80 Years of the Lancaster Bomber Commemorations

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Lincoln Shortwave Club will be joining amateur radio clubs and individual operators world wide in commemorating 80 years since the iconic plane of WW2 the Lancaster was first used in operations and the heroism of all those who served in them next month. To start the month on the 1st of March Steve M5ZZZ our Chairman will contact the other main groups in the Canada and Australia as well as the three RAF Stations taking part in GB80LAN as part of the opening of the Months activities. He will do this in a Sked run by the Canadians on their … Continue reading →

A couple of jobs out of the way.

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A nice sunny morning at the club this morning Saturday 22/01/2022 and a few members on hand to do some jobs. We first of all located the army command tent, got it out and checked it over ready for the first SES of the year GB6IBC at the international bomber command centre. As well as sorting out a few other bits ready for the day while the weather was so nice to work outside. 80 years of the Lancaster Bomber- Lincoln Shortwave Radio Club Family Day – International Bomber Command Centre (internationalbcc.co.uk) Then we put up a 12m spider beam … Continue reading →

Antenna work on a very cold Foggy Saturday morning at the Club and news on the first special event station of the year at the International bomber command centre Lincoln.

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A very cold and foggy morning at the club today 15/01/2022. While the less hardy members retreated to the shack a group of members helped Daron 2E0GFY to finish and tune the 20m and 17m flower pot antennas he has made to use for small footprint portable operation with a 12m fiberglass pole and a car drive on mount. Ready for operation when he is out with the clubs portable group. Members braving the cold and working on the antennas were Daron 2E0GFY, Andy M0IYE, Les G1LBQ, Steve M5ZZZ, and David M6OYN. As a test call David M6OYN worked into … Continue reading →

Upcoming Foundation and Intermediate Courses

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At Lincoln Shortwave Club we are running a foundation course and exam on Saturday the 19th of March and Saturday the 26th of March. In addition to preparing for the exam that will be sat at the club in the afternoon of the 26th this will also be a practical course. With contacts being made on HF and VHF from the club station, an introduction to digital modes, antenna construction and tuning using SWR meters and antenna analysers and so on. The cost of the course is £45 to include 6 months membership of the club, that allows use of … Continue reading →

Christmas Dinner

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Wednesday 15th was time for the Clubs Christmas dinner gathering. As per past years the venue was the Fox and Hounds at Willingham by Stow. This dinner was also a celebration of the clubs centenary anniversary which we was not able to celebrate earlier in the year. After taking over the bar everyone got settled at the tables ready for the usual great meal. Present was Steve M5ZZZ, Stephen M5SJM & Kat, Roger G3PVU & Jackie, Andy M0IYE, Les G1LQB, David M6OYN, Chris 2E0NDT & John, Graham M7TSO & Sue, Mary G6SWZ, Dave G6EWP, George M0XVR, Peter 2E0FGA, Celia M6JZQ, … Continue reading →

Guy Martin at East Kirkby

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A team from the club assisted Guy Martin and the TV filming team to do a short ‘Morse sequence’ using the R1155/T1154 (as fitted in the Avro Lancaster bombers during WW2) in the (GB2CWP) Radio Museum ‘Shack’ at East Kirkby and which was a two way communication with a temporary station (GX5FZ) set up at the nearby EK Control Tower.  The filming took place on 20th September 2021.  The team comprised Roger G3PVU, Steve G6TVP, David G1`WVO, Tom G4OSB, Andy K0KED and Peter M0EJL. 

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Christmas Social Evening

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There was a reasonable turnout for the Christmas Social evening with 17 guests enjoying the seasonal quiz and buffet (supplied by Morrisons and Aldi)!!  I think they enjoyed the quiz although they found it hard; I got all the answers right so it couldn’t have been that hard!!  Well done to the members of the winning team: Graham M1DHV & Sandra and Bob G3VEV & Rosemary.  It’s all over, just a bit more clearing up to do.

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Affiliated membership of the Royal Air force Amateur Radio Society

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Following the decision earlier in the year that Lincoln Shortwave Radio Club should affiliate to RAFARS due to our involvement at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre and many other activities like the annual Dambusters SES the club has now been officially affiliated to the RAFARS. Many thanks to Vince Lewis G4DQP for setting this up for us.

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Saturday at the shack

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Saturday the 13th of November at the shack. We had a good turn out at the shack this morning and as well as drinking lots of tea and setting the world to rights. We were able to move all of the equipment that had been left outside during the green shed move into the green shed, now located next to the radio shack. As well as move all the stuff that was blocking access to the loft into the green shed. Many thanks for all the hard work too Les G1LQB, Pete 2E0FGA, Steve M5ZZZ, Dave G1WVO. Daron 2E0GFY.

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