Duxford Radio Society: Radio Station GB2IWM


		Duxford Radio Society
		Imperial War Museum, Duxford, England

Radio Station GB2IWM

DRS operates the IWM Duxford Amateur Radio Station, call signs GB2IWM & G0PZJ, using modern and vintage radio equipment.

GB2IWM is in regular contact with veterans of the UK Armed Forces and its military partners, many of whom originally operated the radio communications equipment which today is regarded as "vintage wireless".

Duxford Radio Station GB2IWM

GB2IWM log-periodic antenna by Building 177

Building 177 houses the transmitting and
receiving station GB2IWM

A fixed display of military radio equipment
is also located in this building

Equipment available for frequency bands 1.8 - 30 MHz:

Kenwood TS570DG Transceiver, 100W PEP

Kenwood TS520 Transceiver, 100W PEP

Collins KWM2A Transceiver + 30L-1 linear, up to 400W PEP

T1154M/R1155L, (this station is configured as used in a WWII RAF Air-Sea Rescue Launch)

B2 MK3, WWII "Spy Suitcase Set"

Wireless Sets No. 19 MKII USA

Rotatable Cushcraft ASL2010 log-period for the bands 20m - 10 metres at approx 50 feet AGL

G5RV horizontal wire for 80 - 40 meters at 30 feet AGL

For details of GB2IWM communications schedules, go to Schedules & Operators under the Radio Station section of the menu bar

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Main HF and VHF operating position of GB2IWM

The main operating position of GB2IWM showing the various modern equipment available.

To the right of this position is the wartime T1154/R1155 station, and also the WS19 MKII TX/RX.

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Vintage HF equipment at GB2IWM

A view which shows the vintage radio equipment available for the HF bands in Building 177.

The T1154/R1155 Marine/Ground station is fully operational running from mains power supplies and works into a long wire aerial.

The Wireless Sets No. 19 USA MKII is adjacent and operates from a float charged 12 Volt battery.

The vintage equipment in the radio station can be put on the air for QSOs by request, and other equipments located in Building 178, such as WS19 MKIII, WS62, WS C12, B2 etc. can be run up by prior arrangement.

Close-up view of T1154/R1155 station

Close-up view of Wireless Sets No. 19 MKII station

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Other Vintage HF equipment of GB2IWM

The famous B2 spy transmitter-receiver in a suitcase, as used by the Agents of SOE during WWII.

The designer of the B2 set was the late John Brown, G3EUR, who was also the co-founder of the Duxford Radio Society.

This B2 set, serial no. 90489, is fully operational and is regularly demonstrated at special events.

The station can also be put on the air for QSOs by prior arrangement.

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The 2008 season QSL Cards from GB2IWM


Aerial view of the Duxford airfield	High altitude clipped wing version of Spitfire

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Updated 05-04-2008