Tag Archives: portable

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 »

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 »

GB0TBW Trinity Buoy Wharf Weekend 21st/22nd August

Setting up starts on Saturday 21st August at 08:45 after the arrival of the LEFARS tent, masts etc from the LEFARS store. We will be operating on 80m, 40m and 2m up to 17:00 local and on Sunday 22nd August from 09:30 to 16:00. Help is needed to clear down on Sunday. Please use public transport. More information in the  August newsletter but make a… Read More »