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HISTORY
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| In 1979, Bram PA 0 PCB was invited by the Ruwaard van Putten Scouting Group to facilitate a Jamboree On The Air (JOTA). Bram grouped some radio-amateurs and together with Scouting they made the JOTA a big success. The group of radio-amateurs involved decided that they would like to do more of these projects together. Plans were made to participate in the next National (yearly) Field Day. |
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De crew in 1991
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The Scouting Group gave us permission to use their terrain for this fieldday. During this weekend the idea was born to unite the group of radio-amateurs in some kind of club. Scouting had no objections in using some of their space on the condition that we would support the JOTA every year to come. Thinking about a name for our club, it was decided to use the word Scouting in its name. |
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Clubbuilding at the Groenekruisweg
in 1981
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The name of the club was agreed upon : SRS, Scouting Radio Spijkenisse, because most of its members originated from Spijkenisse city or its surroundings. At a certain moment the Scouting Group was split up in the Ruwaard van Putten Group and the Hartelgroup. The SRS-club moved with the Hartelgroup to a location at the Gaddijk. For years we were located within an old pigsty. It was a splendid location, situated in the middle of pastures with little electric interference, which was of course favourable for making undisturbed radio contacts. |
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JOTA at the Gaddijk in
1984
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The
city of Spijkenisse was expanding and so did the Hartelgroup. Later on
some portocabins and containers were placed on the premises to facilitate
all groups. We have been there until December 1995. By that time the club
compound was surrounded by a new estate. In 1996 the old club building
was pulled down. At this location there is a public garden nowadays. |
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Photograph taken in 1995,
new houses are advancing
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Ham Contest in 1988 with
Paul and Dirk
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Morse code examination
at the Gaddijk
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JOTA 1988
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JOTA 1993
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In 1989 an public information
night was held in
Spijkenisse city |
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SRS-club was present with a stand
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The ninth of December 1995 we moved to an old
fire station in the centre of Spijkenisse. From this location we were
participated in the JOTA in '96 and '97. We moved the antenna pylon to the new location as well. But we did not put it into use; there was simply no room for it at the fire station, besides this was only a temporary location. |
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The antenna pylon on the
move
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1996, pull down has started
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The old access road
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| In the meantime at the Drogendijk in Spijkenisse
an old farm was abandoned. It was agreed that Scouting would make use
of it after some renovations. Unfortunately it did not come this far,
the farm was destroyed during a fire in 1996. The fire brigade was still
busy damping down the fire the next day. |
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Voorbereiding voor de
JOTA 1996
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The house of the farm seemed spared, but suffered
a lot of damage. At the end of the day the whole area was thoroughly cleaned
to make way for something new. But there was no certainty about plans
for the future. In 1998 the old fire station was pulled down to make way
for new housing. |
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The farm destroyed by
fire
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Club night at Krekelveen
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In the year 2000 there
was again a JOTA
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| We moved again from the location of the fire station, this time we obtained a roomy shelter within a former school building in the middle of a housing area at the Krekelveen in Spijkenisse city. The disadvantage with this building was that we could not install the antennas permanently. They had to be put up and taken down with every event. At that time plans were made to build a completely new club house on the old spot where the farm was situated at the Drogendijk. |
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2000 The pouring of
concrete for the new building
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The foundation for the
HF-antenna pylon
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2000 It's starting to
really look like a building
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In 2001 the top of the
building is reached
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Here we see the revealing
of the name of the building
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2002 The roofing is already
completed
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Moving towards the Drogendijk
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2002 The very first meeting
at the Drogendijk
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Ham radio shack under
construction
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In 2002 finally the day had come: The new building was
(almost) ready! August 28th we held our very first club meeting in the
new building at the Drogendijk.
The rooms were still rather bare but that changed quickly. Everybody, participated in changing the room into a real club home, a separate Ham Radio shack was created. Also a pantry was build to enable the serving of coffee and other refreshments. |
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Krekelveen : finished
off
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Placement of the VHF-antenna
pylon
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Construction work at the
HF-antenna pylon
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In 2003 we had our festive opening of the new facility.
The Baden Powel Band started their musical march and was awaited by
the children of the Scouting Group and some other children from the
Childcare organisation that is also using the facility. All day there
were all sorts of activities and Paul, PA 3 AQL brought the Unimog
military truck from the Hellemonster Foundation PI 8 HM. All visitors,
but especially the children, enjoyed this day very much. In our club
home some old radio equipment was presented. |
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The Baden Powel Band approaching
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Formal opening ceremony
by the alderman of the city of Spijkenisse
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Paul PA 3 AQL and the
Hellemonster-truck
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The joint meal
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The campfire and after
that a disco night
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