EMFcamp 2024

The Electromagnetic Field is a non-profit camping festival for those with an inquisitive mind or an interest in making things: hackers, artists, geeks, crafters, scientists, and engineers. Electromagnetic Field 2024 will be held on 30 May–2 June 2024 at Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Eastnor, Ledbury.

AMSAT-UK, BATC & UKuG are setting up a 'village' that will host a variety of demonstrations and presentations during the weekend.

AMSAT-UK Represents the amateur satellite community in the UK whose members not only operate amateur satellites but also help to design, build and fund them.

BATC The British Amateur Television Club (BATC) actively promotes the hobby of Amateur Television and covers all aspects of Television from making and editing programmes to transmitting television on the amateur radio bands. During EMF Camp, presentations will be given on the subjects, in addition to making video contacts via the QO-100 geostationary satellite. operations.

UKuG The UK Microwave Group is the body who represent Amateur activities and developments in the high UHF and microwave parts of the radio spectrum.

There is a wide cross-over in the activities and interests of these three groups. And regularly work together to further the many projects and issues that affect Amateur Radio in the UK. At EMF-2024 these three organisations will be demonstrating various aspects of the hobby. Including low earth orbiting and geostationary satellite communications and possibly deep space reception. Microwave contest operation. Digital television via terrestrial links and via the QO100 transponder, aboard a geostationary satellite. And a random selection of other interests, which members would like to showcase.

GB4EMF Amateur Radio Special Event callsign during EMF for all contacts.

G0AUK The AMSAT-UK (Club) callsign will also be in use.

Inhabitants

If you want your name added to the list but don't want to edit the wiki, give Dave Johnson (secretary at amsat-uk.org) a shout.

On-site coordination: 144.750MHz, 432.750MHz, bring an H/T!

There is a Whatsapp group. Contact Jules or Paul (EYT) if you would like to join. (email jules at g0nzo co uk)

Name	Callsign	Ticket	Arrival	Departure	Bringing
Dave Johnson	G4DPZ	yes	Friday	Sunday	GB4EMF callsign (we can use G0AUK too), QO-100 Khune GS & 90cm Dish, complete LEO GS, LoRa TinyGS, 433/868 Lora GS for HAPS, Starlink and Switch, large mains extension
Phil Crump + 1	M0DNY	yes			QO-100 DATV Uplink Chain (BATC Streaming PC, Modulator, PA) + Downlink Chain (PC, Minitiouner). Long network cabling. Possibly HamTV RX.
Jason Flynn + ?	G7OCD	yes			2.4m dish, mount & feed. Tools for dish.
Jules Smith + 1	G0NZO M6SHO	yes + yes	Thursday (Poss Tues/Wed for setup)	Monday	Mains cabling (16A 5-way dist + misc), mech toolbox, soldering iron, Long ETH cable. Fridge, gas stove, kettle, water carrier (~10L), washing up bowl, microwave oven, 5mtr 240V festoon lamp string. POTS phones and fax, 1200bd packet system. Portsdown with PAs for 146&432MHz. Possibly contest stations for 23&13cm. Small pole mast and antennas.
Iain Young	G7III	yes
John Cariss	G7ACD	yes			Event shelter. 2.4m prime dish. Camp kitchen(stand).
Dave Akerman	M0RPI	yes	Thursday	Monday	Probably will be in my campervan in which case I'll have a fridge that can be used. Will also bring a portable fridge. Can also bring gas stoves (3) + gas. I'll also bring long CAT6 leads, 16A --> 4-way lead.
Paul Marsh	M0EYT	yes			2.4GHz DATV
Alex Marsh	2E0NOG	Voucher
Phil Ashby	M6IPX	yes
John Alexander	M0XJA	yes
Heather & Paul Nickalls	M0HMO/ G8AQA	yes/yes
Wouter Weggelaar	PA3WEG	yes
Tim Clark	MW0RUD	yes

NB: label your stuff folks!

Village Setup

• 6x6m Marquee with flooring, tables (x?), chairs (x?) for stations, workshops, demonstrations. Includes interior lighting and power strip. [Rented from EMF]

• 4.5x4.5m Event shelter for mess use [G7ACD], camp kitchen, kettles, fridges, lighting as above.

• 2.4m dish on trailer (trailer to stay on site). Use unassigned. QO100 NB ? [G7ACD]

• 2.4m Dish for QO-100 WB DATV uplink [G7OCD, via small cargo trailer]

• LEO GS (G4DPZ)

• QO-100 COTS GS (G4DPZ)

• Starlink and network

Village Happenings

TBD: as we sort out a plan around the main EMF schedule! Will include some talks on what AMSAT do and how, live TV transmissions via QO-100 geostationary satellite...

Activity	Organiser	Confirmed	Time	Description
QO100 DATV	TBA		Continuous	Demonstrating uplinking digital Amareur Television, through the AMSAT transponder aboard the geostationary Es'hail satellite.
QO100 Narrow Band modes	TBA		Continuous	We will have a smaller dish setup for SSB voice comms, and anything else anyone wants to play with.
Microwave contest	G0NZO		Sunday	Plan to run a small microwave (1296MHz) station during the national low bands contest. We will not be competing, just generating some activity on the band and giving points away to other stations.
Terrestrial DATV	G0NZO		Continuous	Hope to set up a VHF or UHF digital television link across site. The reception being over in the EMV-Hams village.
Spare 2.4mtr dish	TBA		Continuous	G7ACD's 2.4mtr Andrews prime focus dish. Use TBA.
LEO Satellite	G4DPZ		TBA	Depends upon QRM generated on site, May be limited to UHF operation
Talks program	Various		TBA	Various talks have been offered to the orga. Details here and on main timetable when confirmed.

QO-100 satellite dish bearing