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Voltune 3 Issue 6 NEWSLETTER

JUNE EDITORIAL

Another month passes, anotherone dawns rc what hashapened since the last meeting. First of alt I now have theSpecial Event Callsign GB2LBN now allocatedto m€ soat leastwe can now operate using it in August. I am still awaiting sonerespons€ to see whetlrcr we can get sponsonhip for any QSLCards but as yet nothing head-

The Demon$ration Station for the Parent & Cub6 Camp atLennoxlove went well so see later in the nerwsletter for all the&ails.

For the month of Norember I have onfirmed up Ron Livesey togive a talk on Aurora, see the events column for full details, but Ido recommendyou add it to yourdiary NOW as it really is worthlistening too.

Torurrorv, 3rd June sees our visit to Torn€ss Power Station withthe hs picking us up at 10:30 at the Pond llall Car Park so qrnI ask all that are going to be there for 10:15. If you are NOTTIIERE BY 10:35 at the latest the hrs will leave without vou SOYOU ARE ALL WAR}{ED !!!!!!!!!!

Contest days are comingcloce ie PW QRP andFIELD DAY so canall helpers, donators, etc get in touch with Alex GM6VIU so welnow what the score is, thanls. Just a reminder that PW QRP ison the lEth June from 09:00 to 17:00 UTC and we witl beoperating from our usual longfornacus site, why not come alongand enjoy the fun of contesting.

Right I think that is about i! or as much as my b'rain can thinkabout, no commen8 please.

Thanks to all contrihrtors for their inprt for the Nerysletter.

BobGM4LIYZ @ GBTEDN

June 1991

FOR SALE

(1) IC215c plur Accesmries #l l0 or ONO

(2) BBC +12E, fl-RES Monitor, Dmb|e ltisc lhive'RTTY DecoderBoard,

plus cher features and Amateur Softqare.

OpentoOFFERS.

. (3) ATARI520' lMb RAlt4 Mmitor' Ilmbh SidedIDrive

At present being used for MIDI.

Open to OFFERS.

CONTACT : Dave Archibald CrlvI4WJL on 0l3l 660 3481

APPLE l[ Computer fitted with various Interfrce rcB's.Green Monitor, 5lvtb Hard llrive, 2 x 5.25n Flopy Drives,

Extra Interhce Cards, Various ldanuals and Soft'rare.

The APPLE ll has besn set up to run paclcet-{ll that isneeded is a TNC and Radio.

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CONTACT: BcbGlasgow GM4LI-fZ @ GB?EDN orTel:01875 811723

2M RF'AmplifierUp to 3W in for up to 25W ottt

Ideal for FM handies Cost f,59 recently ht selling for f,40as I need another that will work SSB

CONTACT RON GM4IKU Tel 01875 81 1000

$ftars 444 Derktop MicmphoneOffers wbensen

If interested please oontact Ron GM4IKUTel 01875 811000

mLP nEQIIIRDI', PLEASE !!!!

Allwonder if anyone can help by prwiding a Screen and

Projector for the talk in November loy Ron Livesey. If youwotrld you please let me know. Many thants...

BobGM4UYZ @. GBTEDN

Page 2 Cockenzie & Port Seton ARC

RADIO SCOTLANDINTERVIEW

While being interviewed duing a"Thinking Day on the Air" Station,Denick GM4C)$ suggested perhapsasking a wornan for her thoughts on beinga radio amateur miglt open up the featureand spread the int€resl fagor a lot wider,an{ auywayDerrick knew I hadalreadydone an oOn Airu interview with LocalRadio Bor&rs Station which I enjoyed sohe knew I wonldproboblyagree.

In fact I did agree so on Mondaylst l\4ay Simon and his assis&ant Emmrarrivdat the &oras theywantedtocondrct the interview in the nshac;kn.

Simon quickly ran through the questionshe wanted to use, also explaidatthestart he wanted me to introdrce myselfand give a ffirun down on how I cameinto the hobby, what nry interests are,etc, etc. Then followed a few sound cMs&ring which he actually asked me tospeak more loudly, yes, no kieing !l

The questions were varie4 *were

women discriminated against on the air ?"He was amazedwhen I saidon thecontrary being a wornan on air was anadvantage mostly.

*What is the best q/ay to get into thehdby ?' I said contacting the RSGB whowould point them to local radio club oramateur who would erylain abou the RAEor Novice oams and the pocsible classesin the area Althoughyou can shxty athome. I di4 and passed enn Althoughhad many non air" helpers with morse,and now pass on to others by teachingmorse.

nWhat enam qualifications arenee@ ?" City and Guilds, then DTImorse I2WPM sending ardreceiving tooperate atl bsds.

nwlrat are other amateurs like ?" Ieplainedthey comefrom all walks of lifeand generalty are very ftiendly andtrelpfrrl.

Aryulay the interview didn't lastlong and is incorporated in feafirreincludiug awalkabqt asking pblic theiropinions on amatsurs.

Details of time and dafe o beconfirmed,will let yor know bdorehand if

(Contirued to next C.olumn)

(Cont)possible. that is ofcourse ifanyone elsewants to hear it, hi !!!

It was good to actually prt forwardsomething positive about our geat hobbyand perhaps let the general prblic knowwe rue not always as the nsws mediahave us, worth a try anyway and Ieqioy€ddoing it.

Margaret GM0ALX @ GBTJEDPS. Was a lot easier &ing intenriewthan putting this item togetherfornswsletter ! ! ! ! | t f ! !!l !! ! !

DEMONSTRATIONSTATION-PARENT&CTJB

CAMP, LEI\{NOXLOVEl0:0O to 16:00 l3th I\,Iav 1995

The radio club was asked if we couldp'rovide the abwe of which we ghdly didOn the daywe managedto run IIF andvery limited packet drc the fact tbatGBTEDN dscided that morning to crash-

Anyway the story beginsthenigfttbefore with Ridry GMIPtY&omineoff his trailer and genffltor at myhouse as unfortunately hewas unabletoattend dre to work commitnents"Ron GlvI4tKU duly arrivedinthmorning to tow the trailer up to the campsite.

As we arrived, ryroximatety 08:45,so did tvlargaret GM0ALX and GavinGM0ALW where we allproceededowbere we &idedto erect the IIF TrapDipole. Just as we r€re getting staxtedColin GM0CLN and Ron GMONTLarri\€d as well. Now trying to get thisaerial slung between two tr@s ended up agood laugh, anyway lvs managed By thistrme the panic hffons were beginning Osoun4 what no John GIvlTOLQandAlexGM6VIU ? as tky had the tent foroperating but as normal my fears uareunfouffias th€V n'enly apeared

Work grarted mnediate$ to erect thet€nt and finish ofrerecting the 2 metreColinear Aerial forpacket" Gladto saythat we were actually on the air 2 minutesbdore 1O:00, not bad I thought.

Glad to say that the station didbringlots of int€rested people and with it lotsof questions. It uas very satis$ing to seethem go aumy knwing a liule bit more

about what anateur radio is all about.What did show a lot of interest was thesmall Medium Wave Receiverthat Susanhad made &ring her Novice Cqrse.Colin had brought this up with him. J waswen asked where can the kit be ottainedftom and that information has now beenpaseedoq maybe it will give someencouragement for some future amateurs,who knows?

With referenoe to what we worke4as saidearlier Packst was notvcryprofitattc drc to circumstances beyordurconlrol,htgf did give us64contactswith a tolal of 21 aomlriesworke4 including the States andCanada.Notbad I tbougbt for flatconditions.

Aryway the station uras dismantled at16:00 in what I feel was a recotdtime.this inchded Margar* still qerating inthe tent as it was coming Cown fuix her,still she made the contact !l

One thingl must remartonwasthat the weather stayed dry eren, thoughit was a wee bit chilly in the shade.

A geatthanks was gfiaen to usfrom the organisers forprttingmthestation and all I can say is wewe gldto do it and promotethisg€dbdbyof ours. Thanks to all who atended andany who hel@in whatever uray theycouldtomakethe svent a sucoess.

BobGM4ttYZ @GBTEDN

NOVICN INSTRUCTORTALK

Averybig thankyou once mre toBob GM4IIYZ for giving up his timeardcoming down to theKelso AmateurRadio Societyto give us a veryenligftening and infornutive mlk onthe Nwie hogram.

Wewere sadtyfev in numbers hrtdid har/e Victoria (aged 1l), datghter ofBob GM0LEY andBrian {agedover 2l)who are both keen to take the NoviceExan, with us that nigbt. All dus wereable o get answers to all thffi elusircitems regarding uNovicesu andwe alsoenjoyed the whole evening.

So on behalfofeveryone may I saymany thanks,Bob.

Ivlargarct GMOALX @ GBTJED

Page 3 Cockerzre & Port Seton ARC

KELSO RALLY

Sunday 30th April darnred wet and miserable at 06:30arn,

]Ves. thar unearthly hour ! Well. we, th€ workers, can't roll up ati the &or like you lot at around 1l:0O, can nre ? Along wittr, byi then the sunshine ! as urcll as that ofcourse. Traders all needfd with ooked brreat&st bdore thev are readv for business. not

lforgeftrng all Kelso &nateur naaio 3lociery Members (worki force). Aryulay all rcady on time, dmrs qen and it is all

EVENTS COLUMN

3RID JITNE Visit to Torness Power Station near Dunhr.Free coach leaves the Fond Hall car park in Fort Seton atlO:3Oam.DO NOT BE LATE OR YOU WILL BE LEFT BEHIND!!Sorrl'hl if you haven't ah€ady bookedyour place via Bd(GM4(IYZ) youar€ too late.

I nappening

Great atmosphcre amongst all visiton andtrad€rsalike lm of good humoredbadet, unsl idte th€ats asmringmost folks lift c/onldbe easicr if they hry rafle ticfcels willingy.(Ont of 47 Vlas 7 came ro C&PSARC) cant be bad odds l! !

Everybody lmking furbargains, hrying bits th€y can'tlive withort and selling the tits thc1 probebly bought last faar t

All in all a goodday was hadbyall tb€re in arednceand&ring the Kelso AmateurRadio Soci€ty and Traden dinncr1631 night, your health uas toasted by us all.

SEE YOU ALL - 5th June 1996

73 de Margaret GMOALX @ GBTIED

THE TALL SHIPS RACE

The information which follows was ecractedfromapacket hdletin whichl saw recently. I hope it will be of use osome of ]ur.

As I am sure most of you will knoq The Tall Ships Racecomes to the Firth Of Forth in Juty. The ships are dre to arriveon July l5th hrt will not learc again until the t8th- On JulylSth tbe will be a Para& of the l0O or so shipe starting from'ol€rs Light' (betnrcen Crannond Islaod and Aberdnr).

The parade, which starts at 12 noon will head rp the Northsi& of the river to 'Hound Foint', turn, and then move backdown the Firth.

Iater in the day, at 6pr, The Tall Ships Race will startfrom a point 5 miles East of Inchkeith hland ad head out intothe North Seo"

Anotherpoint of interest is thefact that the QE2 wilt be inthe area dring thce few days. Tbe only inforrnation I have onits movements is that it ;s .tu€ to leave 'Hound Foint at 2:3opmon lTth July.

Mo* radio activity is orpected to be in the l56MHz sectionofVHF.

sTH JIINE Kelso Chrb Test and Calibration Evening byGIWOLQ. Same format as the similar night held reently inPort Seton Venue is the Abbs-v Row Conmnity C€ntre.l4lEJI]NE LothiansR^SAGMltTE JUNE Practical Wtuel€ss laalv{I{zQBP Conr€rr. Thecontest nrns from 10am to 6f IOCAL TIME (09-I7GMT)and the clqb will be out at ths usral site in the r -rnrrprmuirs.Feel free to come along ad ld a hen4 espocially with seeingry adpa*ing fillay.lST/2NlD JITLY RSGB VIIFNaioml FiddDayftom 3pmSaturday to 3pm Sudsy LOCAL TIME (14-l4CrIvfI) at tknormal I rrnmermuirs site. If you only plan to help in onecmt€$t then make this the onsl! Pl€nty to do thrurghnrt thewhole 24hr piod so corc along.6TE JIILY Dunfernlinc RS l44MI{z DF Hunt (NOTE :THIS IS A NEW DATE). A chancc to prastice for our erant on29th September!leTE AUGUST 2nd Cockenzie & Port Seton ARC JunkSale uFort Seton ConmunityCeffie. EntryfeeONlYonepoud. Tableson a firstcomefirst senedbasis. Rdeat8.30pm. Tatk in on S22. Help raise money fortheBritishHeartFoudation?,6DTIEAIIGUST Ligbthouse Special Event StdimGB2LBN at Barns Ness. near Dunbar. Activity iateo6on80, 40, 20 and 2 meEes from 9am Saurday to 6prn Sunday(Local Time). A liglt-b€arted weekend of fun on the hnds.27TE AUGUST Galashiels Raty d tbe Foqs Cenuc,Livingsone Place, Galashids. Doors open al llam.29TE SEPTEMBER Cockemzie & krt Seton ARC l4/,M[lzDF Hunt Rules will be issued ata lster date so watch thissFce.17IU NOVEMBER Talk by Ron Livesey about Auroras AndThe Sun- I can recommendthis one having seen it elsewh€re.A very interesing and infornative tslk. fume spectacular sli&pictres too! Venue as erar hrt Seton Community C€otr€.

Forftrther information on any of the above sntact thefollowing people :Cockenzie & Fort Saon ARC Events - BobGM4IIYzKelso ARC Events - tvlargsr€i GNI0ALXCialashiels ARC Events - JimGMTLUNhrnfermline RS Events - Adrian GMOSRDL,othians RS Elents - Mel GMUAGKeep the information coming in please.

Seeyoralt nssrnonth-

73 Colin GM0CLN73 Colin GMOCLN

Page 4 Cockenzie & Port Seton

AMATEUR ANAGRAMS

Herc we go again! Sort yourself a stifidrink and seule in. Here are thismonths Amat€ur Anagrams. The usual applies. write the ailiw€rs borizonullyacross the grd the dark boxes are gS between words and the wnical box

will give you a 'T1pe Of Antenna' when the grtd is compleedCrood luck.....

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1) SLINKY TEE, 2\ NoD A PT,IJNGE& 3) DRIED ZOI.IE E, 4) I TAG LID,t KE\|S WAY, 6) CARP GLUTS, 7) GOT POLICEfVTAN, 8) DREW IN FEET

MAY ANSWERS

The vertical box should have spelt the city 'FLffiENCE and the indivi&alansffers were :l) Noise Filter, 2) Coaxial Cable, 3) Infuctor, 4) Log Feriodic,5) Diplexer, 6) Station Lngbook, 7) Graphics. 8) TraowerterHow didyou get on? Please let me know sometime as I getwry littlef#each month.

73 Colin GM0CLN

PLEASE NOTECOPY FOR NEXT MONTHS NEWSLETTER MUST BE WTIH GM4IKU BY23rd JUNE AT TEE VERY II\TEST ItItE TO HOLIITAY PERIOID

VHF IYFD U2 trALYHello again all...I hope you hsve all read last montbs news leilter.

is an u@le of the article I wrote concerning the abo/e. I have gfat€fuilyreceived a good number of offers for equipnent but t am stitl hoping that more

will come foruard to help set up and trke down all the station, and also I amlooking for more people to operat€.

Another reminder is you must be a member of the RSGB to operate.A pornt we all noted last y€:r uas that car parking was at a premium as a

lot ofthe available space was taken up by caravans, tents, and antennas.If you do int€nd to oome along and hadnt thought of bringing you

... PLEASE ASIC...and a lift can be arrangcd for you. If yor cant make thething that doesnt matter because you will be made q/elcome when you do

Las -vear the weaiher was far from good, th4 was not too much of a$lem as th bad conditio$i were very god ( lmk at tlle resutts). I 5+

would s4v thougb, prepare youself forthe worst and if the weather is finewell all the be$er.

I amrecrarc tbatthre hrye beendifEculties in geuing messages toeach other as ths mailbo( bas beendown for a fem weeks. Thants to theefusof Bob, Ellis, amdafewotbenthe mailbox wouldnow seem tobeback to its fonner glory. So once againrnail can be lefr for any of the peofle Imentioo€d pre,viorsty. I would alsostr€ss at this pointthat thse is no cltbmeeting betnrcen now andthe contest,so the only uay to get in touch may beby packeil"

I$[ty ht b,y no rncarn least ..I forone want ancher trip to Sanfurn,so I hope all our efforts are nnzrded Ialso readvery rcc€nttythat th€reare plans afoot to give ou rcflicasofthe trryhies raherthan the realthing.fi...was tbe carry onwith ourpr€s€ntation in p'revious years justa trial run to s€e how everyone wouldr€acL... Comrneirts on that one toBob and rct to me hi hi.

Thats all from me on this untit theresutts @me out.

Alex. GM6VIU.

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