EK Visit 7th July 2022

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Lincoln Shortwave Club Chairman Steve M5ZZZ and David G1WVO travelled across to East Kirkby this Thursday.  After a convivial coffee in the NAAFI they opened the Radio room at East Kirkby. Steve took his own Yeasu FT487 radio and connected it up and a precautionary SWR check was carried out on the new wire antenna which proved to be excellent. It was amazing that as Steve then tuned through the bands there was no apparent noise on the bands which we have been dogged with since reopening the station after lockdown. Steve and David heard only a few stations on … Continue reading →

Saturday morning at the shack and a visit to G7AVU

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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 →

A nice plaque to display at the East Kirkby shack.

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Dave Bloomfield G0KUC the man behind the super successful GB80LAN Special event stations that took place in March this year commemorating the first operational use of the Lancaster Bomber has kindly donated a Plaque for us to display at East Kirkby marking our clubs participation in the event. Dave being a gluten for punishment is also organising for next May the ##80DAM event where amateur radio clubs in this country and in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and America with connections to the Dambusters will commemorate operation chastise. As our club does every year but on an international scale for this … Continue reading →

John Birkett 1928 – 2022

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John Birkett 1928 – 2022 President Lincoln Short Wave Club 1979 to 2022 John was born in Lincoln in September 1928 and lived in Hykeham village. John left school when he was 14 years old he worked for Apex Gravel in Hykeham. During the Second World War he was an apprentice at the AVRO factory at Bracebridge Heath Lincoln training and working on the Iconic Lancaster Bomber.  On leaving Avro in Lincoln John went to London to work for his cousin who was in TV and Radio, maybe that started his passion for the industry. 1946 John got called up … Continue reading →

Exam Success at the Club

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A big CONGRATULATIONS!! from all at the Club to: Theresa Freestone M7LMW, Steve Freestone M7LEW, Steve Skelton M7BBQ, Marie Grossmith M7PXT who all passed their Intermediate Exam today at the Club. Many thanks to the training guys, Les G1LQB, Peter 2E0FGA and Martin M0TNM for all their hard work and giving up their time in running the Courses and Exams for the Club.

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OPERATION CHASTISE

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On the 16/17th May 2022 the Lincoln Short Wave Club operated a Special Event Station GB5DAM in memory of the Air Crew and German civilians killed during the now famous 617 Squadron’s raid on the great Ruhr dams of Germany   On the16th/17th May 1943 19 Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron RAF took off from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire armed with the now famous Bouncing Bomb invented by Barnes Wallis. The raid was led by Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC The aircraft took off in three groups, Group One lead by Gibson took off in three waves of three aircraft … Continue reading →