Poacher Day 6 – our last day

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Poacher 2017 was Lincolnshire’s 10th International Jamboree with over 5000 Scouts and Guides aged 10-17 from 26 different countries taking part in the event; over 160 visited our tent to learn a little about amateur radio and to obtain their Communicator Badge.                          You will notice from some of these photos that Les and Ian conducted their introduction to amateur radio ‘Open Air’ the Coleman shelter had to be dismantled due to the high winds; luckily it didn’t rain!! At one stage we had to revert to the generator due … Continue reading →

Poacher 2017 – Day 5

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Day 5 of Poacher went well although high winds caused problems with the Coleman shelter and the Red Arrows stopped our operating the station for short periods; not all scouts and guides at Poacher see them daily so everything had to stop so they could marvel at the display.         Steve M5ZZZ cooked a tasty beef stew so Pam had a day off cooking and decided to clean the trailer mast.       Today we had Andy M0KED, Barry G4DBS and Jim G0EJQ on the microphone from the tent; other members of the club were at the ‘other end’ … Continue reading →

Poacher 2017 – Day 2

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We had another successful day at Poacher 2017 with a steady flow of scouts visiting the station, some making a return visit because the thunder storm on Sunday prevented them from making contact with other stations. Below are a few photos of the scouts paying attention to Les G1LQB giving a brief description of amateur radio and others showing Barry G4DBS finding stations for them to speak to. Naturally we had to eat; today it was beef burgers and mushrooms gathered from the showground by Les G1LQB followed by doughnuts provided by Barry G4DBS. A few other visitors to the … Continue reading →

Poacher 2017 International Jamboree

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Following the success of the 2013 Poacher International Jamboree, LSWC were asked if they would put on a station for Poacher 2017; Ian G4EVK Chairman, Pam G4STO Secretary, Steve M5ZZZ Activity Officer and Les G1LQB Education with help from Barry G4DBS from RAF Waddington ARC set up the station ready for the start of Poacher on Sunday 30th July; potentially 500 scouts will be introduced to amateur radio over the week.  Three of the visitors to our station today were Andy G0MNI from Grimsby, Andrew M0OOO and Mark M6WMS both from RAF Waddington ARC all three are working at Poacher … Continue reading →

Boultham Park Summer Fair

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On the 8th July members of the Club made their annual ‘Pilgrimage’ to Boultham Summer Fair where they put on an Amateur Radio demonstration.   It wasn’t all plain sailing; the frame on the Coleman Shelter was broken and there was no power lead but thanks to G1LQBs Aladdin’s Cave a temporary ‘mend’ was made to the shelter and with the expertise of G7KPM and M6TSJ a power lead was made.   The station was visited by many members of the public including the Mayor and Mayoress of Lincoln and the City Sheriff.  Several former club members also made their annual visit and … Continue reading →

Sausage and Burger Night

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Another almost successful sausage and burger night at the club; not sure what was wrong with the BBQ but it didn’t cook the sausages as they should have been cooked: perhaps it was the sausages, it certainly wasn’t the Head Cook for the night. Below are a few photos, also not the quality I had hoped. I think it was ‘Pistols at Dusk’ for the lads.

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FIR PARK SPECIAL EVENT STATION

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Yes, it was a wet start to our day and certainly very muddy under foot but that didn’t dampen our enthusiasm for putting on the Special Event Station at Fir Park Free Show near Market Rasen.  Members of the club putting on the Special Event Station were – Andy M0KED, Pam G4STO, Les G1LQB, Peter G1FLL, Stephen M6TSJ, Jason G7KPM, Tom G4OSB and Ian G4XFC.  Our Regional Manager Jim G0EJQ dropped by and had several contacts on VHF; we also had help from Andy M0OOO from the RAF Waddington Club. Terry G7JFI and Fiona called in and manned the station … Continue reading →

Visit by Steve Thomas, General Manager, RSGB

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On Wednesday 31st May 2017 the General Manager of the RSGB, Steve Thomas, will be visiting the Lincoln Short Wave Club for an informal discussion and question and answer session.  As usual on these occasions the Club will be open to visitors.  We would welcome participation from other clubs so if you have a question for Steve, come along you will be made welcome.   For visitors new to LSWC meetings; we are meeting in the BSA Village Hall at Aisthorpe, Village Hall Lane. LN1 2SG: 2000 hours for 2015 hours.

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Shack Insulation

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What will take over in ‘Matters Arising’ at our monthly committee meetings and AGMs?  We have been going to insulate the roof space in the shack for about 8 years and on 11th May 2017 Bob G7AVU and me G4STO went and ordered the materials; the boards were delivered on the 18th and Bob managed to get the 3M lengths of wood in his car (they delivered the insulation free but wanted almost £40 to deliver the wood). The east side of the roof space had been cleared by Bob and Steve M5ZZZ a few weeks ago, so it was … Continue reading →

GB5DAM

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Steve M5ZZZ, with moral support from Les G1LQB, operating the Special Event Station GB5DAM which was set up to remember the RAF Aircrew and the German Civilians who lost their lives in the famous raid on the Rhur Dams of Northern Germany.  

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