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Late June update

Here is another short update and a report of our participation in last Saturday’s 6m contest up at our Beachy site, where again a good time was had by all. The weather being June was warm and sunny and Henry 2E0IAK brought along an impressive 6m beam that was assembled, SWR checked and raised on …

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Mid June update

Its a late update this month, due to being busy on other projects, however June, so far, has been a very busy month for our radio club with lots going on. Our monthly meeting went very well, with a very good attendance once again and a display/explanation of a 3D printer by our local Maplins …

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Late May update

Time marches on and the month of May is living up to its name and it may be hot, it may be cold and it may be raining and may be sunny! Things are hotting up as the weather warms up and this months club meeting was very well attended with a fascinating glimpse back …

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Mid May update

Tonight at 7:30 – At our club rooms – The ENIGMA CODE talk. By an original member of the Bletchley Park team. See Monthly Meet for the details of our club rooms location. Here is an update on our Mills day event down at Polegate Windmill. Our club has been running this event yearly at …

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Early May update

A short update before our monthly club meeting on May 11th with a guest speaker from the Bletchley Park enigma team. See Monthly Meet for details on our club meeting rooms. Needless to say the original members of the Bletchley team are now thin on the ground and its a rare opportunity to listen to …

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Late April update

Summer is well on the way and this month the sparks were flying down at our club’s meeting rooms as you will see in the most shocking pictures below this article. Our outdoor activities are starting to take off, as those less hardy radio enthusiasts are coming out of their winter hibernation and daring to …

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Mid April update

Easter is over and we are coming up to our next club meeting this Monday 13th April 2015 with our very own Mr Tesla show and a demonstration of GENERATING HIGH VOLTAGE by Barry Chuter G8CVV. So prepare to shocked if you are in the front seats and the sparks will fly in the best …

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Early April update

A Happy Easter from all at Southdown Amateur Radio Despite the cold and blustery weather our outside and field events have been busy with great attendance. I share one of the reports produced by Bary G8DXU. I have posted a few pictures below as its lambing season once again up on the south downs and …

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Mid March update

I had to upload these few pictures, and yes, its our radio shack on the hill cunningly disguised as an Indian restaurant with authentic Indian music coming over the shortwave (Clansman RT320) and even the pickle tray! Now that’s getting curried away! Even Baxter the dog joined in as you will see below. If you …

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Early March update

Some of the pictures below were taken just before our clubs AGM, so they are a little out of sequence with the date, as our AGM was foremost on my mind. The latter part of February and the early part of March has kept up the usual pace of activity with our clubs field events …

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