Rallies and Events News – 06 August 2023

| August 4, 2023

Part 1 of the British Amateur Television Club’s Convention for Amateur TV 2023, or CAT 23, is taking place today, Sunday 6 August, at Midland Air Museum, Coventry. It is a meet-up, show-and-tell, test and fix-it, and bring-and-buy event from 10.30am to 4pm. There are full ATV and Microwave test facilities available for QO-100, 5.6GHz FM, Portsdown, MiniTiouner, Ryde, and power amplifiers and preamps.

King’s Lynn Amateur Radio Club’s 33rd Great Eastern Radio Rally is taking place today, Sunday 6 August. The venue is Gaywood Community Centre, Gayton Road, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4EL. The doors open to visitors at 9am and admission is £2.50. The doors open to traders from 7am. An outdoor pitch costs £8 and an indoor table costs £10. Car parking is free. There are trade stands and a bring-and-buy area. On-site catering is available. For more information email rally.klarc@gmail.com or visit the website

Cockenzie and Port Seton Amateur Radio Club’s 28th annual mini-rally night will take place on Friday 11 August. It will be held in the Community Centre, Main Hall, Port Seton from 6pm to 9pm. Tables will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. The entrance fee is £2 for everyone. Disabled access and food will be available. For more information email bob.gm4uyz@talktalk.net

The Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society Hamfest will be held on Sunday 13 August from 9am to 4pm. The venue will be Cobham Sports and Social Club Ground, Merley, near Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 3DA. Admission is £5 and this includes parking. Talk-in will be on 145.550MHz. On-site catering, bar facilities and an RSGB Bookstall will be available. At the landowner’s request, no dogs, except guide dogs, are allowed on site. Indoor and field pitches are available and car-boot traders are welcome from 7am. For more information, email tbaker@tiscali.co.uk, visit the website or phone 07743 475 018.

Category: GB2RS Rallies and Events