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G0MWT, GX0MWT, GB5HF, GB5SM, GB2TAM, M2T, GB100MWT, G100RSGB & GB5RVA
August Big Weekend - 2016 |
August Big Weekend Sat/Sun 6/7-Aug-2016, 10am - 4pm
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CARS were at Sandford Mill on Saturday and Sunday 6/7 August supporting the family Big Weekend event which included the full panoply of Marconi and other exhibits; BBC Essex; canoes, archery and trebuchet demos, and talks on Marconi by Tim Wander.
Saturday: had a Morse code theme with our CW team operating from the 2MT Writtle Hut and our interactive Morse Key Demo on the mezzanine floor
Sunday: Had a variety of hands-on and other demos including software defined radio - with BBC Essex on site too
We were operating club call GX0MWT in a relaxed manner on CW, AM (1154/5) and VHF-FM
Saturday, Aug-6
The weather was warm and sunny and the CW theme was evident. Below are photos courtesy of John G8DET...
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Tim Wander guiding visitors
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Steve G4ZUL operating GX0MWT from the Marconi Hut and Andy G0IBN briefing visitors
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Replica Titanic Radio Room
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Colin G0TRM upstairs with the CW Display and the Marconi T1154/R1155 transmitter/receiver set
Sunday, Aug-7
Another warm day - and with some variety!...
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Canoeists and BBC Essex were present
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Visitors aplenty - and the BBC Essex Radio Play
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GX0MWT ran in the Marconi Hut on the 1154/55 with aerial sharing with the radio history/SDR demo
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Chris G0IPU brought his outside tent for VHF (and radio control cars/circuits)
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Rare views of the Filter House and the Marconi Manuals/Docs building
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