Present QSL card First QSL card 1961
(from QSLfactory.com) (issued free by Mullard Valve Co)
op.TED BADGER
LICENSED 19th MAY 1961 (same day as G3OZM Philip Jackson & G3OZO John Whittington; we all three lived in Worksop at the time, passed the exam and morse test together, unfortunately G3OZM & G3OZO are both now SK; I had the sad privilege of conducting both their funeral services, at Worksop Priory) My brother is also licensed, Phil G4OZN (who also lived in Worksop at the time he was licensed)
LOCATED AT
20 TENNYSON DRIVE, WORKSOP, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, S81-0EE. ENGLAND
Worksop is situated on the northern edge of Sherwood Forest (of Robin Hood fame!)
LATITUDE. 53:18:43:N. LONGITUDE. 01:06:01:W... GRID REFERENCE SK 600798... IARU LOCATOR IO93KH... 180ft ASL
EQUIPMENT
TRANSCEIVERS - YAESU FT1000MP MARK -V FIELD....TRIO TS940S...YAESU FT-8800....KENWOOD TH-F7
LINEAR AMPLIFIERS "AMP UK" RANGER 811H....Microwave Modules 100 watt solid state 144Mhz linear.
RECEIVERS AOR AR3000. Fairmate HP-100..
."RECORD" (VINTAGE 1917) CRYSTAL SET (restored to original condition)
AERIAL TUNER UNITS AND RF DEVICES
PALSTAR AT1500CV & MFJ 949E.....
"POWERMASTER" DIGITAL RF POWER & V.S.W.R. INDICATOR
MORSE KEYS; PADDLES; KEYERS
SHURR PROFI-2 KATSUMI EK150 ELECTRONIC KEYER
ANTENNAS
JAYBEAM TB3 3 ELEMENT YAGI FOR 14-21-28Mhz..
W3DZZ INVERTED V FOR 3.5 -7Mhz
STEPPIR "BIGIR" 32FT VERTICAL 7Mhz -50Mhz
DIAMOND 144/432 Mhz COLINEAR...
STRUMECH P60 VERSATOWER, HEIGHT 60ft..... ROTATOR YAESU G-1000C
MODES USED, SSB; CW; FM; PSK31; PSK63; RTTY
I was the first G to contact ZL whilst mobile on 3.5Mhz in the mid 1960s.
Current DXCC score 223 (115 mobile) confirmed, well over 250 worked all modes
Founder member with G8ON, (Harold Chadwick) of the North Notts Amateur Radio Society; now Worksop Amateur Radio Club
Original holder of the call sign G3RCW (G..3.. Radio.. Club.. Worksop)
I am always happy to QSL via the bureau, or direct (an IRC would be appreciated if from outside UK )
Link for fixing a TR-7800 Display by Richard M0ZMM http://www.booni.info/TR7800displayfix
MEMBER OF
RADIO SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN....... RADIO AMATEURS OLD TIMERS ASSOCIATION
ARRL DX CENTURY CLUB.....PROBUS CLUB OF WORKSOP (chairman 2007/8)
LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY SOCIETY
RSGB WebSite RAOTA Web Sit DX Spider Worksop Probus Club
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"DAVIS VANTAGE PRO2" WEATHER STATION, IN USE AT THIS LOCATION, TO GIVE REAL TIME WEATHER REPORTS FOR WORKSOP. WHICH IS INVALUABLE FOR RECORDING WIND SPEEDS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE RADIO TOWER IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS
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I was employed in the Radio and Television retail trade for 31 years, first as an apprentice, then a service engineer, and then in managerial positions in engineering and retailing. After that 17 years (after retraining), in Secondary Education, in a Design & Technology faculty.
I was licensed in October 1987 as a "Diocesan Reader" (after a 3 years course of study in, theology, liturgical and pastoral subjects) by the Bishop of Sherwood at Southwell Minster in Nottinghamshire, to serve at Worksop Priory, St.Gile's Carburton and St.Mary The Virgin Clumber Park. As of December 2006 I became "Reader Emeritus"
Readers are lay people in the Church of England, from all walks of life, who are called by God, theologically trained and licensed by the Church to preach, teach, lead worship and assist in pastoral, evangelistic and liturgical work.
The office of Reader is the only lay ministry in the Church of England which is voluntary, nationally accredited, Episcopally licensed and governed by canon. There are now over 10,000 Readers, with men and women represented almost equally.
SP3RN
St. Maximilian Kolbe
1894 -1941
Canonized: 1982
Patron Saint of Radio Amateurs
Maximilian Kolbe was born in 1894 in Zdunska Wola which is near Lodz in Poland .He joined the Franciscans at the age of 6 and was ordained a priest in Rome in 1919 at the age of 25. A struggle with tuberculosis forced him to return home While in Poland , he published a Christian periodical which was established in a newly established friary in Niepokalanow , Poland (this is thought to be the reason for His amateur call sign, SP3RN - SP for Poland and RN for Radio Niepokalanow). In 1936, Maximilian relocated to Niepokalanow to take up the post of friar superior. When word came that Nazi Germany was moving toward Poland , Maximilian ordered the friars to flee, yet he remained to use the friary as a refuge for some 4500 Poles and Jews. He was captured by the Nazis in 1941 and was sent to the concentration camp in Auschwitz . Shortly after his arrival, he negotiated the starvation sentence of a prisoner by offering his life instead. Without food or water, Maximilian survived for 14 days; impatient, his captors ended his life by lethal injection. He was Canonized in 1982, and His memory is celebrated every Year on August 14.
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Sanctuary and high altar at Worksop Priory in Christmasstide
Worksop Priory Web Site ......Church of England Readers Web Site
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Other hobbies and interests:
Piano playing holding certificates from "Trinity College of Music London".
I sang with the "Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus" (which often accompanied the "Halle Orchestra" and other notable British orchestras ) as a 1st tenor, for ten years in the 80s. As a boy and teenager I sang with church choirs at St. Pauls Letchworth and St. Marys Hitchin.
I hold certificates in Public Speaking & Verse Reading from" The New Era Academy of Drama and Verse" and "English Speaking Board"
I have an active interest in the Garden City Movement in England, particularly Letchworth Garden City in Hertfordshire,my birth place, I hold an extensive collection of ephemera, first edition books,early photographs, crested ware and post cards of the town, some of which have been exhibited at Letchworth Garden City.
I work for the Gutenberg Project in USA converting the printed word into e-text, specialising in the works of Edward Carpenter the 1900s Fabian who was an associateof Raymond Unwin the prime architect of Letchworth Garden City 1903.
I have an active interest in digital photography especially cloud and weather condition recording.
Project Gutenberg Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus Letchworth Garden City Web Site
My wife Ann (nee Fullard)
Was part of the dance troupe and chorus who appeared at "The Kings Theatre" Hammersmith London in the 1951/52 pantomime," Robinson Crusoe", the comedian Max Wall was the star, Ann was dancing from the age of 3 and continued until she was 15 appearing in many local shows as well as London.
Below is the the link to an organisation which supports retired artistes from the stage and acting profession, contributions are greatly welcomed by this worthy cause.
Ann who is now retired was employed in the civil service for 31 years, and as recognition of this service was a guest (along with me) at Her Majesty the Queens' garden party at Buckingham Palace in July 1997,in attendance were also, The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles, and Princess Ann.
Ann was one of the early founder members of "The Samaritans" in Worksop, I joined slightly later on and became a case leader, only retiring to allow me more time to study for the churches ministry. We both served around16 years.
Ann is now an active member of the Mothers Union and a Sunday school teacher.
We both do a moderate amount of cycling as a keep fit activity!
We have kept parrots all our married life, namely Macaws,Amazons and African Greys, at present we only have one "grey" called Portland.
Portland
We have one daughter who holds a senior post in the civil service in Manchester; and one granddaughter who is a graduate (BA Hons.) of Manchester Metropolitan University and works in private medical insurance.
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