Admission £15 includes a buffet lunch plus beverages during the day. Three course dinner costs £30. 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. Registration has been open since mid 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 2 November:
09.30 | Doors open | Doors open for registration | |
09.30 | 10.30 | Opening | Coffee, tea and biscuits available |
10.30 | 12.30 | Morning Session: Chair Martin Hall GM8IEM | |
10.30 | 10.35 | Welcome | Martin Hall GM8IEM (UK Microwave Group Scottish Representative) |
10.35 | 11.20 | Talk | Mark Hughes GM4ISM "Printed Circuit Boards for small projects" |
11.20 | 11.35 | Break | |
11.35 | 12.05 | Talk | Brian Flynn GM8BJF "Frequency Standards for Microwaves" |
12.05 | 12.30 | Break | Vacate lecture area to allow lunch preparation. In the museum: The GM4LBV Projects Trophy. The esteemed judges will be Ian White GM3SEK and David Stockton GM4ZNX. |
12.30 | 13.30 | LUNCH | |
13.30 | 17.00 | Afternoon session: Chair Andy Sinclair MM0FMF (President Lothians Radio Society) | |
13.30 | 14.15 | Talk | Malcolm Hamilton GM3TAL "Getting started on 23cm" |
14.15 | 14.45 | Break | |
14.45 | 15.30 | Talk | David Anderson GM6BIG "Working towards EME and DSN reception" |
15.30 | 15.40 | Award | Construction Competition Conclusion and Award - Ian White and David Stockton |
15.40 | 16.00 | Talk | Andrew Holland G4VFL - "A man portable QO100 2400MHz system" |
16.00 | 16.15 | Break | Tea and Coffee. Social Time. Winding up of measurement facilities. |
16.15 | 16.30 | Event close. Votes of thanks: Andy Sinclair MM0FMF | |
16.30 | 17.00 | Social time | |
17.00 | EXIT | End of event - the Museum closes | |
19.00 | Dinner in the Kingswood Hotel |
Measurement facilities are kindly provided by Brian Flynn GM8BJF in the museum during breaks.