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 …
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 …
Mid February update
The month of February is off to a great start with a bumper turn out for our club meeting, with its guest speaker speaking on a hobby out of control and the tables were filled again down at our weekly meeting at the cafe continental. We have had a great attendance, despite the cold weather, …
Early February update
Our clubs AGM on the 02/02/2015 went very well and the evening was more social than it was formal. The formalities of the meeting were swiftly over and during the rest of the evening we had a general chat about the running of our club. We have many new members on our committee. Geoff Ellis …
Late January update
The new year is underway and the Hobby out of control talk that was booked for our last meeting will be this coming Monday 2nd February at our clubs meeting venue. Please remember to bring your rejoining fee of £20, so that you can have your say at next months AGM. We have had a …
Mid January update
Our weekly trip down to the Cafe Continental was well attended for the start of the new year and we extended out three tables. The food again was of the usual high standard. We then went up to our X Nato site and the weather on the hill was very mild for this time of …
Early January update
Our first meeting of the year went very well, with great attendance. It was good again to see new faces. Barry Chuter’s G8CVV talk on lightening and the electrics within our atmosphere, was most interesting and very thought provoking. A big thank you goes out to Barry G8CVV for giving this talk at short notice …
New Year update
A Happy New to all our club members and all that visit this page. Just a quick, reminder to all, that our next club meeting is this coming Monday January 5th and that our guest speaker will be talking about a hobby out of control. I am guessing that many radio hams can relate to …
Late December update
Just another small update, before a very positive and enjoyable year for our club and its members, comes to an end. Here are a few more pictures from M6GND that were uploaded from his camera phone. There is a rare picture of myself, as I am normally behind the camera and out of camera shot. …