CALLING ALL RADIO HAMS

Society Opens Its Doors to Public

HAVE you ever wanted to know just what goes on in the world of the radio ham?
Tony Hancock opened up the air waves to a wider audience of course but devoted radio amateurs would not thank us for saying so. On Sunday, Medway Amateur Receiving and Transmitting Society will open its doors to the public in the grounds of the Cats Protection League HQ, Matts Hill, near Bredhurst. MARTS, as the group is known, is actually older than the BBC. It suffered a sad loss recently with the death of its president, Bill Nutton - call sign G6NU - affectionately known throughout the amateur radio world as Uncle. His death prompted a letter from Prince Philip who is the radio amateurs' patron. At the open day which starts at 11am, there will be various pieces of equipment and operators to explain how it all works, plus members of the RAYNET organisation who help out the county authorities in times of emergency. The Home Office has issued a series of special
cards for the day which will be sent out to radio amateurs who make calls to the special open day station and in years to come the cards, marked with a special City emblem, will be collectors' items. Extracted Kent Evening Post Friday February 19th 1982

A young Kevin G8VJU  and Derek G8JGT Operating 2M