GB0YAA is the Special Event Station callsign of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance service. The station is operated by the Otley Amateur Radio Society. This year, GB0YAA will be on air 19.30 TO 2130 (Local) on Tuesday 20th September 2016 We are hoping to be operating HF, possible VHF. Otley Amateur Radio Society actively supports the… Read More »
GB4EVA Otley Amateur Radio Society will be celebrating the work of Edward Victor Appleton, operating the special event station GB4EVA from Clifton Village Hall on 10th September 2016 10.00 till 1600. We hope to run some other events, from 6th September (Appleton’s birthday) subject to availability of operators. Please see the dedicated page for more information… Read More »
The ARISS UK Operations team are delighted to announce that the amateur radio contact between Ashfield Primary School in Otley, West Yorkshire has now been confirmed for Thursday, May 5 at 0808 GMT (9:08 am BST) with Tim Peake GB1SS on the International Space Station The contact should be receivable on 145.800 MHz FM over… Read More »
Below are the frequencies we are intending to use this coming weekend for the 50th anniversary event. DIGI Digital Voice over HF (experimental) 14.236 Mhz Digital Modes PSK31/63 = 14.070, 18.100, 21.070, 24.920, 28.120 Digital modes JT65 = 14.076, 18.102, 21.076, 24.917, 28.076 076 SSB 7160 +/- 14280 +/- 144.130 +/- OTHER BANDS INCLUDING WARC BANDS… Read More »
OARS member Stuart (M0SGS) has recently updated his personal website www.m0sgs.co.uk with details of a digital system he has been experimenting with using some free software, FREEDV. Stuart’s page is also full of useful information and links, and an inspiring collection of M6 awards to those newly licenced.