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Items wanted for LEFARS exhibition

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LEFARS EXHIBITION Looking for a small CB mobile. It doesn’t need to be working as long as it looks complete and ok. This is needed to complete display of 1980’s equipment Also looking for example of PYE PF1 tx/rx (example … Continue reading

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LEFARS 27th Foundation Licence course 25-26 January

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The LEFARS 27th Foundation Licence Course held over the weekend consisted of 9 candidates with one candidate for the assessments and exam only. After a long weekend, the ten candidates who took the examination all successfully passed the course. Marks … Continue reading

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ILLW 2013 – GB0TBW Trinity Buoy Wharf 17-18 August 2013

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LEFARS activated GB0TBW from Trinity Buoy Wharf this weekend, 17th/18th August as participants for the first time in the International Lighthouse / Lightship Weekend. WAB: TQ38 MH Loc: JO01AM ILLW: UK0030 On Saturday 95 stations were worked on HF (40m SSB) including 15 ILLW stations. The … Continue reading

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G100RSGB

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In order to celebrate the centenary of the Radio Society of Great Britain, LEFARS will be QRV as G100RSGB from Aylmers Farm, Old Harlow, Essex, CM17 0NE this coming Sunday and Monday, 28th and 29th July 2013. Club members will … Continue reading

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Royal Gunpowder Mills – update.

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A working party was scheduled for Sunday, 10th of March to start work on the shack at the RGM (Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey). The day dawned very cold and wet with occasional sleet. However we were committed to start … Continue reading

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Royal Gunpowder mills — update

On Friday the 19th October, Marc G0TOC and I went to a meeting at the Royal Gunpowder Mills (RGM) at Waltham Abbey with the General Manager of the site. Much of the preparatory work had been done by Cliff 2E0RCW, … Continue reading

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International Museums Weekend – GB2NWA – North Weald Airfield

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LEFARS are at North Weald Airfield for International Museums Weekend (IMW), 16/17 June, with the callsign GB2NWA. Courtesy of Brian 2E0EFX, there is a live webcam stream – watch the  action as the wind  sweeps across the airfield and buffets the HF … Continue reading

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M6GGH SK…

I am deeply saddened to have to report on the passing of Graham Heard M6GGH. Graham, who was a keen aeronautical band listener first approached the club at North Weald Airfield during the 2007 Air-Britain Fly-In where he was attending … Continue reading

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LEFARS Christmas Honours…

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At the Christmas buffet / end of year club meeting at All Saints House on Friday, 16th December, David Corner G3ZXF was invested as “President of the Society” – a lifetime honorary position previously held (2006-2009) by Raymond Pedley G0LWF … Continue reading

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From the LEFARS Committee…

Wishing all our viewers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Good ‘elf to you all… 73, Marc Litchman – G0TOC Secretary, LEFARS

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