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SUMMARY:Club meeting - Collins 618T restoration : Thierry M1DRT
DESCRIPTION: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 piece of equipment in the field of aviation and military communications\, known for its performance and durability. The talk will go through the approach taken to diagnose and resolve five significant faults affecting its operation.
URL:https://cvrs.uk/event/club-meeting-24/
LOCATION:CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham\, London\, Eltham\, SE9 2SD\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Club meeting - DF Hunt
DESCRIPTION:The CVRS meeting on the 18th June 2026 is the club’s annual DF Hunt; where we hunt Foxes! On Foot!\n\n\nWell\, 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 the 2 metre band\, in the all mode section! Normally on two\, or three\, difference frequencies\, using FM tones. Receivable on any cheap\, or expensive\, transceiver – preferably an easily carried one! With an earpiece – to avoid becoming a public attraction. i.e. nuisance! Or\, giving the game away to a rival!\n\n\nYou will also need; a small hand-held directional antenna for 2 metres – just search the internet for “hand-held 144 Mhz DF antennas” and similar wording; to find many articles. And; a vital piece of gear – a switched attenuator – between the antenna and the radio! Again\, a quick internet search will yield results; just look for “DF Hunt attenuators”!\n\n\nWe will meet at The Crown in School Road\, Chislehurst\, BR7 5PQ at 7pm – or earlier if you want to dine ahead of the meeting! We will start hunting just after 7.30pm; it’s a case of who finds ALL the hidden transmitters (Byonics MicroFox 15 units) in the shortest time – and returns to the start point! Single entrants or small teams (max of three persons – prefer less) are accepted!\n\n\nThis is an excellent “fun evening” – especially for our new Foundation and Intermediate Licence holders – simple equipment that you may already have – or can construct (i.e the attenuator and/or antenna) – combining Pubs and Amateur Radio!\n\n\nPlease let Richard G8ITB know (g8itb@yahoo.co.uk) if you are going to take part – this will allow Richard to plan ahead!\n\n\nYou don’t have to be fit; but you must be able to walk along common land which is a bit rough and has tree roots\, etc. to trip up the unwary!
URL:https://cvrs.uk/event/club-meeting-df-hunt/
LOCATION:The Crown\, School Road\, Chislehurst\, BR7 5PQ
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SUMMARY:GB198LW - Radio 4 Long Wave Closure
DESCRIPTION: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. \nOperation will be from the club shack in Eltham\, with additional antennas erected for the event. There will be four stations capable of simultaneous operation. Three will cover the HF bands 80-10m on SSB\, CW and FT8. The fourth will be a VHF station on 2m FM for local and semi-local contacts. \nThe scout Hall will be open to the public from 10am-4pm on Saturday 27th with a display of vintage broadcast receivers and information about the Droitwich\, Westerglen and Burghead transmitting stations. Look out also for GB198KHZ and GB198END to mark the closure of the two Scottish stations. QSLs for all three and for GB1500M will be handled by Charles\, M0OXO. \nMore information on the RSGB site https://rsgb.org/main/radio-sport/rsgb-contest-club/bbc-long-wave-shutdown/
URL:https://cvrs.uk/event/gb198lw-radio-4-long-wave-closure/
LOCATION:CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham\, London\, Eltham\, SE9 2SD\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:CVRS Open to the Public to Mark the closing of BBC Long Wave
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URL:https://cvrs.uk/event/cvrs-open-to-the-public-to-mark-the-closing-of-bbc-long-wave/
LOCATION:CVRS Clubhouse in Eltham\, London\, Eltham\, SE9 2SD\, United Kingdom
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