This event enjoyed some great sunny weather and a record attendance! With many thanks to those SARS members, their friends and family who visited us during the weekend. There was a lot of interest in our working displays of WWII radio equipment and special event station GB1WD. English Heritage Open days allow the public …
((Saturday (10-5) and Sunday (10-4) The CAPEL Military Vehicle Show is rapidly becoming one of the best medium sized, military shows in the South East of England. There are numerous exhibits of Armoured plus soft skinned vehicles. Together with static displays of weapons and equipment. SARS will once again have a working radio station with …
On Sunday 11th June SARS members will be exhibiting their vehicles and equipment at this well established rally. The rally is held in the grounds of Langney Sports Club at Priory Lane, Eastbourne. There will be displays of classic vehicles as well as a number of trade exhibits selling food, drinks and other items. There is …
The secret is finally out! As well as WWII and Cold War spy radio equipment, Harvey’s of Lewes were also at West Dean with Free Samples of their finest Ales. The cool Ale was definitely up to the usual high standard, being very well received by visitors and exhibitors alike. All of this with a Special Event Station, some …
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 …
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 …
Following the London to Brighton LR run, when Jon M0JAO won the Prize for Best Series One. Contact was made with a Photographic Journalist, who was to produce a magazine article about Jon’s vehicle. This contact led to an invitation to join a small group on an organised drive across the Salisbury Plain Training Area (SPTA). Defender 110 Tithonus belonging to …
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 …