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Printed in the Winsford Chronicle of 26th October 1978 the caption reads:
"THE Mid-Cheshire Amateur Radio Society, with over forty members are hoping more will join them.
The club meet every Wednesday at the Verdin School, Winsford, where the operate their "ham" radio
transmitter on the callsign "G3ZTT." Apart from their own broadcasts, they run a night school
class for beginners taking the radio amateurs' examinations"."
Those pictured Back Row: Peter G8HAV, Kaye Maldon (Nigel's girlfriend), Nigel Paterson G8PLR (later G4JOJ), Brian G8CFY (Now G4DVS), Ken Starnes G3JWK, Peter Dawson G8ERE
Front Row: Dave Pemberton, Arthur G3SIQ, Dave G4CAX, Neville Christie G8OQF, Mike G3PFR,
Phil Middleton G8WBM, Peter Linton G4LPX.
Thanks to Roland G0GZI, Garry G4IZL, Mike G4VSS and Arthur for filling in the blanks.
Verdin Grammar School was the second meeting place of MIDCARS after a small room in Oak House Farm on Swanlow Lane, Winsford. Now demolished.
From the same 1978 Winsford Chronicle page is a photo of the sveldt Dave G4CAX "ON THE AIR"
as G3ZTT.
He is pictured using the club's transmitter in Verdin Grammar School's Electrical Lab -
At the opposite end of the room to the photo above.
This was a demonstration put on for the local press.
The large box with 2 big dials is an ex GPO Wheatstone Bridge (Put there purely for show HI). In use is a transmitter made by G4HOD and used extensively in the early days of the club - Into a long wire antenna.
The "round thing" is a morse key mounted on a piece of slate.
The Verdin Grammar School's "Technical Activities Centre" was the club's meeting place from (earlier than) March 1969 until 1980 when the club amalgamated with the ICL Radio Club and moved to the ICL Sports and Social complex at Marton Park near Winsford.
This is G4CAX's Shack as used through Cycle 21.
The big image will show what equipment is in use.
This is cooking! burning a pig for a BBQ at Brians parents house in 1978. They stressed it should be well cooked.
Now carving the pig. Or what remains.
Later on - Ken Starnes G3JWK, Dave Borley G4CAX, Bill G8DTT.
Updated 2-Feb-2005 (G4DVS)