Seasons Greetings!

CARS members, other amateurs/clubs and prospective trainees are welcome to join us for our Xmas Social at Danbury.

Nibbles, raffle and socialising - and perhaps a seasonal quiz too :)

Do come along, so you don't miss out on:-

• Seasonal nibbles - inc mince pies, sausage rolls etc
• Very Special Raffle Prizes tbc - but last years were Grouse, Cabernet, Pannetone, Breakfast box, Tiptree Jams etc

If you haven't renewed your membership yet, it's a great opportunity to settle up on the night - bearing in mind its great value at just £5/yr and you can make our membership secretary Andy G0IBN very happy :-)

For our January club night on Tuesday 9th January 2024 at Danbury Village Hall we are pleased to welcome everyone - members and non-members to a night of CW (Continuous Wave) otherwise known as Morse Code. Note the date - Tuesday Jan-9, not Jan-2)

We will have a live operating station using the club call sign GX0MWT (Marconi Wireless Telegraph) and you are invited to "have a go" and see who can get the longest distance QSO on the night.

Various Morse keys will be on display - straight keys, twin paddles etc, including a Marconi 365A straight key Serial Number 8999 used on a British Merchant Navy ship from 1939. There will also be an extremely rare "Rugby" key from Portishead Radio GKA manufactured by the Rugby workshops in 1983.

Also on display will be a Racal 1217 rack mount receiver, this was also used at Portishead Radio GKA from the early 70's until 1983 and covers 980 kHz - 30 MHz with AM, USB/LSB and CW modes. It was Racal's first transistor receiver and they are also now very rare. It weighs 13.6kg

John O'Connell M0JOC will give a short presentation on these keys and their history.

You are welcome to bring along your own keys along for some tips and advice on setting up the keys and operating with CW, whether a beginner or "old hand"

As usual, we will have the famous raffle - with tea/coffee, biscuits and a warm welcome for the New Year !