The UK Six Metre Group

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Chris, G3WOS

I am holding another on Saturday 3rd August 2013 in Farnboroug h, Hampshire UK! There will be plenty of food and drink, lots of 6m guys to talk to and argue with and XYLs are positively encouraged ! I hope that we will see an even better turn out of non-UK 6m enthusiast s. For those wanting to stay over on Friday night, many will be able to stay in the same hotel (The Falcon as in 2011) and I will organise another great 6m dinner for the Friday evening! The UKSMG will hold their AGM at 10:00 at a local restaurant as well. Jim - KH6/K6MIO will join us to give presentati ons on Update on Cycle 24 and The remarkable extreme east-west Es that occurred on the 27-30 June last year and Josep - EA3AKY will present on last years' D64K DXpedition . The cost of the BBQ will be around 35 UK Pounds and will need to be paid in advance of the event. If you are keen on 6M how could you miss this event? 73 Chris G3WOS -

N4JQQ/C6AFP

Unfortunat ely, the C6AFP/B, 50.040, in FL16, Abaco, Green Turtle Cay, The Bahamas, developed a significan t chirp that my friend, C6AGN, couldn't pin down. As of last night, it was in the US and headed for a repair point. I hope to get it fixed and back down there as soon as possible. Not sure how much FedEx is going to charge me to send this thing to Green Turtle Cay but that is the only option vs. waiting for whenever for someone who is going to an island of 300 residents to haul it down there. Think the movie, The Castaway. Interestin gly, the beacon is still operating on the six meter Ringo that John Walker, WZ8D, took down there to our place at least 20 years ago. That antenna has been through too many serious hurricanes to count and it hasn't yet come down, no tuning issues, etc. Certainly amazing. I will advise when it is back on the air or at least headed in that direction. Regards, Steve, N4JQQ/ C6AFP

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