ELLIS MILL, LINCOLN Once again a few members of LSWC took part in ‘Mills on Air’ and put on a special event station at Ellis Mill in Lincoln using the callsign GB5EM.   The transceiver used was an FT847 and used a dual band dipole and it really was a portable station as it was battery powered. An enjoyable day was had by Steve M5ZZZ, Steve G1PPP, Les G1LQB, Andy M0KED and Keith G0RQQ. The photo shows Steve G1PPP working other Mills on th Air stations.

The Surplus Equipment Sale on 29th April was well attended by both club members and other amateurs from around the county. There were lots of bargains to be had; I bought a keyboard vacuum cleaner; my laptop has never been so dust free. Dave M1CCD and Steve M5ZZZ assisted our resident auctioneer Bob G7AVU by finding the items for sale and Ian G4EVK our Chairman and Roger G3PVU our Treasurer happily accepted payments and made payments at the end of the sale. Refreshments were served by G4STO and M5ZZZ.      Photos – M0KAN

I am hoping we have had another successful Foundation Course and Exam. All candidates taking the exam got the required pass mark but regrettably three of them have question marks against their names; two made alterations on the Optical Mark Sheet and the other completed his in blue ink instead of black. We have to wait now until we hear from the Examinations people at the RSGB; it is hoped they will be lenient. Pictured are Andrew Mason, Francis Stephenson, Mark Clarke, Robert Radley, John Hancox and Peter Meanwell.

Patrick G0OSO accepting the G6COL Shield which was awarded to Tom 2E0TMO for Best Achievement in Amateur Radio; Tom took and passed both the Foundation and Intermediate Exams in 2014. Alan M0XVR receiving the Joe Rose Memorial Shield which he won jointly with Ian G4EVK for their entries in the Construction Contest in November.

The Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday 14th January 2014 in the BSA Village Hall, Aisthorpe at 2015 hours.  A copy of the Agenda is published below: A G E N D A  1         Apologies for absence  2         Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 15th January 2014  3         Matters arising from the Minutes  4         Chairman’s Report  5         Treasurer’s Report  6         Amendments to Club Rules – Club Rule 3– Officers  7          Proposed by Steve M5ZZZ, Seconded by Dave M0KWM Club Rule 5 reads: “The Officers of the Club shall consist of a Chairman, a Secretary, a Treasurer … Continue reading →