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Latest News

The start details for the sixth National Qualifier (Chelmsford/Colchester) have been announced. The date is 19 July 2009. Click here for the full information.

The results of the fifth National Qualifier (Banbury) are available on the site. You can also find them via the Programme page.

The start details for the fifth National Qualifier (Banbury) have been announced. The date is 28 June 2009. Click here for the full information.

The results of the fourth National Qualifier (Swindon) are available on the site. You can also find them via the Programme page.

The start details for the fourth National Qualifier (Swindon) have been announced. The date is 07 June 2009. Click here for the full information.

The results of the third National Qualifier (Torbay) are available on the site. You can also find them via the Programme page.

The start details for the third National Qualifier (Torbay) have been announced. The date is 17 May 2009. Click here for the full information.

The results of the second National Qualifier (Northampton) are available on the site. You can also find them via the Programme page.

The results of the first National Qualifier (Maidstone) are available on the site. You can also find them via the Programme page.

The start details for the second National Qualifier (Northampton) have been announced. The date is 26 April 2009. Click here for the full information.

The start details for the first National Qualifier (Maidstone) have been announced. The date is 05 April 2009. Click here for the full information.

The Annual General Meeting was held on 15 February 2009 at George Whenham's house. The agenda and draft minutes are now on the site.

The dates and locations of the 2009 National Events are on the site. You can find them on the Programme page.

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All the information in this section was written by Phil Arnold.

What is the British Top-Band DF Association?

The BTBDFA was formed in February 2000 to centralise the organisation of Direction Finding (DF) on the 160m band in the UK. The association organises the eight qualifying rounds and the final of the National DF championship; the winner receives the handsome RSGB Trophy which is now over 50 years old. The runner-up receives the new Trevor Gage Memorial Trophy.

The main aim of the association is to increase the popularity of Top Band DF, it does this by organising events, providing lectures to radio clubs, putting interested people in touch with each other, writing articles for magazines etc.

The constitution of the association may be downloaded from here.

The minutes of the meetings of the association are available by clicking below:

You will need Acrobat Reader to view any of these documents; if you don't have it already it is available on many magazine cover discs or you can download it from Adobe's website by clicking on the logo below.

How to Join the BTBDFA

Easy! Just send your subscription to the treasurer. The current subscriptions are £10 per year.

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