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GB3MCB Beacon Fund
Thu Aug 26 2010, 09:03PM

Many of you will be aware that UKSMG funded the running costs for the GB3MCB 6m beacon last year. It is now that time of year again and GB3MCB is again very short on funds, the total needed to fund just the 6m beacon for...
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VU hams licenced for 6m
Thu Aug 19 2010, 08:58PM

Amateur Radio operators from India have once again been allocated use on 6 meters.  The new allocation on 50-54 MHz includes activity on the following modes: F1B, F2B, F3E and F3C.  "We will be trying to get clarifications on why A1A and J3E are m...
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New interactive 50MHz Beacon list.
Wed Aug 11 2010, 10:35AM

Dai G8FXM, has been very busy working hard in providing us an up to date 50MHz Beacon list, and I have been working closely in providing assistance to provide audio and realtime comments. Therefore, Dai can bring you a comprehensive list...
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Wed Aug 11 2010, 10:35AM

A couple of days ago Col MM0NDX received an email from Sid ET3SID asking for help in supporting 4 newly licenced amateurs.All 4 students took the RAE city & guilds exam sponsered by the RSGB,although the four have pa...
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Mon Aug 02 2010, 09:02AM

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Sponsorship

UKSMG SPONSORSHIPS

Would you like the UKSMG to help with your next DXpedition?

UKSMG sponsored 6m DXpeditions, Equipment.

2010: Expedition to Annobón Island, May/June 2010: 3c0c

2010: 5 ele Tonna to the Jersey Radio Club.

2010: Expedition to Antarctica late 2010: VP8DMH 

2010: Expedition to Palestine May-Jun 2010 : E4X

2009: expedition to Maldives Jun/Jul 09 :8Q7/HB9QQ
2009: expedition to Palestine E44M
2008: eme / IOTA expedition to Papua New Guinea K6MYC / P29NI
2008: expedition to East Timor 4W6R
2008: expedition to Jan Mayen JX/G7VXR
2008: expedition to Belize V3 / San Andres Island HK0 V36M / 5J0M
2008: expedition to Sable Island CY0X
2008: expedition to Ducie Island VP6DX
2007: expedition to Burundi 9U0A
2007: expedition to St Brandon 3B7C
2006: expedition to Libya
5A7A
2006: expedition to Haiti HH4/W3CMP
2005: expedition to St Paul Island CY9SS
2005: expedition to Glorioso Island (FR/G) - GO44Gxx
2005: expedition to French Guiana - TO7C
2003: expedition to Europa Island (FR/E) - TO4E
2003: expedition to Sudan - ST0RY
2002: expedition to Sable Is. - CY0MM
2002: expedition to the Maldives - 8Q7ZZ
2002: expedition by NA1CW and K1TOL to St Pierre and Miquelon - FP/NA1CW

2002: expedition to Trindade Island - PW0T
2000: paid £500 towards the OX2K DXpedition in Greenland
1997: expedition to YM7PA (we paid for the QSL cards)
1997: expedition to CY9AA
1996: expedition to Sable Island - CY0AA
1996: expedition to Georgia - 4L6PA
1994: expedition to Jordan -
JY7SIX

Other UKSMG Sponsorships:

One of the main activities of the UKSMG is to help activate new countries and to promote propagation beacons on 6m.
Here are a few that we have been involved with:

2009: provided emergency funds to enable Mid Cornwall Beacon and Repeater Group to pay electricity bill and keep GB3MCB on air for 1 year
2009: provided new antenna for CN8MC/B (TNX Moonraker for discount)
2009: donated 6M5X antenna to J39BS (TNX MSquaredInc for discount)
2008: TF3SIX (now TF1SIX) beacon on 50.031MHz - replacement rugged antenna and coax - joint sponsorship - UKSMG
Nevada and Trident Antennas
2007: GB3RAL beacon
- 4 PA Modules provided for 50 & 70MHz Beacons
2005: ZD8VHF beacon on 50.031MHz - replacement rugged antenna - joint sponsorship - UKSMG Nevada and Trident Antennas
2005: EI0SIX new beacon on 50.052MHz - special rugged antenna plus coax - joint sponsorship - UKSMG
Nevada and Trident Antennas
2005: donated 5ele beam and shipped to Chad for
TT8M
2004: JX7SIX beacon new antenna - Special rugged antenna ordered from Trident. UKSMG paid the antenna costs, Nevada and Trident Antennas generously donated the cost of shipping.

2004: GB3BAA beacon 2 PA Modules provided to get beacon back on air
2004: 5T beacon (Joe, DL8HCZ/CT1HZE)- complete beacon shipped to DL
2004: GB3SIX beacon new antenna - ML&S funded antenna UKSMG covered postage
2002: Paid for a beam antenna 8R1WD
2000: Purchase of antenna for JW5RIA

2000: Paid the airfare to ship the SMC beacon to The Faeroes
2000: Paid for an antenna for Mike J87AB who made lots of 6m QSOs during the year
1999: Paid for an antenna for
C31
1999: Paid for an antenna for
5X1T
1999: Paid for the transport of an antenna to
ZD9
1999: Paid for the beacon antenna to
JW7SIX
1998: Paid for the transport of the antenna and rotator to Larry
TZ6VV
1997: Paid for the QSLs of
TF/PA3DW
1997: Made a donation to pay for the antenna of the FP5XAB beacon on 50.038MHz.
1997: Helped Ezzat SU1ER, get active on 6m by donating a 100 watt amplifier.
1996: Paid the air fare of sending a 5-element beam to Per JX7DFA.

Other DXpeditions:

2000: G3WOS as VP8DBL in the Falkland Islands
1999: The UKSMG paid for part of Peter LA7QIA's trip to JW
1999: Jimmy W6JKV and Dick K5AND in VP2E in July 1999
1998: The J79KV VHF Dxpedition to Dominica
1998: DXpedition to Lebanon by
F6FLV
1997: Enno, PA0ERA trip to Barbados - 8P9DS
1996: Dutch DXpedition to Cyprus (5B4)-
5B4/PA0ERA
1995: DXpedition to Cape Verde - D44BC operated by Geoff,
GJ4ICD
1993: DXpedition to Belarus Republic - EV5D & EV5M
1992:
Camel Trophy DXpedition - G4SMC/8R1
1992: DXpedition to Kalingrad - UA2F/DK2ZF and UA2F/DK4VW
1992: Joel N6AMG's, trip to Morroco - CN2JP
1980s: G4UPS's Cycle-21 activity in Ascension Island - ZD8TC


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