G3KMI: Difference between revisions

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The old G3KMI shack, now the Meeting Room in B40.

G3KMI/GX3KMI is the callsign of the Southampton University Club Station. The callsign has been held by the Club since 1955, this was until the Club went inactive around 1998. The callsign was then recovered on the 4th May 2011.

The Club station does not currently have a permanent home. We are reclaiming the mast on the side of B40, so we can use the original 'shack' room. However access to the mast is a big issue.

Portable Operation

Due to the current lack of a permanent home, or 'shack', the club sets up temporary, 'portable' stations to activate G3KMI.

So far several of these have been set up on the Southampton Common as well as on the coast near Milford-on-Sea with generally a good deal of success.

7th May 2011 - Demonstration Station at May Festival. (Plan on SOWNWiki)
12th June 2011 - Outing to Milford-on-sea. (Plan on SOWNWiki)
1st July 2011 - Evening set up on the Common.

Club Kit

FT-101EE 100W Valve HF Transceiver
FL-2000b 1500W Valve HF Linear Amp
1.5KW SWR Meter
Scaffold poles
Mast Rotator
2m Co-linear Antenna

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-[[File:G3KMI_oldshack.jpg|frame|right|The old G3KMI shack (now a SUSU office.)]]
+[[File:G3KMI_oldshack.jpg|frame|right|The old G3KMI shack, now the Meeting Room in B40.]]
-G3KMI is the callsign of the Southampton University Club Station.
+G3KMI/GX3KMI is the callsign of the Southampton University Club Station. The callsign has been held by the Club since 1955, this was until the Club went inactive around 1998. The callsign was then recovered on the 4th May 2011.
-The callsign has been held by the Club since 1955, this was until the Club went inactive around 1998. The callsign was then recovered on the 4th May 2011.
+The Club station does not currently have a permanent home. We are reclaiming the mast on the side of B40, so we can use the original 'shack' room. However access to the mast is a big issue.
-The club does not currently have a permanent home, subsequently much of the kit is stored with members, and activation is most often done portable (G3KMI/P).
 == Portable Operation ==
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 == Club Kit ==
-* [[FT-101EE]] 100W Valve HF Transceiver - With GBL
+* [[FT-101EE]] 100W Valve HF Transceiver
-* [[FL-2000b]] 1500W Valve HF Linear Amp - With GBL
+* [[FL-2000b]] 1500W Valve HF Linear Amp
-* 1.5KW SWR Meter - With GBL
+* 1.5KW SWR Meter
-* Scaffold poles - With DN
+* Scaffold poles
-* Mast Rotator - With DN
+* Mast Rotator
-* 2m Co-linear Antenna - With DN
+* 2m Co-linear Antenna
 [[Category:Callsigns]]