News Archive - "Mills on the Air" - 2004 |
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| Each year, on National Mills Weekend, groups
of amateur radio operators mark the event with Special Event Stations at some of the many mills open to visitors. They then attempt to establish radio contact with the other participating mills. During our Open Day on the 9th May 2004, Sutton Coldfield Amateur Radio Society once again installed an amateur radio station in the cart shed at New Hall Mill. Here they operated using the special radio callsign for the Mill, GB4NHM. |
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In just six hours on the Sunday, they succeeded in establishing two-way contact with 23 other mills operating in this annual event, although the event itself extends over two days. As well as the mills, the group contacted many other radio stations, including those at the Guide Dogs of Scotland in Irving, Ayrshire, the Horsington Beer Festival in Somerset, and Bletchley Park, home of secret Station X in World War Two, based near Milton Keynes. |
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