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Yolume XL1 THE SHORT WAVE MAGAZINE 377

September 6 at the “Horse and Groom” near Dartford Heath (NGR: 520 726).

On to Derby which means 119 Green Lane, every Wednesday evening. September 7 is the junk sale, and on 14th they have film show. G8SSL will be talking about ambulance radio systems on September 21, while on 28th it is Doug Pitt’s talk on narrow-band television, postponed from last June.

Derwentside have their corporate being at the R.A.F. Association Club, Sherburn Terrace, Consett, Co. Durham, where the booking is for every Monday evening. We cannot give you programme details as it is their custom to only finalise the details a short while ahead.

We turn next to East London RSGB group, where the meetings are held on third Sunday of each month, at Wanstead house, Wanstead, London Eli, which is about 100 yards behind Wanstead tubę station. Morę details from the Hon. Sec. - see Panel.

Over now to Echelford, and here the routine is to get together on the second Monday and the last Thursday in the month, at The Hall, St. Martin’s Court, Kingston Crescent, Ashford, Middx. On September 12, G3WZT will talk about M/S and Sporadic-E propagation.

The members of Edgware club all head for 145 Orange Hill Road, Burnt Oak, Edgware, on the second and fourth Thursday of each month; September 8 is informal, and on 22nd they have a talk on Basic programming by G3SJE.

On now to Famborough; here the Hq is the Railway Enthusiasts Club, Access Road, off Hawley Lane, near the M3 bridge, Famborough. The dat es are September 14, for a pre-AGM discussion, and September 28 for the Constructional Contest.

We now tum our thoughts over the water, to Fingal; they can be found every Monday evening at the Scout Hall, Ballygall Road East, Dublin 11, where they have a new club HF rig and trap vertical erected. They also have two-metre FM gear available. Monday, September 5 should be interesting, as it is down for a talk by E12W, on “Fifty Years of Amateur Radio”.

On first and third Tuesdays Fylde meet at the Kitę Club at Blackpool Airport. September 6 is down for G4DGR to talk about what it’s like to be rare DX - he was 5N2ABG. Then on September 20, the Morse classes will be starting and the rest of the meeting will be an informal.

September 18 is AGM time for Glenrothes, at their Hq at Provosts Land Centre, Leslie, Fife, Scotland. They have other gatherings there too, for the details of which we must refer you to the Hon. Sec. -see Panel.

Another AGM - that of Gloucester comes in September, on 7th, at St. Barnabas Church Hall, Stroud Road, Gloucester. The lads are to be found there, in fact, every Wednesday evening.

The G-QRP Club comes up for mention next, and this is a national one with some 2,000 members on the books now. Anyone interested in simple equipment, Iow power operating, or home-brew should seriously consider becoming a member.

A video evening is noted for the Greater Peterborough gang on September 22, writes the Hon. Sec. Find them at Southfields Junior School, Stanground - at least that’s on our record, but the current letter doesn’t say so for surę!

There are always lots of meetings for the Hastings group; the third Monday in the month is the ‘main’ meeting for which the venue is West Hill Community Centre, while the remaining Monday evenings are micro nights. Tuesday is Morse night, and on Fridays it is chat night, these latter being at Ashdown Farm Community Centre.

Havering have informals on September 7 and 21. September 14 is a junk sale, and on September 28 they have a talk on circuit theory by G8MKN and G8HRC. All are at Fairkytes Ans Centre, Billet Lane, Hornchurch, Essex.

If you want to visit the Hereford club, the routine is to have meetings on the first and third Friday of the month.

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Sefion A.R.C. organised a special event stalion, GB4WMS, al Wigan Motor Show in June. Above, the 52-ft. mulli-purpose ‘mast’, which sported a 19-ek Jaybeam for 70cm., 16-ele Tonna for 2m., and four 15-over-l 5 slot Yagis for 23cm. Below. some of the members of Sefion A.R.C. who helped run the stalion: back row, lefl to right, G8ZWZ, G8YPL, G6ICR (Ilon. Sec.). G6PZW, G4KIN, G6NRK and G6WFE. G6NIN Oeft) and G6EXC are at the front.

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Unfortunately the club are for the moment without their normal Hq, and so for the details of the venue and the programme we have to refer you to the Hon. Sec. - see Panel for his details.

Away up north now to Inverness, where the group now meets at the Cameron Youth Club, Planefield Road, Inverness, every Thursday evening, with various activities on the go.

Ipswich are based on the ‘‘Rosę and Crown” at the junction