Alex Discovers Amateur Radio

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Alex and his dad didn’t find the base
station they wanted but they did pick up
lots of useful bits and pieces, including
one of the latest dual band handhelds
for Alex at under £40, and an SWR
meter for checking and tuning
antennas. They also met several people
that they had talked to on the radio but
never met in person before. Alex’s dad
visited the RAYNET stand to find out
more about it, and he joined RAOTA.
THE END of
the story so far.
Look there’s
Kath and Dave.
Although they didn’t find the base station they wanted at the National Hamfest there are
plenty of other local Rallies held in different parts of the UK throughout the year. Bargains
can also often be found on the Internet on sites such as ebay, JUNKSALE, Radioworld,
Radioclassifieds, JBT, and many others.
Alex is still a student so he was able to get free membership of the RSGB once he had got
his Licence. He found the society’s monthly magazine very useful for finding out more about
the hobby, what was on where and when, and reading reviews of equipment.
Impartial reviews of Amateur Radio equipment can also be found at
INSIDE THE EXIBITION HALL
How do you rate National
Hamfest then?
A Great Day.
Yes they help run our local Repeater
Group. Dave was the President of the
RSGB recently. Perhaps next time it
will be Kath. Let’s see if there are any
books on the RSGB stand that we want.
There are sometimes special offers and
you save on the postage
costs anyway.
QUIZ 4 ANSWERS:
When you’ve looked round the car boot sellers
and the outside traders don’t forget to enter the
prize draw before going round the rest of the
Hall. All meet up again at the RSGB stand at
14 hundred hours. Don’t get carried away and
spend more than you can afford!! For those
who haven’t brought sandwiches there’s a cafe.
(The Radio Amateurs Old
Timers Association) - you
don’t have to be old to join
- just to have been
involved in Amateur Radio
in one form or another for
at least 20 years!