TV's Tim Hunkin to open Norfolk Amateur Radio Club's new shack

Inventor Tim Hunkin, presenter of the TV series 'The Secret Life of Machines' is set to open the Norfolk Amateur Radio Club's (NARC) new radio shack at 7.30pm on Wednesday 6th October 2010.

The club has been meeting at the Eaton CNS School for a couple of years, but has now put together a large dedicated, lockable cabinet in one of the classrooms, which will hold the club's HF and VHF/UHF equipment. New permanently-installed antennas have also been added giving members the chance to operate at the club's regular meetings, held every Wednesday throughout the year.

Tim Hunkin, who is a talented engineer and skilled cartoonist, will be guest of honour at the club's grand opening night during ham week, unveiling the new shack and giving a talk about his life and work.

Some of Tim's inventions can be seen in the “Secret Life of the Home” gallery at London's Science Museum and in the “Science in the Dock” object theatre at Glasgow Science centre. Other imaginative creations made by Tim can also be found on Southwold Pier in Suffolk.

But Tim is probably best known as a presenter on “The Secret Life Of Machines”, a TV series made for Channel 4 in the late 80s and subsequently shown on the Discovery Channel.

David Palmer, G7URP, NARC’s honorary chairman, said:
“We are very pleased to welcome Tim to our club and are confident he will inspire a new generation of radio amateurs and engineers. We have been planning the shack for a long time and all radio enthusiasts, whether they are NARC members or not, will be very welcome to attend the open evening on 6 October.”

Norfolk Amateur Radio Club (NARC)
http://www.norfolkamateurradio.org/

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