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G4APL > KW 06.01.19 01:46l 80 Lines 3220 Bytes #999 (0) @ GBR
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Subj: Re: GB8KW 2019 at CVRS
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T:From: Paul Lewis <g4apl@gb7cip.ampr.org>
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Gregory Wellington <m6ort@m6ort.ampr.org> wrote:
> Today - Saturday 5 June - I decided to attend the GB8KW SES at CVRS.
> The event celebrates the work of Roly Shears G8KW and his KW Electronics
> company (obviously).
>
> The event took place in the CVRS shack (1st Royal Eltham Scouts) in Eltham,
> South London.
>
> Due to family and voluntary work committments I was only able to spend 1hr45
> there but was able to note the following:
>
> Present were the following: 1 KW2000B with Xlock VFO stabilisation, 2 KW1000
> RF PAs, 1 KW600 PA, 1 KW Viceroy, 1 KW109, 1 KW107, 2 KW77, 1 KW Valiant, 1
> KW Vanguard, 1 KW DECCA CAT, 1 KW Victor, 2 KW103, 1 KW Atlanta with
> outboard VFO. There may have been other items but I didn't take
> photographs beyound the list.
>
> Also available were displays outlining the KW
> story and an auction for a piece of memorabilia.
>
> Two Codar AT5 TXs were also present.
>
> I was able to chat with Lawrie G4FAA with whom I had agreed to meet to
> arrange restoring my father M0WJW (ex-G8JSW)'s KW201 and Vespa Mk1 plus psu
> which I tookwith me and which added to the different items for a period of
> time.
>
> The SES was active from what I saw on all normal non-WARC bands from
> 160m-10m and had resonant dipoles for 160-40m plus a beam at 40ft or so for
> 20-15-10.
>
> It was good to see such well preserved vintage gear in working order being
> used to run QSOs and to see the warm glow of valves and radios that had been
> manufactured by hand rather than the black box radios we use now.
>
> I also spoke with other club members including Bob Treacher M0MCV and
> several G3, G4, G8, G1 and M0 calls in person.
>
> Not wanting to disrupt the QSOs I did not operate under supervision being an
> M6 or anything like that.
>
> Hopefully my father's KW201 and Vespa will be able to be restored and can
> make an appearance in a future year, perhaps with him in attention.
>
> Worth attending for those liking vintage/valve/UK built radios. There will
> be a further SES with regards to KW in Inverness in January - call GB2KW run
> by GM3WOJ.
>
> 73 de Greg
> M6ORT
Hi Greg
Nice feedback.
I started off with a KW2000B VFO4B and Extension Speaker and an EXzee match ATU
back in 1971. Added the KW1000 Amplifier in January 1973.. when Solar
conditions were very poor, and not able to work the VK's Long path in the
morning with our local Radio Amateur friends. Mostly SK now..
All items were purchased in person from KW Electronics in Dartford. My father drove me
over there.
The KW1000 is still running today. Though the eZee match has been sitting on
the end of the bench unused for the 32+ years.
I even built the nixie tube 'digital display' for the KW2000B from a RadCom article
using veroboard to wire up the components and the 74### logic. Fun Days...
The KW2000B VFO4B and Speaker went off to another Club Member's home... Now an SK.
Thanks for the memories (sigh!)
73 de Paul G4APL
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