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80th anniversary of Operation Manna at RAF Binbrook

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We recently took part in operation Manna from RAF Binbrook at the gauard room in affiliation with His Church.We had a great few days operating GB8MAN from RAF Binbrook, with great support from the team who owns the site His Church. We had plenty of visitors on Saturday, with plenty of club members calling in to see what was happening. We had a good flow of the public nipping in to see what was going on in the army tent. 683 contacts have now been submitted to QRZ

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Winter Rally 2024

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The Winter Rally will be held on the 28th January 2024 at the Festival Hall in Market Rasen. Address:The Festival HallCaistor RoadMarket RasenLN8 3HT Doors open at 9am. With entry being £2, Cash Only. Extra parking available on the Market Place, John St Carpark and on Mill lane. Talk in on 145.375MHz Attending Stalls:Canny Components, Mirfield Electronics, Alan Clegg, Your Radio Club, Micky The Battery Man, TK Electronics and numerous other small sellers. Food and drink will be available: If you wish to book a table at the Rally then table are £10. Contact:Steve (M5ZZZ)Tel: 07777699069Email: m5zzz@outlook.com

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Club member Andy G0FVI has had an article published in the July edition of Radcom, which wasbased on a talk he gave to the club several years back about working DX on the HF low bands (160-30m). This is the fifth article Andy has had published in Radcom and the third this year. Other topicsinclude getting going on 13cm, an introduction to 23cm and portable operating from a vehicle. Andyis no stranger to writing and has had numerous articles published in several international researchjournals. If you’ve got any topics that you’d like to see in Radcom do have a go … Continue reading →

Saturday morning at the shack

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It was a busy Saturday morning today 29/4/2023 at the Lincoln Shortwave Club clubroom at Aisthorpe.  One of the many jobs today was to assemble a new “pop up in a jiffy gazebo” and Hampole antenna pole bought new for portable special event station working. G4STO was so impressed with the ones borrowed for the recent special event at the former airfield at RAF Skellingthorpe that she asked the club to purchase some of their own.  Les G1LQB had got the frame pulled out ready for assembly and the two Dave’s G0BEN and G1WVO, started the assembly assisted by Brian G4HIV. The … Continue reading →

Visit to East Kirkby 20th April 2023

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Today Steve M5ZZZ and Dave G1WVO opened the radio room at East Kirkby. The day started by meeting new member Steve G7GHU who travelled from Chapel St Leonards to join us. After a coffee and a chat in the Museum NAFFI the day became quite busy with a steady flow of visitors in the Radio room. The Lancaster taxi season hasn’t started yet there was lots visitors and the car park was very busy. Steve M5ZZZ cleaned and dusted the shack. Then Dave G1WVO and Steve M5ZZZ started to remove the T1154 transmitter from its case to examine why there … Continue reading →

GB0VNU from the former old airfield of RAF Skellingthorpe

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I am delighted to report that an enjoyable morning was experienced at the GB0-VNU Special event memorial station held on the former old airfield of RAF Skellingthorpe (Birchwood) on Saturday 15th April 2023. On the 17th of April 1943 SGT John Duncan and his 6-crew from 50 Squadron RAF boarded Avro Lancaster ED 800 VN-C for an operation to the Skoda factory at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia. On their way to the target the Lancaster was attacked by a BF110 and alas was shot down killing all 7 crew. The aircraft crashed into soft land that was riddled with deep mine workings … Continue reading →

Saturday morning at the shack

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It’s well over two years since Bob, G7AVU, last visited the club, I’ve been promising to pick him up and get him there one Saturday morning but the Grand Prix kept getting in the way when I was free!!!  Saturday 25th was convenient for the two of us so I picked Bob and his XYL Kathleen up and went to the club; I took the scenic route and showed him the late G3OSs QTH, he remembered Frank.   We got to the club just before 11, Bob initially remembered Peter M0EJL by his voice and think he remembered a couple … Continue reading →

Christmas Quiz and Social Evening

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The last of our festive activities for 2022 took place on 14th December with what is now a regular and ‘popular’ event Pam’s Christmas Quiz and Social Evening.  Below are a few sample questions so you know they weren’t hard and perhaps tempt you to join us in 2023. Which famous US political figure and celebrity makes a cameo in Home Alone 2? Which British monarch delivered the first ever Christmas message? Which country donates the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square? And finally, a radio question An amateur holding the callsign MW0XYZ has permanently moved to Portugal, which has implemented … Continue reading →