WirralWirral && DistrictDistrict AmateurAmateur RadioRadio ClubClub Airwave 70.450 MHz Volume 2, Issue 3 www.wadarc.com Sept 24th 2002 Wales DF Hunt will be in the 2002 next Newsletter in January. GB4LL An excellent Quiz Night was Leasowe Committee held on the 12th June with Mid Lighthouse Hello, and Cheshire ARS and we are welcome to planning a return match som e- Aug 17th/18th 2002 Neil G4OAR another time in the Spring of 2003. Chairman News let ter, An enjoyable night at the Club Bob G4NCI packed full of BBQ at WADARC HQ. Robbie Treasurer reports on what the Wirral & M3OKR with Val next to Bill Gerry G8TRY District Amateur Radio Club Secretary has been up to over the last Tom G4BKF few months, together with our Publicity calendar through to the end of Phil G6IIM January 2003. We have some Finally on the subject of pics, NARSA really interesting (NOT TO BE my thanks to Colin G3RLA Chris G0PKE MISSED) talks coming along for the regular supply of digital Club Library so make sure you check them photos which arrive on a CD Phil G0JSB out and mark your diaries ! As after every club event. Excel- Golf Advisor you will see I could not resist M1ARH. Thanks to Janis lent quality .. thank you Colin. the temptation to make some G6SNO who with Elaine (being *[email protected] slight changes to the front page held firmly by Gerry G8TRY) Meetings are layout which now includes the logo from our Polo Shirts (still held at Irby £15.28 from Wirral Textile Mo- Cricket Club tifs or see me if you would like one). Top Story this time is:- Paul, G4MWO is coming to 2nd & 4th The 17th December 2002 marks the 25th Anniversary the Club on Wed 9th October Wednesdays of the founding of the Wirral to unravel the mysteries of & District ARC. A landmark NVIS Antennas (Near Verti- 8pm Start by any standard. We have de- cal Incidence Skywave) cided to celebrate it on our These HF antennas work very Visitors are Christmas Night Out which this close to the ground and have year will be on Friday the 6th many properties which are not always most December at the Hotel Victo- widely known. Come and find ria, New Brighton. This venue out more. Another popular welcome has proved to be excellent shared the cooking. August, is Test your Rig night is sched- normally a quiet holiday month, uled for the 23rd October. value for money these last two years and is popular with eve- but not this year. For the first This time we hope to have test Suggestions for ryone. We plan to invite as time for a number of years we equipment for RX as well as many of the founder members put on a Special Event station TX. Home Construction and Club talks or your as we can find. Remember a GB4LL at Leasowe Light- Hotpot Supper is on the 13th November so .. Get that pro- comments on three Course Carvery Dinner, house. We joined with “the coffee and mints for an unbe- Friends” to celebrate comple- ject finished.. and bring it any topic .. to:- lievable price of £13.99. tion of a major re-furbish of the along to be judged by your outside of the Lighthouse peers ! On the 27th Novem- Neil Names with a £5 per person deposit to me asap please. which coincided with the ber we have invited Captain [email protected] Our Fox Hunts have seen Worldwide Lighthouses on the Woodhall along to give us a talk with anecdotes of his time ( 0151 608 1377 something of a revival of inter- Air weekend. Steve G7BBF est this year. The practice DF was the driving force behind as Captain of Cunard’s Flag- Gerry was won by Phil G0JSB with the event for which the Club ship Ocean Liner the QE2. This will be a really excellent [email protected] Tom G4BKF as fox. Denis can also claim a first for any G3UVR foxed the Eileen Med- Special Event Station. Steve talk. Chairman’s Night on ( 0151 630 1393 ley on a very wet night with the organised a Webcam with 4 the 11th December brings to a close some excellent talks or any committee G6IIM team taking 1st place. cameras feeding live colour Denis G3UVR then won the video pictures of GB4LL to the from 2002, so mark your dia- member Revenge Hunt in Neston where Club Website. It received al- ries. “NOT TO BE MISSED” part of the G8MMM team were most 800 hits over the two *[email protected] hiding. A report on the North days. More pics on the back. Wirral & District Amateur Radio Club - Airwave 70.450 MHz GB4LL - A Small selection of photos from the Leasowe Lighthouse Special Event weekend. Those with the black time/date strip at the top are from the live webcam video archive which shows Welcome just how good the quality A warm welcome to was. Well done to Steve Geoff G4WUA who G7BBF a great weekend. recently joined the Wirral & District ARC Support your local store Vic G4UDR, Eric G6HWD & Neil G4OAR Congratulations ! The AGM Challenge Our very Best Wishes to Eileen New members continue to join O’Brien G3WIO a WADARC but who is going to win the Honorary mem- quality bottle ber who re- of Malt for cently cele- introducing brated her 80th the highest birthday. Can number of be heard every new paid-up Tom G4BKF Operating with daughter Abby day on the air members to Above: Eric G6HWD logging while Phil G6IIM thanks to a re- the Club? handles the pile-up paired antenna (minimum 5) Below: Phil G6IIM showing us a fine Lighthouse chest ! by the Clubs “Retired Repair Some say it may even be the Team” Colin G3RLA, Vic G4UDR Chairman ! Could this be and Neil G4OAR true ? Only 3 months to go and we will all know. Forms Foundation Course available from Gerry G8TRY or Phil G0JSB with daughter Claire 2E1CEL any Club Officer. If you know someone who you think would be interested in taking You have to Laugh.. the Foundation Course for an M3 license, please contact Tom “Excuse my igno- G4BKF We plan to join with some rance but what are of the Cheshire Clubs for a week- the band limits ?” end retreat as demand requires. “Usually quite good, but the drummer gets stroppy *[email protected] after 7 or 8 pints” ! Essential soldering repairs by the Chairman Wirral & District ARC - Calendar 2002 ...and finally, Sorry the “Tech.Tip” has been knocked out, this September time by photographs of the Lighthouse, but as al- 04 D&W - The Bridge Inn, Port Sunlight ways space on an A4 double sider is at a premium. 11 Pre-Owned Bargain Items Evening In the next 2 issues we will be featuring articles on 15 North Wales Sunday 2m DF Hunt - Tom G4 BKF how to build a simple attenuator and a sniffer for 2m. 18 D&W - The Anchor, Irby Both aimed at simple electronics with diagrams and 25 Late Summers night with Eddystones - Dave, G3UFO photographs as several of those taking part in the October North Wales DF Hunt were without these basic items 02 D&W – The Hoylake Lights, Hoylake and unable to operate in high RF areas Me for one ! 09 All about NVIS Antennas by Paul G4MWO 16 D&W - The Harp Lower Neston Your Club is purchasing a new video projection 23 Test your rig night TX and RX screen. With Tom’s video projector increasingly be- 30 D&W - The Chimneys, Hooton ing used we have in the past made use of one November owned by Gerry G8TRY. Thanks for bringing it from 02/03 North Wales Radio Rally, Llandudno home every time we needed it Gerry. 06 D&W - The Hotel Victoria, Lower Heswall We hope 4m activity is likely to increase very soon 13 Home Construction & Hotpot Evening as a new source of radio’s has been found. These 20 D&W - The Saughall Hotel, Saughall Massie are of German origin and require no modification. 27 Talk on the QE2 by Captain Woodhall More info at any Club Night. *[email protected] December 04 D&W -The Fox & Hounds, Barnston 06 Christmas Night Out & 25th Anniversary Celebrations The WADARC Teaser 11 Chairmans Night If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you 18 D&W - The Green Lodge, Hoylake have to go until you would find the letter A ? January 2003 Answer: One Thous and 08 WADARC AGM New Teaser 15 D&W - The Railway, Meols What do bullet-proof vests, fire escapes, windscreen 22 Pre-Owned Bargain Items Evening wipers & laser printers all have in common ? 29 D&W - The Anchor, Irby Answer next time J Ed .