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It’s all happening at the shack on a Saturday morning

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There was a good turnout for painting the shack this morning Andy M0IYE, Richard M7RKK, Claire Richard’s XYL, Steve M5ZZZ, David M7OYN and Pam G4STO We finished the west end and almost got the north side done; next week should see the end to painting the outside of the shack. Les G1LQB was on hedge trimming duties. Roger G3PVU was going to sort valves and other equipment that had been donated to our next surplus equipment sale but I had left them in my garage. Andy M0KED, Tom G4OSB and Brian G4HIV called in to see how things were going

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Another fun day at the shack

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Today I fitted leaf guards to the downpipes.  When I cleaned the gutters out a couple of weeks ago there was about a foot of composted leaves blocking the pipes. Andy M0IYE and Les G1LQB measured the shack and paint was then ordered; it should be awaiting painters next time we are at the shack. Roger G3PVU was busy sorting boxes of valves ready for our next surplus equipment sale hopefully at the end of October. Les helped move obstacles so Andy could finish off painting the fence; there is enough paint to do another coat when we are next … Continue reading →

Saturday morning at the shack

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There was a good turnout at the club on Saturday which enabled us to work in three areas: the car park, the painting and sorting equipment recently donated to the club. The members levelling gravel in the car park were Andy M0IYE, Stuart M7RSF, David M7OYN.and Richard M7RKK. On painting duties were Claire XYL of M7RKK, Steve M5ZZZ, Les G1LQB and Pam G4STO, she reached the parts Claire couldn’t. The sorting out of equipment Roger G3PVU with an occasional hand from Pam G4STO who was also on cooking duties. I’m not sure what had to be done to the mast … Continue reading →

Another successful Saturday morning at the shack

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When I arrived at the shack this morning Stuart M7RSF and Les G1LQB were already there; Andy M0IYE arrived soon after for the briefing!! Once Steve M5ZZZ arrived with the brushes we were able to get on with the painting and managed to give both sides of the fence separating the shack and car park a first coat; next week it will be the east fence and probably a second coat on the west fence.   I said ‘we’ I didn’t actually wield a brush; I was Safety Officer, photographer, tea girl and cook this week.

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Operation Chastise GB5DAM.

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On Monday 17th May Steve M5ZZZ, Andy M0IYE and Stephen M5SJM operated GB5DAM a SES memorial station from the Club to remember all those who lost their lives during operation Chastise. Chastise was the code name for the now famous 617 SDQ raid on the Rurh Valley dams. We are not only remembering the brave RAF Aircrew Crew who died but also the German civilians and hundreds of forced labour from all over Europe. Unfortunately a mixture of equipment failure and poor conditions on the bands stopped us making as many contacts as we would have liked.  For further information about Operation … Continue reading →

Saturday morning working party at the shack

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When I arrived at the shack around 10am Andy M0IYE was already on his knees and working on the mast. I had taken my pressure washer to try and make light work of cleaning the shack and shed; it did but it turned out to be very greedy on water. Once the shack was clean I decided to clear the gutters; Andy said he would do that but I wanted to do something other than take photos!!  Good job I did or Andy wouldn’t have got the fence sorted by home time.  The bucket of ‘muck’ was from just the … Continue reading →

Centenary Competition

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Starting Today the LSWC are hosting a monthly cumulative competition as part of our centenary celebrations. Direct / simplex contacts only on any band using Voice or CW modes. Each contact is worth 1 point unless it is another LSWC member in which case it is worth 2 points. No duplicates are allowed within each month. This competition is open to all LSWC Members so if you wish to take part and are not a member then please get in touch to join our club. At the end of each month please send your completed logs to Stephen M5SJM at … Continue reading →

VHF Field Day 2019

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On the 6th & 7th July the Club was again up at the old Bomb Dump at RAF Scampton for VHF Field Day 2119. This contest ran from 3pm BST on the Saturday to 3pm on the Sunday. 2m & 70cm ran for the whole time while 4m was only on the Sunday. On the friday night Les, G1LQB and Steve M5ZZZ/G6TVP collected the equipment from the shack and took it to the site. Les then camped over. Saturday Saturday morning Steve returned and was joined by Andy, 2E0OYQ, Stuart, M7RSF & Stephen M5SJM to help set up the station. … Continue reading →

Fir Park Show 2019 GB5FPS

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On the weekend of the 8th & 9th June the LSWC were once again at Fir Park for the Fir Park Show 2019. Using the call sign GB5FPS we were active on the usual HF and VHF / UHF bands. The weather reports this time were not the most favourable but we pressed on getting all the kit ready on the Wednesday before. The kit was collected from the shack on the Friday by Les, G1LQB, and taken over to Fir Park. After getting the masts ready for raising he was soon joined by Stephen, M5SJM, who thought it best … Continue reading →