KIT! Radio Club meting 15th April 2008

Well, we did the unpacking of kit the other day!

1) Alinco DM-330MW PSU
2) Yaesu FT-857D set to 10 watts output for us M3 amateurs
3) Avair AV-201 SWR and Power meter
4) MJF-901B Antennae tuner (for HF)

That just leaves the interconnects and antennae to buy!
Glen and Graham from Tynemouth were here to supervise the unpacking, make a test transmission and discuss where the antennae should be positioned.

Paul and Michael Mulvihill also put up the wall for our shack. Me and Pete took photos.

Pondering the position of antennae for Waygood Radio Club

 

Another small offshoot......

Visit radiocraftlab and waygood radio club

Call Sign! M3FWZ

So the exam was a great success, all but one of us got through (which is a pity though). I have now logged into ofcom and got my callsign M3WFZ (MIKE-THREE-WHISKY-FOXTROT-ZULU)
So thats me. What are yours?

Waygood's Amateur Radio Rally Event

Waygood’s Amateur Radio Rally
29 February & 1 March 2008 10am-5pm
Grainger Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 SQG


We are currently planning a Radio Rally style event with members of local amateur radio groups have been invited along to Newcastle's Grainger Market to share their enthusiasm about amateur radio communication. Members our Amateur Radio Club for Artists will also be demonstrating the creative possibilities with radio. There will be practical demonstrations of morse code and other radio skills by members of Amateur Radio Groups, Waygood’s Amateur Radio Club for Artists and the GB4FUN radio bus
We hope that you can join us on Friday 29th and Saturday 1 March at the Grainger Market events space.



A picture of an Amateur Radio Rally on Tyneside c. Stuart Hill.

GB4FUN Mobile Radio Bus
The Radio Society of Great Britain’s mobile radio bus will join us to give hands on radio skills experience for all ages.

18.00-20.00 Thursday 28 February, Waygood High Bridge
10.00-16.00 29 February, Nun Street, Newcastle
10.00-16.00, Saturday 1 March, near Monument, Newcastle


Part of AV Festival 08: Broadcast.

Training Day One

Last Saturday I made it to the training session for the foundation licence. I arrived later, as I had been teaching a new computer user how to use the mouse. Not easy. Especially the double clicking thing. The fact that she understood limited English was also not in my favour. However, It was a good experience, and wasn't to stressful. Back to the foundation licence for amateur ham radio operators. I came in at the description of call signs. We then went through the block components of a transmitter and receiver. Very useful for the exam.
The types of antennae and there operation was also covered and gave an understanding of why radio antenna's are vertical and many tv antennae horizontal (hint. it has something to do with the polarisation of the signal). Just to see if there is anyone out there, what type of antennae is this??? extra points for describing the components.

First meeting in 2008

I hope you have all had a very lovely holiday and wish you all a happy radio new year!

The first meeting of 2008 takes place this evening at 6pm at Harkers. 548 -560 Shields Road. Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne. NE6 2UT. See www.waygood.org for a map and how to find us.

The main discussion point for tonight is making sure all those who are intending to take the Radio Foundation License course on Saturday's 12th and 19th January 2008 are clear about any preparation needed and meeting times etc.

So look forward to seeing you all tonight.

Helen.