Category Archives: Events

GB2STA Airfields on the Air 1/2 April 2023

Introduction LEFARS participated in this year’s Airfields on the Air event, using Special Event call GB2STA, over the weekend of  1st / 2nd April, re-visiting a field in Abridge used for last year’s activation and within the ATZ of Stapleford Aerodrome (ICAO: EGSC). Staplefield Aerodrome is the largest commercial flying school in the UK, complete… Read More »

International Marconi Day 23 April 2022

LEFARS took the opportunity to use the club’s main G4ONP callsign to participate in International Marconi Day  on 23rd April.  Operating from a portable location in Essex, members of the LEFARS Portable group used a 40m doublet on 40m and 20m HF  with the club’s Icom IC-7300. On VHF, an IC-7000 provided 50W on FM… Read More »

GB2STA Airfields on the Air 2/3 April 2022

Friday 1st April 2022 LEFARS participated in this year’s Airfields on the Air event, using Special Event call GB2STA, over the weekend of 2nd and 3rd April at a new location in Abridge and within the ATZ of Stapleford Aerodrome (ICAO: EGSC). This is the largest commercial flying school in the UK, complete with an… Read More »

GB0TBW Trinity Buoy Wharf ILLW August 2021

The first (of two) LEFARS external events in August this year took place over the weekend of 21st and 22nd  at Trinity Buoy Wharf, Poplar, London E14. It was an opportunity once again to participate in the  International Lighthouse Lightship weekend for another year.  Trinity Buoy Wharf is located in a historic part of London, adjacent to… Read More »

LEFARS activated GB0SNB for International Museums Weekend 19/20 June 2021

The following report, written by Dave De La Haye M0MBD, first appeared on the LEFARS Facebook group. This post also includes other photos taken and additional information. “A big ‘Thank You’ goes out to the SNB Contest Group for inviting LEFARS to activate GB0SNB for Museums on the Air this weekend. Whilst conditions were more… Read More »