Condin 2025

Condin 2025

The CONDIN 2025 will take place in the old residence city of Karl the Great and the coronation city of 21 Kings.
Date: 9–11. May 2025, Dinner 10. May 19:00
Location: Novotel Aachen City, Tel. 0241–51590, email: <h3557–re@accor.com>
Prices: Double Room 140,00 € Comfort room incl. breakfast
Single Room 115,00 € incl. breakfast
Buffet 33,00 €


Please book using the code “FOC”. Cancellations are free of charge until 3 May 2025. Later is 90% of the cost is charged.


Accessibility by train:

• from Cologne Airport direct to Aachen,
• from Duesseldorf Airport direct to Aachen
• from Bruxelles Airport direct to Aachen
• from Frankfurt Airport to Cologne with change to Aachen
• direct line from Rostock to Aachen

You can expect a lively participation in an interesting city in the border triangle that has shaped Europe.

2024 FOC AGM by ZOOM

Join the FOC AGM by Zoom

1500-1630 UTC (4,.0pm – 5.30pm London)

Resister your interest in joining the FOC AGM and speaker sessions by Zoom. We will send you the Zoom credentials to join the meetings the day before the event.

UK Annual Dinner 2025

This social event is held every year.  It’s FOC’s flag-ship social event and is open to Members and their guests.

This year’s  event is to be held  Saturday, 13th of September 2025 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Details of the venue will be announced soon.

Memorial Day QSO Party

Memorial Day QSO Party (MDQP) is an activity providing participants with an opportunity to honour amateur radio operators who are now Silent Key.

MDQP is being sponsored and managed by FOC and is open to all licensed amateurs: the idea is for each participant to honour a silent key. They might have a special memory to share, along with the callsign and name of one who went before us.

For more information : Memorial Day QSO Party

Florida Weekend

The 35th FOC Florida Dinner will be held at the Holiday Inn Orlando Airport on December 5, 6 and 7, 2025.

Always a well-attended and exciting event with local dining events on Thursday and Friday evenings, FOC and member programs on Saturday, and an outstanding buffet dinner Saturday evening. W4FOC will be on the air and available for attendees to operate from the hotel. 

Free hotel parking, a shuttle between the airport and hotel, and daily breakfast for 2 are included in the $131.00 per night plus tax. Group room rates are available for the period 12/3 – 12/7 for attendees who wish to arrive earlier and/or depart later. The reservation cut-off date is November 3, 2025.

Call 1-800-465-4329 for reservations for “The First Class CW Operators Club”. The Group Booking Code is CW3. A $100.00 per attendee event fee covers the Saturday dinner and other hotel expenses for the event.

Checks covering attendee event fees should be made payable to and sent to Richard Baxter, K5TF (good on QRZ.com)

Questions? Contact Van Richardson N5TOO or Cathy Goodrich W4CMG via email (both good on QRZ.com)

More information to follow.

 

FOC Old School Classic 1960s QSO Party

Purpose: To turn the clocks back to what ham radio was like in the 1960s. To the extent possible, re-create the operating practices and gear used by Amateurs before Computers became a staple in most amateur stations, “contest” software was prevalent, and DX Clusters were used for posting callsigns and frequencies of stations on the air anywhere in the world.

Participation: Open to all Licensed Amateurs

Date and Time: Last Saturday in June or first Saturday in July for 24 hours (00:00 to 23:59 UTC). Date adjusted to avoid conflict with ARRL Field Day and RAC Canada Day events.

Mode: CW Only

Call: “CQ OS” or “CQ OSQP”

Suggested CW Speed: 15-30 WPM with 30 WPM Maximum Speed

Bands: 160M, 80M, 40M, 20M, 15M, 10M and 6M Bands only.

Visit event page to read more

East Africa Dinner

Muthaiga Country Club, Nairobi, Kenya

 

East Africa FOC Dinner 2025 
Friday 21st February, 2025
1800hrs Muthaiga Country Club, Nairobi, Kenya 

 

Andy, 5Z4VJ is again organising the FOC Dinner and weekend in February in Nairobi.
Several members (from UK, EU and NA) are planning to attend, some combining the visit with a safari, beach holiday or a tour of Nairobi city and its national park.

 

More details and a three day suggested itinerary are available at:
Some photos from the 2024 Dinner here:

 

It’s not too late to book!  Please contact Andy, 5Z4VJ if interested.

FOC Activity Day

Every day should be an FOC activity day, however those of us who don’t get time during the
week can gather and make QSOs during Activity Days. We have also designated one day every
other month as a ‘meeting point’ to encourage members to be active on all bands. If the bands
are busy with a contest, then perhaps try the nearest WARC band, or 60m if available.

FOC QRS Day

Now and again, we should switch down a few gears and QSO with those operators who are not as fast at CW. Casual operators on the bands appreciate it when we slow down and work people at their own pace. This is a chance to encourage wider activity on the bands with everyone, including other members. Suggested maximum speed of 15wpm.

FOC Activity Day

Every day should be an FOC activity day, however those of us who don’t get time during the
week can gather and make QSOs during Activity Days. We have also designated one day every
other month as a ‘meeting point’ to encourage members to be active on all bands. If the bands
are busy with a contest, then perhaps try the nearest WARC band, or 60m if available.