RAL PROGRAMME

RAL 2009 will be on Sunday April 26 at the Rutherford Appleton Labs at Didcot, Oxfordshire. As well as a full afternoon lecture program, there will be test equipment facilities available all day, covering the microwave bands, and a surplus swap meet. It is the ideal meeting place for both experienced microwavers and those who may interested in starting on the bands 1GHz and up.

Due to security restrictions all visitors must pre-register and details of how to do this are now on the special UKuG website: www.microwave-events.org

Programme:

10.00      Doors open. Please DO NOT attempt to gain entry before this time
           as we need to give the organisers time to prepare.

ALL DAY: Test equipment facilities/display of equipment/ surplus swap and trade

1200-1300  Lunch (NB - No RAL catering available)

1300-1305  Formal welcome: G4NNS Chairman UKuG
1305-1315  Presentation of Special Awards
1315-1400  G4HJW - 'Using unmodified satellite LNBs in high stability receiver applications'
1400-1445  G4BAO - 'The Bodger's Guide to LDMOS power Amplifiers’
1445-1500  Break
1500-1530  GW4DGU - 'Update on the 23cm LDMOS PA'
1530-1615  G8UBN - 'GeMMA - (Signal) Generator for Multiple Microwave Applications'
1630       Meeting closes
Registration: Remember that admission is only by using the Registration site

RAL Travel Information: Click Here

Antenna Session:
In addition to the main event there will be an antenna test session on Saturday, 25th April, at G4NNS’s QTH, Time 14:30-17:00, Bands 3.4, 5.7, 10, 24 and 47GHz.

Saturday Dinner
After the antenna session, there will be a social/Dinner session at The Cricketers Arms, Tangley. There are a limited number of dinner places available - Please use the registration site for Dinner bookings/menu and info on local accomodation.

For further information contact: Brian Coleman, G4NNS or Lehane Kellett, G8KMH

10-Apr-2009