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GB0BB Blackburn Beverley week-end 16th – 18th march 7th anniversary at fort paul

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16th – 18th march

Blackburn Beverley week-end 7th anniversary of been at Fort Paull  GB0BB  from the Club House.

All members and guest operators whom would like to take part in the event and those whom would like to camp over the weekend in tents or caravan this will cost £5.00 per night per pitch.

please let Bob Lane M0RWL E-mail Bob as to what days and time you would like to operate or would like to camp over for the weekend.

you must be self contained for this event tolets and water are on site and local shops are 5 – 10mins mins away by car.

One of the Fort paull’s most impressive exhibits is the World’s only surviving Blackburn Beverley Aircraft.

Blackburn Beverley GB0BB 18th - 20th march

The plane was originally built at British Aerospace in Brough and made its final flight into Paull Aerodrome just outside the village, it remained there for ten years before being moved to the Beverley Army Museum where it was a focal point for visitors for several years. When the museum closed a bid was made by the Fort to purchase the aircraft. The bid was subsequently successful and in 2005 the Beverley returned home to Paull.

The staff at Fort Paull are extremely proud of this acquisition and are determined to preserve not just the fabric of the aircraft but also its history. Inside the aircraft you will find information regarding the history of the Blackburn Beverley and this specific aircraft in particular, you can also look around its massive frame and see just how much the plane could carry.

No visit to the Fort is complete without looking at the Blackburn Beverley.

 

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Mobile shack arrives at the Humber Fortress DX A.R.C

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The Humber Fortress DX ARC has taken delivery of their mobile radio shack which replaces the old caravan.

The mobile unit is an ex-B.T. box workshop which is trailer mounted, and boast’s enough space for up to 3 radio stations. Beforehe onsetthe  of bad weather, the trailer was stripped down to the carcass and is already for fitting out as the new mobile shack.

Work will recommence once the plans are finalized on the internal layout, and the box is ready for remounting onto the chassis.

The funds to purchase the mobile unit were raised by the club members in the form of donations, a club stall at the recent Hornsea radio rally, and items donated and sold on eBay. So to the members, we thank you for a great effort.

The events calendar for 2012 is busy and I am sure that this mobile shack will be a great asset to the club and again endorses what we are about: Active radio; Promoting and enjoying Amateur Radio.

We will post more pictures as work progresses through the build.

Cheers…Simon…Vice chairman…..H.F.D.X.ARC

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Humber Fortress DX A.R.C. spend an evening with the Cottingham Girl Guides.

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The evening of Wednesday 5th October 2011 saw members of the Humber Fortress DX A.R.C attend an evening with the Cottingham Girl Guides group.

Simon Hewick, (2E0HDX), John Cunliffe (G6LNV), Bob Lane (M0RWL), and Charlie Store (M6ABY) visited the group to help with the communication badge award and to offer an introduction to radio communications.

After a short introduction by Simon (2E0HDX), Bob (M0RWL) gave a short presentation on “Communication through the ages”. John (G6LNV) then introduced the girls to waveforms and some of the different aspects of radio before they split into groups to undertake the “Radio procedure”. This involved the girls having a short QSO with a couple of other club members, Andy (G7LRR) and Dennis (G1EYY) who were at their homes ready to get replies to the QSO.

It is an honour to say that all the Girl Guides passed with flying colours their ‘Radio Procedures’. Afterwards, Charlie (M6ABY) demonstrated some of his own projects that he is working on, including a crystal radio set and various other radio receivers, while Simon (2E0HDX) was happy at showing his skills with morse code.

As with all good things they have to end, our final farewell was to present a certificate to all those that passed their ‘Radio Procedures’ exam that evening.

Our thanks to Helen and her team for inviting us to a wonderful night from all at Humber Fortress DX A.R.C

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Humber Fortress DX A.R.C raise money for the R.N.L.I.

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On the 2nd – 4th of September, Humber Fortress DX A.R. C

Were planning to travel to spurn point R.N.L.I lifeboat station, with the aim of activating an amateur Radio station and contacting as many radio hams around the world as possible to raise funds for the Lifeboat station.

despite having to hold the event at the club station at Fort Paull, (who kindly let the club members camp out at the Fort)

this was due to the weather and high tides breaching the road to spurn point, scuppering the club’s plans to operate from the lifeboat station itself.

After a call to Ofcom, and realising we could no longer use the special call sign we had obtained (GB2HLS) for the Humber lifeboat station.

We decided instead to use the Humber Fortress DX club call (MXOHFC) and reschedule the event from our radio club, based at Fort Paull.

After arranging sponsors, so we would get the funds raised as intended, we got down to a full weekend at Fort Paull, and Humber Fortress Dx Club commenced a full weekend of radio transmissions on the Amateurs radio bands Worldwide.

Despite this setback, the club achieved over 1500 contacts over the weekend raising £510.00 pounds from members Friends and families of the Humber Fortress DX Radio Club.

After a call to the lifeboat station, a small contingent of the Humber Fortress DX ARC membership, including the chairman Mr Andrew Nielsen G7LRR, Stephen Beedham 2E0NSQ, Sean Waudby M6DBY, Kevin Johnson M6OZY, Trevor Collinson G1TDN, John Baines M0JBA, Charles Storr M6ABY, made the trip to spurn point on 2nd October to present the cheque to

Dave Steenvoorden, superintendent coxswain and crew of the Humber lifeboat station based there.

We enjoyed a pleasant couple of hours at the station meeting and chatting to the lifeboat crews, concluding a job well done and hopefully will be back next year road permitting.

Humber Fortress DX ARC is fully dedicated to raising funds for the RNLI at spurn as long as we are able.

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Chairman

Mr Andrew Nielsen

Call sign G7LRR

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