http://scrs.org.uk Affiliated member of the RSGB Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:47:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en EME (or Moonbounce), is subject that we have covered in the past, but the techniques described have usually been far too ambitious and expensive for the typical amateur to consider. Our speaker for the February meeting was Paul Watton - G4DCV, who was able to describe what is possible on a ... http://scrs.org.uk/2007/02/meetings/eme-moonbounce/ Our meeting on 20th July consisted of 3 ‘mini talks’ expertly presented by Martin Butler – M1MRB. The first part of Martin’s presentation was an introduction to the ‘Natter Night’ regulars and the sort of activities they get up to. It seems that quite a variety of plans are ‘hatched’ ... http://scrs.org.uk/2006/07/meetings/multimeters-foundation-courses/ Our guest speaker, Nick Read - G7DND/M5DND provided us with excellent live demo of meteor detection. The timing of this meeting was particularly critical as it occurred within the Leonids meteor shower. This is a predictable event as the Earth passes though the tail of the Temple Swift ... http://scrs.org.uk/2005/11/meetings/pings-bursts-and-suchlike/ Martin discussed the various merits and disadvantages of a number of rigs (mostly transceivers). Many of these had been brought along by Martin, but others had been brought along by other members who also told us what they thought of them. It was something of an appraisal of Yaesu equipment for ... http://scrs.org.uk/2005/08/meetings/members-rig-demo/ Our guest speaker at the April meeting was Brin Thomas from the Amberley Working Museum, near Arundel in West Sussex. Many of the staff at the museum are volunteers and Brin is the current driver & maintenance man of a certain 1920s Leyland Bus that some of our members ... http://scrs.org.uk/2005/04/meetings/amberley-working-museum/ ‘What Basic HF Aerial’ ‘What Basic HF Aerial’ It’s been a while since we have covered HF aerials, so it’s high time we re-visited the topic. Also, recent changes to the licensing structure have led to a whole new group of radio amateurs becoming active on the HF bands for ... http://scrs.org.uk/2005/03/meetings/what-hf-antenna/ Here are some photographs taken at the club lecture given by G0MRF. The lecture was an interesting mixture of technical details and the presenter's exploits involved in pushing the limits of this unusual mode. http://scrs.org.uk/2003/02/meetings/laser-communications-lecture/