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****** Windmills on the Air 2012 Official Station ******** GB2UW is operated by Havering ARC for Windmills on the Air QSL INFORSGB Bureau orEQSL.CC
GB2UW. This mill will be run by ops M0MAC Jim, G3JSR Peter, M1MOG Mike and Dave M0TAZ. We will be active on HF and VHF on both Saturday and Sunday. Look out for us on 40 and 80m both days, we also hope to be active on PSK and RTTY
Upminster Windmill was built by James Nokes, a local farmer, in 1803. It is a Grade II* listed building and in terms of quality, completeness and significance it is widely considered to be amongst the very best remaining English smock mills.
Flour was produced until 1910 though the Mill continued to grind animal feed until 1934, by which time further production was uneconomic. The Mill and its many outbuildings, including
two mill houses, then became derelict.
In 1960 Essex County Council demolished the outbuildings though in the following years repairs were undertaken enabling the Mill to be opened to the public, staffed by volunteers, in 1967.
   More history on the mill can be found http://www.upminsterwindmill.co.uk/index3.htm Havering will be running 2 windmills this year. Look out for our other mills Mountnessing GB4MW, This mill will be run by John M0UKDActive on HF and VHF.
Havering and District Amateur Radio Club run a full program of lectures and events thought the year, we meet each Wednesday in Hornchurch from 7.30pm. We run training and exams for all levels, Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced. More information on Havering radio club can be found on our website http://www.haveringradioclub.co.uk Last modified: 2012-05-12 18:47:34, 6073 bytes cached
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