First Maintenance Day of 2026 !
Preparations continued this weekend as the troops rallied by the Chairman continued to prepare the Mill for the upcoming CQ WPX SSB Contest at the end of this month.
Steve M0EBJ came all the way from deepest Norfolk to lead the attack on the high SWR that had been plaguing us since last year, with grit and good humour he trudged up and down from the radio shack to the orchard, chasing that elusive 1:1 match, legend has it that he is still there. Andy G7LRR carried out a flanking manoeuvre against bad coax connections and fitted chokes to the 160 inverted L and the 80 and 40 metre dipoles. They have all been earthed to a common bus bar in the club access panel, they look set for a few more competitions.
Whilst Pat M0PKE, Andrew G4XQY and other club members fettled coax separators for the cross site runs, Steve M9NSQ and founding member Bob M0RWL made the club presentable – cleaning and polishing the operating area and canteen. Bob it was good to see you at the club again !
Charlie 2E0CIK kept the fires burning with a endless supply of Bacon Butties while Jojo the dog and Mike (our club landlord) were on hand to keep spirits high and waste minimal.
We are looking forward to the competition now and we will be fielding a strong team, don’t forget that date for your diary is March 28th – 29th, all enquiries to club email please.
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