Building parabolic dish feeds for the bands 23cm and 13cm using minimal tooling

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Club member Andy G0FVI has had an article published in Scatterpoint, the UK microwave group newsletter. The article is about building parabolic dish feeds for the bands 23cm and 13cm using minimal tooling. Andy decided early in 2019 to have a go at EME on 23/13 cm plus putting together a station to work through QO100, the first geostationary amateur satellite. Constructing dish feeds for these frequencies normally involves finding someone with a lathe to accurately cut metal to precise dimensions. Searching around for a local firm to do the cutting did not yield any takers despite many of these … Continue reading →

Christmas Social Evening

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There was a good turnout for the club Christmas Social evening with 29 out of the 38 expected guests enjoying a finger buffet and seasonal quiz!!  Andy M0KED and Linda were second and third on the scene and helped Pam G4STO get the food out of her boot and on to the tables. Pam’sboot Linda cutting Christmas CakeThe buffetThe buffet It wasn’t long before other members arrived and set out the hall ready for the buffet which was followed by a Christmas Quiz, taken off the internet by Pam; apparently it was difficult. The winning team with six out of … Continue reading →

Saturday morning at the shack

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The mast for the satellite aerials is plumb; not long to go now before the station is up and running. Richard M7RKK, Andy M0IYE and Les G1LQB Someone said Pam was cooking sausages; the hungry few waiting Andy M0IYE and Steve M5ZZZ Steve M5ZZZ, Stephen M5SJM, Les G1LQB, Celia M6JZQ and Peter 2E0FGA … Continue reading →

YOTA Winter 2019

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YOTA a fun radio camp especially for youngsters this year will be held from the 12th to 15th December in the Netherlands and one of our members Charlie Du Rose will be attending.  Hello I’m Charlie 2E0FMZ and I’m a member of LSWC/G5FZ I will be attending this year’s winter YOTA in the Netherlands and I’m very excited to attend. I will be making G5FZ known to other attendees and I am excited to work with the other youngsters at the event. Although, I am especially excited to be working with satellites as I find them very interesting. I am … Continue reading →

Illustrated talk on RAF Stenigot

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On Wednesday 6th November Lincoln Short Wave Club had the pleasure of listening to Chris Lester, a Chartered Engineer retired from the microwave electronics industry, giving an illustrated talk on RAF Stenigot.  Chris informed us how RAF Stenigot formed part of the WWII “Chain Home” radar system, the world’s first integrated air defence radar system which was in operation between 1938 and 1955 and it continued in use during the Cold War as an Ace High a NATO communications relay station using Tropo. propagation. The system allows the NATO to send data from the north of Norway to southern Greece … Continue reading →

Surplus Equipment Sale

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The Surplus Equipment Sale on the 30th October was once again well supported by club members and visitors from around the county, north of the Humber, Hull and south of the county Cambridgeshire.  Peter 2E0FGA helped with the booking in of equipment and Simon 2E0DXE and Steve M5ZZZ assisted Bob G7AVU our auctioneer by finding the lots for sale and collecting payments which Stephen M5SJM was happy to receive and pay out after the sale.  Thanks to Steve M5ZZZ for the photos. … Continue reading →

RAF Stenigot – a Pioneering Radar Station

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There will be a talk at Lincoln Short Wave Club Wednesday 6th November on the history of RAF Stenigot radar station. Thanks to Eagle Radio Club for putting us onto this superb presentation and for the original publicity which has been edited only to reflect change of venue. RAF Stenigot – a Pioneering Radar Station RAF Stenigot RAF Stenigot formed part of the WWII “Chain Home” radar system – the world’s first integrated air defence radar system, many of whose principles are still applicable today. In the 1990s it was the most complete survivor of the original 20 stations, when … Continue reading →

FOUNDATION EXAMINATION SUCCESS

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What can go wrong on a cold and wet October afternoon; the heating in the village hall?  It didn’t really go wrong but I couldn’t get it working; luckily with trial and error Les and Peter got it sorted in time for the exam to begin so we didn’t have to sit in hats and coats. Today was our first attempt at the new syllabus and below are the successful candidates – left Chris and right Richard.  Chris and Richard … Continue reading →