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Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society Established 1936 Affiliated to the RSGB Club Call Sign: G0MWT President: Harry Heap G5HF Chairman: John Bowen G8DET Secretary: Martyn Medcalf G1EFL Treasurer: Brian Thwaites G3CVI Newsletter No 505e Web Address: www.g0mwt.org.uk March 2008 This Month’s Meeting – Tuesday, 4th March. 7.30pm at the Marconi Club. Hylands House by Ceri Lowen & Richard Oscroft CARS Programme Secretary, Martyn, G1EFL likes to include one Social Meeting (not necessarily radio based) sometime during the year - this is it. The idea is to choose a meeting to which Members can invite their Partners & Family to attend to meet others. The Meeting is about Hylands House, NOT at Hylands House! The Meeting is at the Marconi Sports Centre in Beehive Lane, as normal. Ignore the building contractors - it is business as usual for us. Hylands House has had a few million pounds spent on it. It has been restored from the wreck it became after Mrs Hanbury died & the lead was stolen off the roof. It has appeared in at least 2 major films, one where it was shown to be the White House in Washington. Ceri Lowen is the Hyland House Manager and Richard Oscroft is the Vice President of Hylands House Friends so we are sure of an authoritative presentation. Come along to this interesting presentation and hear about the history & what is projected for the future. There will be our usual high quality Raffle. Ela Martyr, G6HKM – Silent Key It is with regret that CARS have learnt that Ela, Wife of the Late CARS President, Roy Martyr, G3PMX passed away on Monday, 18th February. She was 78. Details later. We extend our sympathy to the Family. Dates for your Diary Thursday, 6th March New Morse Classes start in Danbury Village Hall – Names to Clive, G1EUC Wed 12th March CARS Committee Meeting - Danbury Village Hall at 7.30pm - All welcome Tuesday 1st April CARS Meeting – The GHz Bands - Sam Jewell, G4DDK Saturday 26th April International Marconi Day at Sandford Mill. Open to the Public, 10am to 5pm. Thanks to Geoff, G7KLV for arranging the Postal Members Newsletter – could it go by E-Mail? Inform Membership Secretary, Brian, G3CVI of any changes to your call-sign, postal or E-Mail address, etc. Brian would also be delighted to receive your Subscription for 2007 to 2008 period. It is now £12. Send a SAE and a cheque made out to C.A.R.S. to Mr B Thwaites, G3CVI, 118 Baddow Hall Crescent, Great Baddow. CHELMSFORD. CM2 7BU – Thanks. Club Nets: Tuesdays 8-30pm: (2nd) 145.375: (3rd) 28.375/1,947 (4th) 1.947: (5th) 145.375. All +/- QRM. Net Controller for March is : - Ron, M3CAM Thanks Ron. 1 Last Months Meeting:- Micro-DXing by DO IT and so far we gather no problems. This Roger Stevens, G3SXW. worked in Bratislava; OM3MB, local QSL CARS President, Harry, G5HF picked up Roger Manager, came back loud as he was but 500 from the railway station & transported him to metres away! Logging with a laptop saved time MASC & was the MC for the evening. with the pile-ups. Announcements: - We were regaled with accounts of e.g. Andorra, We were sad to learn that Jimmy Watt, G6ZC the massive contesting setup at Kaunas, T77C was a Silent Key. EA5RN, Antonio Gonzalez will Tony in San Marino, Gibraltar - very British, be in Rwanda 16th-27th March, 'working all Ceuta not far away and the North American bands'. (See next item). Pontifical College in the Vatican, a real coup. We welcomed Roger Western, G3SXW to give a talk on Micro-DXpeditioning. I asked about health insurance; Roger said he was healthy and plainly will continue his frequent He placed it in context. The 3B7C was a mega, trips as long as he possibly can. Our attention involving significant logistics; his was at times was held right to the very end of his talk; he only a few hours away usually with G4IRN. They hopefully will inspire others to Micro-DX. do not start with a clear goal in terms of a place to visit, and it all stems from there. The internet is Tony was in-charge of the Raffle & 25 prizes essential: http://www.flightchecker.com/ is well were shared out – thanks Tony. worth a look. The decision as to where to go is Martyn, G1EFL then took Roger back to the made on the basis of the availability of cheap station in time for his train. flights weeks in advance, but beware of 'hidden extras'. We look forward to hearing you again in 2009. Google Earth allows one to spot valleys, always a Patrick, M0XAP poor site; nearness to salt water much the reverse. A new air service is a good place to start. Trips are a few hours to maybe a day or Comment by Charles, G0GJS two. Return flights are more expensive, but we Roger - thank you for a superb evening and in were urged to 'make hay as the current cheap particular for generating such an enthusiastic and flights may not last'. unique approach to Amateur Radio and so many interests. I envy you your life style - just wish I Some venues are expensive on arrival, e.g. was 20 years younger! Iceland. It helps to go where CEPT operates; other places may require a Morse certificate for We first met at Lords' when I was a guest of Harry example. It's a good idea to carry a copy of your Lowe G2HPF and I treasure the QSL card you UK licence. Booking parking at your departure personally gave to me from your 1993 Tristan da matters, and a hire car at the other end means Cunha DXpedition. It's the only time I have been you've a battery to connect your TxRx to. A 100 picked out first time from such a pile-up!! ft RG213 cable is advisable, also a simple dipole Do come and see us again soon. plus an eg an Elecraft K2 TxRx and keyer, PSU, battery leads and ATU, all weighed. (A Butternut, 73 de Charles Shelton G0GJS we gather, has fragile capacitors, best removed for travel.) A telescopic fishing rod has proved helpful for suspending the antenna. Airline Dxpedition to Rwanda weight limits change so check each trip. EA5RM Antonio Gonzalez proposes to operate Everything must go in a carry-on bag into the 9X0R from Rwanda from March 16th to March cabin in order to avoid the carousel (Insert your 27, 2008 using three stations from 10 to 160 own horror story here!). Allow 30mins for security meters on SSB, CW and digital. Rwanda is 45 in (I time in 3: they're especially looking for the 2007 “Most Needed List” (The DX Magazine) detonators) at the start and same for customs on and there was not any amateur operation during returning. Take your own food and a flask and sit past ten years except 9X0VB and 9X5SP. near the exit. EA5RM will donate a new HF radio and a power Once there, the hire car may mean no need for supply for the future Kigali Radio Club and also even a temporary hotel room! Otherwise the help found RARU, Rwanda Amateur Radio PSU can be plugged into the socket and an Union. antenna thrown out the window. It is evidently advisable not to ask permission to do this - JUST 2 Check this website for details: - Chairman, John Bowen, G8DET. During the http://www.9x0r.com service mention was made on 3 occasions of Jimmy’s Amateur Radio activities. QSL Manager will be EA5RM who will upload logs at LOTW and confirm Direct and Bureau Afterwards John, G8DET attended the Wake held QSL Cards. at the South Lodge Hotel and met Tim Watt (Son) and Pam Penkman (Daughter). Everyone talked Antonio Gonzalez EA5RM – 9X0R about Jimmy listening to Amateur Radio before he reactivated his Call-sign and the equipment he had in his shack. Was it a FT101? Dxpedition to Guyana Jimmy had a Brother, John (but everyone called Phil, G3SWH and Jim, G3RTE will be active from him Jack) and he held the Call-sign GM3CCK. Georgetown, Guyana, between February 22-29th. His Daughter lives in Orkney but flew down for The licence has already been issued and the call- the funeral and holds the Call-sign GM4LNN and sign will be 8R1PW. is called Kim although her Licence refers to Christine Foden. A few copies of the February As there have been two operations from Guyana CARS Newsletter were given out. in 2007 which used mainly SSB, their activity will be on CW only on all bands 160-10 meters. Jimmy provided the stimulation to enable her to pass her Morse which was useful during a 3 Propagation and QRN permitting, they plan to month period when she lost her voice and used to have two stations on the air for as many hours send Morse from Orkney but receive voice from every day as possible. Their main objective is to G6ZC on their Monday morning schedules. work as many European, North American and The normal Monday schedules went on for many ROTW stations on as many bands as possible. years – Brian, G3CVI used to join them QSL via G3SWH, either direct with SAE and sometimes. adequate return postage (recommended), or by Kim had a desire to build a 30 Line revolving disk Phil's Web site using the form for a Bureau reply TV Receiver along the lines of a Baird. Assisted at: http://www.g3swh.org.uk/form.html by other Amateurs who had “listened” in to the Also, QSL via the bureau.
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