Activities in 1986 1985 1987
On this page you will find illustrated reports of some of our activities during 1986. These are mainly in addition to our main meetings and shack nights. The most recent activities are at the top of the page.
Tenth Anniversary
In the autumn of 1986 we marked the 10th Anniversary of Poole Radio Society.
We mounted an exhibition at the Haven Hotel at Sandbanks, the site of Marconi’s operations for a period of several years.
Operation using the callsign GB4PRS was on a number of bands including 2m and hf.
The exhibition attracted a lot of press coverage, including the broadcast by 2CR, our local independent radio station at the time, of some Slow Scan Television! Colin G6MXL and Colin G4WCK were both interviewed by 2CR for their local news broadcast.
The picture above right, courtesy of
the Daily Echo Bournemouth, shows from right to left club-founder Dave Mason
G3ZPR operating the hf station, watched by John G4XGM, Colin Redwood G6MXL,
Chairman, Vernon Cotton G3BCI, President, Sten G4ZPU, Geoff G0AEP, Colin G4WCK,
Arthur Hobby, and one of the many 
visitors.
The staff at the Haven Hotel were extremely co-operative, allowing us to erect antennas on the roof.
The picture on the left shows final checks being made on the mounting of the lashing kit on the main chimney which supported the 13-element 2m beam. From this height we had a clear take-off in all directions. We ran low-loss feeder down the side of the hotel to the exhibition room on the ground floor.
The picture on the right shows work underway on the hf wire antenna.
In addition to the exhibition, we held a special 10th anniversary dinner at the Haven Hotel.
The following year Dorset Life magazine featured Poole Radio Amateur Society in its October 1987 issue.
Construction Contest
Tom G1OCQ won the new 10th Anniversary Trophy for a Power Meter in the junior section of the construction contest, whilst Steve G1GOR won the Poole Cup in the senior section with an hf converter.