Walton Lifeboat Special Event Station May 12th & 13th 2018  GB6WLB Special Event Station   Every year May is the month to bring the sterling and brave work of the Lifeboat crews around the country to the fore during their MAYDAY month of activities. Originally the Special Event Station was operated by Herbie G6XOU from his home QTH but following the success of last years ILLW event, members of Colchester Radio Amateurs Club have joined Herbie and Harwich club members (HARIG) to bring this event to the public and hopefully raise some funds for the RNLI and support their work. Come along and visit us over the weekend, see how amateur radio works, meet the operators and perhaps pass a message "over the air" with the help of one of our operators. We will be located in the NAZE CAR PARK. WALTON. CO14 8LJ Weather and conditions permitting. PROPOSED EQUIPMENT HF RADIOS ANTENNAE Yaesu FT-1000mp, Mk5 80m Doublet for 40/80 Kenwood TS-590S Cushcraft MA-5B 20/17/15/12/10 Reserve Icom IC-7100 30ft Trailer Tower 2Off 5B4AGN Filter Sets & 2 Off CG3000 Antenna Matching Units Logging Macmini and iMac 24 late 2009 both running Skookumlogger software VHF RADIOS ANTENNAE Yaesu FT-847 Diamond X-510 Colinear Icom IC-7100 Twin Yagi Beams(stc) Logging, Lenovo Z51 & Log40M 60ft wind up tower with rotation DATA RADIOS ANTENNAE Yaesu FT-897D 10m Vert & Long Wire Antenna Yaesu FT-100D Snowdonia 360 vertical + radials SGC - 237 ATU & Yaesu FC - 20 ATU LIVE Operating frequencies will be posted on our Facebook page WALTON LIFEBOAT POTTED HISTORY The station was opened on November 18th 1884 by Baroness Bolsover with the newly installed Honourable Artillery Company (ON 31), a 37ft x 9ft self righter built by Forrest of Limehouse. Her first call came that very evening to red flares spotted 12 miles off shore near the Sunk light vessel. In her 16 years of service she launched 84 times and saved 132 souls. 6 further boats came and went on station in the following years and then in 2011 the current boat. Irene Muriel Rees (ON 1299) took station. This Tamar class boat is packed with electronics and has a pair of 10,001bhp Caterpillar diesels giving 25kts, 250 nautical mile range, is 16.3m long and 5.3m wide and is crewed by seven volunteer lifeboat crew. For more information on the WALTON LIFEBOAT click here |
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