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The members of Wythall Radio Club are feeling pleased today with the release of the results of a recent National contest.

Jamie 2E0SDV on the mic, aided and abetted by Lee G0MTN

HF SSB Field Day is a shortwave radio event we enjoy at the beginning of September each year and this year was no exception.

Our small operating team of Lee G0MTN, Jamie 2E0SDV and “Captain” Callum M0MCX worked tirelessly over the 24 hours to make contacts on all allowable bands from 80 metres to 10 metres.

Aided and abetted by other club members supplying support, both emotional and physical, throughout the weekend, we now have the results and it’s a great success for our small band of operators. Wythall finished 6th out of 28 UK Clubs taking part in the “Restricted” section.

Our heartiest congratulations go to Callum, Jamie and Lee and all those who supported them. Perhaps a top 3 podium finish is within our grasp for next year?

(More photos can be viewed by clicking below…)

One of Wythall’s youngest members is celebrating today – that’s because he’s a bit of a video star! Jamie 2E0SDV makes quite a few appearances in the Radio Society of Great Britain’s (RSGB) latest promotional video.

Jamie will be well known to readers of this website – he is a very keen 15-year-old Radio Amateur who just can’t seem to keep away from his transmitting station! He was worked nearly 100 countries on Shortwave this summer alone and has also been elected to the RSGB’s Youth Committee, as well as taking part in a Youth DXpedition to the Brecon Beacons. 

He also won the G5RP Trophy at the recent RSGB Convention in Milton Keynes.

No surprise then that Jamie appears in the new video, entitled “Amateur Radio – a 21st Century Hobby” which is aimed at enthusing young people to try out Amateur Radio as a pastime. Click the image on the right to watch it.

Who knows? Perhaps we will see Jamie on the X-Factor next!

Wythall Radio Club is very fortunate to own a mobile Versatower radio mast – today we are pleased to announce that it has a brand new home.

This wonderful piece of engineering extends to 100 feet tall and comes in very useful for outdoor events where good signals are required.

For many years it has been stored at Wythall Park, but for various reasons, we decided to move it to a new safer home in King’s Norton.

This year has seen the mast cleaned and renewed – it is in much better shape now than it has been for many years.

We look forward to using it more in the future, who knows, maybe in the Club Calls Contest which is coming up soon?

Which one splashed the cash at ML&S???

Wythall Radio Club members have been out in force again this weekend – this time at the Radio Society of Great Britain’s Annual Convention.

No less than 9 members spent all or part of the weekend in Milton Keynes attending (and in one case giving) lectures, making and renewing friendships, picking up awards and, you guessed it, eating and drinking just a little.

Lee G0MTN was on the Convention lecturing team – he was joined by Jamie 2E0SDV who picked up the G5RP trophy, Mack M0CUS, Tim M0URX, Dave G3YXM, Roger M0GWM, Mike G4VPD, Mark M0LXQ & Chris G7DDN.

Needless to say, the Martin Lynch & Sons stand was a big draw and it is rumoured that one member spent a four figure sum(!) at the stall.

Our lips are sealed though!

Wythall Radio Club is celebrating big-time. One of our youngest members has scooped a prestigious national trophy and in so doing, made it a hat-trick of wins for the club.

Earlier today, 15-year-old Jamie 2E0SDV was presented with the Radio Society of Great Britain’s G5RP Trophy at their National Convention in Milton Keynes. 

The G5RP Trophy is awarded annually to encourage newcomers to HF DX-ing. What makes young Jamie’s achievement even more compelling is that the award is not limited to youngsters or indeed the newly-licensed; it is open to anyone who has made “significant progress” in HF DXing.

Jamie saw off some talented opposition to win the trophy, helped by his record number of HF QSOs on the recent RSGB Youth Expedition to the Brecon Beacons this August.

After receiving the award, Jamie said “I am very grateful for Wythall Radio Club’s support over the past year. Thanks too to the RSGB for choosing me to receive such a prestigious award in the DXing community.”

Jamie had been nominated by fellow club member and well-known DXpeditioner Tim M0URX who himself won the same trophy in 2008. And yet another Wythall Club member, James M0YOM, won it in 2009.

So Jamie now joins Tim and James in a unique Wythall Radio Club treble making it three G5RP wins in just seven years!

We are one very proud club tonight…

It’s been a week now, but members of Wythall Radio Club had a great time at last weekend’s National Hamfest.

Held at the Newark Showground and sponsored by our national Radio Society, the RSGB, the halls were packed with traders and visitors from across the world.

Several Wythallians made it along across the two days, including Tim M0URX, Dave 2E0HPD, Roger M0GWM, Chris G7DDN, Phil 2E0WTH, Jamie 2E0SDV, David G7IBO, Juliet M6RSC. 

Needless to say, the Martin Lynch stall was a great attraction and the advent of a new 432MHz transceiver embedded in an Android mobile phone was of great interest to many of us. Click on the photos to see more. (In fact, click twice for a really large image!)

Former Club member Peter, who now lives in Ireland took a great video too and you can catch that here.

Doubtless we will be along again next year!

Marie G7OKF, Dawn M0LIJ, Juliet M6RSC, Anita 2E0DUO & Lynne M6FAB (all without wine – how odd!)

There’s no keeping those Wythall Radio Club girls down! Would you believe they’ve now made an appearance in a book?

The Radio Society of Great Britain have recently published the latest version of their Amateur Radio Operating Manual and in the very early part of the book, there is a photo that caught our attention.

Marie G7OKF, Dawn M0LIJ, Juliet M6RSC, Anita 2E0DUO & Lynne M6FAB were all part of our fantastic G100RSGB team, when we took part in the centenary of the RSGB’s foundation. One of the photos we used for promotional purposes has now resurfaced in the Manual – it was spotted yesterday by club member Roger M0GWM after he purchased a copy at the National Hamfest.

Nice to see our girls’ beautiful faces and Wythall Radio Club’s name making a splash in print. The only question is, why were there so few glasses of wine in the picture???

The UK’s National Hamfest kicks off today and Wythall members will of course be putting in an appearance over the weekend!

Wythall does Hamfest!

A couple of carloads of members are even making their way to the Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire today to enjoy browsing the traders, perusing the flea market and visiting radio equipment manufacturers.

This trip has become a regular outing in the Wythall Radio Club diary since its inception a few years ago and is eagerly anticipated by those who thrive on visits out.

We do expect the cars to be slightly heavier on the return than on the way out though. We will be full to the brim with bacon rolls for starters!

Who knows? There may even be some radio equipment to bring back too!

Meet our new team! Lynne M6FAB, Anita 2E0DUO & Ian M0IDR

Wythall Radio Club has a new lineup for 2016!

Following our AGM last night, we are proud to announce that 2 of our 3 key positions are now taken by female radio enthusiasts.

Anita 2E0DUO, a long-time member, was elected Chair for the year, Lynne M6FAB is now Secretary, and Ian M0IDR provides continuity by remaining as Treasurer.

We welcome some new faces onto the Committee as well, so congratulations to Dave 2E0HPD & Roger M0GWM who join the “old timers”, Lee G0MTN, Pete M5DUO, Phil 2E0WTH & Chris G7DDN.

We are looking forward to another great year already!

October’s Radio Society of Great Britain magazine RadCom has been hitting the doorsteps of members here in the UK and it’s rather good news for members of Wythall Radio Club. 

Pride of place goes to Jamie 2E0SDV who features in the main article this month as a member of the Project DX15. Jamie took the distinction (according to page 39) of being the only youngster to make over 1000 QSOs during the Brecon Beacons’ Youth DXpedition.

Other Wythallians in RadCom this month include our contest supremo Lee G0MTN, who will be presenting a lecture at the forthcoming RSGB National Convention in Milton Keynes – his credit appears on page 32.

And as the publication’s regular LF Columnist, club member Dave G3YXM enlightens us on the world below Top Band on page 62.

Finally the club itself even gets a mention in the Sport Radio column on page 76, for our achievements in the Club Calls contest as part of the AFS Super League event.

Quite a packed issue if you are a Wythall member then!