Admission £12 includes a buffet lunch plus beverages during the day. Three course dinner costs £28. Both are to be paid on arrival at the Museum of Communication, cash only; there is an ATM across the street, but please bring correct change if possible. Please register early, because places are limited by capacity of the venue. We expect registration to open in early July.
Please note that if you book for the daytime event and/or the Dinner, you are committing to pay. GMRT is non-profit making with no surplus funds to cover non-attendance.
GMRT can accept cancellations up to 7 days before the event – use gm4hwo@gmail.com email address for cancellation / de-registration.
Programme as of 3 June:
09.30 | 10.30 | Opening | Coffee, tea and biscuits available |
10.30 | 12.30 | Morning Session: Chair Andy Sinclair MM0FMF | |
10.30 | 10.35 | Welcome | Martin Hall GM8IEM (UK Microwave Group Scottish Representative) |
10.35 | 11.15 | Talk | Mark Hughes GM4ISM "Test equipment for Amateur Radio" |
11.15 | 11.30 | Break | |
11.30 | 12.10 | Talk | Paul Dobie GM0PJD "Getting started on 23cm EME - the first 200 contacts" |
12.10 | 12.30 | Break | In the museum: The GM4LBV Projects Trophy. The esteemed judges will be Ian White GM3SEK and David Stockton GM4ZNX. |
12.30 | 13.45 | LUNCH | |
13.45 | 16.15 | Afternoon session: Chair Brian Flynn GM8BJF | |
13.45 | 14.30 | Talk | Neil Smith G4DBN "Reconstructing Cold War Spy Bugs" |
14.30 | 15.00 | Break | |
15.00 | 15.40 | Talk | Gavin Taylor GM0GAV "Microwave in Mobile Networks" |
15.40 | 15.50 | Award | Construction Competition Conclusion and Award - Ian White and David Stockton |
15.50 | 16.15 | Break | Closing remarks from the Chair and organisers. Tea and Coffee. Social Time. Winding up of measurement facilities. |
17.00 | EXIT | End of let | |
19.00 | Dinner in Kingswood Hotel |
Measurement facilities are kindly provided by Brian Flynn GM8BJF in the museum during breaks.