Easter Monday, 21st April 2003, was the 21st anniversary of my very first radio transmissions, and so on the Bank Hoilday Monday afternoon, I was on Winter Hill, along with Norman G4YNK, operating on 2m and HF, trying to contact as many familiar voices as possible.
I had renewed my old B licence (which had been QRT for seven years) especially for the occasion, and so was operating G6GVI/P on 2m FM, while Norman manned G4YNK/P on 40m SSB.
During the day, I managed to meet up with the following stations, either on air or in person:
| Kevan G4PMV (ex-G8WTS) |
| Gary G0TBW (ex-G6NZD) |
| Elaine G6YQI |
| Jack G8HIK (aka M3ANP) |
| Bill G4RIG (ex-G6ERK) |
| Steve G4RWS (ex-G6JSY) |
| Bob G6GVG |
| Shaun G7IEI |
| Eric G4FSN |
| Piers G4XML |
| Norman G4YNK (ex-G6CNM) |
| Ken G8BEQ |
| Alan G4GFD |
| Paul G7IZX |
| Several of whom braved the strong winds on Winter Hill to come up and see me in person, in Steve's case bringing a unique transceiver with him: |
I also spoke on 2m to the following stations for the first time:
| M3CEY in Bolton |
| G0OXY/P on Billinge Hill |
| G3NSY in Shrewsbury |
| MW1EYO/P on a Welsh mountain |
| G8VPR in Cannock |
| MW0YLS near Wrexham |
| M3BPT in Westhoughton, Bolton |
I would like to thank Norman G4YNK for his support, particularly in running the 40m station whilst I was on 2m.
| GM0KET in Aberdeen |
| 2E0KJP in NW Birmingham |
| EI8GY in Shannon |
| G3EGC in Egerton, Bolton |
My thanks to all who contributed to turning Matchmoor Lane into "Memory Lane" for the afternoon!
73 de Ross G6GVI, G0WJR
View original pictures of the Bolton Club from 1982.
View pictures from a previous reunion in 1992.