A week ago an electric winch was fitted to the mast to make life easier for our aged members!! When I got to the club last Saturday Steve from the village hall was painting the hall and this week’s working party was replacing the HF beam by a newer TH5 Thunderbird beam; let’s hope it is put to good use. The old beam is to be used for contest work.    After leaving the club I visited Bob G7AVU and was pleasantly surprised, he remembered me!! I took him a digital photo frame and he recognised several members of the … Continue reading →

Thank goodness for light nights and fine weather.. On Wednesday 8th June a working party was formed to fit a new winch on the mast; they had a lot of encouragement from other members of the club.

It was all hands on shovels and rakes this morning distributing four and a half tons of gravel on the car park.   

Remember last week the lads dismantled the green shed, well this week they put it back together. I didn’t get there until gone 10 and the lads were waiting for Steve M5ZZZ to go home and fetch the nuts and bolts which he didn’t remember putting gin his car!!!  The base was already in place and levelled ready for the shed being put on once Steve got back; luckily David M7OYN was there with his phone and took a few photos.  We had a few more strong men volunteer today so it made it a little easier although still hard … Continue reading →