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GMRT 2024 Programme

 

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.