Here are some photos from the recent CTARC meeting held on 29 March 2014 at 13h00:
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Club members gather and chat before the meeting |
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Noel /ZS1FW, Mike / ZS1CO, Jeffrey /K1ZM, Raoul /ZS1C, Paul /ZS1PXK and Danny /ZS1BL |
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Members await the start of the lecture |
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Slide from the Yemen DX-pedition |
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Slide from the Yemen DX-pedition |
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Marconi's first attempts at transatlantic radio comms |
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Radio hams conducted tests in 2006 / 2007 to verify Marconi's early wireless experiments |
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Possible reasons for Marconi's success |
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Marconi's experiences are still relevant to radio hams today |
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Paul /ZS1GS and Danny /ZS1BL |
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Jeffrey accepts his cap from our chairman, Noel / ZS1FW |
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The lecture was subjected to some temporary QRM when an Emergency Services chopper did a test landing and take-off on the cricket field next door |
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Jeffrey and Peter / ZS1JX |
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After the meeting, Dirkie / ZS1X, Hans-Jurgen / ZS1HJH, Paul / ZS1S |