G3KMI

The old G3KMI shack in SUSU.

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 and has little kit, however we are working to rectify this. A Club station would allow us to enter Contests as a Club, as well as providing a proven and maintained setup for use by our members.

We have some photos of the old (pre-2000) G3KMI Club here.

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
• Cushcraft R7/R8 HF Vertical.