{"id":1158,"date":"2014-03-21T17:02:36","date_gmt":"2014-03-21T17:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gx8srs.wordpress.com\/?page_id=1158"},"modified":"2023-10-10T12:10:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T11:10:54","slug":"alan-gurnhill-g0row","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.g8srs.co.uk\/legacy\/alan-gurnhill-g0row\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Gurnhill G0ROW"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I first became interested in Radio at the age of 13.\u00a0 I started building crystal sets and then one valve and two valve sets.\u00a0 With these radios I heard Radio Amateurs and curiosity got the better of me and I had to find out more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started work as a Metal Fabricator at the age of 15 and as soon as I got some money together I bought two ex army receivers from the radio shops which were then situated in Shudehill Manchester. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1965 I married and continued with SWL.  2 children came along so expansion was limited as family life took over. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In1987 I did my RAE for my VHF licence and received the call sign G1ROW.  I later took the morse test in 1992 and then received my HF licence G0ROW.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I joined SRS which then met at Dialstone Centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I retired at 63 from my position of Purchasing Manager and found myself with more time to enjoy the hobby.  I met the late Jim Barlow G3VOU at SRS and he gave me a lot of encouragement to get more involved.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was invited to join the committee in 2010 and one of the first things I did was reinstate the clubs nets on VHF and HF on Tuesday evenings from my home QTH using the call sign G8SRS and this ran for a number of years. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The opportunity came along to plan and site aerials at Walthew House and I formed a sub committee of 4 to achieve this.  The club nets now run from  HQ at Walthew and I have become a mentor for the On Air Team to help members operate. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of my other committee duties is to invigilate over most of the exams for the various licences. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My main interests are SSB HF and collecting paper QSL cards.  On December 16th 2014, I was elected President of Stockport Radio Society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alan Gurnhill G0ROW  <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I first became interested in Radio at the age of 13.\u00a0 I started building crystal sets and then one valve and two valve sets.\u00a0 With these radios I heard Radio Amateurs and curiosity got the better of me and I had to find out more.\u00a0 I started work as a Metal Fabricator at the age… <\/p>\n

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