ALL HANDS ON MAST
On Saturday G3PVU, G1LQB, G0RQQ and M0TEF started work on getting the 6M HB9CV beam up and running unfortunately they didn’t get finished before having to go home.
Continue reading →LSWC Used Equipment Sale
On Saturday 2nd June, LSWC are holding a used equipment sale in Aisthorpe Village Hall. Check in of items is from 11am. Refreshments will be available from 12pm. Sale will commence at 12.30pm.
Continue reading →Mills on the Air – GB5EM
Peter 2E0FGA, Les G1LQB, Alistair M0TEF and Keith G0RQQ took part in Mills on the air from Ellis Mill in Lincoln on Sunday 13th May. Shock came with a station coming in on 2m FM from near Wolverhampton during setup although GB5EM was not set up correctly to work them at that time. Despite a noise level between S5-9 a few contacts were made; even Les had a contact on HF. Contact was also made with Tim M0ZRR a former member of the club and now living in Shepshed. Keith G0RQQ reenacting “the thinker” by Rodin … Continue reading →
Arduino Satellite Controller Motor Control
This part of the project is to help you understand how we are going to control the motors of the rotator and we are deviating from the 2rpm motor to a higher rpm to be able to quickly move from one location to another at a higher speed then slow down to be able to follow the path of the satellite. In the previous post I gave links to the parts needed and for this part of the project, we will be using the H Bridge, 2 motors, and the Arduino Nano. I have found a good video which explains … Continue reading →
Arduino Satellite Project
I had been asked to do a talk on the Arduino for a long time but never did get round to it, but I was influenced by Adrian M0NWK’s excellent talk and decided the best thing to do was to do a series of posts on a project that Ian M0RPD asked me to help him with and at the same time give people an understanding of the power of the Arduino system in microcontrollers and its benefits to our hobby of Amateur Radio. This should be a good start to your journey into the Arduino, the project that we … Continue reading →
EXAM SUCCESS
Another successful day at the club with Dave passing his Foundation exam and Geoff 2E0YBG passing his Advanced exam.
Continue reading →10 Minute talks
Tonight Jason G7KPM gave a 10 minute talk on his home brew J-Pole dual band antenna; the design was taken from the ARRL Manual. The J-Pole is an effective, low cost antenna made from bits available from Birketts and the local DIY store. This antenna will go well with the new Baofeng dual band radios recently ordered by the club and is a possible project for future candidates on the Intermediate Course. Other topics in the ’10 minute talk’ category were Potholes – Les G1LQB and Wine and Whisky – everyone.
Continue reading →INTERMEDIATE EXAM
The first named invigilator was in trepidation mode for her first ‘on-line’ examination; would everything be as straight forward as the paper based exams? Yes. There was a slight hiccup at the beginning; she had forgotten where the PIN number was to be found and she had left her paperwork at home but Peter (2E0FGA) the second invigilator was more organised and had his copy with him so this was soon sorted and the exam began only to be followed shortly afterwards by the Model Railway people delivering equipment to their room; the wind was so strong the adjoining door … Continue reading →
East Kirkby – Next meeting
Update 03/03/18 @ 07:45: With more snow overnight, icy conditions and more snow expected in the East Kirkby area Steve M5ZZZ and myself Adrian M0NWK will not be travelling to East Kirkby today. Please watch this space for updates. For Attn of LSWC members The next meeting at Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby to operate special event station GB2CWP is planned for Saturday 3rd March. Meet in the NAAFI at 10:00. Other dates can be found here. Important note: Members will need to present their East Kirkby LSWC photo ID card to gain access to the Aviation Centre. If you … Continue reading →
Lincoln Shortwave Club Net
With temperatures in Lincoln expected to be minus three tonight, why not put the heating on join us on our Thursday net? Open to both LSWC members and non-members we meet on air at 20:00 every Thursday. We use Lincoln repeater GB3LM the first Thursday of each month and have simplex nets on the other Thursdays. Need help using repeaters? Please ask a member of LSWC and they will be more than happy to help you! For more information about the Lincoln repeaters please click here. More information coming soon.
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