Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society Special Event Amateur Radio
Station GB0BON - June 19th 2011

2011 is the 366th anniversary of the Battle of Naseby, the decisive
battle of the English civil war. The battle took place on the 14th
June 1645 in the small hamlet of Naseby just south of the town of
Market Harborough in Leicestershire. In June 2010 a small group of
locally based licenced Radio Amateurs, who were all members of the
Welland Valley Amateur Radio society, decided to put a special event
amateur radio station on air to commemorate the battle.

After the outstanding success of 2010's field day at Rupert's
Viewpoint the Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society are to put a
special event amateur radio station on in June 2011. We have obtained
the same special call sign from the regulator Ofcom, GB 0 BON, and
have again obtained permission from the land owners, to use the land
to the rear of the car park to set up the the station and the
antennas. The station is being run to commemorate the 366th
anniversary of the Battle of Naseby that was won by Cromwell's new
model army and put an end to three years of civil war. This year our
main day of operation will be the 19th June when we will be set up and
open to visitors from 0900 British Summer Time (08:00 UTC) until the
petrol in our generator runs out. Visitors will be able to see and
hear Short Wave (HF) Amateur Radio in operation and talk to local
Amateurs about the hobby. There will also be a small display of other
radios and the opportunity for anyone who has an interest in radio to
find out how to obtain a licence.

As in 2010 the station will be located at Rupert's Viewpoint just
south of Market Harborough in Leicestershire on the Clipston Road.
Rupert's Viewpoint is one of the highest vantage points in the area
and was chosen by Prince Rupert because of the all-round field of view
it gave him. It is also a superb location for a VHF and UHF station
for the same reasons. It is also ideal for HF giving us as it does
plenty of room to erect long wire antennas clear of trees and other
obstructions. Another benefit is that we have permission to use the
large flagpole to mount our antennas.

Rupert's Viewpoint and the other areas of interest on and around the
battle field are maintained by The Naseby Battlefield Project, a
Registered Charity.

Peter Rivers
G4XEX
Secretary Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society
Email
Tel 01858 432105 01858 432105


QSL information for Radio Amateurs and SWL's
http://www.qrz.com/db/g4xex

Further information

Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society
http://www.wvars.com/

Battlefield Trust
http://www.naseby.com/index.html

History of the Battle
http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/...ter-naseby.htm


--

* * * *



----------
You are receiving this bulletin because you are subscribed to an electronic mailing list.
For more information or to change your subscription please visit:
http://rac.eton.ca/racbullemail.htm