding station requirements, it would be helpful if I could ask for a “Day Station Manager” to oversee the operations on the day, particularly as NOV’s have to be controlled by a Full License holder on the day. This would also assist on the off-chance that I am not able to attend.
I list below the known or intended Special Event Stations for 2013 and look forward to your support as always. The list will be updated as necessary.
With every good wish for 2013
Full, and up-to-date, special event details can be found in our calendar. Events known at the time of publishing include…
| Date | Event | Location |
| 19th January | GB5RNLI – SOS Radio Week | Lytham Lifeboat Station |
| 25th January | G100RSGB – 100th Anniversary of RSGB | Scarisbrick |
| 20th April | Marconi Day | Scarisbrick |
| June | Model Lifeboat Rally | Etherow Country Park |
| 6th July | National VHF Field Day | TBN |
| 19th October | JOTA | TBN |
| 23rd November | Lancashire Day | Scarisbrick |
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sadarc.org.uk/special-event-stations/special-event-stations-2013/
Jan 01
The members of the Southport & District Amateur Radio Club would like to wish all our visitors a very Happy New Year.
Don’t forget, our first special event of the year will be held on the 19th January at Lytham Lifeboat Station (GB5RNLI) to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) as part of SOS Radio Week.
We’ll be on the air again the following Friday (25th January) from the club’s meeting place in Scarisbrick running a special event station to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the Radio Society of Great Britain (G100RSGB).
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sadarc.org.uk/special-event-stations/happy-year/
Jan 01
On Saturday, 19th January, the Southport & District Amateur Radio Club will be taking part in the 2013 SOS Radio Week event to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) by running a sponsored special event station from Lytham Lifeboat Station.
Several members of the club will be in attendance to run the station on both the HF and VHF bands, if you’d like to join us then please do as we always have a great day out.
We would appreciate it if members could download a sponsorship form from the members forum and get as many friends, family and colleagues to sponsor us as possible. You don’t have to be attending the special event station to raise funds as they’ll be sponsoring the club, not you as an individual.
In 2012 we raised over £200 for the station and this will be presented during our visit in January.
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sadarc.org.uk/special-event-stations/download-2013-sos-radio-week-sponsorship-form/
Nov 27
Celebrate Lancashire Day with the Southport & District Amateur Radio Club
Happy Lancashire Day to all our visitors.
Today is the day that we celebrate the day back in 1295 when representatives from Lancashire were called to Westminster by Edward I to attend the new “Model Parliament”.
It has long been thought that the county of Lancashire has shrunk over the past thirty years, or so, as parts of the county have been hived off to form the counties of Cumbria, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Yorkshire and Cheshire, and latterly to form the numerous unitary authorities. However, this is not the case.
The county of Lancashire’s real boundaries today are pretty much the same as they were back in 1889 and beyond – it’s just that parts of the county are administered by different councils. So Merseysiders, Mancunians, South Cumbrians and many more can still count themselves as true Lancastrians.
To celebrate Lancashire Day the Southport & District Amateur Radio Club ran a special event station on Saturday the 24th November from a location in Southport under its own callsign, GX2OA. The station received lots of calls from Amateur Radio operators far and wide and much interest was generated by it.
Lancashire Day 2012 – GX2OA
The Lancashire Day Declaration which will read out all over the world tonight at 20:00 during the toast to the Queen which will read…
To the people of the city and county palatine of Lancaster GREETINGS!
Know ye that this day, November 27th in the year of our Lord Two Thousand and Eleven, the 60th year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Duke of Lancaster, is Lancashire Day.
Know ye also, and rejoice, that by virtue of Her Majesty’s County Palatine of Lancaster, the citizens of the Hundreds of Lonsdale, North and South of the Sands, Amounderness, Leyland, Blackburn, Salford and West Derby are forever entitled to style themselves Lancastrians.
Throughout the County Palatine, from the Furness Fells to the River Mersey, from the Irish Sea to the Pennines, this day shall ever mark the peoples’ pleasure in that excellent distinction – true Lancastrians, proud of the Red Rose and loyal to our Sovereign Duke.
GOD BLESS LANCASHIRE AND GOD SAVE THE QUEEN, DUKE OF LANCASTER.
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sadarc.org.uk/special-event-stations/gb5ld-air-celebrate-lancashire-day/
Nov 22
Due to circumstances outside of our control, our planned GB5LD special event station that was supposed to be operating from St. Marks Church Hall in Scarisbrick to celebrate Lancashire Day, will now not be on the air.
The club will, however, be celebrating Lancashire Day from an alternative location under its own callsign, GX3OA.
We do apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sadarc.org.uk/special-event-stations/gb5ld-replaced-gx3oa/
Nov 22
Successful Foundation Course delegates
Three candidates attended the Southport & District Amateur Radio Club’s latest Foundation Course held in Ormskirk.
We’re extremely pleased to report that all three candidates were successful and that they should be on the air soon.
As and when callsigns come through, we’ll update this page.
Callsigns allocated:
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sadarc.org.uk/training-courses/latest-foundation-successes/
Nov 11
There’s less than a week to go to the North West’s newest Amateur Radio rally, the inaugural Halton & District Amateur Radio Rally being run at the Heath Business & Technical Park, Runcorn next Saturday, November the 17th.
Do support it to ensure that this becomes a permanent fixture on the calendar.
Permanent link to this article: http://www.sadarc.org.uk/rallies/local-amateur-radio-rally-november/
