Category: News

Directory Changes

The following references have been added to the Directory:
  • GFF- 0521 Borrowdale Rainforest NNR, Cumbria
  • GFF-0522  Bradgate Park and Swithland Wood NNR, Leicestershire

At the time of posting, neither site appears on DEFRA’s Magic Maps application. In the interim, please use the maps below to establish you are operating within the reference.

GFF-0521 Borrowdale Rainforest NNR

GFF- 0522 Bradgate Park and Swithland Wood NNR

 

New GxFF Annual Activator Award

Team GxFF are delighted to announce the launch from tomorrow of a new series of annual activator awards. Awards will be given for the activation of 11, 22, 33, 44, and 55 plus references in each calender year. References activated in previous years can be reactivated each calendar year, counting towards the new year’s annual total. Awards will be claimable via logsearch, by selecting the relevant year (2023 on) from the drop down. We’ll publish the designs for the awards soon.

Directory Changes

A number of new references have been added to the GxFF Directory

  • GFF-0511 The Flashes of Wigan and Lee NNR, Greater Manchester
  • GFF-0512 Drigg Coast SAC, Cumbria
  • GFF-0513 Lewes Brookes RSPB, Sussex
  • GIFF-0085 Bann Estuary SAC, Co Londonderry
  • GMFF-0149 Fannyside RSPB, North Lanarkshire

Additional changes to existing references

  • GFF-0310 becomes Mid Essex Coast SPA – Blackwater Estuary NNR/Od Hall Marshes RSPB to reflect inclusion of RSPB reserve
  • GFF-0508 Radipole Lake RSPB is deleted as it was a duplicate of GFF-0104

 

 

 

 

GxFF Directory changes

A number of new references have been added to the Directory:

  • GFF-0508 Radipole Lake RSPB,  Weymouth, Dorset (Deleted as duplicate 12/2022)
  • GFF-0509 Hornsea Mere SAC, Yorkshire
  • GFF-0510 Wild Ennerdale NNR, Cumbria
  • GMFF-0148 Coll RSPB, Inner Hebrides
  • GWFF-0111 Coedwigoedd Penrhyn Creuddyn/ Creuddyn Peninsula Woods SAC , West Wales and Valleys

Brass Monkey Award – Winter 22/23

BRASS MONKEY ACTIVATORS AWARD – WINTER 22/23
The qualifying period for this years award kicks off on 1st Dec. It will follow the same format as last year. As a reminder:
The award is designed to be a fun way of encouraging some extra GxFF activity over the traditionally quieter months of the year.
All that is required is to go out and activate at least 2 different GxFF references each month in Dec, Jan and Feb. So 6 unique references in total. More than two refs in a month will not count towards the 6.
Logs should be submitted in the usual way. The standard 44 QSOs are required at each reference.
For each reference, proof must be submitted in the form of a photograph published to our Facebook group page, showing activation at the location, with a comment indicating ref ,month and activation number (i.e Dec no.1 or no. 2, Jan no.3,no.4 etc)
Awards will be automatically issued in March, no need to apply
Activators who are not members of our Facebook Group can apply by sending photos directly to g1ublradio@gmail.com
Adrian

GFF- Directory Updates

Updates have been made to  3 references in the GFF Directory

  • GFF-0315 Becomes Dorset Heathlands SPA – Upton/Canford Heath Reserves, to better clarify the area covered. It also takes in heaths in Corfe and Alder Hills area, which are also part of the SPA. A further reference will be created to cover those heaths to the North East that are distant from this area.
  • GFF 0239 Fyfield Down NNR and GFF 0122 Kingston Great Common NNR have been deleted from the directory , as a result of losing their NNR status. Kingston Common can still be activated as part of the overarching New Forest reference.