Alex Discovers Amateur Radio

31 Activities to watch out for If you are out and about in June, July, and September you might come across National Field Day activities. The first weekend in June is a CW (Morse Code) event. A SSB (voice) Field Day is held during the first weekend in September, and a VHF Field Day in July. On the third full weekend of October you might come across scouts and guides taking part in the annual Jamboree-on-the-Air. Around the second week in May every year you will find Amateur Radio stations set up in wind and water mills around the country for National Mills Weekend. Every August Amateur Radio Stations are set up in lighthouses around the world for International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend. There are also special event stations set up at lots of other venues throughout the year and at the National Radio Centre, Bletchley Park (check NRC opening days and times as these are not the same as Bletchley Park itself). If you come across any of these be sure to take a look and ask about the hobby. You need to have a licence to operate the equipment but at some special event stations it is possible for visitors to get on the mic and talk to amateurs around the world. Jamboree-on-the-Air Mills on the Air Lighthouses on the Air National Radio Centre or to find your local club go to : http://rsgb.org/main/clubs-training/find-a-club/ a nd enter your postcode. SOUTHPORT ARC NFD 2012 SOUTHPORT ARC NFD 2012 FARNBOROUGH & DISTRICT RADIO SOCIETY SOUTHPORT ARC NFD 2012