Also a member of the RAF Waddington Amateur Radio Club, he is currently one of only two serving members left on the club's books!
His interests lie in contesting, occassionally representing RAF Waddington ARC in the popular UK Activity Contests, and RAFARS in the SSB Field Day contest (his CW is rusty at best, so prefers not to take part in the NFD!) He also enjoys antenna building and portable operation.
An active member of the RAF Mountaineering Association, other hobbies include rock climbing and hill walking. He is also a qualified gliding instructor, and teaches air cadets to fly the RAF's Vigilant motor glider.
There's not a lot on here just now, but in the mean time, why not have a look at this, or maybe even these other excellent websites ...
(GØRHJ - click here!) (MØWBN - click here!) (2EØEZN - click here!)
For further information, please contact the general secretary, Mike, G7JPN:
The
RAF Waddington ARC meets 1930hrs, every Thursday evening at the Pyewipe
Inn, Saxilby Road,
Lincoln, LN1 2BG.
For
further information, please contact Bob, G3VCA:
SolarHam.com is an excellent website which tracks the progress of the 24th solar cycle. This is of interest to amateur radio operators, as the sun's activity is part of life's rich tapestry which determines how radio waves will propagate at a given time.
The solar cycle or Schwabe-Wolf cycle is the eleven-year cycle of solar activity of the sun.
At periods of highest activity, known as solar maximum or solar max, sunspots appear. Periods of lowest activity are known as solar minimum. The last solar maximum was in 2001. The solar cycle is not strictly 11 years; it has been as short as 9 years and as long as 14 years in recent years.
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