Pre-War Activities
Before WWII District meetings, Conventionettes and Hamfests were all held in hotels and involved a 5 course meal. These programs were signed by many of those present. Some photographs of events and detailed scans of the programmes are available by clicking this paragraph.
See also some QSL cards of Bristol Amateurs, the main history page where there are links to views of some early shacks and this list of attendees at the events.
Post WW2 Activities
There were 18 members present at the first meeting after the war and numbers rose steadily during the first year to around 36. In these early days meetings seem to have taken place in members homes. Each meeting included a talk, either by a member or by a visitor. During the first year the titles included :-
- Post War Station Planning April 22nd., 1945 G6RB, Arthur Bartlett
- Station Planning May 27th., 1945 G5KT, Ken Harvey
- Amplifiers June 24th., 1945 G6VF, Mr. S.M. Illman
- Demonstration of a Signal Tracer July 29th., 1945 G2HFG, Bill Edwards
- A Signal Generator September 23rd., 1945 G5KT, Ken Harvey
- A Cathode Ray Oscilloscope November 29th., 1945 G6VF, Mr. S.M. Illman
- RADAR in the R.A.F. December 20th., 1945 G5UH, Reg Griffin
- The 56 Mc/s Band February 22., 1946 G6TO
- Trans-Atlantic Contact with a Single Chassis 807 Transmitter March 22nd., 1946 G2BAR, Bert Uppington
The 1980 AGM
Click here for a larger image and details of the attendees.