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LSWC Winter Radio Rally 2023

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We are pleased to announce our Winter Radio Rally is returning on Sunday 29th January at the Festival Hall in Market Rasen. The Festival HallCaistor RoadMarket RasenLN8 3HT Doors open at 10am with disabled visitors gaining access at 9.30am. With entry being £2, Cash Only. Extra parking available on the Market Place, John St Carpark and on Mill lane. Talk in on 145.375MHzStalls include Canny Components, Mirfield Electronics. With plenty more smaller vendors and clubs in attendance. Food and drink is available:Bacon or sausage sandwiches with tea or coffee £4 Tea or coffee £1Cold drinks £1 If you wish to … Continue reading →

Hamfest 2022

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As many of you will know we have just had the National Hamfest 2022 and as one of the contributing clubs we had members there as part of the the volunteering team. But this year we had an addition to what we normally do. This year we had a dedicated club stall to promote the club to other radio amateurs. Setup As usual, setup for the event started on the Wednesday before with a number of members helping travelling via the club to assist loading the equipment before continuing on to Newark Showground. This year had some changes to the … Continue reading →

BBQ Night At The LSWC

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Wednesday night was one of the popular BBQ evenings hosted at the LSWC shack. A big thanks goes out to Pam, G4STO, for organising the event and getting all the food stocks in. And also to Steve M5ZZZ for manning the chef duties on the grill. Running from 7.30pm many members turned out to enjoy the food and drinks on offer. Even members from the local RAF Waddington Club attended as is the norm with us being us invited to each others social events.

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Surplus Equipment Sale and Friday afternoon at the shack

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To try and make the Surplus Equipment Sale Covid safe, the lots will be displayed in a marque with the sides open to allow for plenty of ventilation and the sale will be in the village hall with socially distanced seating and all doors open again allowing for plenty of ventilation. Your safety is our priority. To achieve this the lads went to the club this afternoon to erect the marquee (big tent really) ready for displaying the lots tomorrow. Booking in of equipment will be from 12 noon with the sale starting at 2 p.m.  Usual refreshments will be … Continue reading →

Saturday afternoon at the shack

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Established in 1921 the club celebrated 100 years of amateur radio on 21st February 2021 unfortunately due to lockdown we were unable to ‘party’,  Once lockdown was eased and we could start meeting again we organised a Sausage and Burger afternoon which took place today.  We were joined by a few members from Hull & District Amateur Radio Society who also celebrate 100 years of amateur radio in Hull this year and from RAF Waddington ARC our neighbouring amateur radio club. A big ‘thank you’ to Linda M0KEDs XYL, Jackie G3PVUs XYL and Steve M5ZZZ for help with the food … Continue reading →

Another Saturday morning at the shack

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When I arrived at the shack this morning Andy M0IYE had already got stuck in distributing the gravel in the parking area; sweat was rolling off me just looking!!  When Stephen M5SJM arrived he levelled the gravel, they certainly earned their cuppa this morning.  I got stuck in finishing off cleaning the BBQ ready for the 28th and then cleaning the chairs; they had been weathered for over two years!!! 

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Saturday morning at the shack

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When I arrived at the club this morning there were cars in the car park but no one in sight apart from three club members waiting to be let into the shack.  I let them in and then started work cleaning the BBQ.  About a hour later the missing members returned; they had been sorting our storage container ready for moving it. As usual Andy M0IYE got stuck in giving the south wall of the shack another coat of paint, I’m not sure what the others were doing, I was still cleaning the BBQ.

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The LSWC 2018 Construction Contest

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Wednesday 21st saw the LSWC hold their annual Construction Contest for the Joe Rose Memorial Trophy. Last year saw us two different versions of ATV transmitter. One being for home use including a partly assembled water cooled power amplifier (For an update see below) built by Adrian M0NWK. The second, and also the winner for last year, being a fully portable transceiver in a case built by Jason G7KWP. Adrian M0NWK This year Started off with a similar theme. Adrian M0NWK, started off by showing us his Arduino powered controller for a comtech 23cm ATV transmitter.             … Continue reading →

Boultham Park Summer Fair 2018

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This weekend was the Boultham Park Summer Fair and the LSWC was there as usual with a demonstration station. G5FZ/P out portable… again? Yes it is.   With equipment being collected during the week, Les G1LQB, Steve M5ZZZ, Ian G4EVK, Barry G4DBS, Tom G4OSB, Fred G4HNQ, Peter 2E0FGA, Roger G3PVU & Jackie were on site early Saturday morning. Soon Stephen 2E0SSM arrived to help during the day closely followed by Peter, M0EJL and Pam, G4STO with the tables and radios. All then helped in getting the station set up before the Public arrived. Once everything was set up Pam got the bacon … Continue reading →