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Special Event Stations This Week & More

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Lincoln Shortwave Club have a number of special event stations over the next week. This Week On Saturday 11th May the club is putting on a Special Event Station at Ellis Mill GB5EM for Mills on the Air; setting up from 0900 hours.  Ellis Mill is on Mill Road, Lincoln, LN1 3JJ. On Thursday/Friday 16th/17th May GB5DAM – Dambusters Memorial Station will be on air from the shack; operating will commence at 2120 and if there are enough operators will go through the night until 12 noon on the Friday. Next Month In June the LSWC have even more Special Event Stations … Continue reading →

Surplus Equipment Sale

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The Surplus Equipment Sale on 24th April was well attended by club members and visiting amateurs from around the county and north of the Humber; Hull. Steve M5ZZZ, Ian G4EVK and Stephen M5SJM arrived early to get the room set out and make repairs to some of the tables; Peter 2E0FGA helped with the booking in of items. Simon 2E0DXE and Steve M5ZZZ assisted our resident auctioneer Bob G7AVU by finding the items for sale and collecting monies which Stephen M5SJM our Treasurer happily accepted. Most of the above members together with Geoff M0YBG made quick work of clearing up … Continue reading →

Antenna Assembly, Hy-Gain AV-640

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Saturday morning a team of members, Roger G3PVU, Dave G0BEN, Andy 2E0OYQ (Congrats on the new callsign), M5ZZZ (for getting it out the shed and also going out and getting the wall bracket) & Simon M0SIY, set about assembling an antenna that has been in storage for a few years at the club. The Hy-Gain AV-640 has been used with great success in the past at the club and it was decided the it should be put back up to complement the Doublet currently in use.   The Hy-Gain AV-640 is an 8 Band Vertical antenna covering 40, 30, 20,17, … Continue reading →

Foundation Course

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Lincoln Short Wave Club is running a Foundation Course on Saturday and Sunday 4th and 5th May with the examination on Sunday 5th May at 1800 hours. Anyone interested in joining this course should contact Andy G0FVI on or before the 17th April via the contact form on this website; Andy is at the club most Wednesday nights and Saturday mornings by arrangement.

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Jim Stevenson, G0EJQ – Silent Key

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Jim Stevenson, G0EJQ Playing about with radios from an early age Jim was interested in radio for most of his life; he sat the RAE in 1984 and gained the callsign G1PCI; all Jim wanted to do was go on HF, ‘dxing’.  Jim took his Morse test at Humber Radio and became G0EJQ in January 1985.  He loved chasing DX on single sideband and working portable and mobile. Jim joined the Lincoln Short Wave Club in 1998 and served on the Committee for a number of years.  He enjoyed taking part in contests and helping with special event stations.   … Continue reading →

LSWC COMMITTEE

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For the second year in a row we had a tie for Chairman so Steve M5ZZZ and Roger G3PVU agreed to take on the job between them; Steve will serve for the first half and Roger the second.  No nominations were received for the position of Activity Officer but since the AGM Andy G0FVI has been co-opted onto the Committee as our Activity Officer. Officers Chairman                           50/50     Steve M5ZZZ and Roger G3PVU Secretary                           Pam G4STO Treasurer  … Continue reading →