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Visit of Jared, KE8GBF

On 11th March Jared, KE8GBF, from Michigan visited the Dundee Amateur Radio Club whilst he was in Scotland. Naturally most of the conversation was about radio, mainly the differences between UK and US operations and the various competitions. Jared also told of the trials and tribulations of travelling through Europe & Asia with radio gear, he now only carries a hand set. There were also some non radio stories such as a classic car driving experience in Paris and a rather expensive visit to a Scotch whisky distillery. The club thanked him for visiting and giving them a memorable evening and wished him all the best for the remainder of his stay and a safe journey home.

The picture shows Jared, 4th from the left, with some of the members of Dundee ARC.

2024 Christmas dinner

Members of Dundee Amateur Radio Club enjoying the Christmas get together and meal.

Annual general Meeting and Awards 2024

On Tuesday 22 October 2024 the club held its AGM and awards presentation.

The following awards were presented to members for their efforts during the 2024 season.

Garry (MM0XET): Donald Black QRP Open Award for the furthest QRP contact

Richard (2M0NEG): John Martin Memorial Award for Services to Amateur Radio.

Andy (GM4FEI): Gordon Gittings Memorial Construction Award.

Garry (MM0XET): Joe Kelly Memorial Award for Fostering Morse.

Brendan (2M0WPO): Joe Kelly Novice Construction Award.

John (MM0OTI): Mark Dougan Memorial Shield for Furthest VHF Contact.

International Lighthouse & Lightship Weekend

On Sunday 18 Aug 2024, Andy (GM4FEI) and Brendan (2M0WPO) set up a radio station at Tayport East, near the lighthouse from approximately 9:30am. They were operating using the club call (GS4AAF) and using a couple of different antennas during the event.

Club BBQ, Sunday 11 August 2024

The weather was kind and allowed us to have a great afternoon doing some radio and having a BBQ, with Ally on the grill. The band conditions were not quite so helpful but we still managed to get a few in the log.

SOS Event at Broughty Ferry Castle, Saturday 18 May 2024

Dundee Amateur Radio Club participated in the annual SOS event, to raise awareness of the RNLI and Coastwatch organisations, working HF, VHF and UHF from a portable station adjacent to Broughty Ferry Castle. Unfortunately the bands were in a poor state and QSOs were hard to come by. It did give an excellent opportunity to test the Mag Loop antenna built by Brendan and Andy which appeared to perform very well. A test when band conditions improve is planned. Thanks to all who took part and the next large event will be the annual Lighthouses and Lightships weekend in August.

Jim (Club Secretary) presents Garry (MM0XET) with the John Martin Memorial Award for services to Amateur Radio and Coge (2M1KOJ) with the Ally Cattanach SSB quaich for the best contact during our festive competition

2022 JOTA Certificate