The talk will present the restoration of a Collins 618T3 airborne HF transceiver. The 618T was made by the Collins Company in the US in the early 1960s and probably still in use today. The Collins 618T is considered an iconic and highly innovative high-frequency (HF) single sideband (SSB) aircraft transceiver. It was a revolutionary […]
The CVRS meeting on the 18th June 2026 is the club's annual DF Hunt; where we hunt Foxes! On Foot! Well, not real foxes; those ones that **** on your lawn or front footpath - hidden electronic 50 mW transmitters which announce their presence with a timed, sequential audio Morse call sign and message on […]
To mark the very sad ending of BBC Radio 4 broadcasting on Long Wave from the Droitwich transmitter, CVRS will operate the special callsign GB198LW on 26th and 27th June. Operation will be from the club shack in Eltham, with additional antennas erected for the event. There will be four stations capable of simultaneous operation. […]
A talk and practical demonstration of 32 line mechanical television, by Mark M0JCF.
Richard G8ITB will take the club through the journey of radio for the past century, from early crystal sets to modern SDR equipment.
