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Company which tried to bring Formula One to Donington in administration

• Donington Ventures Leisure Ltd holds meetings with staff
• Lost 17-year contract to stage British grand prix last month

guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 18 November 2009 15.28 GMT

The company which tried to take the British grand prix to Donington Park is in administration, according to reports. Photograph: Tom Jenkins

The company which tried to bring Formula One to Donington Park has gone into adminstration, according to the BBC.

Donington Ventures Leisure Limited lost a 17-year contract to stage the British grand prix last month after failing to raise £135m from a bond issue to upgrade facilities.

It is understood the firm's 40 full-time staff were called to meetings at the circuit today to be updated on the situation, and that the decision to put the company into the hands of administrators will be confirmed shortly.

Alex Lister G8FCQ

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#655

From: "Richard Urwin" <Richard.Urwin@...>
Date: Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:03 pm
Subject: Lightning protection

Richard.Urwin@...

http://www.jeffreycsmith.flyer.co.uk/

I just came across this interesting bodge courtesy of Electronics Weekly and thought LRS members might be interested.

It is a way of automatically disconnecting electronic equipment before lightning strikes, and automatically reconnecting it after the storm has passed. As designed it is for a computer and telephone line, but a radio aerial feeder could be switched the same way.

Richard Urwin, G6RRJ

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#654

From: g3lrs@...
Date: Mon Jun 1, 2009 12:55 pm
Subject: Talk - Enigma and Coding update with John Alexander G7GCK , 1/6/2009, 20:00

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#653

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Sat May 2, 2009 8:01 am
Subject: Fw: Tony G1YEZ

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Just rxd from G4AFJ
Many at LRS will remember Tony as an active supporter of the club on field days,
A valued LRS Committee member and one of the LARS management committee.

Alex Lister G8FCQ

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Subject: Tony G1YEZ

Dear All,

Irene, Tony Lord’s yf, called in to see us the other day and had some sad news to report. Tony, G1YEZ, died in January this year. Initially he was diagnosed with cancer of the bladder and that was successfully treated but then it was discovered that the cancer was spreading and he finally succumbed in January.

73, Geoff, G4AFJ

#652

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:28 am
Subject: Leicester Show to be held at Donington one last time

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Also in GB2RS this week

In a message from Geoff Dover, G4AFJ, the Leicester Amateur Radio Show committee has announced that the Leicester Show will be held at Donington one last time. Due to the planned demolition of the exhibition building, the date has had to be brought forward to 4 and 5 September. The Donington management have assured the organisers that there will be no major race meeting that weekend so there shouldn’t be any repeat of the traffic problems that affected some earlier years. More information from Geoff by e-mail to geoffg4afjaol.com.

#651

From: g3lrs@...
Date: Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:01 am
Subject: Junk and Treasure sale, 27/4/2009, 20:00

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#650

From: g3lrs@...
Date: Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:02 pm
Subject: Junk and Treasure sale, 27/4/2009, 20:00

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#649

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:13 am
Subject: Donnington

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Off topic Wireless wise
But interesting never the less.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8015028.stm

Alex Lister G8FCQ

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#648

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:38 pm
Subject: TONIGHT

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Hi
If anyone kicking about tonight pse give G4SJX or G8FCQ a call
data section of 80 mrs
2000 -2130 thanks

Alex Lister G8FCQ

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#647

From: "bty16745622" <m0kvn.kevin@...>
Date: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 am
Subject: Re: SAT at LRS

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NOTHING ON THE CLUB WEBSITE ALEX

73 DE KEV

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> Was a club work day scheduled for this Saturday ?
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> Alex Lister G8FCQ
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#646

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 am
Subject: HF at LRS

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Point taken. re Shack management
We do have a switch, In fact we have two. Plus dummy loads.
Was hoping to use a double pole coax relay so that both radios would be permanently connected.
ie Beam to Ts950 long wire to ICOM. as default.
Switch would then automatically change over to TS950 to wire Icom to beam.
Always been concerned someone could cross connect the Tranceivers !!

I even have some coax and plugs to make up some more sensible leads.
We just need a body to do a quality install..

HF beam needs some serious work we think there is a missing strap,
Coax re route etc
Also some urgent mtce required on P40 winch.

Again bodies always required !

BYEeeeeeeeeeeeee
Enough radio.
Dusting duties and Allotment calling .

Alex Lister G8FCQ

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From: N FINN <m0kvn.kevin@...>
To: g3lrs@...
Sent: Thursday, 23 April, 2009 10:27:40 AM
Subject: [g3lrs] TS950

Good news about the club HF shack main transceiver, at long last.

I think it would be a good idea to now set it back up in the shack with the two associated antennas i.e. beam and long wire / dipole, connected via a switch. This way all members will be able to use the HF shack.

Any antenna experiments could then take place using the other less expensive rig which is also the one to use on field days.

73 de Kev M0KVN

#645

From: N FINN <m0kvn.kevin@...>
Date: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:27 am
Subject: TS950

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Good news about the club HF shack main transceiver, at long last.

Any antenna experiments could then take place using the other less expensive rig which is also the one to use on field days.

73 de Kev M0KVN

#644

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:26 am
Subject: Fw: Kenwood TS-950 repair Rig now repaired.

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Rig now repaired.

1.    Mains lead also re-secured.
2.    Plus Noisy pots fixed.
3.    Looks as if we need to look at a Humidity control and 24 hour mains supply for HF shack.
            Confirmed carriage and Insurance included.
                FB service from Martin Lynch and Son.
                    Better than ur average CB rig Doctor.!!

Perhaps the member who has club TS950cardboard box pse return it or should we charge him ?

Rig Should arrive tomorrow.
May try it out on 160 Sunday evening.
To see how it performs on a decent antenna !
Bill from me to follow ! (diesel only)

Alex Lister G8FCQ

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From: ML&S Workshop <Workshop@...>
To: alexcom22@...
Sent: Wednesday, 22 April, 2009 4:37:45 PM
Subject: Kenwood TS-950 repair

Hello Alex,

I have now completed my diagnosis on your radio club’s Kenwood Radio. The main problem is caused by poor connections to a control PCB it also required a CPU reset. The total cost of repair including VAT and return carriage would be £79-01p.

Kind regards,

Richard Whiting (Workshop Manager).

ML&S Martin Lynch & Sons Ltd

Outline House

73 Guildford Street

Chertsey, Surrey KT16 9AS U.K.

tel: +44 (0) 1932 567 333 fax: +44 (0) 1932 567 222

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#643

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:27 am
Subject: SAT at LRS

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Was a club work day scheduled for this Saturday ?

Alex Lister G8FCQ

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#642

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Sun Apr 19, 2009 4:23 pm
Subject: CLUBS TS 950 SDX

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Clubs tranceiver now in the (I hope !), Capable hands of Martin Lynch .
May need a volunteer to pick up if proves economical to repair.

Alex Lister G8FCQ

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#641

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:12 am
Subject: ANTENNA EVALUATION Bribary and corruption

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Anyone kicking around tomorrow Wednesday ?

20.00 - 21.30 local time

3.600-3.650 3.700-775

Would appreciate a call on 80 mrs SSB

Evaluation of the new G4SJX antenna

Pse call G4SJX or G8FCQ

Any call to us both = a free cup of tea @ LRS

Alex Lister G8FCQ

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#640

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Thu Apr 9, 2009 2:05 pm
Subject: Saturday, 18 April, 2009

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Again from RSGB NEWS

Saturday, 18 April, 2009 SSB SPRINT

Perhaps from LRS ?
Good training opportunity HF BANDS PHONE (sadly not top band !)
The SSB EU Sprint takes place on 18 April. The EU Sprint website at www.eusprint.com contains all the details as well as information on the QSO format, which hopefully will be more familiar now, as a result of the RSGB 80m sprints. The interesting thing about the EU Sprints is the multi-band nature of the event, as it takes place on 80, 40 and 20m.

#639

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Thu Apr 9, 2009 1:59 pm
Subject: World Amateur Radio Day Activity

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From RSGB NEWS Today

World Amateur Radio Day Activity

Every year, 18 April is a special day for radio amateurs from all over the world. It is a celebration to commemorate the formation of the International Amateur Radio Union. A special event award, the WARD 2009 Award is being issued by the Polish Radio Amateurs’ magazine QTC and the PZK for this year’s event. There will be eleven special event stations active between 16 and 19 April to commemorate World Amateur Radio Day, each with WARD at the end of the special callsign, for example 3Z0WARD. Details of the award can be found at www.ward.pzk.pl. eQSL cards will be available for printing from the website: www.ward.pzk.pl/ and paper QSL are via SP2FAP.

#638

From: "Richard Urwin" <Richard.Urwin@...>
Date: Thu Apr 9, 2009 12:07 pm
Subject: RE: Linux@LRS

Richard.Urwin@...

I have Ubuntu, and the PC ear-marked for radio work - the eeePC - has a variant of Debian, which is compatible.

However I have not yet got around to doing more than ear-marking it. I'm on the list for a radio-PC interface unit project at LRS, but until I get that built I wont be doing anything for real.

Having said that, feel free to ask me about Linux and/or Ubuntu issues.

I've done a bit of searching, and could not find anything obviously better than gMFSK.

Richard Urwin, G6RRJ

From: g3lrs@... [mailto:g3lrs@...] On Behalf Of ALEX LISTER
Sent: 09 April 2009 11:32
To: G3LRS; michael@...; topband@googlegroups.com
Cc: john1423@...
Subject: [g3lrs] Linux@LRS

John
Posted on LRS Yahoo as we have some LINUX types there.
Might be worth a post on topband@googlegroups.com

Anyone with LINUX @ LRS I know some of u do run it ?
Replies to
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Sent: Thursday, 9 April, 2009 9:23:17 AM
Subject: [dmuars] Data mode software for Linux

Hi,

Does anyone have experience with AR data mode software running on Linux?
It needs to support RTTY, PSK31 and CW. I'm running the Ubuntu
distribution and have found a package called gMFSK and loaded it. At a
glance it looks like it has all the features. Has anyone used this and
can comment or have you found better applications?

Any thoughts appreciated.

73,

John.

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#637

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Thu Apr 9, 2009 10:32 am
Subject: Linux@LRS

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John
Posted on LRS Yahoo as we have some LINUX types there.
Might be worth a post on topband@googlegroups.com

Anyone with LINUX @ LRS I know some of u do run it ?
Replies to
john1423@...

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From: "john1423@..." <john1423@...>
To: dmuars@yahoogroups.com; FRARS all <all@...>
Sent: Thursday, 9 April, 2009 9:23:17 AM
Subject: [dmuars] Data mode software for Linux

Hi,

Does anyone have experience with AR data mode software running on Linux?
It needs to support RTTY, PSK31 and CW. I'm running the Ubuntu
distribution and have found a package called gMFSK and loaded it. At a
glance it looks like it has all the features. Has anyone used this and
can comment or have you found better applications?

Any thoughts appreciated.

73,

John.

#636

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Tue Apr 7, 2009 4:47 pm
Subject: Alex NIL Points

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Good score Dave
SRI unable to op from home to give u some QRM
Or from LRS as forgot serial lead for my laptop.

Good News contact Linda can send u details if u need them.
You have win an Easter Egg (Smarties)

All the wine went first as Wine was the most popular prize !

From: Dave Page <dave1_page@...>
To: dmuars@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, 6 April, 2009 10:02:17 PM
Subject: Re: [dmuars] RSGB 80m CC

42 From me with QRP, at least 1 duff q. Managed to mess up the log again this week, but think I've reconstructed it correctly now....

Dave M0BKH

From: g0tph <g0tph@tphsystems. co.uk>
To: dmuars@yahoogroups. com
Sent: Monday, 6 April, 2009 21:34:45
Subject: [dmuars] RSGB 80m CC

Hi,

I got 82 QSOs (inc 1 duff = 81 good), QRP section.

Conditions seemed a little quiet I thought, and I only heard three stations with 100+ scores.

73,

Alan

#635

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Mon Apr 6, 2009 9:09 am
Subject: Fw: Whoops mising pictue !

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Subject: Whoops mising pictue !

Alex Lister G8FCQ

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#634

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Mon Apr 6, 2009 9:03 am
Subject: HOW NOT TO PUT UP AN ANTENNA

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alexcom22@btopenwor ld.com

For amusement purposes only !

Grey Box commercial balun Don't buy one of these.!

Also pics of highly recommended Fibre Glass Wind Surf mast abt 30 ft High.
Cheap available locally and very strong.

Ignore feeder close to tower will be moving between tower and House.

If i had more real estate then would prefer to mount HF antennas on a different mast .
It always seems to snag on something !

Anyway thought I would upload just to keep the old Gee Threes amused ?

Easter competition
Name the Mystery man.
He is on the wireless nearly every evening.

Alex Lister G8FCQ

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#633

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Sun Apr 5, 2009 2:21 pm
Subject: EGGS R US

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Tony
re 23 cms Mast
Have 14mm Bit which according to instruction on M8 rawbolts should fit our bolts.

May be in New Parks area tommorow,
Might be able to get on with hole drilling.
Hope also to op also in the CW CC80 maybe /M.
Will put my phone in pocket.
Sent direct as not sure if ur on Yahoo fwding site.

I have been told that :-

Tomorrow MONDAY LRS is holding the Easter Egg Draw.
Tickets available from Linda.
Buy them now !!
Or before 20.00 Monday

Is it true SJX will be dressing up as a Rabbit ?

lf so I will put on my Easter Bonnet !

Anyone going as an Easter Fairy ?

Alex Lister G8FCQ

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#632

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Thu Apr 2, 2009 1:17 pm
Subject: NON RSGB CONTESTS

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Can anyone help with a site which gives Contest dates beyond April ?
I use the SM3CER site but nothing beyond this date.
Trying to find an HF contest suitable for beginners to coincide with one of the RSGB V/UHF events.
Tentavily looking at a HF SSB event on 16/17th May or August 144 low power date.

Alternative would be July 25th/26th IOTA on HF and find a near european contest on 144 MHZ same date ?

Alex Lister G8FCQ

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#631

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:34 am
Subject: Fw: [UK-CONTEST] 23 cms Antenna help pse

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To: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>; "uk-contest@..." <uk-contest@...>
Sent: Tuesday, 31 March, 2009 9:05:13 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] 23 cms Antenna help pse

ALEX LISTER wrote:
> At LRS we have a long Yagi for 23 cms, Approx abt 5 metre or longer.
> Think its WILMO or possibly Tonna
> Conventional elements ie not JVL loop.
> Elements are made from enamelled copper wire.

It sounds like a 55 elememt tonna.

If the elements stand off the boom on little plastic supports, maybe 40mm long then its a tonna.

A very good antenna, When I was in IO83 I used four in a box pattern for many years.

But once they have been in the sun (uv) for a season, the plastic element supports become very brittle, anything bigger than a starling will break elements off. I ended up sweeping the elements up off the drive. For that reason alone I wouldn't buy them these days. Driven element only rated 300W although even at much higher powers never had any issues.

From behind the mountains here I use a 2m dish rather than yagi's - but *if* I were in the market for a ready made product: Wimo make a range of SHF yagis that use a modern optimised design and are far more robust than the old Tonna. Sadly the economic downturn means antennas bought in Euro's are very expensive.

-- 73 de Paul GW8IZR IO73TI
http://www.gw8izr.com

#630

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:48 am
Subject: 23 cms Antenna help pse

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At LRS we have a long Yagi for 23 cms,
Approx abt 5 metre or longer.
Think its WILMO or possibly Tonna
Conventional elements ie not JVL loop.
Elements are made from enamelled copper wire.

Although maybe OK for Portable use the antenna has failed twice where the boom joints are connected.
Easily mended but for how long?

Basically its not robust enough for mounting at a respectable Height bearing mind the open aspects @ LRS.
Wondering perhaps sell it and thinking of something more modest.

Anyone got experience or recommend a suitable alternative.?
Robustness rather than performance !
Maybe something we can use with a TV type rotator rather than tying up the spare heavy duty rotator.

Anyone want to buy it for /P

Alex Lister G8FCQ

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#629

From: ALEX LISTER <alexcom22@...>
Date: Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:26 pm
Subject: Re: ONE show WIRELESS HISTORY

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Yes was spotted by many including Steve G4EOF !!

John Alexander who gave us the Enigma lecture also found many faults
However XYL thought it was quite good so anything she thinks is OK,
Wireless wise is FB here OM !
Not sure wether she will approve the possible new vertical system will wait till Plum Tree grows to hide the furthest top band support.
Before possibly sneaking in a modest HF vertical.
Now 260 ft on 160 Fully balanced using the mk3 xformer. Remote tuned.
But can only run 100 watts or so but hope to build a high powere remote ATU some time.
Furthur plans include a sloper 7 and 14 MHZ if works OK maybe forget vertical.
73

Alex Lister G8FCQ

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From: chris mortimer <chrisg0wbc@...>
To: g3lrs@...
Sent: Thursday, 26 March, 2009 6:15:15 PM
Subject: Re: [g3lrs] ONE show WIRELESS HISTORY

Intersting clip but when the guy was using the spark tx to send V he sent U !!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

Chris

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#628

From: "chris mortimer" <chrisg0wbc@...>
Date: Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:15 pm
Subject: Re: ONE show WIRELESS HISTORY

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Intersting clip but when the guy was using the spark tx to send V he sent U !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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#627

From: Paul Crichton <m1bpt@...>
Date: Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:31 pm
Subject: Re: ONE show WIRELESS HISTORY

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