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  1. All this mention of RAF museums !!! I must mention.. https://www.radarmuseum.co.uk/ Opens 29th March this year, closed Sundays and Mondays. Open 10:00 to 17:00, Allow 4 to 5 hours to get round it all. There are WW2 and Cold war lectures on twice each day. What guides there are in other rooms depends on the volunteers available each day. Most weeks, I'll be there for one day in the Radar history room.. My blazer is pressed and ready. Under a mile from Horning Staithe to the museum, well under if the ground is dry enough to cross the field by the public foot path.
  2. TheQ

    Crabbett's Marsh

    On old maps it shows a route through to the Bure from the broad, the current dyke was there as well. if you look at the photo, just to the right of the words River Bure. There's a dyke running mostly North from the river It came out there. A lot of Crabbetts marsh was water 150 years ago.
  3. Saw Rob Turner the wrought Iron workers van today, I've got a pedestrian gate by him still perfect after 20years..
  4. Just anti fouled my little boat, the sailing one that is. It was pressure washed at the end of last season, so very little preparation was needed. 1st coat 2.5 hours, unfortunately I've only enough for half the second coat, shortly I'll order some more. Currently I use VC 17M but that's not really suitable for motor boats on the broads, but is good for regularly used sailing boats. Had to hand in my S6, but the overalls were handy , they've long since worn out. Now I buy padded insulated overalls for the winter, keeps you much warmer, and drips of paint and antifoul don't soak through to you or your normal clothes.
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    My Day

    The radars rotated at 4 revolutions a minute, so every 15 seconds. I'd pick it up on my cassette recorder over a mile away... The Type 84 radar was 4 MW , the Type 85 when everything was all up and running could be 60MW , I think it was The T84 was the noisy one as an older design and its frequency was double that of TVs, much closer than the T85 which operated at roughly 5x TVs frequency. The current radar is only about 20kW so doesn't give that much problem.
  6. TheQ

    My Day

    I have access to original MOD photos of the site. No new underground bunkers were built after the original one, but embankments to protect some overground buildings were put in place at some points and new foundations/ cable ducts require big trenches, so there'd be a lot of spoil. The original bunker was commissioned in 1958, on February 16th 1966, it was burnt out (anniversary yesterday) sadly three Civilian firemen lost their lives. Divisional Officer, Gordon Dix Leading Fireman, Herbert Durant, Fireman John Holman. The site has been rebuilt several times, 1942, the R30 building, operations building was built, type 7 or 8 radars installed later followed by type 14 and type 13. 1958 Type 80 Radar and Fps 6 radars were installed 1963 Type 80 replaced by Type 84, ( the double sided radar dish still on site) By 1968 R12 building built with a Type 85 radar on top, along with 3 HF 200 nodding height finders Early 1970s R30 recommissioned to replace burnt out R3 bunker. Late 1980s topsoil removed from the R3 bunker , bunker re waterproofed, interior rebuilt and refitted. Early 90s Type 85 and HF200 removed, T84 decommissioned, Type 92 commissioned at Trimmingham. 1993 bunker recommissioned, museum given old R30 ops building. 2004 RAF Neatishead closure announced , shut 2006 2023, Radar at Trimmingham removed to Neatishead as Trimmingham site is now unstable.. The previous model maker built a 1/1000 model of RAF Neatishead 1942, I've done 1958, am nearing completion of 1982, the final one will be of today. The final one will be delayed slightly as I'm working on models of the radars that went ashore on DDay. One team of 180 RAF men with 4 radars and 27 vehicles went ashore on Gold Beach practically unscathed. The other went ashore on Omaha beach.... That's the beach "Saving Private Ryan" is based on, of the 180 men, 41 were injured and 12 died. Several medals were won, especially by the Padre, an airman and One of the officers. The Padre and a RAF medic for helping rescue/ treat injured men, and the officer ended up leading American soldiers off the beach.. Anyway why am I telling you this? If you come and visit the Radar Museum, you can see all of this, and maybe unlucky enough to meet me. I'm volunteering 1 day a week mostly Saturdays but when I can't make that Fridays. The Museum opens 10:00 til 17:00 I believe from March 29th for this season. Closed Sundays and Mondays, Allow at least 4 hours to go round, it's a rabbit warren of rooms. There are two different lectures every one about WW2 and the Cold war. ( Both are on twice a day.) Other rooms have guides depending on what volunteers are available. https://www.radarmuseum.co.uk/ Anyway, I've got of the models at home as well time to go do some painting..
  7. TheQ

    My Day

    Much better than my workshop in the garage. Radar museum today, first task fit wedges to stop a model of a mobile radar rolling off a table, once checked they fit they'll need painting. If I'm not needed for anything else there's the 1/1000 model of RAF Neatishead (1982) to work on..
  8. Entries are now open At https://www.3rr.uk/
  9. 1st of June has been confirmed for next year's race start. Entries will normally open early in the new year.
  10. Here's the old mast being lifted off, it's become 3 pieces, two are now lying on their side on the ground the bottom section is still in place. Oh and some friends inside the grounds.
  11. There a lot more to do in Hoveton, there's two railway stations, and the model railway exhibition none in Wroxham, there is the Barton house railway in Wroxham. you can cycle or walk to Horning or the RAF Radar Museum https://www.radarmuseum.co.uk/
  12. Those quotes are totally irrelevant as the laws governing the broads are the broads regulations which are here. https://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/boating/navigating-the-broads/byelaws-and-speed-limits For instance this regulation applies on the broads. 19 (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) but notwithstanding any other provision in these Byelaws the master of a power- driven or manually propelled or quanted vessel crossing from one side of a channel to the other side or entering a channel from a side dyke or other waterway shall do so at a proper time having regard to any vessels navigating along the channel and shall give way to such vessels
  13. TheQ

    My Day

    Sunday was our MRC late summer Show at the Poppy centre in Stalham. We'd been there Saturday evening 19:00 to 21:00 setting up our layouts, putting out chairs and tables, putting tape down marking positions for visiting layouts. Our big club layout (still under construction) had major problems as our club floor isn't level. They thought it had compensated for that, but when placed on the perfectly level show hall it proved more work needed doing.. Those on that layout spent a desperate time getting it ready for the opening.. it did get running, if still with a few problems. All the other layouts worked well, Sunday we arrived just before 08:00 while others were helping visitors layouts in, I made the grand tour putting up the road signs, we need some more big signs, they'll be made soon. The poppy centre final road entrance is a bit hidden. We are grateful to the householders either side of the entrance who allowed our big banners to be hung from their garden walls. Attendance was good and enough to cover our costs, we've gained a couple of prospective members from the show which always helps. As we have moved to a true show, instead of a almost all club layouts, we had increased costs as visiting layouts ger expenses and a free bacon butty for breakfast. Slightly down on numbers of children which is a surprise as they get in free with parents or grandparents. Lots of visitors asking questions, including Radio Norfolk's treasure hunt. We were, I believe, we were the third set of clues. Sad to see that show go, I used to listen to it if not out sailing in circles Show finished at 15:30 and we had to be out at 18:00, I removed all the road signs, then went back to putting hall chairs and tables away then brushing the floor.. Yesterday , Monday morning I spent counting ticket sales, the money, and paying bills. Just a little bit more to do now, Filling the club Excel spreadsheet to provide the club treasurers report. Working out the cash floats needed for the next show. £2. Coins I know we'll need more of. The next show is booked for, 26th May 2024, at Hoveton Village hall.
  14. April 2025 and I can go into all the ULEZ pay no road tax, have no MOT... That's when my ancient Land rover becomes officially a classic vehicle.
  15. Even more I carefully made sure I was out of shot of the BBC photos. It was nice to meet a couple of members of NBN and also members of various Facebook groups I'd posted the show on.
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