Team GB0SNB and LEFARS joined up at the Secret Nuclear Bunker for some radio fun. The RSGB 50 MHz Trophy cup promotes activity on what can be a busy SPe weekend for 6M. The weekend is also combined with the International Museums Weekend, when stations activate from a museum site, allowing radio to promote other […]
At the SNBCG operating site we have the opportunity to out up some large antenna, and for some time we had wanted to try 472 KHz using George M1GEO WSPR transmitter. The plan was using the onsite 50m cellphone mast* to pull up some wire, and with some work hopefully, enough wire to have a […]
Today I was able to operate the special event call sign GB0SNB from the Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker. Hellschreiber was my mode of choice, its fun and easy to identify on the air and also quite rare. Operating was completed from the original home office radio room deep inside the bunker. Here you can see […]
Members of the newly formed Secret Nuclear Bunker Contest Group met for its inaugural Christmas dinner this weekend. The event was well attended by 10 members, enjoying a traditional Christmas dinner, crackers and unavoidable cracker jokes. Pre meal drinks, from left to right Chris G8OCV, Dave G7UVW, Bill G0BOF and George M1GEO. Left Kevin M0TBX and […]
On Saturday I operated from the Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker near Ongar. The bunker is a large 3 level underground site, with a 50 meter mast on the roof. The bunker was active until 1994. The bunker has a permanent special call sign GB0SNB and is open to the public as a museum. Working […]
Spent some time this weekend operating from the Secret Nuclear Bunker at Kelvedon with George M1GEO. The bunker has a permanent special call GB0SNB and we put this on the air both VHF and HF today. It was nice to see 7 MHz in good shape, full with the JOTA and WAG contest. Here are […]