Young M3 shows the way

Matthew, M3LIX, was one of the successful candidates from the Colchester Radio Amateurs (CRA) Foundation assessment day held last October.

He recently submitted an article for publication to 'Monitor', the monthly magazine of the ISWL. The following is a summary of Matthews’s activities since then based on
the article.

Matthew thought it would be a good idea to establish a Radio Club at his Anglo European School. He wrote to his Headmaster who supported the idea and asked the staff for help. As luck would have it, Mike, a science teacher, was
licensed as G8DJO. He enlisted the help of a friend, Ulrich (MØASF), to get the project off the ground.

Thanks to Matthew’s enthusiasm plus the support of Mike and Ulrich, six out of seven candidates passed the required assessments on July 19th. Unfortunately the Headmaster died suddenly just before the Club got up and running.

In recognition of his enterprise, Matthew has been given a Jack Petchey Award, this award is given in schools and youth organisations to reward initiative within the community.

As the new school term gets underway, the new M3’s will be on-air using equipment won on e-bay. The students have built a trapped dipole (with a few teething problems which they will no doubt overcome). Future plans include a new antenna and a PSK station.

I am sure that readers will wish Matthew and his fellow students well for the future with the School Station.

Congratulations to him for his hard work and persistence.
It makes a nice change to see a positive piece of news in support of the three tier licensing structure.

Well done Matthew.

Kevan 2E0WMG
Colchester Radio Amateurs (CRA)
http://www.g3co.ccom.co.uk/

Kevan 2E0WMG organises the Foundation and Intermediate Amateur Radio tuition sessions and exams for the Colchester club. For further information contact him on 07766 543784 or by email to
colchesterradioamateurs@<no spam>hotmail.co.uk

(reproduced with permission from the CRA newsletter)

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