Reading DX Meeting - going strong for over 30 years!
Saturday 14 November 2009:Radio St Helena Day 2009. Special annual broadcast on 11092.5 kHz upper side band from 2000-0100: 2000-2100 to India/SE Asia, 2100-2200 to Japan, 2200-2330 to Europe, 2330-0100 to N America/C America & Caribbean. Reports to Radio St. Helena, PO Box 93, Jamestown, St. Helena STHL 1ZZ, South Atlantic Ocean via United Kingdom & Ascension (Return postage 3 US dollars or 5 Euros required for QSL card).
Saturday 14 November 2009:Radio Day meeting, Amsterdam. Annual Radio Day meeting at Hotel Casa 400, James Wattstraat 75, Amsterdam - near the Amstel railway station, 1100-1700 CET. Meeting is celebrating 25 years of Laser 558. Admission 12.50 Euro. Booking not necessary. Details Radio Day web site.
Saturday 5 December 2009: Reading DX meeting (Reading International Radio Group) 1430-1700 BST in room 3 at Reading International Solidarity Centre (RISC), 35-39 London Street, Reading RG1 4PS. (see below for details).
Thursday 24 December 2009: Christmas transmission of SAQ 17.2 kHz Alexanderson Alternator from Grimeton, Sweden at 0800 UTC. Reports welcome, QSLs available. Details Alexanderson web site.
Saturday 6 February 2010: Reading DX meeting (Reading International Radio Group) 1430-1700 BST in room 3 at Reading International Solidarity Centre (RISC), 35-39 London Street, Reading RG1 4PS. (see below for details).
These are held around the UK throughout the year. A full list of rallies and other amateur radio events may be found on the RSGB web site
For the FM and TV DXer, a list of key dates for the major meteor showers during 2009:
Name of shower Overall dates (Peaking date)The following meetings are held regularly. Feel free to go along and enjoy the chance to meet fellow radio enthusiasts! Details of the dates of future meetings are in the next section.
Reading DX Meeting - going strong for over 30 years!These inter-club meetings of the Reading International Radio Group are an opportunity for friends from all the UK DX clubs to meet together. They have been held regularly since 1976 and are still proving to be very popular. Since February 2005 the meetings have been held in the meeting rooms at the Reading International Solidarity Centre (RISC), 35-39 London Street, Reading, RG1 4PS. RISC has a cafe/bar (RISC Global Cafe) and shop (The World Shop) in London Street, the meeting rooms are at the back, the entrance is via a small passage just beyond the RISC shop - or ask for directions in the shop or bar. The meeting itself starts at 1430, though some members meet first in the RISC Global cafe/bar from about 1400. The meetings last about two and a half hours, followed by an optional drink and curry at a local Indian restaurant. For anyone attending the meeting by car there is free parking at the back of the RISC centre (NB access to the carpark is via East Street, off South Street). By rail, London Street is approx 12 minutes walk from Reading station. It is just south of the main town centre. Further details from Mike Barraclough on (01462) 643899 or via e-mail - mikewb[at]dircon.co.uk ** RISC has a web site including directions (see "Where Are We?") at www.risc.org.uk
Twickenham Summer DX MeetingA Saturday in mid Summer has become a firm favourite event on the BDXC calendar. A lazy summer afternoon by the Thames supping a pint or four and chatting about anything and everything - though naturally radio is top of the agenda! - is the prospect and for those that wish to do so an Indian meal at a nearby restaurant follows at about 7pm. Fine weather cannot be guaranteed, of course, but it has accompanied us for four of the last five years. If you want to come to the meal please be sure to let us know well in advance so that we can book a place for you. Further details from Mark Savage email: mark[at]bdxc.org.uk ** or tel 07711 616908.
Photo taken by the River Thames at our Twickenham DX meeting on 21 June 2008 (left to right: Mike Barraclough, Mark Savage, Mike Terry, Andrew Tett, Dave Kenny, Stuart Heathcock, Gareth Foster, Stephen Howie, Jon Ryland, Ian Kelly, Ken Fletcher, Darren Rozier).
Below photo from our July 2006 meeting (left to right: Dave Kenny, Klaus Werner, Stephen Howie, Mark Savage, Keith Knight, Colin Ferris, Mike Terry, Chris Greenway, Mike Barraclough, Stig Hartvig Nielsen, Stuart Heathcock, Alan Pennington).
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