Past events, held at Vange ARS
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19th Aug' 10 - Mike G4BQF - Valve tester
Photograph.
Working instructions.
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12th Aug' 10 - Steve G0KVZ - Hidden worlds DVD,
Part 3 - "Off the Scale"
Originally screened on BBC1
during May 2010
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5th Aug' 10 - Junk Sale.
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29th Jul' 10 - Natter Nite.
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22nd Jul' 10 - Steve G0KVZ - Hidden worlds DVD,
Part 2 - "Out of sight"
Originally screened on BBC1
during May 2010
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15th Jul' 10 - Steve G0KVZ - Hidden worlds DVD,
Part 1 - "Speed Limits"
Originally screened on BBC1
during May 2010
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8th Jul' 10 - NO CLUB MEETING
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1st Jul' 10 - Junk Sale.
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24th Jun' 10 - 24th Jun' - Mike G4BQF Racal LF
Convertor for RA17 - RA137A
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17th Jun' 10 - Mike G4BQF - Racal SWR meter
RA152 & Bert Solar Panel demo
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8th Jul' 10 - No Meeting.
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10th Jun' 10 - Steve G0KVZ - The Emma Maersk
More information HERE.
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3rd Jun' 10 - Junk Sale.
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27th May 10 - Mick G4EPU - The 19 Set, Talk
and display of this robust exWD
tranceiver.
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20th May 10 - Mike G4BQF - Ajax Marine TX
A locally built superbly built
tranceiver.
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13th May 10 - Mike G4BQF - Collins 390UUR
A beautifully made ExWD Receiver
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6th May 10 - Junk Sale Natter nite.
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29th Apr' 10 - Cossor 1039M Oscilloscope Test,
Demo & Talk.
Mike G4BQF & Steve G0KVZ
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22nd Apr' 10 - Steve G0KVZ, Puppy Linux demo.
Download it HERE.
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15th Apr' 10 - Jack G0SIV, Valve tester.
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8th Apr' 10 - Steve G0KVZ, Hot Cross Quiz.
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1st Apr' 10 - Junk Sale.
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25th Mar' 10 - Natter Nite.
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18th Mar' 10 - Natter Nite.
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11th Mar' 10 - Mike G4BQF - Browsers & Amateur
radio software.
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4th Mar' 10 - Junk Sale.
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25th Feb' 10 - A.G.M.
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18th Feb' 10 - Steve, G0KVZ - Social networking
websites, and the Twitter
facility on the club site.
More info HERE.
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11th Feb' 10 - Mike G4BQF - DVD
Valve manufacturing
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4th Feb' 10 - Junk Sale.
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28th Jan' 10 - Peter G7JRK - DVD
The Jungfrau railway:
Bernese overland Part 2
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21st Jan' 10 - Natter Nite.
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14th Jan' 10 - Natter Nite.
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7th Jan' 10 - Due to poor weather conditions,
This weeks meeting was Cancelled
(Next Junk sale planned for Feb)
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31st Dec' 09 - New years eve' - No meeting.
Happy new year
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24th Dec' 09 - Christmas eve' - No meeting.
Happy Christmas
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17th Dec' 09 - VARS Christmas Buffet
- Not to be missed
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10th Dec' 09 - John, G4XTS.
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3rd Dec' 09 - Junk Sale.
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26th Nov' 09 - Steve, G0KVZ - Tomorrows world.
More info HERE.
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19th Nov' 09 - Mike, G4BQF - Miscellaneous
Computer Q&A
followed by general discussion.
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12th Nov' 09 - Barry, G7KCO - Labjack demo'
See the Presentation HERE.
For more info, see HERE.
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5th Nov' 09 - Junk Sale.
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29th Oct' 09 - General natter nite
PC's to Pic chips, and more.
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22nd Oct' 09 - Peter G7JRK DVD
The Jungfrau railway:
Bernese overland Part 1
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15th Oct' 09 - Mike G4BQF Sweep generator
Demo & discussion.
For a brilliant software sweep
generator, take a look at THIS.
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8th Oct' 09 - Bert, Hydroelectric power
A Massive hydroelectric dam -
project in China. DVD
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1st Oct' 09 - Junk Sale.
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24th Sep' 09 - Mike G4BQF - Mikes latest PC,
Pt 2 - Updates etc.
Followed by a general chat.
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17th Sep' 09 - Mikes latest acquisition - G4BQF
Having now upgraded his PC, Mike
bought along his machine, and
held a general Q&A Session.
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10th Sep' 09 - Bert - The ISS. A video showing
the five developmental steps
that were crucial in the
progress toward the Intern'l
Space Station (ISS)
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3rd Sep' 09 - Junk Sale.
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27th Aug' 09 - General Technical discussion.
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20th Aug' 09 - General Technical discussion.
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13th Aug' 09 - Mike G4BQF - A Greek trip.
Photographs and a talk about his
recent trip to Kefallonia and
around the Ionian sea.
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6th Aug' 09 - Junk Sale.
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30th Jul' 09 - Steve G0KVZ - Presentation
Transformer Manufacturing
Presentation HERE.
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23rd Jul' 09 - Bert and George G8CUN
Introduction to the ESA.
'Herschel' AND 'Planck'
A talk and DVD about these
amazing new satellites which
are expected to produce more
amazing images than Hubble.
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16th Jul' 09 - Steve G0KVZ - 60th Aniversary of
BATC - Introduction & Video
Further details www.batc.org.uk
More videos www.batc.tv
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9th Jul' 09 - No Club meeting.
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2nd Jul' 09 - Junk Sale.
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25th Jun' 09 - Mike G4BQF, More on the RA17.
A presentation showing the
Wadley loop that is employed in
this receiver to achieve
remarkable stability.
The RA17 was the first to use
this technique.
Invented by Dr Trevor Wadley
(South African, 1920 - 1981)
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18th Jun' 09 - Mike G4BQF, RA17 and adaptors.
Demonstration of this extremely
versatile piece of gear.
Along with an RA121
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11th Jun' 09 - Mike G4BQF, Wobbulator.
Bring along your components and
filters, for a practical demo'
and check the items performance
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4th Jun' 09 - Junk Sale.
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28th May 09 - Barry. G7KCO, Demonstration of
some professional software that
not only displays X-Ray images,
but allows the user to
manipulate the views.
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21st May 09 - Bert, DVD, Earthquakes, showing
how the location, but not the
time of an earthquake can be
predicted with great accuracy.
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14th May 09 - Natter nite.
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7th May 09 - Junk Sale.
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30th Apr' 09 - Colin G1MPG - 17th Edition DVD
A very clear and concise guide.
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23rd Apr' 09 - Noise reduction, Mike G0KOT
An insight into the origins of
Noise cancelling headphones,
with some unexpected facts.
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16th Apr' 09 - The Hot Cross Quiz. Steve G0KVZ
Hot Chocolate, Hot Crossed Buns
And an Easter themed quiz.
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9th Apr' 09 - Video, History of Fords at
Dagenham. Bert.
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2nd Apr' 09 - Junk Sale
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26th Mar' 09 - Programme planning evening.
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19th Mar' 09 - Mike, G4BQF, Re-building a PC #3
Mikes PC, Now rebuilt, and with
more memory installed. The story
continues...
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12th Mar' 09 - Mike, G4BQF, Re-building a PC #2
Mikes PC, Now rebuilt, but would
now benefit from more memory.
To be continued...
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5th Mar' 09 - Junk Sale
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26th Feb' 09 - A.G.M.
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19th Feb' 09 - Mike, G4BQF, Re-building a PC #1
A discussion about Mikes new PC,
resulting in the decision to
perform a complete rebuild.
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12th Feb' 09 - No Meeting due to Poor Weather.
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5th Feb' 09 - Junk Sale
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29th Jan' 09 - Jim G1YAH - DVD
American Aircraft Carrier.
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22nd Jan' 09 - Steve G0KVZ, A review of the
Latest operating system from
Microsoft - Windows 7
Review HERE.
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15th Jan' 09 - Mike G4BQF, Eddystone Receivers.
A vintage model 358x receiver,
a 1940's 4 band radio, covering
1.25 to 22 Mhz, which weighs in
at 55lb.
And as a contrast, a newer 840c
radio, covering 0.5 to 30 Mhz.
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8th Jan' 09 - General Natter Nite.
Computer memory to TV Tricks.
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1st Jan' 09 - New years day - No club meeting.
Happy new year.
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25th Dec' 08 - Christmas day - No Club Meeting.
Happy Christmas.
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18th Dec' 08 - VARS Christmas Buffet
A brilliant spread, followed by
a great quiz, and a raffle.
Photographs HERE.
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11th Dec' 08 - Jim G1YAH - DVD (Pathé/Flight?)
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4th Dec' 08 - Junk Sale
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27th Nov' 08 - George G8CUN - Video
Britain at war in colour Pt2
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20th Nov' 08 - Mike G4BQF & George G8CUN
The Rebecca-Eureka WW2 Beacon
Developed to locate military
targets, but adopted for many
other uses. Talk & Show.
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13th Nov' 08 - George G8CUN - Video
Britain at war in colour Pt1.
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6th Nov' 08 - Junk Sale
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30th Oct' 08 - Steve G0KVZ - Unusual Signals,
Part 2 - Numbers Stations.
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23rd Oct' 08 - Bert, Weather Stations.
An overview of a range of home
weather stations.
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16th Oct' 08 - Mike G4BQF - Mullard valve
manufacturing
Shockwave video.
Currently manufactured at
www.techtubevalves.com
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9th Oct' 08 - Steve G0KVZ.
Pt 1 - Arthur C Clarke,
British science fiction author,
inventor, and futurist.
As broadcast on R4 in 2005
BBC Webpage.
Realmedia audio.
Pt 2 - Sputnik's children.
A Sky at night BBC4 Special.
Realmedia video.
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2nd Oct' 08 - Junk Sale
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25th Sep' 08 - Jim G1YAH - Horchurch airfield
A very interesting DVD of local
history.
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18th Sep' 08 - Bert, Video, The Buccaneer B103.
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11th Sep' 08 - Mike G4BQF - Using a Collins -
399UR Receiver
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4th Sep' 08 - Junk Sale
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28th Aug' 08 - Natter nite (Main Church bldg)
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21st Aug' 08 - Steve G0KVZ Unusual signals.
Pt 1 - Man made oddities.
Members are invited to bring
along any recordings of
interesting radio signals
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14th Aug' 08 - Natter nite, A mention of the
UKQRM Yahoo Group and much more
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7th Aug' 08 - Junk Sale
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31st Jul' 08 - Bert - Project Red-Sand.
Talk and Video.
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24th Jul' 08 - Ernie, The anecdotes of an Air-
Traffic Controller.
An amusing recording of an after
dinner speech.
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17th Jul' 08 - Mike G4BQF, Measurements of
filters - using a wobbulator.
Photographs HERE.
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10th Jul' 08 - No Club Meeting
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3rd Jul' 08 - Junk Sale
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26th Jun' 08 - Early Marine radios. Robin G3JWI
(Marine radio before satellites)
Including Spark gap transmitters
& Operating the Hammarlund SP600
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19th Jun' 08 - Hammarlund SP600 Receiver,
Mike, G4BQF
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12th Jun' 08 - The DC3 Dakota, A talk by Bert.
This old workhorse that aided
the war effort in so many ways,
is soon to stop commercial use.
More details to follow soon.
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5th Jun' 08 - Junk Sale
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29th May 08 - General Natter Nite,
Alternative energy and more.
(Wind and water)
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22nd May 08 - George G8CUN - DVD
The development of the Mosquito.
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15th May 08 - Barry G7KCO - Presentation
The Antithykera Mechanism.
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8th May 08 - Mike G4BQF - Valve testing.
(Gain and characteristics)
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1st May 08 - Junk Sale
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24th Apr' 08 - Peter G7JRK - Video
The Glacier Express Railway,
Covers 170 Miles of Switzerland,
traverses 291 bridges & crosses
91 tunnels as it connects
St Moritz to Zermatt.
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17th Apr' 08 - George G8CUN, Development of TV
A video showing the 2 competing
television systems - Baird/EMI.
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10th Apr' 08 - Jim G1YAH - 17th Edition, BS7671
Changes & additions Film & talk.
Info HERE Buy it HERE
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3rd Apr' 08 - Junk Sale
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27th Mar' 08 - Mike G4BQF - Radio direction
finding. techniques and tales.
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20th Mar' 08 - Bert - Alternative Energy.
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13th Mar' 08 - Roy G3ASH - Weather Satellite
Reception. Photographs HERE
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6th Mar' 08 - Junk Sale
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28th Feb' 08 - A.G.M.
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21st Feb' 08 - Robin G3JWI - Switched mode PSU
An insight into filtering in
these power supplies. & demo of
test equipment to detect rf
interference from them.
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14th Feb' 08 - Steve G0KVZ - Ingenious Test-
equipment.
A discussion about a special
purpose test rig and a combined
Signal injector & tracer.
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7th Feb' 08 - Junk Sale
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31st Jan' 08 - Mike G4BQF - Oscilloscopes.
A demo and discussion.
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24th Jan' 08 - Mike G4BQF - Interesting equip't
Members bought along and talked
about their unusual equipment.
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17th Jan' 08 - General natter nite
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10th Jan' 08 - Video - Bert, The Avro Vulcan.
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3rd Jan' 08 - Junk Sale
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27th Dec' 07 - No Club meeting
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20th Dec' 07 - No club meeting
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13th Dec' 07 - Christmas Buffet
A brilliant spread, followed by
great quizzes, and then some
fun racing.
Photographs HERE
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6th Dec' 07 - Junk Sale
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29th Nov' 07 - General Natter Night
Unimogs to motorcycles.
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22nd Nov' 07 - Jack G0SIV - Solar Heating
A Discussion by Jack detailing
the design and construction of
his Home-Brew Solar heating.
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15th Nov' 07 - Mike G4BQF - Vintage radio,
talk & demo.
Click HERE For More.
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8th Nov' 07 - Steve G0KVZ - The history of
Satellites.
See HERE for more.
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1st Nov' 07 - Junk Sale
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25th Oct' 07 - Bert - Video The 'Troll'
The construction, positioning,
and commissioning of the Troll -
the largest Fixed Gas platform
in 1996 (Now the 4th tallest)
Photograph HERE
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18th Oct' 07 - Barry G7KCO - Digital imaging
An informative talk covering
Methods of converting x-ray
images onto digital cameras,
covering Resolution, Bit depth,
Binning, Well depth, Blooming,
amongst other topics.
See HERE for further definitions.
See HERE for Celestial images.
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11th Oct' 07 - Mike G4BQF - Marine band radios.
Click HERE For More
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4th Oct' 07 - Junk Sale
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27th Sep' 07 - Pt1 The history of Jaguar (DVD)
Pt2 Tips and Tricks - continued
Click HERE For More.
Steve G0KVZ
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20th Sep' 07 - Barry G7KCO - P.A. systems.
An insight into public broadcast
/narrowcast systems.
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13th Sep' 07 - Roy G3ASH - Submarine Cables.
Roy gave an interesting talk
about the 2400 line analogue
Submarine telephone cables
that traverse the Atlantic.
Followed by a Video produced by
The ICPC, entitled:
"The catch that no-one wants"
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6th Sep' 07 - Junk Sale
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30th Aug' 07 - No club meeting
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23rd Aug' 07 - Pt 1 - John G4XTS
Battery and Motor developments
Comparisons between Cyclon,
Lead acid, NiCad, NiMH, and
LiPo batteries, and Brush,
Brushless, and Outrun motors.
Pt 2 - Robin G3JWI
A talk about the design and
Practical details of building
an antenna balun.
Pt 3 - Mick G4EPU
a talk about the research,
construction and use of a low-
cost Bat detector.
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16th Aug' 07 - Pt 1 - George G8CUN
Display and talk about The
R1147, a clever navigation
beacon.
Pt 2 - Steve G0KVZ
Tips and Tricks 'A' to 'E'
Click HERE For More.
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9th Aug' 07 - Video - Jack G0SIV
Coal House Fort - A 1995 Event
Click HERE For More.
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2nd Aug' 07 - Junk Sale
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26th Jul' 07 - Pt 1 - George G8CUN
Two beautifully preserved WW2
German Airborne Radios.
Click HERE For More.
Pt 2 - Mike G4BQF
A 'round robin' discussion about
the various aerials that the
members have used over the years
Examples included -
Simple dipoles, Stacked dipoles,
R7 Vertical, Hustler, G5RV,
Cubic quad, Hatley VHF, Kites
Long wires, and even a tree!
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19th Jul' 07 - Pt 1 - George G8CUN
Manpack #38 HF Radio.
7.3 - 9 MHz, 200mW Out,
285KHz IF, Range 2 - 15 Miles.
Class D No 1 Wavemeter
Pt 2 - Mike G4BQF
Gave a report on the AGM of the
Vintage & Military ARS
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12th Jul' 07 - Undersea Cables - by Roy G3ASH.
A very interesting presentation.
Links to presentation to follow.
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5th Jul' 07 - Junk Sale
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28th Jun' 07 - The R107 Receiver
Talk by Mike G4BQF
Click HERE For More.
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21st Jun' 07 - Ultimate microscopy, Steve G0KVZ
Click HERE for more.
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14th Jun' 07 - No club meeting.
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7th Jun' 07 - Junk Sale
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31st May 07 - The real flying Saucers, DVD
showing how developments in
German WW2 weapons technology
utilising the coanda effect,
paved the way for flying saucer
research. With an interesting
insight into Skoda vehicles!
Steve, G0KVZ
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24th May 07 - Bert - WiFi & Health
A little sensationalist, but a
thought provoking video, showing
differing views on the health
risks of wireless networks.
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17th May 07 - General Natter Night
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10th May 07 - Marconi TF2700 - Mike G4BQF
Mike gave a demonstration of
this super LCR Bridge.
Very useful for components
for filters, traps and
crossovers, etc.
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3rd May 07 - Junk Sale
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26th Apr' 07 - The Secret War Vid' George G8CUN
1. Battle of the beams.
2. To see for a hundred miles.
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19th Apr' 07 - The Archemedes Screw Pump - Bert
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12th Apr' 07 - Steam trains DVD - Peter G7JRK
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5th Apr' 07 - Junk Sale
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29th Mar' 07 - Wireless networking, Mike G1KOT
History of networking, and
lots of useful security tips.
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22nd Mar' 07 - Radiography, Barry G7KCO
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15th Mar' 07 - Plugs & Sockets, Mike G4BQF
Members brought along Misc Plugs
and Sockets from their Spares
boxes, for a discussion about
connectors, and their uses.
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8th Mar' 07 - CQ100 by Mike G1KOT
A great new 'radio' comm's
mode. using VOIP technology, to
emulate an amateur conversation
over the internet.
Mikes Presentation HERE.
For more information See: QSONET.
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1st Mar' 07 - Junk Sale
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22nd Feb' 07 - A.G.M.
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15th Feb' 07 - General natter nite.
CQ100 to Caravans
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8th Feb' 07 - The Club Members had planned to
attend the RPF Communications -
Product launch - Unfortunately,
due to adverse wx, this was
cancelled.
(Re-scheduled for 22nd Feb)
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1st Feb' 07 - Junk Sale
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25th Jan' 07 - Hydroponic gardening - Bert
Growing abundant crops without
using soil. Bert displayed some
of the hardware, and discussed
hydroponic gardening.
Materials available from:
Greenhouse Sensation.
GroTech Online.
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18th Jan' 07 - The NATO Phonetic Alphabet.
Steve G0KVZ
Click HERE for more.
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11th Jan' 07 - Domino rally - Video (Bert)
~~~~ followed by ~~~~
Journey Together (George G8CUN)
A story dedicated to the Few who
trained the many. (Video - 1946)
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4th Jan' 07 - Junk Sale
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28th Dec' 06 - No club meeting
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21st Dec' 06 - No club meeting
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14th Dec' 06 - Christmas Buffet
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7th Dec' 06 - Peter G7JRK
A visit to Switzerland.
Spectacular views of Switzerland
And their varied rail system.
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30th Nov' 06 - Mike G4BQF Hosted a round table
discussion about TV Standards,
and developments. (inc' HDTV)
Plus Loudspeaker design (BOSE)
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23rd Nov' 06 - Website Design - Steve G0KVZ
Make your own site the easy way.
(website design for beginners,
and budding webmasters.)
View the presentation.
Download Sample pages etc. (zip)
Download the slides only. (zip)
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16th Nov' 06 - Junk Sale
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9th Nov' 06 - HD TV - Mike G4BQF.
Information about the new HDTV
Up to 5 times more detail.
Two systems are offered:
* 720 Line Progressive
- best for Fast action
* 1080 Line Interlaced
- better detail
+ Christmas Buffet planning
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2nd Nov' 06 - Kinetic Avionic SBS-1
Mike G1KOT
Click HERE for more.
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26th Oct' 06 - Drakeline Radio kit
Click HERE for more.
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19th Oct' 06 - Junk Sale
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12th Oct' 06 - RTTY - Mike G1KOT
(Details to follow)
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5th Oct' 06 - Bandwidth - Mike G4BQF
Based on mike's experience with
the 5MHz NOV.
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28th Sep' 06 - Airborne Radar - George G8CUN
A display and talk, covering
Monica, that was developed for
use on the vulnerable Lancasters
and operated at 200-220 MHz to
the later RCA equipment, APS-13
(operating around 420MHz)
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21st Sep' 06 - Junk Sale
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14th Sep' 06 - General Gossip
Batteries to Boat parts
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7th Sep' 06 - Jack G0SIV gave a talk and
demonstration of 2 reel-to-reel
tape recorders, that he has
recently restored.
Plus an Impromptu Mini Junk sale
held by Mike G4BQF
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31st Aug' 06 - Museum Archives - Mike G4BQF
An open discussion that also
Covered the 5MHz N.O.V. renewal
procedure, M3 license amendments
and a general chat on Museums.
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24th Aug' 06 - Junk Sale.
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17th Aug' 06 - Hearing loops / Assisted hearing
Barry G7KCO
Click HERE for more.
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10th Aug' 06 - General Natter Nite
Reel to reel tape recorders,
Broadband routers & Minimum
equipment to fulfil BR68
requirements. Plus More...
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3rd Aug' 06 - Peter G7JRK
Midi interface, & Audio Demo'
Using a PC, and a dedicated
midi player (Rowland MT90s)
See Wikipedia.org (midi)
See Pianola.com
Click HERE For interface cct.
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27th Jul' 06 - No Meeting
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20th Jul' 06 - General Natter Nite
Software radio, & Misc'
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13th Jul' 06 - Steve G0KVZ - Colours of Noise
Click HERE For more.
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6th Jul' 06 - Mike G4BQF
Semiconductors and heatsinks.
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29th Jun' 06 - Junk Sale
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22nd Jun' 06 - Alan Dower Blumlein - A great
forgotten British inventor, who
was responsible for 128 patents.
Click HERE for presentation.
Barry G7KCO
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15th Jun' 06 - Nikola Tesla.
The forgotten genius.
(The real father of radio)
Click HERE for more.
Steve G0KVZ
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8th Jun' 06 - Bert - Portable Satellite gear
A brilliant little portable
satellite dish and receiver
with 2500 channels. as sold by
Lidl at under £70 !
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1st Jun' 06 - Junk Sale
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25th May 06 - Video / DVD - Peter G7JRK
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18th May 06 - Jack G0SIV - Antique Radios
A display of Antique Radios &
Gramophones. Carefully restored
by Jack. Click HERE For More.
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11th May 06 - Mike G4BQF - Talk
Racal RA98, Radio block diagram,
& Final installation of multi -
fuel Stove
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4th May 06 - Junk Sale
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27th Apr' 06 - Components - Mike G4BQF
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20th Apr' 06 - Peter G7JRK
The Golden Section (Ratio)
How it appears in nature, and is
pleasing to the eye. Also how
The Golden ratio is linked to
the Fibonicci sequence.
(Also spelt Fibonacci)
Click HERE For an explanation.
(Needs Shockwave Flash)
Try HERE For a text explanation.
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13th Apr' 06 - Jack G0SIV
Photography & PC's - Discussion
Covering: Printing and repairing
Cut, Copy and paste. Quality of
Printing paper, Sharpening, and
Soft focus.
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6th Apr' 06 - Junk Sale
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30th Mar' 06 - Mike G4BQF
Latest project - Update
A linear amplifier for a No 19 -
set. Using parts from a donor
FTdx401 Tranciever.
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23rd Mar' 06 - Mike G4BQF
Shack practicalities -
selection and installation of
a multi-fuel heater
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16th Mar' 06 - ADSL & DRM - Robin G3JWI
Broadband technology
and Digital Radio Mondial.
Click HERE for notes.
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* Speed Test - Click Here! *
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9th Mar' 06 - Junk Sale
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2nd Mar' 06 - Road data systems - Bert
A talk explaining the features
and uses of Road Data Systems.
These ingenious little devices
warn the driver about speed-
cameras, accident blackspots,
and other hazards, they utilise
GPS technology, but may soon be
outlawed in this country, as
they are in much of europe.
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23rd Feb' 06 - Annual General meeting
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16th Feb' 06 - Airwave Radio System -
Barry G7KCO
A very enlightening talk about
the new radio communication
system, based on TETRA - that is
being introduced for the
Universal emergency services.
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9th Feb' 06 - Junk Sale
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2nd Feb' 06 - Linear Amplifier - Mike G4BQF
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26th Jan' 06 - 2000 Horses.- DVD and Talk
Steve G0KVZ
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19th Jan' 06 - Roy G3ASH - Line Finders
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12th Jan' 06 - Junk Sale
- A good event. Test gear and more
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5th Jan' 06 - 19 Set Update - Mike G4BQF
(The linear amplifier and more)
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29th Dec' 05 - No Club meeting
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22nd Dec' 05 - No Club meeting
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15th Dec' 05 - Christmas buffet
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8th Dec' 05 - Pre Christmas Natter &
Finalise buffet arrangements.
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1st Dec' 05 - Junk Sale
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24th Nov' 05 - Transistor Tester - Roy G3ASH
A novel, and simple transistor-
tester, that utilises the same
meter to display leakage, and
gain, without switches. And the
ability to measure NPN & PNP
devices.
Click HERE for info.
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17th Nov' 05 - Discussion
re: Buffet Arrangements
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10th Nov' 05 - Windmills - Film
An interesting film & discussion
by Bert, about the latest
Windmills (Inverters)
The worlds first green energy
company is Enercon
Visit their site for more info.
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3rd Nov' 05 - Junk Sale
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27th Oct' 05 - Bring your own Morse keys.
Mike G4BQF invites members to
bring along and discuss their
Morse keys and morse related
anecdotes.
Note: for Morse Aficionados
And Those just learning:
See the Morse Resource.
(Linked from Intro page)
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20th Oct' 05 - CCTV Demo - latest equipment.
Colin G1MPG demonstrated some
High quality cameras, and
Ancillary equipment to facilitate
visual inspection of underground
pipelines.
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13th Oct' 05 - The Ex-WD No19 Set - Mike G4BQF
Features, Principles, and uses.
Incl' the vehicles these were
fitted to.
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6th Oct' 05 - Junk Sale
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29th Sep' 05 - Lev Termin - Barry G7KCO gave a
fascinating talk about this
Russian Inventor.
The Theremin.
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22nd Sep' 05 - General Natter Nite.
Wireless networking, Swiss trains
and more.
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15th Sep' 05 - General Natter Nite.
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8th Sep' 05 - Junk Sale
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1st Sep' 05 - General Natter Nite.
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25th Aug' 05 - No Club meeting.
Next Junk sale 8th September.
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18th Aug' 05 - General Natter nite.
Including personal tales and -
tips about e-bay'ing.
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11th Aug' 05 - The evolution of The Hybrid
Yaesu Tranceivers. FT400, 401,
& FT101 - Mike G4BQF
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4th Aug' 05 - FT7 Repair & KW E-Z Match ATU
Mike G4BQF
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28th Jul' 05 - Junk Sale
Future Junk sales will normally
be held every Four weeks.
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21st Jul' 05 - Peter G7JRK - Railway & Pathe-
News DVD's.
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14th Jul' 05 - Weather Satellite Demonstration
by Bert
A demonstration of the advanced
GSM1 weather satellite system,
that produces incredible images
from space.
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7th Jul' 05 - Antenna / tuning Units,
Mike G4BQF
Principles, Designs & Models.
Designs spanning the last
forty years.
Plus discussion on alternative
designs -
see Don G3VCG website.
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30th Jun 05 - Junk Sale.
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23rd Jun 05 - Program planning &
General natter night.
From Tar to Telephones.
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16th Jun 05 - Licencing & RAE, Past & Present
Mike G4BQF - facts and memories
from early licencing conditions
to the current proposals.
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9th Jun 05 - The Hubble telescope.
Its fifteen years of achievement
DVD - 80 mins approx
Steve - G0KVZ
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2nd Jun 05 - Junk sale & Book Auction
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26th May 05 - De-commissioning VHF Aerial
& Book auction
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19th May 05 - Book Auction & General Natter
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12th May 05 - Mike G4BQF - The TDF Tranceiver
A clandestine tranciever
designed by a team of UK -
Amateurs, For the use of The
English Resistance during WWII
It is believed that this radio
utilised a 'hybrid' modulation
system that rendered its output
unreadable to normal radios.
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5th May 05 - No Club, National Election day
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28th Apr' 05 - Discussion re: Change of Club
Venue - It was decided by a
Majority vote, to change our
club meeting hall.
Click here for details
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21st Apr' 05 - Guest Speaker - Bob G3SVK
Top band in the 1960's
Anecdotes from Bobs activities
ranging from a prime location
in The Shetland isles to his
trips around England.
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14th Apr' 05 - Video - Bob
Reaching for the skies:
A history of high performance
light aircraft.
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7th Apr' 05 - Junk Sale
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31st Mar' 05 - SP600 Receiver - Mike G4BQF
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24th Mar' 05 - Auto' Vehicle Location - Bert
An overview of the current
systems available to Individuals
and the Public services.
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17th Mar' 05 - No Meeting - St Pattricks day
Mine's a Guinness
:-)
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10th Mar' 05 - your earliest memory
From Autocycles to WWII
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3rd Mar' 05 - Junk Sale
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24th Feb' 05 - Annual General Meeting
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17th Feb' 05 - G4BQF - Clip on meters / PSU
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10th Feb' 05 - Video - Bob -
a documentary showing American
enthusiasts displaying and
demonstrating Modern and
Historic machine guns.
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3rd Feb' 05 - Junk Sale
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27th Jan' 05 - TBA
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20th Jan' 05 - Mike G4BQF - DX70 Tranciever,
Power supply, Hall effect devices
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13th Jan' 05 - Peter G7JRK - Railway Video
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6th Jan' 05 - Junk sale.
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30th Dec' 04 - No Meeting
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23rd Dec' 04 - No Meeting
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16th Dec' 04 - Christmas Buffet
(Bring along your partners)
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9th Dec' 04 - Bob G3IUC
P38 Fighter
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2nd Dec' 04 - Junk Sale
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25th Nov' 04 - Roy G3ASH
Slide rules - their history,
Use, and Functions.
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18th Nov' 04 - Barry G7KCO
Gamma correction of Photo-
graphic Images.
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11th Nov' 04 - G4LUE Dick House,
Talk about Adhesives.
(From lollies to lids)
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4th Nov' 04 - Junk Sale
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28th Oct' 04 - Informal Technical natter nite -
* Photographic Gamma correction
* Antenna tuning Units
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21st Oct' 04 - Bert - Extreme Weather.
Huricanes, Cyclones or Typhoons
Causes, and Naming conventions.
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14th Oct' 04 - Mike G4BQF - Samuel And Hutton
Wobbulator, A Robust Ex WD piece
of classic test equipment.
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7th Oct' 04 - Junk Sale
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30th Sep' 04 - GPS - Owners demonstration.
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23rd Sep' 04 - Alec - Home built Receiver
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16th Sep' 04 - Ray G3IOI - Automatic ATU
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20th May 04 - Lancaster Bombers
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6th May 04 - Junk Sale
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22nd Apr' 04 - Bert - Video
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15th Apr' 04 - Amplifiers
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8th Apr' 04 - Frequency Counters
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1st Apr' 04 - Junk Sale
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25th Mar' 04 - Peter G7JRK - Talk
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18th Mar' 04 - Sid M1DFC - Fraser Nash Sports-
Cars
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11th Mar' 04 - Roy G3ASH - Sub Atlantic Cables
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4th Mar' 2004 - Junk Sale
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27th Feb' 04 - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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20th Feb' 04 - Peter G7JRK - Talk
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13th Feb' 04 - Roy G3ASH -
Clearing a monitor fault
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6th Feb' 04 - Junk Sale
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30th Jan' 04 - Barry G7KCO - Talk
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23rd Jan' 04 - Your most interesting QSO
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16th Jan' 04 - Wartime memorabilia
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9th Jan' 04 - Robin G3JWI - Talk
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2nd Jan' 04 - Junk Sale
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26th Dec' 03 - NO CLUB
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19th DEC' 03 - NO CLUB
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18th Dec' 03 - CHRISTMAS BUFFET
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4th Dec' 03 - Junk Sale
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20th Nov' 03 - Mk 123 Spy Set
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6th Nov' 03 - Junk Sale
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4th Sep' 03 - Junk Sale
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23rd Jan' 03 - Steve, G0KVZ. - Presentation.
The internet and beyond.
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1st Aug' 02 - Junk Sale
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25th Jul' 02 - Jim G1YAH - Talk
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18th Jul' 02 - Barry G7KCO -
Digital Photography
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11th Jul' 02 - 2mtr Station on the Air
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4th Jul' 02 - Junk Sale
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27th Jun' 02 - Roy G3ASH - Talk
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20th Jun' 02 - Roy G3ASH - Ironbridge film
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13th Jun' 02 - Peter G7JRK - Talk
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6th Jun' 02 - Junk Sale
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30th May 02 - Arrangements for the Golden -
Jubilee
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23rd May 02 - Ray G3IOI - Satellite
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16th May 02 - Jim G1YAH -
Special Sale of good equipment
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9th May 02 - Robin G3JWI and Rene -
Hand Bells (Campanology)
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2nd May 02 - NO CLUB -COUNCIL ELECTIONS
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25th Apr' 02 - John M0ELS - Talk
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18th Apr' 02 - Mike G4BQF - Talk
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11th Apr' 02 - Bert - Film
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4th Apr' 02 - Junk Sale
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28th Mar' 02 - Discussion on Golden Jubilee
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22nd Jun' 00 - Bert - Interesting talk
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15th Jun' 00 - T Gilbey, Talk on antennas
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8th Jun' 00 - G3JWI - Interesting talk on
propagation, all questions
answered.
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28th Jul' 94 - Roy G3ASH Demonstration
'How it Works - Infra Red'
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21st Jul' 94 - Roy G3ASH - Talk
'Computer Memories'
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