Here we are, well into another year! Plans are afoot for our ongoing events calender! We also plan to attend local rallies like Lumley and Bishop Aukland again this year so do keep an eye out for our table and say hello! I will post details of events to this page `as and when`!
Over the weekend of the 25th of April, we took part in the
celebrations for International Marconi Day. Working from Souter Lighthouse with
the callsign GB2SJ . we had a great weekend. The event was well attended and we
had lots of members of the public visit us! We also drank loads of coffee, ate loads of chips,
and, oh yes, we played with the radio!!! Check out 2E0HHU at work
The Weekend of the 9/10th of May saw us in the heart of Wearside at Fullwell windmill as part of the Mills on the air weekend, we had great weather (for a change) good food and company and some great contacts! As usual, we were provided with excellent facilities and had a good response from the public!
Our next `outing` is the weekend of the 15/16th of August, again at Souter lighthouse to celebrate International Lighthouse and Lightships weekend. This is a worldwide event with hundreds of stations trying to contact as many `award stations` as possible! Wewill use the lighthouses own callsign, GB2SJ, ( the SJ suffix is the original one from the trinity house days!) Listen out for us on all modes and bands right over the weekend and , if you are in the area, why not pop along for a coffee? The lighthouse is certainly worth a visit!! It was the first in the world to be powered by electricity and remains in pristine condition!
Congratulations to our newest foundation license holders , Dougie, (the blue flash!), Jimmy and Mark. Well done lads and we all hope you get as much from the hobby as we do!
Plans are ongoing for later in the year to take part in events such as wireless for the blind, as well as a field trip to Kielder. We also plan to `do` a bootsale as well as have a table at local rallies so please watch this space and come along to support us!
photos. Have a look at some photos from our events (use your back button to return)
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