You are cordially invited to the Northampton Radio Club Weekend on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June from 11:30am onwards at Gary G6NYH’s Field.

Partners and family are welcome.  Please note that toilet facilities are available but limited.  If you have a tent or caravan you are welcome to stay over on Saturday night.

There is no need to let us know if you will be coming, do just turn up.  The special callsign GB0WFX will be used on the club Special Event Station, we are hoping to establish an operating rota to keep the station on the air for as long as possible during the weekend, any offers to be included to the undersigned, please.  CW ops especially welcomed, bring your own key if preferred. This is to recognise the callsign of one of the club’s founders and our first President, Frank Wright, who was issued the callsign ‘WFX’ in 1910.

On the Sunday there will be a BBQ.  Please bring your own food and drink and a chair if you would like. Paper plates and cutlery will be available.

Plan:-

Friday 19th
Afternoon – assemble the club’s Cobweb antenna and take some items

Saturday 20th
10:00 to 13:00
Put up antennas, club’s Cobweb for 20m to 10m and a fan dipole for 80/40m on the Scam mast,
vertical for 2m/70cm.
Set up the generator and power distribution for lights.
Move the gas BBQ to the ‘new’ container, use this as a mess room for the weekend, most of the
chairs and tables donated to the club are already located there. We have tea, coffee and sugar at the
field which was bought by the club so hot drinks available all weekend, I can bring some milk and
my camping fridge to keep it in.
Set up the stations, club’s IC756 PRO II for HF and IC910 for 2m/70cm in the ‘old’ container so this
serves as a dedicated radio room for the weekend.

13:00 to 20:00
Operate the station on HF bands and 2m/70cm.
G4CZB  will stay on site

Sunday 21st
10:00 to 12:00
Operate the station on HF bands and 2m/70cm.

12:00 to 14:00
Club BBQ

14:00 to 16:00
Operate the station on HF bands and 2m/70cm.

16:00 to 18:00
Dismantle station and antennas, tidy and clean site.

Monday 22nd
Return to site to pick up any items not removed on Sunday (G4CZB)