A talk about being a submariner.

Tuesday 31 January 2012

by Lieutenant Rem Fowler RN

(budding M6 as well hopefully) who has agreed to do a pitch about life aboard an RN Submarine. Rem is a serving submariner currently on secondment in the Corsham area. It should be a bit of an eye opener on what goes on at an unclassified level.
Meeting starts at 20:00

thanks to Jon G0IUE for arranging this.

Tuesday the 20th December will be the last meeting of 2011.

A Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all club members, website visitors and all peoples of the world, you are all within range of the Chippenham and District Amateur Radio Club - G3VRE.

The Club Christmas Dinner

Will take place this Tuesday 6th December 7.30pm at The Langley Tap, Langley Burrell,

If you have not booked yet but wish to come along please contact the pub directly.

The Club took part in the weekend's SSB HF Field Day.

Although the weather was favourable with only some light patchy rain, band conditions where not as good as last year's event consequently the overall score is likely to be lower. Many thaks to all those that helped and the few locals that made a contact with G3VRE/P over the weekend. More to follow soon....

T32C DXpedition to Kiritimati in Eastern Kiribati (Christmas Island)

CANCELLED

DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES

Gary 2E0OTL will be lighting the BBQ at the club next Tuesday night 2nd August (weather permitting!), so if you’d like to bring a burger, sausage etc. please join us.

It will be very much cook your own - Gary doesn’t want to be responsible for burnt offerings!!

Up and coming at the Club

Tuesday 7th June - 144MHz UK Activity Contest

G3VRE/p Sunday 12th June 2011 - Practical Wireless QRP Contest 10:00-17:00 local time (0900-16:00UTC) Location Roundway Down, Devizes .

Details http://www.pwcontest.org.uk/ Come along and meet the gang NO obligation to operate the station and see how far 3watts go!

Tuesday 14th June - Club meeting Jan Verduyn G0BBL will be along to give a practical demo' using a Vector Network Analyser and perhaps its other uses!

Saturday 18th June - Intermediate & Foundation Exam for Kris & Ann

Tuesday 28th June - In house short talk - Google Earth and how we can use it" by G0GRI

Foundation success

Two new call signs may be heard locally, Ben M6OMR (Trowbridge) and Martin M6MMS (Devizes) and it's all thanks to training undertaken at G3VRE – Chippenham and District Amateur Radio Club and given by G0GRI, G0UJL and M0XBI. Congratulations to all concerned.

GOLF 3 VERY ROYAL ENGLAND

Club members who have applied for the NOV to signify the marraige of H.R.H. Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton may be heard on the air from now until the 9th May 2011. Calls will include the letter "R" for example GR3VRE

The next AGM will be on the 12th April 2011.

G3VRE and Ian G0GRI are pleased to report that all 5 candidates who took their Foundation Exam Saturday 27 November passed.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Karl M3ZWP, Rob M3UOQ and Dimitris M6DIM who all passed the RCE Intermediate Examination on the evening of 24th March 2009 marks had an average of 90%.

Once again the club will be meeting every Tuesday 7.30pm at the Sea Cadets HQ TS Tiger Long Close Chippenham

Wishing all a very Merry Christmas with good health and prosperity for 2009 (and of course good DX).

Our last meeting of 2008 is Tuesday 23rd December and our first meeting in 2009 will be January 6th.

Christmas Dinner

Attention Club members

This will now be at the Greyhound in Bromham on Tuesday evening December 16th at 8 pm (confirmed).

To confirm your attendance and pay for your meal please contact Mike 2E0MPN as soon as possible preferably at the club on the 28th October. The 28th is the closing date so you all have one week ..

Eddystone Receivers - A talk by Ian Nutt M0ECQ Tuesday 14th October 2008.

“If you look on the back of an Eddystone you will often see that it was made by “Stratton and Co,” Birmingham 31.

How was it that Stratton and Co, a maker of fancy goods and hat pins, became a manufacturer of highly regarded communications receivers that were used extensively by the armed forces, governments around the World, and by both the Russians and Americans in the earliest days of the space race?

After a brief review of the history of this famous marque, there will be opportunity to see and to try some of the Company’s more famous models as I shall bring along a number of mint versions from my collection, including the EA12 and 888A Amateur bands receivers, a 940 “Gentleman SWL Receiver, for the well heeled”, an 830/7, used by GCHQ and the Diplomatic service, and the 770U and 770R UHF-VHF receivers.

Try them out: and hone your receiving skills! This is definitely a dsp free evening!!”

Ian Nutt M0ECQ

Three candidates past their RCE Foundation License this evening.

Tuesday 30th September.

Congratulations to Nick, Graham and Dave, their callsigns will be posted on the website when they are known, hopefully in 3-4 days.

The club is a registered Examination Centre and welcomes external candidates wishing to sit any on the radio communications exams. For details please email via the Club contact form.

8:30pm on Tuesday 30th September

Ian G0GRI will give a short presentation on the Wilts n Berks Canal

• 26th August – Demonstration and talk by Roger Stafford G4ROJ “Kite flown aerials”

  G4ROJ's website
  
  (NO FOUNDATION TRAINING TONIGHT)
• 2nd September - Foundation Training with John Totten G7LWF –Subjects – pages 25 to 27.
• 9th September – BBQ at club shack, BYO food, say 7pm start. Family welcome.
• 16th September - Foundation Training with Ian Carter G0GRI – Subjects – pages 28 & 29 and 30.
• 21st September (Sunday) – 144MHz Direction Finding event start 11am at club shack finish at 1pm, then rendezvous at local tavern. (Details to be provided by Chairman) [Fox will be G3PNH].
• 23rd September – FOUNDATION PRACTICALS and Course Recap.
• 27th September (Saturday 10:30 – 12:45) Foundation catch up for any missed subjects or practicals with G0GRI, possibly G8TTI or G7LWF or M0XBI assisting.
• 30th September – FOUNDATION EXAMINATION 20:30 to 21:15.

Congratulations to Alexei (formerly 2E0XBI) on getting his Full ticket and his new call of M0XBI

Club member Dimitris has achieved a pass at RCE Foundation Level and has already been issued with the callsign M6DIM

M6 will be new series for the foundation license and M6DIM is the first to be heard in Wiltshire.

Congratulations to Dimitris.

Club members please note.

The 42nd AGM of the club takes place on
Tuesday the 8th April 2008 at 8p.m.

SEA CADETS TO VISIT G3VRE

Monday 17th March 2008 7:30pm

Up to thirty Sea Cadets from Chippenham Sea Cadets Corp will be visiting the shack at G3VRE to learn all about amateur radio and the club. The Cadets will be able to see the some of the many different facets of amateur radio. It is hoped that some will also try the microphone using the call GX3VRE.

On display will be all of the Club's equipment. Operating will include the all the usual modes, CW, SSB, FM, and some digital modes such as SSTV.

So come on club members here's your chance to introduce youngsters to the wonderful world of amateur by volunteering to help.

Forthcoming Event

12th February 2008

"A homebuild RX loop from 10Khz to 50 Mhz" with Jan Verduyn G0BBL

Visitors welcome, refreshments, etc.

The club's first meeting of the
New Year is on Tuesday 8th January.

Newcomers and old members always welcome.
Tea and coffee availible.

Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year
to club members and
website visitors.

The club is now closed until Tuesday 8th January 2008

It is still possible to contact G3VRE via the contact form on this site

Club Christmas Dinner

at the Lansdowne Arms, Derry Hill, Tuesday 11th December.

You must book and pay in advance, contact Mike at the Club.

Jan Verduyn G0BBL will be coming along to G3VRE on 25 September to give a talk and demo on Software Defined Radio, featuring the Softrock Kit, which will include some basic theory on programming of DSP Software.

Also

1. Saturday 8th September - mobile run to Leiceter Amateur Radio Show.
2. Sunday 23rd September 2007 - 144MHz DF Hunt, Meet at 10:30am at the club shack, for a 10:40 start (1st transmission). Either enter as a team or as an individual. The hunting area will be confirmed at a forthcoming club night (11 September).
3. Sunday October 14th Mobile run to Royal Signals Museum at Blandford. Meet on site say for 11am. There is a cafeteria on site for those that what lunch or alternatively we could return via Comptn Abbas airfield and visit the cafe there.

Anyone interested in Amateur Radio welcome.

Congratulations to our 3 new Foundation Licensees, Marc, Alexei and Rob.

Alexei M3XBI Rob M3OUQ also new Intermediate Licensees Mike M3PQV now 2E0MPN, Gary M3OTL now 2E0OTL

Foundation Courses at G3VRE finished this week until the New Year. Enquiries from prospective radio amateurs are welcome. A course will be available at Swindon DARC in September and a course will commence in Bath in early September. Please email via this website for details. You may also like to check out the Radio Society of Great Britain's website for details about the hobby, or come along for a chat on our club nights.

Up and coming

DF antenna building with Darren G7KVO 2nd August

And then the Fox Hunt 14th August

both open to all but please contact club to confirm dates

Leicester Amateur Radio Show Club Trip 8th September

Spaces available, contact club for more information

Club members were recently able to operate a Ten Tec Orion at G3VRE courtesy of a club member.

CDARC is now a registered RSGB satellite examination centre.

Those wishing to take the Intermediate or Full (Advanced) License examination should contact the club via the website or Tel. Ian Carter G0GRI 01225 864698.

Application forms will be available. At least 14 days notice is required in order to arrange the examination session.

Candidates are reminded that for both examinations proof of holding a pass certificate at the necessary license level will be required.

There may be a small administration charge for non-club members (this will be advised).

• Close to rail and bus links
• Tea & Coffee available.
• Disabled access, WC’s and car park on site.

CDARC – G3VRE is making an application to RSGB to become registered Examination Centre. This will enable us to conduct Intermediate and Advanced Examinations.

For further information regarding training please visit the club on a Tuesday evening or contact the club via the website.

At the AGM on the 3rd April the following members were elected to form the new committee.

Secretary
Darren G7KVO

Chair
Ian G0GRI

Treasurer
Mike M3PQV

Ordinary members

Colin G3YBT

Gary M3OTL

Dave G8TTI

All members please note

The Club AGM takes place on Tuesday 3rd April 2007 at 8pm.

Please come along as there are likely to be significant changes to the committee this year.

POSTPONED due to work committments

Eddystone Receivers - A talk by Ian Nutt M0ECQ Tuesday 9th January 2007.

“If you look on the back of an Eddystone you will often see that it was made by “Stratton and Co,” Birmingham 31.

How was it that Stratton and Co, a maker of fancy goods and hat pins, became a manufacturer of highly regarded communications receivers that were used extensively by the armed forces, governments around the World, and by both the Russians and Americans in the earliest days of the space race?

After a brief review of the history of this famous marque, there will be opportunity to see and to try some of the Company’s more famous models as I shall bring along a number of mint versions from my collection, including the EA12 and 888A Amateur bands receivers, a 940 “Gentleman SWL Receiver, for the well heeled”, an 830/7, used by GCHQ and the Diplomatic service, and the 770U and 770R UHF-VHF receivers.

Try them out: and hone your receiving skills! This is definitely a dsp free evening!!”

Ian Nutt M0ECQ

Mike form Devizes passed the foundation exam Tuesday 31st October 2006 taken at the club. CONGRATULATIONS TO MIKE

Don't forget that Mike G3TSO is doing his talk on Home-brew equipment on this Tuesday evening, (24th October).

This is a very well presented talk and extremely interesting. I have seen Mike give this presentation at another Club and was amazed at the quality of his home made equipment.

Mike used to be a member of Chippenham Club so its also a good chance for some members to catch up with him and have a chat. Check out these pictures on the link below.

Regards All & hope to see you there Tuesday
73 Steve/M3WBS

Mike is a pretty busy chap so we are grateful that he has fitted us in – so I HOPE we can support him by a good turn out of club members (and perhaps a few visitors).

11 July, NATO phonetics, short radio program & Lundy meeting
(it's important to come along if you’re in the party to go)

Dont forget the Club Bar-B-Q on the 27th June, bring along burgers or sausages or what ever your taste may be.
Tea/Coffee will be available as normal.

At our meeting on 30 May 2006 Steve M3WBS will be demonstrating some data modes, PSK, SSTV, Packet and possibly APRS.
Hope you can make it.
Tea & Coffee available.

GB200IKB

On the 29th May 2006 Chippenham and District Amateur Radio Club special event station GB200IKB will be on air from the Selwyn Village Hall, Box, Wiltshire. The small village of Box is disected by Brunel's GWR railway and it is here that the 2 mile long tunnel passes through Box Hill.

Read all about the event here....pdf

Congratulations to Martin - M3NTI

New club member Martin has successfully passed the Foundation Licence Exam and is now the proud holder of M3NTI

Martin seen pictured above (3rd from left) with Darren G7KVO, Andy M0HLT and course instructor Ian G0GRI

7th March 8:15pm RSGB Video "Amateur TV" A series of short films about amateur TV here and in Australia"

GB4VRE will be the callsign to mark the 40th Anniversary of CDARC.

Valid between 1st March - 30th June. More details to follow.

Dear All,
I have rx via e-mail confirmation from Ofcom that Bernard will hold an NoV for the special event call sign

GB4VRE

1st March - 30th June

Unfortunately it was too much rigmarole to satisfy Ofcom to get them to issue GB40VRE. I'd like to encourage all past and present members to visit the club on at least 1 occasion (more often preferably) during the period , with a view to activating the callsign.
Please circulate this to any past CDARC members and extend the invitation to them.
In June we will be holding a BBQ and get together at club - details to be confirmed.
Ideas for other activities welcome. 73 Ian G0GRI
PS We should (if it arrives) have an RSGB video on 7th March 8:15pm

Talk by Mike Wilson M0CFU "The Body Electric"

AT THE CLUB 16th AUGUST

Tuesday 12th July BBQ at the club

Meet from about 7pm Bring Your Own food and drinks.

Don't forget

June 28/06/2005 145Mhz DF Hunt

OS MAP Landranger 173 start 19:30-21:00 Hunting area to be confirmed

GB2CSC WILL BE THE CALL SIGN USED TO MARK THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHIPPENHAM SEA CADETS.
18th June 10.00 - 4.00

Operation will take place from the club shack at TS Tiger the home of the Sea Cadets and of the club.
The shack will be open to all at the celebrations which the Sea Cadets will start with a march through the town at 10.00 am and continuing at the Sea Cadet HQ in Long Close with Fun + games, Boat Rides, Bouncy Castle, Displays, Military band, Tombola, Hot & Cold Food and of course GB2CSC.
Activity will be 2m/6m possibly 70cms (probably checking internet link with GB3TD) HF - 40m and other bands as conditions permit.

May 24/05/2005
Video "Deep, Dark and Dusty"
Part 1 - History of the Bath Stone Quarries

Photographer: Ian Britton
Bath is England's most elegant city.
A spa town full of Georgian terraces, crescents and squares arranged round
spacious landscaped parks.

Steve M3WBS is working to improve the forum and attract new Forum members take a look.

Four club members, Bert G0FGW, Bernard G3PNH, Julian G0RMA and Andy 2E0HLT, spent their Saturday morning lowering the mast and carrying out maintenance to the aerials.
The HF beam reflector was securely fixed to the boom and the two metre J pole replaced with a tri-band co-linear.
The 70cms beam has been turned to horizontal polarisation.

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