Another successful QRP day!

IVARC's annual "QRP day" event was held at Roke Manor, near Romsey on 21st September 2024.  Initially there were some concerns due to the weather, with thunderstorms the previous night, however the day turned out to be fine with only a few spots of rain around midday.

The Roke site again proved to be an ideal venue for this event, set in a rural environment with plenty of space for multiple stations and different antenna configurations.

​Previous years have seen a variety of stations using different modes and bands, and this year was no exception.

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​Chris G7LWV operated mainly on HF CW with his QMX transceiver and end fed half wave antenna.

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Paul M1CNK also used an end fed half wave on the HF bands, with SSB from his K2 and data (FT8) from his QMX.

Will 2E0HAI and Christian M0UOS were busy receiving WEFAX satellite images, including some amazing shots from NOAA-18

​Andy G4JNT took advantage of the Roke location to receive downlink signals from the geostationary QO-100 satellite - no doubt preparing for his imminent talk to the club on QO-100 this Friday!

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Simon M0KFQ also used an end fed half wave antenna with his IC705 on HF SSB, whilst Ken G4DKH used a 44 foot doublet and FT817, mainly on 28MHz SSB (which was wide open on the day with strong signals heard from Australia, Indonesia, Africa and USA).

Unfortunately Alan G8IPQ, a keen participant at previous club QRP days, was unable to attend this year - however he did manage to join the event remotely via 28MHz SSB.  Hopefully Alan will be able to join us at next year's event!