1980's DX, QSL clubs.

[ian]

One of my friends was a member of the Happy Cobblers. I'll have to ask him about it to get some info, has anyone got any of there QSL cards, post a pic please.

[porky.69]

the good old days one of my old clubs boomerang radio of wolverhampton.

[andrew013]

India Pappa were based in Gateshead
cant say i ever heard of them
was a member of the november echo`s still a few of us about,
i ended up the chairman for a few years till it went bye bye due to lack of interest

[wizzer2k]

I was a member of the Delta Tango dx group which was based in preston and another group was the Charlie Bravo DX group which was local to me i also have a dew other club cards that were about in them days think they was the Sugar Baker or Sideband Bulldogs still got the cards lurking around somewhere

[bigpimp347]

amazing how a 6 year old thread gets bought up..

not a clue on the nottingham group.
i have thousands of eyeball cards and QSL cards from the 80's which i have collected.
who remembers the curry cards and the plastic collection cards..

[Samalex]

i have a few as well from all over.

I ran the Scottish Highlanders 80/90`s then passed it all on to someone else
Must get them out the Garage and see what i have every so often i have a look thru them for the memories.

Currie qsls and the plastics were all the rage. I never had that issue much as i was a printer back then and printed all my own

[Ian1800]

Here is another

[Martinedwards]

when I was about 15 I started the Bravo Bravo Intl QSL & DX club.

ended up with over 500 members

club rubber stamps & QSL cards sold well, but it was a silly hobby that paid for it'self rather than a big money maker.......

[bigpimp347]

reading back some of the hundreds of CB mags i have and you notice in say one area, Nottingham, around 50,000 CB users led to a lot of CB clubs, most people were members of more than one, but it seemed every village/town had one,
so Nottingham had well over 100 CB clubs or groups, from the local pub down the road, working mans club up the road to the railway club, this pub and that pub, everyone had a club at a pub or club, maybe it was a money maker for the landlords and stewards, as well as a great meeting place.

but now...any real clubs are gones, it's just website clubs and virtual groups,
with little or no actually physical meetings.

[Alan137]

when I was about 15 I started the Bravo Bravo Intl QSL & DX club.

ended up with over 500 members

club rubber stamps & QSL cards sold well, but it was a silly hobby that paid for it'self rather than a big money maker.......

Martin

I still have your QSL here 4/12/83 BB001 you where based in Carrowdore then.

Where did the years go lol

Alan

[Ian1800]

Some people think out banding is fairly new,
Back in the mid to late 70s a group of us in the Midlands were
having crystals fitted to FT101s to get on to 11m… No snipping
Wires or removing diodes
You could also become members of this club

[bigpimp347]

Some people think out banding is fairly new,
Back in the mid to late 70s a group of us in the Midlands were
having crystals fitted to FT101s to get on to 11m… No snipping
Wires or removing diodes
You could also become members of this club

didn't most FT-101's come with 11mtrs as stock..!!
i know not all did, but sure most did..
also i think the 301..

all good on SSB but crap on AM unless you get the AM filter fitted.!

[Martinedwards]

Martin

I still have your QSL here 4/12/83 BB001 you where based in Carrowdore then.

Where did the years go lol

Alan

wow!!

2 days before my 17th birthday.......

[Ian1800]

Some people think out banding is fairly new,
Back in the mid to late 70s a group of us in the Midlands were
having crystals fitted to FT101s to get on to 11m… No snipping
Wires or removing diodes
You could also become members of this club

didn't most FT-101's come with 11mtrs as stock..!!
i know not all did, but sure most did..
also i think the 301..

all good on SSB but crap on AM unless you get the AM filter fitted.!

They came with 10m, 28-30Mhz in 4 blocks of 500khz
Most would take out the first 2 crystals and drop the radio
Down 1Mhz, never seen one with 11m as standard!
I wish I still had mine.

[Samalex]

FT101B had 11m on the band selector i had and i assumed they all had