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Bill Windle QSO Party

Here is a special invitation for you to join in the fun during the Bill Windle QSO Party (BWQP), formerly known as the FOC QSO Party (FOCQP), that we schedule twice a year. Many members have reported this is their favourite operating event! The idea behind the BWQP is to offer a stress-free opportunity for Read More

UK Annual Dinner 2024

Duke of Richmond Hotel Cambridge Park, Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom
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, 21st of September 2024 at Duke of Richmond Hotel, Cambridge Park, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Read more

2024 FOC AGM by ZOOM

Duke of Richmond Hotel Cambridge Park, Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom
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.

FOC Activity Day

Every day should be an FOC activity day, however those of us who don’t get time during theweek can gather and make QSOs during Activity Days. We have also designated one day everyother month as a ‘meeting point’ to encourage members to be active on all bands. If the bandsare busy with a contest, then Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More

Florida Weekend

Holiday Inn, Orlando Airport 5750 T.G. LEE BLVD, Orlando, FL, United States
The W4-FOC Dinner has been rescheduled so as not to conflict with the CQWW CW DX Contest.  The 34th W4-FOC Dinner will be held at the Holiday Inn Orlando International Airport November 15 through 17, 2024.  Always a well attended and exciting event with local dining events on Thursday and Friday evenings, FOC and member programs on Read More

FOC Activity Day

Every day should be an FOC activity day, however those of us who don’t get time during theweek can gather and make QSOs during Activity Days. We have also designated one day everyother month as a ‘meeting point’ to encourage members to be active on all bands. If the bandsare busy with a contest, then Read More

Bug Day

There has been continued interest in an activity twice per year (to run alongside the Mechanical Key Days) where the idea is to get on the air using those bug keys. It is open to both FOC members and non-members.  The exchange is expected to include, at the very least, a description of the bug Read More

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 Read More
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