2014 Canvey Rally visit

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For me the Canvey Rally is a chance to meet up with a lot of LEFARS members and other Essex amateurs along with an opportunity to stock up on odds-n-ends to replace the ones lost or misplaced from previous visits. … Continue reading

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Cretan Blog-February 2014

Hello again from a cool-ish Crete. I say ‘cool-ish’ but it is all relative. As I send this to Deez we have high cloud and 17°C which is not so bad for the end of January but not as good … 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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New Year’s lunch

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On the 12th of January, 31 members, families and friends sat down to a three course meal at the Metropolitan Police sports and social club venue at Chigwell. A very pleasant afternoon was spent at this venue with good food, … Continue reading

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Cretan Blog-January 2014

As it is the first of January – Happy New Whatsit . . . Now that it is 2014, where are all these cheap supersonic flights that we were promised some years ago? And all this electricity from nuclear power … Continue reading

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Cretan Blog-December 2013

Hi again and may I be the first to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! December all ready – where does the time go? New Battery Needed… You have all probably seen those greetings cards … Continue reading

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Building the RK SWR Meter kit.

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Ron G6LTT bought a PIC-based Radio-Kits  SWR Meter kit (more info here) about 3 years ago at the same time as I bought mine.  He still hadn’t assembled it, so I volunteered to build it for him.  Pictures below…. 73 Derek … Continue reading

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Cretan Blog-November 2013

Greetings from a very Autumnal Crete. It is November, the clocks have gone back, the tourists have all gone, most of the Tavernas have closed down and the local Bank has reverted to ‘Winter Opening’. Part-time banking As I may … Continue reading

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Cretan Blog-October 2013

Hi again. Visit to the UK  I have just got back from the UK after a ‘flying visit’, and one week of chasing hither and yon and it is nice to get back to our chill-out mode. Good to see some … Continue reading

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IARU Contest weekend-7th September 2013

On Saturday 7th of September I decided to work a bit of the 2m trophy and IARU contest for a few hours. It’s some time since I have taken part in a VHF contest and thought it might be interesting. … Continue reading

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