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For anyone relying on the Droitwich signal on 198KHz it is off the air from 10:00-17:00 hours BST every day until summer for maintenance.

Due to routine maintenance there may be a period of time on Monday & Tuesday the 14 & 15th of April 2014 where the Snaefell repeaters will not be operational.

Thanks Andy Morgan GD1MIP

P.P.  David Osborn GD4HOZ

I have an excellent condition TS820 HF set (valve analogue display) and

A TS120v (10 watt) HF set in good but used condition.

Both are pre WARC bands.

I am looking to fund either a 70cm (200 watts +) or a 23cm (20 watts +) linear amplifier by selling / trading these HF sets.
If anyone is interested let me know and I can supply more details.

Thanks Andy 412711 or email GD1MIP@manx.net. 

This Tuesday at the sea cadet hall Tromode will be a film show  ‘Wartime Radio. The Secret Listeners’ followed by  light refreshments / chip bap / chip butty. Please get there  for 7:30pm.

So what is the film about?

Wartime Radio: The Secret Listeners

This 1979 BBC TV documentary, illustrated with archival film and interviews with those involved, traces the evolution of civilian involvement in radio-based intelligence during both world wars and highlights the key role played by Radio Amateurs.

It was the tireless work of amateur radio enthusiasts during World War I, that initially convinced the Admiralty to establish a radio intercept station at Hunstanton. Playing an integral role during the war, technological advances meant that radio operators could pinpoint signals, thus uncovering the movement of German boats, leading to the decisive Battle of Jutland in 1916.

Wireless espionage was to play an even more important role during World War II, with the Secret Intelligence Service setting up the Radio Security Service, which was staffed by Voluntary Interceptors, a band of amateur radio enthusiasts scattered across Britain. The information they collected was interpreted by some of the brightest minds in the country, who also had a large hand in deceiving German forces by feeding false intelligence.

http://rsgb.org/main/blog/news/rsgb-notices/2014/03/18/canadian-hams-attempt-cross-pond-two-metres/

Anyone got the time / hardware?

http://manxrepeaters.com/index.php/repeater-status

At 14:30 today, GB3GD and GB3IM-S were returned to service. This would not have happened without the help and generosity of others,  THANK YOU to those concerned.

Well three of us travelled to Rosmalen in the Netherlands to the Dutch National Radio Fleamarket 2014, this was held on Saturday, the 15th of March 2014. http://www.radiovlooienmarkt.nl/
This event is big and with no main dealers or manufactures present probably only 10% of the items for sale were TX / RX gear. The rest was components and test gear. It is far bigger than Newark and well worth the trip.

We also visited the liberation museum. http://www.bevrijdingsmuseum.nl/basis.aspx?Tid=746
The museum was excellent, our short visit turned into a four hour stay.

Congratulations to Barry Whittle on passing his foundation examination today.

Watch out for MD6KBW.

I have been made aware of an  entry in the Independent newspaper suggesting the society will meet on the evening of Tuesday 18th February 2014 at Tromode. This is incorrect, the newspaper has made an error and will re-advertise our meetings correctly. Please spread the word.

  Tuesday, February 18 • The Isle of Man Amateur Radio Society (IoMARS), Sea Cadet Hall, Tromode, 8.30pm-9.30pm.

Our evening meetings remain the second Tuesday of the month at Tromode and each Wednesday in Foxdale. Please contact me or any other committee member for further details.

Andy Morgan  GD1MIP, secretary IOMARS.

Email IOMARS@manx.net     

We start the new year with an informal meeting and sale of equipment.

Bring your unwanted items to sell or perhaps find a bargain, radio related or not.