Operation Dynamo 75 GB75MQ
The 75th anniversary of the WW-II rescue of thousands of British and allied soldiers from the Dunkirk beaches by a flotilla of little ships provided a unique opportunity for another Special Event station. One of these little ships, Medway Queen, was berthed in Ramsgate harbour adjacent to the RNLI station. This vessel was built in […]
Mills on the Air 2015
Mills on the Air again was a great success. This year, the GB2WM ‘shack’ was in the White Mill proper, one flight up on very steep stairs. That weekend, 9-10 May various crafts and culinary demonstrations were going on in addition to the permanent museum display, and all those climbing higher up in the mill […]
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12 March: Club Activity Night. Club Radio, Morse Training, Electronics Construction & Foundation exam.All four Foundation trainees have now passed their exam and got their licenses. Â Congratulations! We welcomed Paul Hodson G1DRX back into our hobby. Paul is the Margate Lifeboat Operations Manager. He was inspired by the enthusiasm of our Club members during the […]
Foundation Licence exam successes
Congratulations go to four members of the Hilderstone Radio Club, Morgan Flynn M6UEX, Matthew Trice M6LFF, Lyne Smith M6FFU and Ian Warnecke M6WFI, who passed their foundation licence exam. Thanks go to Clive Widdus who trained them and to Nick Parker who invigilated the exam (which can be quite stressful!).
Radcom Report April 2015
Chairman John Hislop G7OHO gave a fascinating talk on Quantum Physics and Amateur Radio to the Hilderstone Radio Club. He demonstrated how the concept of photons can explain the photoelectric effect and light emitting diodes. Reception of radio waves can depend on diffraction which John showed using a slit and a laser. He managed to […]
DIY Antenna
The club enjoyed an interesting and useful talk by Erwin David G4LQI on how to build your own antenna to pick up radio signals from around the world. Erwin is a very experienced radio operator and he was pleased to pass on his knowledge to the new recruits in the club.
British Science week 2015
This year we were at Wellesely House school in Broadstairs. They were having a week devoted entirely to Space in all their lessons. The pupils were geared up for viewing the partial solar eclipse as their science teacher Kerry Sabin-Dawson had 30 solar viewers ready and had invited Luigi from f1telescopes to bring his solar […]
Radcom Report March 2015
The club enjoyed the hospitality of the Margate Lifeboat Station as part of the SOS Radio Week. They operated nearly every day of the week making many contacts in this country and abroad. Cadets from the Holy Trinity Sea Scouts sent a greetings message as the club was operating a special event station using the […]
Thinking Day on the Air GB2TGU 2015
The Brownies from St John’s Margate had a wonderful time earning their communicator badge as part of the Guides Thinking Day on the Air celebration. They enjoyed several challenges which taught them about communication. They communicated with each other using Morse code, they tracked down a ‘fox’ which was transmitting Morse, they used ‘walkie-talkies’ practising […]
