SEARS, the South Essex Amateur Radio Society, launched in 1982. In celebration of the club’s 35th Anniversary, members met at the club’s new venue on Kiln Road, Thundersley for a celebratory meeting. This took place on Tuesday the 8th of August 2017.
A special 25th anniversary cake had been purchased for the evening, and very tasty it was too!
Allen G7CDO, the member who has been a member of the club for the longest period of time, was there for the celebration, and the committee outlined plans for a couple of upcoming events, with the next being at the Canvey Yacht Club on the 19th of August.
There was a short break in proceedings at 19:38, when a group of members headed outside to try to hear the ISS downlink, part of the YOTA 2017 event at Gilwell Park (See YOTA 2017 ARISS Contact). Sadly, due to a downlink issue, the contact didn’t go ahead, although a successful contact occurred on the following orbital path.
Well done to all concerned for organising a celebratory meet-up in honour of 35 years of SEARS.
Related Links
- South Essex Amateur Radio Society Website
- SEARS Club Profile
- Essex Ham’s reports on recent SEARS events
- Promote your club events on Essex Ham
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Lovely pictures and report Essex ham, was a very nice evening xx
Really enjoyed the evening, and rounded off nicely with the ISS contact with YOTA at Gilwell Park, nice to see how much the space authorities have for amateur radio operators to allow Paulo to not only take more time out from his normal duties but also allow him to switch to one of the other modules, Well done Ariss. Greatest respect to them all
Nice photos but, i noticed in the 4th line of the report it says 25th instead of 35th. Purely a typo error, typed up late at night. Glad to hear everyone enjoyed the evening, not many clubs around can boast more than 30 years.