A big CONGRATULATIONS!! from all at the Club to: Theresa Freestone M7LMW, Steve Freestone M7LEW, Steve Skelton M7BBQ, Marie Grossmith M7PXT who all passed their Intermediate Exam today at the Club. Many thanks to the training guys, Les G1LQB, Peter 2E0FGA and Martin M0TNM for all their hard work and giving up their time in running the Courses and Exams for the Club.
Continue reading →Our spring surplus equipment sale went off without a hitch thanks to the hard work of lots of club members. Steve M5ZZZ / G6TVP doing double duty as hotdog chef and auctioneer. The sale put a good bit of money into club funds and a good day was had by all who attended.
Continue reading →Our spring used equipment sale is being held next Saturday the 23rd of April in the Village hall Aisthorpe , Village Hall lane, LN12SG Booking in of your used equipment to go in the auction starts at 12 midday and the sale starts at 2pm. Anyone bringing a very large amount of equipment to go in the sale please arrive with plenty of time for us to ticket it all. Usual refreshments will be available.
Continue reading →Our Club spring Rally at the Festival hall Market Rasen worked really well. Fantastic organisation by Steve M5ZZZ and Graham M1DHV with Graham even getting his Wife and Daughter helping out. As well as being a day enjoyed by everyone it made a Very nice bit of cash for the club. The traders and visitors all seemed well pleased with the day. We all agreed it is something we should do twice a year in the future. Next time with the addition of a bring and buy probably. The people at the Festival hall were very helpful and seem keen … Continue reading →
On Wednesday the 30th of March we were treated to a very interesting talk at the Club by Dr Julian Onions of Nottingham University on modelling the Universe inside computers. He explained how this process is used alongside giant telescopes and radio telescopes to greater understand how the universe developed and how it will develop in the future. Everyone was amazed by the complexity of his work and the size and power of the super computers that he works with. He told us how one of the computers he works with is so large that it has three hundred thousand … Continue reading →
The Lincoln Short Wave Club Rally that takes place on Sunday April the 10th is now all but sold out for trader tables with it only being possible to perhaps squeeze a couple more in! With that amount of tables sold it looks like there will be lots to see and buy so well worth a trip. The Rally is at, The Festival Hall, Caistor Road, Market Rasen, on Sunday April the 10th. Entry is £2 per person. Doors open 10am ( 9.30am for disabled visitors ) There is ample parking hot and cold refreshments and free wifi on site. … Continue reading →
On the 11th and 12th of March the Club had its second weekend in a row of running a special event station. This time the national special event callsign GB80LAN from the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre at East Kirkby. The callsign commemorates the first operational flight of the Lancaster from RAF Waddington 80 years ago this month. This special national call organised by Dave Bloomfield G0KUC is being passed around the three RAF Clubs as well as the home of Just Jane at East Kirkby. The call continues to the end of the month. With Dave himself at Running some … Continue reading →
On Sunday 10 April, Lincoln Short Wave Club will holding its Spring Rally at the Festival Hall, Caistor Road, Market Rasen LN8 3HT.The cost of tables is £10 per 6ft table or £8 per 6ft if you have your own tables.To book tables please contact Steve, G6TVP on 0777 769 9069 email g6tvp@outlook.com. Or contact Graham, M1DHV on 0777 2878266 email graham@johnturnerphotography.co.uk. Entry fee is £2 per person. Doors open 10am (9.30am for disabled visitors). There is ample free car parking, hot and cold refreshments will be available and there isfree WiFi on site. We hope to see you there.
Continue reading →On Saturday the 5th March Lincoln Short Wave Club and the Learning officers at the International Bomber Command Centre Lincoln, Louise Hodder and Janine Smithson set up a joint family day and Special Event Station to commemorate the first operational use of the Avro Lancaster 80 years ago this March. The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) was created to provide a world-class facility to serve as a point for recognition, remembrance, and reconciliation for Bomber Command. The IBCC provides one of the most comprehensive records of Bomber Command in the world and ensures that generations to come can learn of … Continue reading →
Lincoln Shortwave Club will be joining amateur radio clubs and individual operators world wide in commemorating 80 years since the iconic plane of WW2 the Lancaster was first used in operations and the heroism of all those who served in them next month. To start the month on the 1st of March Steve M5ZZZ our Chairman will contact the other main groups in the Canada and Australia as well as the three RAF Stations taking part in GB80LAN as part of the opening of the Months activities. He will do this in a Sked run by the Canadians on their … Continue reading →