Whitton Amateur Radio Group - Diary

I wish to advise you of the club’s AGM date has been arranged for the 16th October 2008, commencing at 8:30pm. If you do wish to raise any issues at this meeting under ‘any other business’ would you please advise me by email.

If you have not yet supplied me with your ‘new’ Whitton Community Centre membership card number would you please have this information available at the AGM meeting, as a new list has to be provided to the Community Centre.

73 Ian G0OFN
g0ofnATmsn.com
Secretary Whitton Amateur Radio Group
http://www.warg.info/

a.k.a. Kempton Park Radio Rally

Sunday 27th September 2009

• RSGB contest presentations
• VHF talk in.
• Bring and Buy sale
• Outside catering and a full self service restaurant
• Show opens at 10:00am with tickets available from 9:30
• Entry £4.00 under 16s free

Subject to Change

Incorporation with the Claymills Pumping Engines Trust

Whitton Amateur Radio Group will be operating again from Kew Bridge Steam Museum - http://www.kbsm.org

This will take place on the Bank Holiday weekend in August 2009

Sunday 30th & Monday 31st - 10am - 5pm

David G0MRF has once more obtained GB0KEW for this weekend.

Would those who would like to take part please inform David G0MRF or G1WIA ASAP.

Just for a change our Christmas Dinner evening has been arranged for the ‘Winning Post’ on Friday 12 December.

Please note it’s 7pm for 7:30pm.

David GØMRF has requested that you advise him of your attendance and a £5 deposit per person would be helpful.

The Address is:- The Winning Post
Chertsey Rd. Twickenham, Middlesex, TW2 6LS
Telephone Number:- 020 8894 2772

To find a Google Map is Here

John Warburton (G4IRN) who was one of our 2 speakers on the 3X5A Guinea talk, is coming back to talk to us about his "One man DXpeditions".

John has travelled wide and "exotic" over the years, so we are expecting this talk to appeal not only to "Radio Hams" but also to "Travellers" as well.

Please tell all your friends and come along.

Talk for 25th April 2008 is entitled "Logging Software & DXclusters" from 8pm.

Paul will be using PowerPoint presentations and live software in his demonstration, and questions will be welcomed. Whether he can answer is another matter.

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Update:-
Here is the link to the Software I talked about during the presentation.
del.icio.us/Gadget17/wargtalk08

Hope you found the talk interesting. As you may have guessed I hated the idea of doing the talk, but think I just about survived. Thanks to all who attended, asked questions, and answered the ones that I didn't know.

Talk arranged for Friday 25th January 2008 commencing at 8pm on Kinetic SBS-1 Mk2 Real Time Virtual Radar www.javiation.co.uk/sbs-1.html

The SBS-1 is a revolutionary product that combines hardware with software and allows not only aviation professionals but aircraft enthusiasts worldwide the ability to monitor the skies in an unprecedented fashion and have a Real Time Radar display on their PC screen of Mode-S/ADS-B equipped aircraft the airpsace immediately around them.

We have booked the Winning Post on 4th January 2008.

It would be appreciated it if you let Michael White know ASAP.

The ‘day to day’ menu is shown on the Winning Post web page www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/41/413/Winning_Post/Whitton this will show you what is available if you have not used this eating place before.

Hi Chaps

Xmas dinner 2007 – Winning Post Chertsey Road, the date in mind is the 14th Friday. Please note it is no longer a carver but full table service.

I will place this information on the web page forum and email to those members emails which I have but please do forward to others ASAP.

As customary David G0MRF is undertaking the booking arrangements therefore, if you want to be included would you please email David booking your seat(s) and speak with him at the Club this coming Friday with a £5 deposit.

Please advise David ASAP so we can get the table booked or we will miss out.

The ‘day to day’ menu is shown on the Winning Post web page http://2fwww.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/41/413/Winning_Post/Whitton however, they have not yet added the Christmas menu but this will show you what is available if you have not used this eating place before. The Xmas meal menu is up on Club board in club room.

For those who maybe travelling a few miles next door is a 'Travel Lodge' and they do have weekend deals The web page is

Travel Lodge (next door to Carvery) http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=winning+post+twickenham+carvery&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE&go.x=10&go.y=2

Twickenham
Chertsey Road
Whitton
Twickenham
Middlesex
TW2 6LS

T: 0870 990 6416
F: 0870 990 6417

I am sure that we will have a good turn out this year.

73 Ian G0OFN

Secretary Whitton Amateur Radio Group
http://www.warg.info

Over the weekend 26th to 27th August 2007 the club is participating in the event “Pumping Stations on the Air” on the HF frequencies as GB0KEW (call subject to confirmation) from Kew Bridge Steam Museum www.kbsm.org The photograph showing the Kew Bridge Tower does not give it justice to its height and we hope to have our aerials from the very top of the Tower..

The Steam Museum is located in Brentford, West London and close to the River Thames, and was originally a Victorian Water Pumping Station. As a museum it has retained the original steam-powered pumping engines, which are the largest collection of their type, including the world's largest working single-cylinder beam engine.

The Kew Bridge Pumping Station first began working in 1838, taking its water from the Thames, and was originally operated by the Grand Junction Waterworks Company. Subsequently, it came under the control of the Metropolitan Water Board in 1904, which finally stopped operating the steam engines in 1944. The pumping station was reopened as Kew Bridge Steam Museum in 1975.

The museum collection was expanded by the donation of other steam engines, which have been restored to working order, and by the addition of the Water For Life Gallery, a permanent display recounting the 2,000-year history of water supply in London.

The museum is open to the public from 11am to 5pm, Tuesday to Sunday. However the museum accepts school visits from 9.45 am on Monday to Friday. The engines are normally in action for the public on weekends and Bank Holiday Mondays only; however, special operation of the engines can be arranged for your visit, for which an additional charge is made to cover the extra costs.

Mike G1WIA has arranged for Whitton ARG to use this fantastic facility. A summing up of the weekend will be placed on the club page following the weekend. If you do manage to make a contact with GB0KEW Qsl cards will available via the RSGB and do mention that you have been on our web page.