Members from SARS will be exhibiting some classic Series One Land Rovers and Military vehicles at the FOT. We will also be operating the special event radio Callsign GB3FOT from the Military vehicle display. Come along to the show and see the early Land Rover series one that won the Best Series 1 at the …
This month’s edition of Practical Wireless features a piece on Transistors by SARS member David Jardine G0FDV. David takes a look at the history of transistors and the fundamentals of silicon doping – click here to download a PDF copy.
Military Style Camp at BHRS 29th-30 April Several members having already braved the frosty conditions, camping overnight at BHRS during the May 50MHz contest. It was suggested that the exercise be repeated now that spring had finally arrived. This occasion would have a two-fold purpose, with the first being to have a totally green camp using the …
Whilst the last few months may have been unusually mild the track to our Beachy Head site has become impassable to normal road vehicles. Fortunately the society has a number of 4*4 enthusiasts who have jumped at the opportunity to use their vehicles in mud and axel deep water. Despite the conditions we have normally opened …
Last Wednesday’s meeting involved a successful communication between myself on Crystal Palace Hill in South London, Dave G0FDV from Heathfield, and members operating under G1KAR/P at BHRS including Barry G8DXU and Tony G4UPY. Having erected a dipole for 40m I constructed at home this previous week, we attempted contact at the arranged time of 1500 …
Some articles from our members’ monthly magazine written by G8DXU on vintage radio are now available here on sars.club. Hover over “Articles” in the menu above, then “Vintage Radio” to read them!
SARS fielded entries in the Christmas Cumulatives Contest this year up at our Beachy Head shack – a good turn out and a decent number of contacts on 2m. More info likely to come in the next Airtime, or on G8DXU’s blog!
The London to Brighton Land Rover run is organised annually by the South London & Surrey Land Rover Club SLSLRC. This has now been run for the last seventeen years with entry open to all Land Rovers, with old and interesting models being especially welcome. Entering the London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) attracts a charge of £200 a day …
This year’s SARS annual dinner is to be held at the Chalk Farm Hotel in Willingdon on Wednesday 9th December at 19:00. On the menu will be: Main: Special Christmas dinner Dessert: Either Christmas Pudding with cream/ice cream or a selection of ice cream, followed by a coffee. This particular venue has been selected due …
August, so far, has been a very busy month, with some great weather, up to the point of our towns yearly Air show Airbourne 2015. (Hence the spitfire above in this months site banner) Today the skies opened up and our town had one its largest deluges for some time with flooding throughout. However yesterdays …