Watson's Radio Club
OUTLINE HISTORY OF THE RADIO CLUB
Significant Dates (some are approx)
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1930s G6AF William Anderson (Science staff) - first known licensee.
1937 Radio Club started by Mr Bill Lyall (Physics)
1939-45 Club closed during WWII (Mr. Lyall in RAF)
1946 Club revived by Mr. Lyall
1947 Taken over by Mr John Hughes (Physics)
1949 First report published in the Watsonian; thereafter fairly regularly.
1952 Tom Simpson GM3BCD joined Staff of Technical Department
1955 Station GM3BCD established in room under stage; 20m dipole antenna.
- 1st QSO with Bill Sutherland GM3JWS (Watsonian) in Edinburgh
1956 John Hughes obtained call GM3LCP
1958 Cubical Quad antenna installed on school roof
- 1st QSO was with Argentina!
1959 First exhibition - 'Careers in Electronics'
1959 GM3BCD leading Scottish station in RSGB 21/28MHz contest
1960 Congo emergency - signals received from 9Q5HF passed to missionary
society HQ in London (press story)
1961 Visit by President G2EC & Secretary G2MI of RSGB (press story)
1961 GM3BCD/P operated in RSGB National Field Day from school grounds.
1961 First licensed pupil: Michael Senior GM3PAK
1965 Second exhibition - 'Careers in Electronics'