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hi all, There is radio life out there! Have heard from Mark, steve, clive keith and tony/ suzanne so far( dec 16) but no martin dcg--. Mark and Keith recommend 40m as a better inter g bet on xmas eve rather than the traditional 80m . Thus can I suggest qsy to say 7.177 plus/minus from 12 to 1330 utc and try 20/15 /12 and 10 for Tony HUZ after that on his newly published F's ? Should be about 9.30 AM for him stuck in harbour in Antigua far from home at Christmas poor devil! Incidentally 7.177 mhz is one of the favourite f c for the annual KW radio revival weekend 7 and 8 th jan 2023 - see PW and Radcom write up and the KW-radio @ groups.io user group. Yours true will be qrv ( GB3KW) at the Cray valley scout hall qth in Eltham SE London and there will be several other KW special event call signs on air that weekend. And hope to hear the Swedish Alexanderson test tx on 17.1 khz on the 24th - VLF anyone? Well dreams are still free! cheers Lawrie FAA ( fri 16th)

Hi Folks propose The recent missive from Tony and Suzanne prompts me to propose the above-- How about sunday 19th Dec at 2pm UTC on 3.720 mhz (or thereabouts ) for a short and tradional Christmas Clifton CCC? We can all compare beard lengths at least! Peter G7ULL is available and Colin G0UJK may be able to chair the session since Peter has 400w, a giant mast and 200 feet agl at his Chislehurst shack which might help to reach even a /MM in the far distant storm tossed Atlantic? (CW Tony if all else fails but clip yourself to the back stay first!). At this qth we is now Triple jabbed( and flued up ) and still qrv plus XYL is still talking to me after 2 1/2 years !. Sadly had to sell my classic Vauxhall Cavalier MK 1 due to rubbish eyesight. No matter still got my teeth and amateur radio---!- Best regards Cliftonaires and a Merry healthy happy Christmas anyway---- 73 and 88's etc. Lawrie (G4FAA - on 4th Dec) 0789 985 5166 Ps Let me( or Colin UJK) know if you can participate and I will fit my best pair of ears that day! 0789 985 516 .

de g4faa. correct mobile number is 0189 985 5166. home is 0208 300 1894 only 3 takers as at Saturday --- Compliments of the season anyway folks! 73 Lawrie g4Faa ( saturday) Begin forwarded message: From: Martin Brown <mebrown@...> Date: 4 December 2021 at 14:27:43 GMT To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [g3ghn] Christmas 2021 NeT? Reply-To: [email protected] ? Sadly, I can’t attend as there’s no equipment here. But good to hear your news. Similarly, jabbed many times. Maintaining a costal watch but everyone comes in either Dover or Dungeness so no excitement. Happy Christmas and New Year to all those who remember me, Regards Martin G0DCG Sent from Mail for Windows From: lawrence atkinson Sent: 04 December 2021 14:01 To: [email protected] Subject: [g3ghn] Christmas 2021 NeT? Hi Folks propose The recent missive from Tony and Suzanne prompts me to propose the above-- How about sunday 19th Dec at 2pm UTC on 3.720 mhz (or thereabouts ) for a short and tradional Christmas Clifton CCC? We can all compare beard lengths at least! Peter G7ULL is available and Colin G0UJK may be able to chair the session since Peter has 400w, a giant mast and 200 feet agl at his Chislehurst shack which might help to reach even a /MM in the far distant storm tossed Atlantic? (CW Tony if all else fails but clip yourself to the back stay first!). At this qth we is now Triple jabbed( and flued up ) and still qrv plus XYL is still talking to me after 2 1/2 years !. Sadly had to sell my classic Vauxhall Cavalier MK 1 due to rubbish eyesight. No matter still got my teeth and amateur radio---!- Best regards Cliftonaires and a Merry healthy happy Christmas anyway---- 73 and 88's etc. Lawrie (G4FAA - on 4th Dec) 0789 985 5166 Ps Let me( or Colin UJK) know if you can participate and I will fit my best pair of ears that day! 0789 985 516 . <BBA0E10E90A54945A289F82B9182F707.png>

Dear Cliftonaires, We are sending this mail and greetings attachment to wish all our friends in the Clifton a very happy and healthy Christmas together a prosperous and Covid free New Year. Here both of us are thrice jabbed with Pfizer vaccine and are in preparation for our forthcoming sojourn at sea. Our trusted Tern D8 folding bicycles are in their transit cases. The KX3 transceiver is settled into its Peli Case, the G-whip antenna is wrapped inside a fishing rod cover Allowing we get permission from the ‘master’ of the vessel we look forward to working as many of you as possible as we cross the Atlantic, meander round the Caribbean and return to these shores via EA8 during January. Rest assured all those on our established ‘maritime mobile’ mailing list will be appraised of possible skeds and frequencies. Catch you on the wireless! Stay safe! 73 es 88s de Tony es Suzanne

Hello fellow Cliftonaires, I was phoned today by John Lambert (G3FNZ) who informed me that Dr John Theobald (G3EQM) one of the founder members of the Clifton was now ‘silent key,’ having passed away about fortnight ago. This information came from John Theobald’s XYL who stated that her husband had passed away peacefully. Dr John (G3EQM) had been a school friend of John Lambert when they had both attended St Dunstan’s College during the war years. John Theobald went on to qualify as physician at Guy’s Hospital specialising in care of the elderly. Unfortunately we have no other information other than Call Book gives John Theobald’s address as in Exeter. I am sure our thoughts are with his family at this sad time. 73 es stay safe de Tony es Suzanne.

Clifton Country Club Net Sunday 18th July 2021 This net was mooted by Lawrie (G4FAA) in preparation for “freedom day” on Monday 19th July when many of Covid 19 restriction are to be removed. When I checked 80m 30mins before the net the band was almost deserted, with the exception of a couple of DL’s working AM on 3.675. Therefore, I was pleasantly surprised a few minutes after 3pm (BST) to hear Lawrie (G4FAA) and Colin (G0UJK) in conversation on the net frequency. I was slightly ‘late on parade’ as I had been monitoring the activity on 40m, in case poor conditions on 80m forced us to ‘up stakes’ and QSY to that band. However, both Colin and Lawrie were very readable, albeit their signals were hovering around S3 to S7 in the dips and swells of long slow QSB. Both Colin and Lawrie said had been saddened by the news that Peter(G3PJB) was now SK. Colin went on to say, knowing Peter had been a member of the Royal Signals ARS he passed the information regarding Peter’s passing to members of the local Royal Signals net. A number of those present on the RS net had known Peter and appreciated Colin making the effort to notify them. Meanwhile the weather in the UK had turned decidedly tropical with expected ambient air temperatures of 28C to 31C expected by the end of the afternoon. Lawrie said that he was operating in his conservatory where he was ‘melting’ in 30+ C, even with a 50watt fan directed at him. The heat had been the main factor for him not using his valve driven KW equipment, opting for the cooler solid-state Icom kit in lieu. Colin said he was pleased that life was slowly returning to normal, being employed in the construction industry he was now on a three-day week and looked forward to the industry gaining momentum. During the extra time at home Colin had been working on improving his UHF/VHF antennas, to this end he had deployed a new longer pole to support his 2m and 70cms arrays. He also said that he had been spending time at Peter (G7ULL)’s QTH in Chislehurst as Peter was recovering from major surgery. I am sure we all wish Peter (G7ULL) a speedy and full recovery. During his time at Peter’s hill top QTH Colin had worked both 2m and 70cms making contacts with ease. This had in part inspired Colin to upgrade his own VHF and UHF antennas. I said that I had given a few points away during the VHF Field Day over the weekend of 3rd & 4th July. Disappointingly conditions were reasonably flat, although I worked into central France, eastern regions of Germany and northern Scotland with 50watts from my FT991A and an 8ele at 50ft. My usually reliable contacts in GW and GD were not heard. Last year I had the advantage of 100watts output of the TS2000. Saying that I found the receive characteristics on the FT991A were much superior. Earlier this month I assisted Terry (M0TNE) who lives about half a mile from me to deploy a Hexbeam. My AA600 antenna analyser showed excellent the points of resonance and acceptable SWR on each of the six bands straight out of the box without any need for adjustment. This antenna has a fairly small footprint being a mere 6m in diameter and has proved very effective allowing Terry to hear and work stations from 20m to 6m that were not available to him before. Lawrie said he was not sure what a Hexbeam was but assumed it was similar to the ‘cobweb’ design. I agreed there are similarities although the Hexbeam has the appearance of an inverted open umbrella and the feed arrangements are somewhat different. I reminded Lawrie that there is a photograph of a Hexbeam on page 88 of August’s edition of RadCom. Colin told the group he had taken advantage of the recent periods of enhanced propagation on 2m working into SP and OK. His best DX for this season of ‘tropo’ and sporadic e was into Serbia, some 1300 Kms. Lawrie suggested that I should come up on the 2m UKAC evenings held on the first Tuesday each month. Both he and Colin are regulars on these short evening sessions. I noted the next session in my diary, but I did explain that I am the wrong side of high ground to my south which can prove awkward

Fellow Clifton members, John Rose (G3OGE) has forwarded the attached Word doc. give the password etc to enable access the video link of Peter Bailey’s funeral ceremony tomorrow Thursday 22nd July 2012 at 11.15 am. To be held at Bluebell Crematorium, Halstead Kent. 73 es stay safe de Tony

Whatho Gang, Just a note to remind you that there is a Clifton Country Club net this coming Sunday 18th July at 3pm (BST) on or near 3.690Mhz ………………. If you recall the original idea for holding the net this Sunday was suggested by Lawrie (G4FAA) to mark the easing the Covid restrictions on Monday. Why not join in to see how your fellow Clifton members have coped and what their plans are following “Freedom Monday” It will be a difficult decision for some, to either watch the British F1 Grand Prix on the TV or join the Clifton net. Hopefully we will catch you on the wireless on Sunday. 73 es stay safe de Tony es Suzanne.

Hello Fellow Cliftonaires, I received the following today from John Rose (G3OGE) regarding Peter Bailey’s funeral. Dear Tony Just thought I would let you know that the funeral has been arranged – Thursday 22nd July 2012 Bluebell Crematorium Halstead Kent 11.15 am. There will be a videolink set up, the details on that will be forwarded later John G3OGE Many thanks for the information John. 73 de Tony es Suzanne

Fellow Clifton members, John Rose (G3OGE) phoned me today with the sad news that Peter Bailey (G3PJB) passed away on Saturday 10th July whilst in hospital. The information came from Peter’s daughter who contacted John (G3OGE). There are no other details regarding funeral arrangements etc. Rest assured I will circulate any further information should it become available. I am sure our thoughts are with Peter’s family at this time. 73 de Tony es Suzanne.

Whatho Gang, I am sure you will join with Suzanne and myself in sending congratulations to John Lambert G3FNZ today on his 91st birthday. John was one of the founding members of the Clifton. Have a great day John! 73 es 88 de Tony es Suzanne

Whatho Fellow Cliftonaires, Firstly, I trust this e-mail finds you all safe and well and looking forward to a super summer with improving conditions both on the wireless and weather front. Lawrie (G4FAA) e-mailed suggesting we hold a ‘pre-release net’ or ‘pre-Demob net’ on Sunday 18th July…………. An excellent optimistic reason as ever from Lawrie! As a result The next Clifton Country Club net will be on Sunday 18th July at 1400Hrs GMT (3pm BST) on or near 3.690Mhz +/- Why not fire up the transceiver and join the gang on 80m to see how your Clifton pals have been faring and what they are planning to do after ‘release day’ on 19th July. Needless to say, the return to full relaxation of restrictions still depends on the status of the virus ‘D’ variant. So fingers crossed! Catch you on the wireless! 73 es stay safe de Tony es Suzanne. PS. A very warm welcome to Clive GW0PPO on joining the group

Hi folks test post to g3ghn which replaces the old g3ghn yahoo group. Hopefully ot will provide a platform for group members tp broadcast info of general interest in particular about Clifton nets and news of Clitonites! best 73,s all and HNY - roll on the vaccine! lawrie G4FAA( jan 5th. 07899855166)

Hi everyone Lawrie, myself and others enjoyed a blast from the past last night (Thurs 18 March). Cray Valley had a Zoom lecture given by Nick Bradley G4IWO from the Denby Dale club . Nick turned out to be a former Clifton member. One of Nick's slides featured the old white field day which became known as the 'Agincourt Special' due to its timeless medieval design. It was a square shaped bell tent with a central and very substantial wooden pole which sorted a magnificent finial ball on the top which presumably stopped the rain from going down inside. Nick reminisced over those outings with Jakey at the helm and remembered that we used a farm on the North Downs but could not recall the name. Yours truly came to his rescue with, of course, 'White Hill Farm' above Shoreham Village. I did not overlap membership with Nick despite doing quite a few HF NFDs up there. My memories were mainly of Jakey, Peter G3RQZ, Dave G3JJZ and Cyril G3DIC as the principal operators with myself and Alan Broadstock G3XTO (who joined the club as Bill Martin's protegee and took the morse test with me) as apprentice operators/loggers. The many G8s at the time (APV, AQD, CCL, DDW, DIU) plus Norman Moore, Dave Reed and Mr Fletcher (Steve's Dad) formed the logistics department. Apologies to any I may have forgotten to include. Frank G3WMR

Whatho Gang, Just to say how much I appreciate the historical insight given by John (G3FNZ) into the background, activities and personalities involved in the ‘early days’ of the Clifton. Keep it coming John it is all fascinating stuff. More so as I am one of those who joined fairly late in day (circa 1981), when club meetings were held in the upstairs room of the New Cross Inn, at the junction of Clifton Rise and New Cross Road. 73 es stay safe Tony es Suzanne.

Hi Chaps a few more comments re the early days of the club For theD/F outings some members built their own receivers but others used the receiver part of the ex gov type 68 set. The RSGB field day at Mansfield park was big learning curve as our r kit was mains powered r so we had to use car battery plus a rotary converter and an ex gov petrol generator. This latter was not strong enough so had to shut down every hour to /recharge - One year to celebrate a club anniversary (possible 15 yrs) we had a semi formal dinner for members and partners at Catford cricket club . As my father was president of the cricket club I was able have the use of the club rooms for free so kept the cost to reasonable level. That’s enough waffle from me 73 John G3FNZ

Hi everyone, I know several of you collect vintage kit, but does anyone have a working teleprinter? You may be aware that I do most of my radio now with the local Scouts at Gilwell Park and we are designing a "code breaking" Scout activity to be delivered in a Bletchley Park style hut. A rattling teleprinter pulling some rtty signals off the air might add something to the feel of the activity and I wondered if there is one we could borrow, or if it is delicate then the owner would be welcome to join us to look after his pride and joy. I appreciate that this isnt what really happened in WWII, but a 15 year old wont know the difference! 73 Steve, M0BPQ PS - might be immaterial if not scout events run this summer!

Hello Gang, Yesterday’s atrocious conditions on 80m apparently prevented all but the well located and well equipped stations from being heard. Peter (G3PJB) tenaciously called against a deluge of noise and shuddering QSB. At best he was 2&3 here in Norfolk, it took several attempts to resolve his call-sign. Even Peter (G3RQZ) was not his normal ‘needle bending’ self. His signals hovered around 57 and only once or twice reached +20db for fleeting moments courtesy of his TL922 linear. Both Peter (G3RQZ) and I struggled to resolve Peter’s (G3PJB) transmissions without much success. After a brief discussion of our experiences of obtaining our Covid vaccinations and leaving several extended gaps for other others to join, Peter and I decided it was pointless to continue. We therefore closed the net at 3pm. Following the net I received an apology from Lawrie G4FAA via the G3GHN reflector. Lawrie went on to suggest we have the next CC Net to mark being released from the third ‘lockdown’. May I suggest we wait and see what Boris has to announce at this evening’s press conference. Thanks to all those who tried to join the net but were defeated by the conditions. To think that only a few days ago 80m was in such good shape my 5w QRP signals were gaining 599 reports. Strange business this wireless, 73 es 88s de Tony es Suzanne.