NEWS
JOHN TROUT OBE (G0AFC) ...Silent Key 30 / 11 / 2011
The group has lost a member John Trout OBE (G0AFC) passed away on the
30/11/2011, John had been one of the initial trustees on the formation
of the Norman Lockyer Observatory Society Charitable Trust and was
the Company Secretary responsible for the Society "Rules of Association"
and "Memorandun" under which the Society operates, John had a great
knowledge of World affairs, he will be a sadly missed member. RIP
Four Candidates, Four Passes, Foundation Course November 2011
Dave M6KVJ Diane M6YWX Sandra M6SDS Mike M6MGX
FOUNDATION LICENCE TRAINING
We hope to announce shortly the date of the start of our next foundation course,
all those who have contacted us with regard to their interest in a course will be contacted
in due course.
In the meantime if you are interested visit the link to the left "amateur licence info" have a look at
the detail there and then contact us to register your interest.
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ASTROFAIR 2011
It was a pleasure to welcome so many visitors to our tents at the Astrofair, thank you for your interest in our hobby,
we look forward to meeting you again at any of our Tuesday meetings. The next Astrofair will be held on
August 12th 2012
BILL GREGORY G3AQM ...Silent Key 15 / 6 / 2011
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Bill Gregory G3AQM
Bill joined the NLO Radio Group on his retirement to Sidmouth and was soon appointed
as Chairman, Bill lead the group throughout the 1990s and and into the new century
during this period the NLO was under a fast period of expansion and Bills knowledge and
guidance was a great factor in the success of the society.
Bills work within the Royal Navy during the Second World War was the subject of a number
of talks given to the radio group, his work on radio direction finding was invaluable in the
defeat of the U Boat menace during the Battle of the Atlantic.
Bill was always ready to pass his knowledge of Morse on to those interested and was highly
respected in this field..."Golf Three Able Queen Mary" was a much sought after callsign to log
as having worked...Bill will be a great loss to the Radio Group, our thoughts are with his
Wife and Family.
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Bill talking to Sir Patrick Moore at the NLO in 1992
ASTROFAIR 2012
PLEASE MAKE A NOTE IN YOUR DIARY "AUGUST 12th 2012", ASTROFAIR DAY AT THE NLO
LOTS OF EXHIBITORS, LECTURES, TELESCOPES ON DEMONSTRATION
PLANETARIUM SHOWS, AND OF COURSE GB2NLO ON THE AIR AND DEMONSTRATION
OF ALL TYPES OF RADIO FROM CW (morse) TO SATELLITE OPERATION,
THE NLOSRG GIANT MORSE KEY WILL BE IN OPERATION
(bring you camera its a great photo opportunity) YouTube video
THE NLO BOOKSHOP WILL BE OPEN AND A GRAND RAFFLE
AND AS USUAL THE EXCELLENT OUSIDE CATERERS WILL BE BACK
see the main NLO web site for full details nearer to the date.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM OFCOM
The following link should be viewed by all licence holders, it regards validation to Amateur Licences.
METEOR DETECTION AT THE NLO
The Radio Group Chairman's research and investigations into Radio Meteor Detection have now reached a wider audience
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2011/radio_meteor_detection.htm
initial e-mail replies have brought praise from top radio astronomers who have commented on the quaility of David's work.
His tests show that Meteors can be detected entering Earths atmosphere, with little background interference and displayed cleanly to the audience.
He will shortly be presenting a lecture to the society, so that members can see the quality of the research for themselves.
see also on this site, Articles/Meteor Detection and Geminids 2010
FOUNDATION LICENCES
The NLO Radio Group hold a licence as an examination centre
Full details of Amateur Radio training can be found by following the link
on the LEFT < < to the amateur radio licence info section.
ARCHIVE NEWS
The UKSEDS event 27th November was a great success a full write up / blog can be seen here http://ukseds.org/live-from-ukseds-workshop/#more-971
The NLO ASTROFAIR 2010 was a great success with loads of visitors it was nice to meet you all, Nick 2E0DIT unveiled his Giant Morse Key,
its a possible world record holder, see the following video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew31Kyy6IEA
The GB3SW 144Mhz voice Repeater web site is now live
www.GB3SW
the site contains details of the repeater, its operation , location etc
plus local weather for the site and a Amateur Radio news feed page.
The GB7NL D Star Repeater web site is now live
www.GB7NL
the site contains details of the repeater, its operation , location etc
plus local weather for the site and a Amateur Radio news feed page.
