Collector of everything in the Clansman series of military radio equipment. PRC349, PRC350, PRC351/2, VRC320,VRC321,VRC322,VRC353. etc. Operating these and other vintage radios using AM, FM & SSB. Repairs to these transceivers using official field test sets & professionally equipped workshop. Regular operation on 51.60 MHz from SARS Beachy head radio site. Displaying and demonstrating Clansman radios in 1985 Defender 110 FFR Tithonus Land Rover at Military and Historic vehicle shows. I have been a professional radio and telecommunications engineer for over forty years. I am currently the managing director of SeaCall Limited, dealing in ICOM Marine, Business & Amateur Radio equipment.. I have a passion for all hard science and a special interest in metrology. My current position within SARS is committee member and manager of the societies Beachy Head Radio Site.
Barry Pollard-Wilkins
Author's posts
Aug 28
West Dean English Heritage Open Days 7-8th September
SARS members again exhibited items of WW II radio equipment in the courtyard of the Old Coach House in the historic village of West Dean. BN25 4AL We also operated a special event station with the callsign GB2WD from this location. There were the usual displays of local arts and crafts in the Nags Barn plus some excellent catering in the …
Jul 13
Capel Military Vehicle Show 2019
Held over the weekend of 6-7th July at Aldhurst Farm, Temple Lane in Capel near Dorking. This excellent and well organised event was attended by several SARS members and members of VMARS. In conjunction with Jason G4KNE, SARS helped run the shows special event station GB1CMS (Capel Military Show). We called into the VMARS Saturday morning …
Events
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| September 30, 2019 | October 1, 2019 | October 2, 2019Hailsham Shack MeetingHailsham Shack MeetingOctober 2, 2019 Hailsham Shack MeetingHailsham Shack MeetingOctober 2, 2019 Lunch & Beachy Head MeetingLunch & Beachy Head MeetingOctober 2, 2019 Our weekly wednesday lunch at Cafe Continental, often followed by a trip to the Beachy Head Radio Site. |
October 3, 2019 | October 4, 2019 | October 5, 2019432MHz to 245GHz Contest ?432MHz to 245GHz Contest ?October 5-6, 2019N/A 432MHz-245GHz Contest SSB etc Runs from 1400 UTC on the 5th to 1400 on the 6th. We could just make an entry in the 432MHz section on Saturday at Beachy Head for a few hours. Are any members interested? Please contact G8DXU. BHRS will be open Saturday from 1300 local time in preparation for an entry in the 70cm section of the above contest. Members are cordially welcomed to attend. Will probably just operate for a couple of hours depending upon activity and interest from members.. |
October 6, 2019432MHz to 245GHz Contest ?432MHz to 245GHz Contest ?October 5-6, 2019N/A 432MHz-245GHz Contest SSB etc Runs from 1400 UTC on the 5th to 1400 on the 6th. We could just make an entry in the 432MHz section on Saturday at Beachy Head for a few hours. Are any members interested? Please contact G8DXU. BHRS will be open Saturday from 1300 local time in preparation for an entry in the 70cm section of the above contest. Members are cordially welcomed to attend. Will probably just operate for a couple of hours depending upon activity and interest from members.. |
October 7, 2019Club MeetingClub MeetingOctober 7, 2019 – Our monthly club meeting at Eastbourne Sovereign Sailing Club. At this meeting members can see the second instalment of the video about SOE operations at Bletchley park during WWII. The societies new SDR radio transceiver will also be unveiled for members to inspect. |
October 8, 2019 | October 9, 2019Lunch & Beachy Head MeetingLunch & Beachy Head MeetingOctober 9, 2019 Our weekly Wednesday lunch at Cafe Continental from about 1215 until 1330. Our Beachy Head radio site will be open today for members to try out the societies new ICOM IC-7300 SDR Transceiver. Site open from 1345 until about 1630 depending upon numbers attending. |
October 10, 2019 | October 11, 2019 | October 12, 2019 | October 13, 2019 |
October 14, 2019
Committee meeting |
October 15, 2019 | October 16, 2019Lunch & Beachy Head MeetingLunch & Beachy Head MeetingOctober 16, 2019 Our weekly wednesday lunch at Cafe Continental, often followed by a trip to the Beachy Head Radio Site. |
October 17, 2019 | October 18, 2019 | October 19, 2019Exercise Blue Ham 19-3Exercise Blue Ham 19-3October 19-20, 2019N/A Another opportunity to interact with the Air Cadet Forces. This helps with the training of their young operators. Military voice procedure is used which also gives us the chance to practice. This is an ideal opportunity to use your Clansman RT320 or 321 and modern radios such as the societies new IC-7300. Exchanges are on the Sixty metre band which is only open to full licences and others under supervision. Activity mainly between 0700-1900 UTC. Members are invited to operate G1KAR/P from BHRS during this event. There is also the 50MHz AFS contest on the same day.
Beachy Head Meeting?Beachy Head Meeting?October 19, 2019 – Members are needed to volunteer operating on 60m during Ex. Blue Ham. |
October 20, 2019Exercise Blue Ham 19-3Exercise Blue Ham 19-3October 19-20, 2019N/A Another opportunity to interact with the Air Cadet Forces. This helps with the training of their young operators. Military voice procedure is used which also gives us the chance to practice. This is an ideal opportunity to use your Clansman RT320 or 321 and modern radios such as the societies new IC-7300. Exchanges are on the Sixty metre band which is only open to full licences and others under supervision. Activity mainly between 0700-1900 UTC. Members are invited to operate G1KAR/P from BHRS during this event. There is also the 50MHz AFS contest on the same day.
50MHz AFS Contest50MHz AFS ContestOctober 20, 2019N/A AFS Contest 0900-1200 UTC Part of the Superleague Series SARS normally makes an entry in this event from our Beachy Head site and all members or invited to assist. Unfortunately G8DXU is unavailable on this occasion and other members are invited to organise and participate in the societies entry. Please see the Forum thread to communicate with other interested members. |
| October 21, 2019 | October 22, 2019 | October 23, 2019Lunch & Beachy Head MeetingLunch & Beachy Head MeetingOctober 23, 2019 Our weekly wednesday lunch at Cafe Continental, often followed by a trip to the Beachy Head Radio Site. |
October 24, 2019 | October 25, 2019 | October 26, 2019 | October 27, 2019 |
| October 28, 2019 | October 29, 2019 | October 30, 2019Lunch & Beachy Head MeetingLunch & Beachy Head MeetingOctober 30, 2019 Our weekly wednesday lunch at Cafe Continental, often followed by a trip to the Beachy Head Radio Site. |
October 31, 2019 | November 1, 2019 | November 2, 2019 | November 3, 2019 |
Committee meeting