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LEFARS Field Weekend 19-20 July 2014

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The first (of two) LEFARS Field Weekends for 2014 was held on 19th/20th July at Aylmers Farm, Old Harlow.  Home to John G0PTG and Audrey Mattison.  It was a chance to relax in a field in the Essex countryside, play … Continue reading

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Cretan Blog-July 214

Greetings again. It was very nice to be able to visit the Club the other week and chew the fat with a few. While in the UK I also met up with some guys from the Southdown Club. I helped … Continue reading

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Cretan Blog-June 2014

Greetings once again. This missive comes with a health warning. All being well, I should be at the Club Meeting on Friday 13th. I say ‘all being well’ as at the moment, my plans could change at short notice. However, flights are … Continue reading

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ROYAL GUN POWDER MILLS VE WEEKEND 3-5 May 2014

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The 3rd to 5th  May Bank Holiday weekend saw the club at the Royal Gunpowder Mills VE weekend show. The show was full of re-enactors depicting soldiers from all the countries in Europe that were engaged in World War 2. … Continue reading

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Cretan Blog-May 2014

Greetings from a Crete that is getting warmer by the day. Co-channel QRM on VHF/UHF TV… Remember the good old days when you watched Channels 1 and 9 on 405 and during the Summer you would get some really nice … Continue reading

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80m Club Calls contest

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Like many I can’t operate 80m from home, the noise from the local plasma TV and various SMPS makes it rather hard work. The RSGB run a series of events on 80m in the evenings, lasting just 90 mins. They … Continue reading

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1940’s themed weekend (VE Celebration) at the Royal Gunpowder Mills

The club will be operating GB2RGM, from the Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey (RGM) over the May Bank holiday weekend of the 3 – 5 May for the  VE Celebration . We will also be showing our collection of equipment of … Continue reading

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Maritime Mobile Ops

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Maritime Mobile Ops By Dave De La Haye M0MBD Most people know of my personal preference for escaping the QRM created in built up areas and that I like to get out in the ‘battle bus’ and work mobile  when … Continue reading

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Cretan Blog-April 2014

Hi again from a very pleasant Crete. It was good to get back to the warm sunshine (24°C as I write this) after a quick 3-day visit to the UK to see our Daughter. The original trip in January was … Continue reading

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Single Feed 2M and 70cm Beam plus 4M 1/2 wave mobile vertical.

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Single feed 2M and 70cm Yagi Richard Clark G4DDP I have been looking to replace the mish-mash of VHF/UHF aerials that I have on my mast at home. At the moment I have two 5 element 2M yagi’s one beaming … Continue reading

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