Wartime Wavelengths: A POW's Secret Radio from 1943 Talk
By Tom Gaskill (aged 14) and Professor Malcolm Gaskill (Emeritus Professor of History UEA)
Avery interesting talk about POW camps and building a secret radio.
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Pictures by Christian G5DOC & Andy G6OHM.
HARS Rally Pictures 2023
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Pictures Taken By Christian G5DOC
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Totals From HARS Rally
Firstly thanks go to Malcolm M0OLG and the team for a great event.
We have received nothing but positive feedback from all we have spoken to.
The Rally was very well attended and enjoyed by all whom attended.
The figures to date are shown below where taken on the day and
gratefully received.
Gate - £926.70
Traders - £565.00
Bring & Buy - £25.00
The bring and Buy was a great success as most of the Equipment Sold
Was for Silent Key Estates, these where as follows
Phil G0AYX Estate £500.00+
Neil G1OVH Estate £1300.00+
Both these sets of figures are to each estate respectively with a number
of small items remaining unsold.(VSWR Meters, Power Supplies, Low Pass
Filters etc.) The proceeds from these items are to be donated to the Club.
Last year 2022 we had a total of £1658.30 and I'm sure once we have sold
the outstanding items we will match if not surpass last years total.
Thanks again to you all for your support and to those who were able to
attend the rally I hope you enjoyed yourselves. Look forward to your
support and assistance next year.
We have received nothing but positive feedback from all we have spoken to.
The Rally was very well attended and enjoyed by all whom attended.
The figures to date are shown below where taken on the day and
gratefully received.
Gate - £926.70
Traders - £565.00
Bring & Buy - £25.00
The bring and Buy was a great success as most of the Equipment Sold
Was for Silent Key Estates, these where as follows
Phil G0AYX Estate £500.00+
Neil G1OVH Estate £1300.00+
Both these sets of figures are to each estate respectively with a number
of small items remaining unsold.(VSWR Meters, Power Supplies, Low Pass
Filters etc.) The proceeds from these items are to be donated to the Club.
Last year 2022 we had a total of £1658.30 and I'm sure once we have sold
the outstanding items we will match if not surpass last years total.
Thanks again to you all for your support and to those who were able to
attend the rally I hope you enjoyed yourselves. Look forward to your
support and assistance next year.
David Leech G7DIU – Award for Services to Huntingdonshire ARS
David has been a mainstay of the Huntingdonshire ARS (HARS) for many years and it is time his dedication to the Society has been recognised. Roles David has held over the years are Society Secretary, Chairman for the Society, Membership Secretary, Webmaster for the HARS Website and finally for many years the Net Controller for GB3OV
David (DIU) was very delighted to receive the award from David M0VTG - HARS President
David has been a mainstay of the Huntingdonshire ARS (HARS) for many years and it is time his dedication to the Society has been recognised. Roles David has held over the years are Society Secretary, Chairman for the Society, Membership Secretary, Webmaster for the HARS Website and finally for many years the Net Controller for GB3OV
David (DIU) was very delighted to receive the award from David M0VTG - HARS President
Steve Watson G0KWF – Award for Services to Huntingdonshire ARS
Steve has been involved with Amateur Radio since the mid 1980s and a HARS Member since 2000.
He has been the HARS Chairman for 10 years followed by President for 5 years. As a Trustee at the Ramsey Rural Museum, he has been instrumental in ensuring the Society has access to the Museum for International Museums on the Air weekend for well over 14 years. After a year off over 2022-2023, he has once again accepted a place on the HARS 2023 Committee.
Steve was awarded the Presidents Cup in recognition of his previous and continued support for the Society by David M0VTG - HARS President.
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During the weekend of 7th & 8th May 23 HARS Members activated the callsign GB2DWM from Duloe Windmill in Eaton Socon, Cambridgeshire for the National Mills on the Air event which is run in May every year. This year is the ninth year of the club operating using the callsign; we were welcomed back to run the station from the grounds at
the Mill with permission being granted by the owners Steve and Sandra.
On the Friday before the event HARS members arrived to set up the G5RV Antenna, Masts and Gazebo which gave them a head start for the weekend. The local weather even welcomed us back as well with glorious sun and warmth.
The Team accumulated 247 QSO’s with 199 of them being on HF (voice and CW), 23 being on VHF/UHF and finally 25
on Data modes. We worked 22 SES callsigns of which 20 were Mills on the Air. The team operated on the following
Bands, 80, 40, 20, 10 and 2 and 70cms with working conditions being variable over the two days hence the changes
in the bands.
Thanks go again to the dedicated team of club members who assisted during the weekend either taking the calls,
logging or making the Tea.
The HARS Club is a growing club its members have a wealth of knowledge, experience and are from all walks of life, if
you are interested in amateur radio and would like to join the club details can be found at http://hunts-
hams.weebly.com we would be happy to help you and look forward to meeting you.
Edited by David Webb – MØSKT, Event Organiser.
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Over the weekend 23 & 24 April Royal Air Force Air Cadets (RAFAC) Personnel had the opportunity to put on a
Special Event Station using the callsign GBØWYT at RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire. This year marked the 12th year that
the event has taken place on the Station, it's location and history is always a good source of discussion and is popular with radio amateurs who have worked, visited or flown into or from RAF Wyton.
Cadets and Staff from local RAFAC Squadrons and the Event Team from Hunts Hams (HARS) an Amateur radio station
was set up using the Main Drill Hall in No 2331 (St Ives) Squadron Headquarters.
HARS Club members, Cadets and Staff all had a couple of turns at operating and logging the QSO’s during the
weekend with a bonus of the Cadets benefitting from having radio theory and practical sessions interspersed with
operating. Hopefully they may be our future Amateur radio enthusiasts and we wanted them to enjoy the
experience plus gain some useful knowledge over the event.
Overall the total of QSO’s was 243 during the event operating using SSB, CW, FM and various Data Modes this was helped by the excellent and simple set up of the station equipment and our seasoned operators, loggers, Cadets and Staff who attended the event gained useful experience of Amateur radio communications.
David Webb Flt Lt, RAFAC – Event Organiser
GB2RRM National Museums on the Air - 18 & 19 June 2023
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The intention of the event is to set up amateur radio special event stations at as many of the museums as possible throughout the whole of the world. We would operate on HF, VHF/UHF set up in the museum grounds. The choice of museum at Ramsey allows us to set up full sized wire antennas for HF operating.
The museums taking part over the years have included ships, castles, air museums, Napoleonic forts, pumping stations, wireless museums, racing museums and many others. For the purposes of the event, the word museum is loosely interpreted. There really is no shortage of venues in which such an event can be staged, no matter where in the world you might live.
During the first IMW in 2002 over 80 museums from all over the world took part. The museums varied from tiny local village museums manned by a single lone operator, to some of the world’s most prestigious ones. These were accompanied by a great number of military museum sites, such as HMS Belfast in London, the Battleship New Jersey in the US, RAF museums as well as very many non-military types.
The museums taking part over the years have included ships, castles, air museums, Napoleonic forts, pumping stations, wireless museums, racing museums and many others. For the purposes of the event, the word museum is loosely interpreted. There really is no shortage of venues in which such an event can be staged, no matter where in the world you might live.
During the first IMW in 2002 over 80 museums from all over the world took part. The museums varied from tiny local village museums manned by a single lone operator, to some of the world’s most prestigious ones. These were accompanied by a great number of military museum sites, such as HMS Belfast in London, the Battleship New Jersey in the US, RAF museums as well as very many non-military types.
Presidents Cup Award 2022
This years the Presidents Cup has been awarded to Chris Osborn (G4UXV) for his Sterling service at running the GB3OV 10:00 and 14:30 Nets throughout the last two years to keep us all in contact during Covid-19.
This years the Presidents Cup has been awarded to Chris Osborn (G4UXV) for his Sterling service at running the GB3OV 10:00 and 14:30 Nets throughout the last two years to keep us all in contact during Covid-19.
