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.
The group would like to express it's thanks to the Radio Communications Foundation (RCF) for a grant towards the funding of the Marquee and associated items.
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 | BATC Blue Marquee (6m x 3m with sides)
, QO-100 DATV Uplink Chain (BATC Streaming PC, Modulator, PA) Portable HamTV groundstation. 2x 50m network cabling. Some mains extensions. | ||
| Jason Flynn + | G7OCD | yes | Campervan | ||
| Jules Smith + Shona | G0NZO
M6SHO |
yes
+ yes |
Wed
for setup |
Monday | Mains cabling (16A 5-way dist + misc 13A), mech toolbox, soldering iron, Long ETH cable & breakouts for POTS. 2x 6ft folding tables.
Small 240V fridge, gas stove, 240V kettle, water carrier (~10L), washing up bowl, microwave oven, 5mtr 240V festoon lamp string. POTS/DECT phones and fax. 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 | Wed
for setup |
Event shelter? 2.4m prime dish. 1mtr dish for QO100 NB. | |
| 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
+ Oscar |
M0EYT | yes
+ yes |
2.4GHz DATV TX, 1200bd packet system, POTS/Fax. | ||
| 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
Expected location of village (Will be updated when finalised with orga)
- 6x6m Marquee with flooring, tables (x?), chairs (x?) for stations, workshops, demonstrations. Includes interior lighting and power strip. [Rented from EMF, all TBA]
- 4.5x4.5m Event shelter for mess use [G7ACD], kettles, fridges, lighting as above. 2x 6ft tables.
- Poss dish for L band monitoring? [G7ACD]
- 1m dish on ground mount, POTTY feed. QO100 narrow band [G7ACD]
- 2.4m Dish for QO-100 WB DATV uplink [G7ACD??, via small cargo trailer]. DATV TX [M0EYT]. Feed [?]
- 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/BATC/UKuG do and how, live TV transmissions via QO-100 geostationary satellite...
| Activity | Organiser | Confirmed | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QO100 DATV | TBA | Continuous | Demonstrating uplinking digital Amateur 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 | Hope 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 using one of the event callsigns. | |
| Terrestrial DATV | G0NZO | Continuous | Hope to set up a VHF or UHF digital television link across site, partnering with the EMV-Hams village, at the other side of the site. Probably 146MHz (NoV area) | |
| Second dish ? | G7ACD | Continuous | L band mpnitoring ? | |
| 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
