Harlow Amateur Magazine Winter 1999 |
GB2CL Special Event On the weekend 17/18th July, members of the Harlow and District Amateur Radio Society helped in running a special event station at Clacton-on-Sea Lifeboat House on the pier. The event was organised by Mark, 2E0APH. We are pleased to report that the weekend event was a success. The weather was pleasing, it being the warmest day of the year (so far). The event was aimed at giving the newly licensed novices the experience of handling a pile-up on the air and getting used to the accepted operating procedure. We made approximately 460 contacts world-wide but 40m (7Mhz) was the more interesting band as we had a pile up all day!! A full list of participants and many pictures of the event can be found at the GB2CL web site (www.qsl.net/g6ut/gb2cl/gb2cl.htm) There was an unexpected visit on the pier that attracted a crowd. A helicopter decided to land on the pier about 100 yards from the operating site. The pier staff hurried to the scene with anger. In the end, he picked his wife up and flew home!!!! |
After the disappointment of cancelling the 1999 Harlow Rally, the planning of next years event has been enthusiastically started. During the year we have received many enquiries regarding the rally, demonstrating the wide support for the event. There has been much discussion about a new format and, following the RSGB Hamfest example, we have decided to broaden the event beyond the traditional radio rally boundaries.
If you can help in any way then
please contact Alex (2E1GZY) as soon as possible. We need help in:
So, if you or your XYL would like to take a turn serving coffees or you feel inclined to put your radio-controlled toaster on display then please dont hesitate. Your club needs you! |
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Transmission 99 The Transmission 99 event held on 9th/10th October saw the G6BUT callsign on the air in aid of charity. A letter of thanks has been received from the Wireless For The Blind Fund for the £42.10 that was raised. |
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New Aerials Saturday 17 April 1999 saw a working party descending on Mark Hall Barn to construct and raise a new aerial array. The previous aerial system had been almost totally destroyed when a failure of the mast winch caused the whole lot to come down faster than it should have. Fortunately nobody was hurt. You can see photos from the day at the club web site (www.qsl.net/g6ut) The new stack is made up of:
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JOTA Mark Hall Barn was open to local Scouts on Saturday, 16th October 1999 as part of the JOTA event. Organised a little late, the attendance was disappointing but the Scouts and Cubs who attended had fun. Even the eight club members who helped out seemed to enjoy the event which saw a surprise 6 metre opening to Italy at around mid-day. The station was run using the club's FT-736 with most activity taking place on SSB via a stretched 2 metre yagi. Unfortunately the photographer was distracted while our visitors were on-site but we did get one picture of Mike (G7OBS) filling in time on the day. |
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Signs That You
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Items for A fossilised valve believed to be from the
Triassic period. Found locally and perfectly preserved in Hamosaurus dung. Offers to
Richard (2E1HKE). |
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Young Amateur of the Year Club member, and Novice Training Secretary, Mark Haynes (2E0APH) has been awarded the title of 1999 Young Amateur of the Year. This prestigious award is handed out by the Radio Society of Great Britain and the Radiocommunications Agency and is sponsored by a host of organisations. This is not Marks first brush with fame. In 1997 he was named runner-up in the competition and appeared on Blue Peter to promote the hobby. He also made it to the last four in 1998. Mark received his award at the HF Convention in October. The committee would like to extend their fondest congratulations to Mark, on behalf of all members of G6UT. |
Contests The club took part in the RSGB 50 MHz Fixed contest in April coming a respectable fifth place despite only running 25 watts. In July we established G6BUT/P at Aylmers Farm just outside Harlow for the VHF Field Day. The results are yet to be published. |
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Warning Signs That You Are Getting In Too Deep
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Input Required The committee would like to thank Alex (2E1GZY), Mark (2E0APH), and Chris (2E1GZX) for their efforts in producing this newsletter. In the forthcoming Spring edition we hope to include some interesting technical and historical articles. If you would like to write something for inclusion or have some equipment that you would like to advertise in the Sale or Exchange section, then please contact a member of the committee. We also need teachers and pupils for our continuing Novice, RAE, and Morse training. Remember, this is your club and your newsletter. Get more out of it by putting more into it. |
Signs That It Is Time To Find Another Hobby
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