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Mike G8KMP has asked me to remind all members that (authorised) usage of any of the club callsigns (G1ZMS, G3ZMS, G5RV and GB0JAJ) be appropriately logged and those logs forwarded to the club for it's records.
G5RV will use electronic logs exclusively, whilst the other callsigns may have contacts logged on paper, though electronic logs in .adi format are preferred. Logs must be sent to our QSL manager Stella M6ZRJ, and Mike would also like a copy for his archive.
If you have any old previously un-submitted logs, please dig them out and forward them as above.
Personal callsigns and other registered SES callsigns used at club events are of course excluded.
Regards,
Berni M0XYF
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As I mentioned last month, I had a problem with the linear amp' where the switch for the SWR meter had become unlatched. A quick click and hey presto all returned to normal.
A quick test on 15 metres bought in VK4NBX, so it still works.
On the 5th I managed to contact 8P6PE on Barbados and BA7OMA in China. Following this I managed a string of US stations that bought up my US counties score to 1080, out of the total of 3077.
As of this month I have worked all of CT, DE, RI, and I only need 2 for MA, 3 for ME, 1 for NH, 3 for NJ and 3 for VT. What is a surprise is the number that I have worked in the Pacific seaboard.
On the 12th I managed to work Guatemala, Grenada and Mexico.
On the 17th (also to my surprise) I worked VK9DX Norfolk Isl' off the Australian coast. Then the other way to PJ6Y in the Atlantic, then VA7JH on OC-036 in the Pacific. On the 22nd I managed a ATNO 5K0UA in the Caribbean closely followed by 6O3T in Somalia. The month came to a close with C5Y in the Gambia.
So now I have hit my annual target of 200 DXCCs. If anyone out there can think of a target for 2026, I'll try and prepare myself and my log book (No 23)
As I write this I am reminded of all the hams on Jamaica, so here is a card from a couple of years back.
Good DXing
Chris G4ZCS
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MSARS now has an additional email mailing list manager. It can do pretty much whatever groups.io can do, but it only contains current member's email addresses and all the functionality outside of a simple email distribution list has been turned off for now. If we find a use, we may enable other functionality over time. We have mainly implemented this to improve email deliverability and management.
The society will sometimes use this facility to contact members alongside the current 'direct' methods as per our privacy policy, so don't be surprised to see the occasional email from a midsussexars.org.uk address.
The society has no interest in spamming you, and we will of course use it respectfully. This list is stored and maintained on our own domain hosting package, and uses the Mailman application.
Regards,
Berni M0XYF
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Alan G8YKV has completed his catch-up of summarising the 2025 committee meeting minutes, and they have now been posted in the members section.
If you don't have a login, or you have forgotten your password, you can contact me to sort this out for you.
Regards,
Berni M0XYF
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John Berry's fantastic talk on aircraft scatter (...an introduction to...) was given to MSARS members live on Friday 10th October 2025. Said talk was recorded, and has now been uploaded to YouTube for everyone to watch.
If you missed it, and it sounds like something that might grab you, then why not give it a view? There were quite a few audience members logged into Zoom on the night, because many people now know that John's talks are always professionally prepared and expertly presented.
Click through to our Videos page to find the link, and spread the word to anyone else you think might fancy it.
