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Katherine Kelly who plays Becky Grainger in Coronation Street opened a new Co-Op store just across the road from ML&S.

Several members of the ML&S team hot footed it over to the opening and the photo shows Kelvin Wade from ML&S Despatch with a big grin on his face after Katherine kindly autographed one of Lynch’s new “I’ve been Lynched” T-Shirts. She apparently declined to pose for a wet T-shirt shot. (No idea why).

The T-shirt will be one of the raffle prizes donated by Martin for the fourth coming RSGB Ham Fest in October.

  




There is a new firmware update (Rev. 2.20) for the IC-7800.

The firmware update will provide the following improvements:

  • Improved transmit function in sending transmit memory contents in operation in the RTTY/PSK mode (using an external keypad)
  • Improvement in sending voice memory in SSB mode and CW memory keyer contents in the CW mode (using external USB keyboard)
  • Programmable custom band-edge frequencies. User hears a beep when tuning out of, or into the programmed Amateur band. An operator can now limit transmitting outside the programmed frequency band.

  • To access this update, click here: http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/firm/IC-7800/2_20/index.html





    Using his FT-897 and ATAS 120a Attila can be heard around the UK on 40m and up parked up with his Motorbike

      




    Russell seen here collecting the very first Yaesu VX-8R in the country – from ML&S!

    After a very long wait (the UK was due to get deliveries of this important new Handie in October last year), Chris Taylor finally places a new VX-8R in the hands of Russell G7RZF at Sundays Kempton Park Rally.

    They are now in limited supply and tipped to be the hottest selling dual band hand held of 2009.

    Click here for more VX-8R information.




    Icom is pleased to announce details of two, new exciting dualband D-STAR transceivers…the IC-E80D and ID-880H. Both these radios have been designed with ease of use in mind with large LCD displays and straightforward controls. As such, they are the ideal starter radios for any amateur or D-STAR operator. Both models include a new user interface called 'D-STAR repeater mode' (DR mode) which allows the user to access a D-Star repeater in just two steps!

    Click here for more details






    Following on from a very successful SBS Open Day at ML&S Martin Lynch & Sons in Chertsey, Surrey Air Ambulance were presented with a cheque for £500.

    Funds were raised through ML&S customers buying raffle tickets for a prize fund of almost £2000, made up from equipment (and even a London helicopter ride) donation from Kinetic Avionics the design and manufacturer of the famous SBS-1 Real-Time Virtual Radar, ML&S & Yaesu, Icom and Kenwood.

    Image shows Chris Taylor ML&S Technical Sales Director and Andy Bustin, representing Surrey Air Ambulance.

    Andy also asked us to remind readers that the “Air Ambulance Open Day 2009” takes place on Sunday 31st of May at 11:00-4pm at Dunsfold Park in Horsham. For further details see: www.surreyairambulance.co.uk




    The Open Day at ML&S on Saturday was a great opportunity to put new and old faces to Forum contributors, share experiences and benefit from Kinetic and ML&S briefings.

    As well as having a good natter with fellow SBS-1 enthusiasts and Chris and his colleagues at ML&S,  there was an informative demonstration of the latest SBS-Resources release by Paul (Halcones) and R1ck11 (Rick).  This included the latest high resolution airfield plans and the new XSL Editor feature.  Those who attended were able to take away a copy of SBS-Resources on a memory stick or you can download from here.  The latest version includes additional airfield outlines and the latest Operator Logos and Silhouettes, courtesy of Jack Ford and Ian Kirby respectively.  The new XSL Editor is really good so if you want to change your Aircraft Details window but were put off by the thought of editing the Basestation.xsl file, fear not.  The XSL Editor does it all for you.

    We then had an engaging presentation from David Goodman, CEO of Kinetic Avionic Products Limited, ably supported by his colleagues, Keith, Gaby and Paul.  David gave two presentations, one in the morning and again in the afternoon for those who could only make part of the day.  Paul, Rick and Chris also repeated their presentations.

    David provided an interesting insight to the original launch and development of the SBS-1 and Basestation, nearly four years ago.  As well as being a successful businessman, David is evidently a keen aviation enthusiast and passionate about SBS-1 and the enjoyment it brings to so many.

    Judging by the reaction, the most exciting news is the development of Basestation 2, targeted for launch this summer.  David demonstrated a new, three-dimensional map and talked in depth about the exciting possibilities that this presented, such as the cockpit view, rendered aircraft and weather overlays.  Clearly the release will include a lot more and the current schedule suggests Beta Group testing in about two months time.

    During the question and answer session that followed there was a useful debate about integrating ACARS and allowing peer-to-peer data sharing.

    Chris Taylor from ML&S concluded the formal presentations with an informative talk about antennas, coax cable, preamps and the joys of living in Watford.

    There was ample tea, coffee and nibbles to keep us refreshed and a raffle in aid of the Surrey Air Ambulance raised £500.  Prize winners are listed on the ML&S website (click here) and for those who can bear to look, lots of pictures from the Open day and a video!

    Last but not least, David announced that there are plans for a two-day Summer Party this year at Sywell Aerodrome, near Northampton, comprising presentations, workshops, helicopter rides and lots more fun.  Watch this space!

    All in all, a great day.  It was good to meet fellow enthusiasts and get updates from David and Chris.  Thanks to everyone for making it happen, including the SBS-Resources development team and all those who have given their free time to help fellow users, especially those who have developed add-on software and extra data files.

    Roll on Summer!

    Mike (ANMER)



    SBS-1 Open Day 14th February 2009 Raffle Prize Winners List

    Over 100 Visitors trekked from as far as Manchester to visit ML&S for the SBS Open Day on a beautiful sunny day in Chertsey Surrey.

    David Goodman CEO of Kinetic Avionics, together with Chris Taylor, Technical Sales Director of ML&S and others gave stand-up discussion forums (no room for seats!) throughout the day. A full report on will appear early next week.

    A massive prize fund for the event took place with all proceed donated to Surrey Air Ambulance. This amounted to £500, with the final total being rounded up kindly by Kinetic Avionics who also donated most of the main prizes. Additional prizes were also donated towards a very good cause by Kenwood UK, Icom UK, Yaesu UK and ML&S.

    The prizes won (in no particular order):

    Ticket No
    Winner
    Prize
    186
    Ian Connor
    Helicopter ride for 3 over London Courtesy of Kinetic Avionics
    198
    Mark Bexon G7FQG
    MayCom FR-100 AirbandScanner
    32/37
    Mr Murphy
    Bearcat UBC-3500XLT Scanner& Kenwood Mug
    82
    Paul Brown
    MyDEL BS1100-Kit-A SBS Base Antenna
    166
    Gary Jones
    Bearcat UBC-3500XLT Scanner
    3
    Mr Green
    Icom Pen Set
    140
    Jeff, G8KBZ
    Exclusive Kinetic Umbrella
    105
    Unknown Call
    Icom Baseball hat
    192
    Unknown Call
    Icom Baseball Hat
    12/15
    Cyril Fox
    Icom Baseball Hat & UBC-3500XLT Scanner
    207
    Trevor GT LH
    Kenwood Mug
    106
    Unknown Call
    Icom Document Case
    53
    David Wicks
    Kenwood Jean Jacket
    148
    Un-known Call
    Kenwood Mug
    24
    G4PTJ
    UBC-3500XLT Scanner
    77
    Peter Green
    UBC-3500XLT Scanner
    91
    Unknown Call
    UBC-3500XLT Scanner
    126
    Unknown
    UBC-3500XLT Scanner

    If you were not present when the raffle was called please call ML&S on 0845 2300 599 to claim your prize.

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    ML&S were very busy on Monday the 2nd of February. Out of 14 staff 6 turned up. However, no deliveries in or out (let alone customers) allowed them more time to show their creativity and team building skills out in the car park…




    There is a new firmware update (Rev. 1.04) for the IC-7700. The firmware update will provide improvements in the software performance for the DSP UNIT.

    To access this update, click here: http://www.icom.co.jp/world/support/download/firm/IC-7700/1_04/index.html




    Newbury and district ARS licence courses. The next Foundation Course will be held on Sat/Sun 28 February/1st March 2009.

    The next Intermediate Course will be held on Sat/Sun 21/22 March 2009 (Theory) and Sat 25 April 2009 (Practical & Exam).





    ML&S receive first delivery of the long awaited SBS-1e Real Time Virtual Radar from British design & manufacturer, Kinetic Avionics Ltd

    Stocks of the eagerly awaited SBS-1e “Pocket Radar” were delivered from the UK factory to ML&S Martin Lynch & Sons Ltd, on the 19th of November.

    Chris Taylor, Technical Sales Director said:

    “We still get orders coming through for the previous generation Real Time Virtual Radar, the original “SBS-1”, but customers get very enthusiastic when we tell them of the improvements the new SBS-1e has to offer. It’s not just smaller but has totally unique features like built-in Ethernet, better sensitivity than the previous SBS and is bundled with some amazing new feature rich software”.

    “In addition, Kinetic are also giving away the Radio Licence key (worth £30GBP) free of charge to the first 500 orders placed with us or any of our dealers. “

    The new SBS-1e pocket Radar is available from stock at £449.95 from ML&S Ltd or any of their dealers in the UK and throughout the world. For more details see: www.VirtualRadar.com

    Above image: Avid aircraft enthusiast, Graeme Platts, collecting the very first SBS-1e Pocket Radar from ML&S at their store in Chertsey Surrey.

    Above image: Just a small selection of SBS-1e stock seen here awaiting despatch to customers




    Martin Lynch has announced that his ‘ 2008 Open day’ at the Chertsey, Surrey shop, will be held on Saturday December 6th and – to quote Martin – “It will be the biggest and best” – and will also feature the favourite ‘Hog Roast’. The event will be sponsored by Yaesu UK, Icom UK, and Kenwood UK and the doors will open at 0800 and close at 1600.

    There’ll be free bacon butties for the early birds too! Also on offer will be a live demo of the new SBS-1e Virtual Radar. Staff from Icom, Yaesu and Kenwood will be on site together with Elaine Richards G4LFM, the Managing Editor of RadCom and Rob Mannion G3XFD and Tex Swann G1TEX from Practical Wireless. “And finally” – says Martin – “there’ll be even BIGGER discounts than you’ve ever seen before! So, don’t miss the best day out of the year!”

    Further details from Martin Lynch & Sons on Tel: 0845 2300 599 or E-mail: sales@hamradio.co.uk



    MASSIVE PRICE RISES FROM ICOM, DUE DECEMBER 1st OR UNTIL STOCKS RUN OUT AT OLD PRICES. YAESU & KENWOOD TO FOLLOW.

    Dear ML&S Customer,

    As you will be fully aware, in recent months, the global financial system has been shaken has been shaken to its core. The reasons for this are many but the blame lies at the feet of those institutions concerned and the faceless individuals who have been controlling them.

    However, as is usually the case, it’s the man or woman in the street who will be asked to foot the bill and pay the price.

    For almost two years now, the exchange rate between the US Dollar and our Pound Stirling has been around the £1 = $1.90-$2.00. The Yen at £1 = 210.00Y and the Euro at £1 = 1.40 Euro

    Events in early November saw this fall through the floor, with the current level of $1.50USD, 145 Japanese Yen and 1.18 Euro, representing a fall of 20-30%.

    At ML&S we have always put our customers first and we pride ourselves offering excellent products from around the world at excellent prices. We probably have the largest stock holding of any Ham supplier in Europe and that’s why we can deliver next day delivery with a 95% availability. It gives us lots of headaches getting stock levels right but ask anyone that either visits the store or orders via our web or telephone, we usually say “available from stock”.

    What this means is that for all our vast range of products, whether it be from a main UK distributor (like Icom or Yaesu for example) or our overseas suppliers, (Palstar, LDG, CG-Antenna, Hustler, Tigertronics etc) is that prices will increase across the range from mid-November. Yaesu and Icom have already indicated a price hike of 12-22% across the board.

    There is never a good time to put prices up, but I know that like other manufacturers and importers, we are not alone in having to deal with this problem. We have tried not only to keep our increases at lower levels than our competitors, but to defer the increases for as long as possible by buying as much stock before the “big three” put up their prices during December.

    Thank you for your continued support.

    CLICK HERE TO SEE NEW PRICES FROM ICOM UK



    Ham Bands being wiped out by new technologies..

    Suffering from QRM on the HF Bands? It maybe caused by technologies like BT's HomeHub/Plug systems.

    BT vision power-line adaptors. In particular Comtrend adaptors which seem to be the worst of the bunch!

    These units are used to establish a network within the home, TV and data signals are passed between the adaptors by means of radio frequency energy directly into the mains wiring of that home. The frequency used is 3-30 MHz. The resulting interference extends many 100's of feet from the household using them. This prevents users of the short wave radio spectrum from being able to use their radios. World broadcast stations and many other services are blocked out by the interference.

    We feel this is an assault on our human rights and freedom, preventing us from hearing world band radio. It is also very dangerous as many safety, military, aviation and shipping services will also suffer! Look on You Tube for powerline adaptors. Current EMC regulations say: the electromagnetic disturbance generated should not exceed a level above which radio and telecommunications equipment or other equipment cannot operate as intended.

    Clearly these units do not comply and we want them banned and strong regulations put in place to prevent such technologies from being approved for use within the UK in the future. UKQRM on Yahoo groups.

    Click here to read more: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/UKQRM/

    Better still, click here to sign the petition: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/SaveShortwave/



    McMichael Rally & Boot fair!

    The McMichael Rally & Boot fair was once again a tremendous success with M0YGB Andrew Birch of High Wycombe winning the Yaesu FT-450AT donated by Yaesu UK & ML&S, worth £600.

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    Coming Soon - Icom IC-RX7

    New Icom IC-RX7 ScannerThe Icom IC-RX7 is a slim and smart wideband receiver that tunes from 150 kHz to 1300 MHz (less cellular and gaps) in these modes: AM, FM Narrow and FM wide. It features a large, backlit LCD display. It is rain resistant to equivalent IPX4 standard. CTCSS and DTSC decode is built in. Other features include: RF Gain, Attenuator, Auto Power save and voice squelch control. A built-in ferrite rod antenna provides good medium wave (AM) reception.

    Price TBA

    More Info






    Martin Lynch proud to sponsor QSL cards for GB2CI on Caldey Island, September 2008

    Following the successful reconnaissance visit in March, the Luton VHF Group will establish a special event station, GB2CI, on Caldey, one of the Welsh Islands off the coast of Tenby, Pembrokeshire, IO71PP, from 1800hrs UTC on 2nd September to 1100hrs UTC on 8th September 2008. Operators taking part will be G1JCC, G4LBH, G4LOO, G4MVU, G4UEM, G8ATD, and M0BIK. More Info



    Yaesu VX-8R

    New TriBand Handie with Blue-ToothNew TriBand Handie with Blue-Tooth!
    Launched at Dayton.

    Available UK October.

    Price TBA.

    More Info






    ML&S and Gatwick Aviation Society at the LGW2008 show!

    Screen shows the new version of the SBS-Populate Software which has a host of features to make the SBS-1 an even more versatile spotting tool.

    SBS-Populate Software



    New! Kinetic Avionics announce SBS-1 Ethernet Add-on

    After three years of amazing sales of the Kinetic Avionics SBS-1 Real Time Virtual Radar, Kinetic Avionics are pleased to announce the introduction of Ethernet capability for the system.

    Chris Taylor, Technical sales director at ML&S commented “Many of our private and commercial customers have asked us if it is possible to network the SBS-1. Until now the cost proved prohibitive but now can we offer the functionality on new SBS-1 purchases as an option and supply the complete unit as a self-fit kit for existing owners”.

    Details are as follows:

    The Kinetic Ethernet Add-on for the SBS-1 is a unique self-fit module that fits snugly inside the SBS-1 mk1 & mk2.

    What will it allow me to do?
    • By installing this additional module it will enable the user to connect via USB (standard) or Ethernet.
    • You can now connect to your SBS via your home network or over the internet. If you have fixed I.P. you can watch your SBS-1 activity from any location in the world.
    • It also means of course that you can view the SBS from any PC on your home or office network.
    The permutations of what you can do with wireless routers and fixed IP addresses are endless.

    The unit is a simple to fit unit (supplied with full instructions). A 5V or 12V PSU (depending on SBS mk1 or mk2 version) is required to power the SBS1-EM module through the actual SBS-1 itself.

    For those that do not want to fit it themselves, ML&S can offer a professional fitting service at a fixed cost of only £25, plus return carriage.

    Click here to order

    Chris Taylor seen here wandering around the entrance to the store with the Base Station program showing live real-time aircraft on his lap top from the CEO of Kinetic Avionics David Goodman's SBS-1 via the web!
    Chris Taylor with real-time aircraft via the web



    Come and see staff from ML&S at LGW2008
    The 19th Gatwick International Aircraft Enthusiasts Fair

    Sunday 27th April 2008 - 10am to 5pm
    at K2, Pease Pottage Hill, Crawley, West Sussex

    Come and buy or trade anything connected with airline/aircraft hobbies at LGW2008 - the UK's BIGGEST aircraft enthusiast's event.

    Models - Colour Slides - Photographs - Airline Timetables - Postcards - Posters - Videos - Aviation Books - Magazines - Aviation Memorabilia and loads more!

    Admission £3 charge for non-members, (OAPs and children under 16 £2)
    Refreshments available. Large Free Car Park

    For more information Click here



    The 21st Newbury Radio Rally & Boot Sale
    Sunday 15th June 2008
    Newbury Showground, next to Junction 13 of M4, Berkshire


    NADARS are celebrating the 21st anniversary of this enjoyable annual event which attracts visitors from all over Southern England as well as many regulars from outside the UK ! Having outgrown their previous location in Cold Ash, Newbury, the move to the Newbury Showground last year was a great success and they are pleased to make this their new permanent venue. The event opens for traders at 8am, vistors at 9am. For more information, directions and the Rally Newsletter Click here




    ML&S Co-Sponsor the TopHam Competition at Kempton Park!
    Sunday April 6th 2008


    The second RSGB Top Ham Competition sponsored by Kenwood UK and Martin Lynch to be held at the Radio Fairs’ Kempton Rally in April 2008.

    • All visitors will be given the chance to enter the competition; the first 100 entries will receive a valuable commemorative mug. The 25 people with the highest score on the multiple choice paper will be put into a raffle for a number of valuable prizes.
    • The second stage will have more difficult questions and the six people with the best scores will be invited to take part in the final round of questions and answers. This round will be televised at the show, via local ATV repeaters and onto the internet.
    • The quiz will be hosted by Eugene Sully G0VIQ
    • The winner will receive the RSGB “Top Ham” Trophy and a valuable HF transceiver from Kenwood, there will also be a prize for the runner up.
    For more information about this event go to www.radiofairs.co.uk



    CDXC Dinner at Wyboston Lakes, Bedfordshire

    Another very successful gathering of the CDXC members took place on Saturday 15th of March. Roger G3SXW presented an excellent slide show discussing his 3X5A Contest Group operating out of the Gambia, West Africa. See here

    The Wyboston is proving to be a real hit as a venue for “DX” gatherings. The food is first rate and there are plenty of areas to just chill out and chat amongst fellow Hams.

    Thank you to Nigel G3TXF for the excellent photos



    More new products from ML&S!

    ML&S are pleased to offer the excellent “Wonderful Pro-case” series of super-tough carry cases.

    Ideal for safe transportation of fragile electronics. More sizes to follow over the next few months.

    Features
    • Water-tight, air-tight, dust tight, tough outer ABS outer shell with fold down carry handle
    • O-ring seal for perfect rejection of water and condensation
    • Purge valve for easy opening after flight
    • Comes supplied with foam inserts that you can cut to suit your equipment
    • MyDEL 2-year warranty
    • Excellent value
    Image shows typical use (items not supplied) FT-817 complete with spare batteries, microphone, charger, WonderWand & TCP. Still room to spare!

    Only £59.95 inc VAT. Buy Now



    ML&S no longer distributing the AirNav Radar Box

    As from 29th of February 2007, ML&S will cease distribution of the AirNav Radar Box virtual radar.

    Martin Lynch commented; “After almost seven months of AirNav Systems & ML&S trading relationship, we have taken the decision to terminate any future involvement with the company.

    There are of course commercial reasons for this course of action but it will now allow us to concentrate further on the original Kinetic SBS-1 Real Time Virtual Radar which has established itself as the bench mark for this type of equipment worldwide”.

    ML&S introduced the SBS-1 designed and manufactured by a British company, Kinetic Avionics in July 2005 to world acclaim. It has to date sold over 8000 units throughout the world, with dealers in Japan, USA, Europe and Australia and is in use by hobbyists and professionals alike.

    For more details see www.sbs-1.co.uk



    Kinetic Avionics to offer Lap Tops and Bearcat Scanners to lucky winners each month!

    Buyers of Kinetic’s SBS-1 should have a particular smile on their face from the 1st of March. It seems following on from the success of the “SBS-1 Open Day” held at their distributor ML&S Martin Lynch & Sons Ltd in February, anyone individual buyer of the SBS-1 Virtual Radar will be entered into a FREE PRIZE DRAW.

    This time, a brand new Vista Note Book PC is up for grabs and FIVE Bearcat UBC-3500XLT Scanners are available to six lucky prize draw winners each month, ending May 2008.

    For more details see www.sbs-1.co.uk



    The Newbury and District Amateur Radio Society

    The Newbury and District Amateur Radio Society (NADARS), is pleased to announce that they have just been awarded a grant of nearly £10,000 by the National Lottery under the AWARDS FOR ALL SCHEME. All the Ham Equipment was supplied by their local dealer Martin Lynch & Sons who kindly delivered the items to their club meeting near Thatcham. See the full article with photos




    Kinetic SBS - Open Day Success at ML&S!

    ML&S held a special Open Day on 2nd February 2008 for new and existing customers of the excellent SBS-1 Virtual Radar system.

    Over 150 visitors travelled from all over the UK to meet other Aviation enthusiasts and attend several lectures on the SBS-1 and associated software.

    Both Chris Taylor (Technical Sales Director, ML&S) & David Goodman (CEO Kinetic Avionics Ltd) answered technical support issues, future developments for the Base Station Software and much more.

    The press were there in force, Radio User, Practical Wireless & Monitoring Monthly were all feverishly taking notes and photo’s during the lectures.

    The day was a real success; this is the first time users of the SBS-1 have actually met face to face to exchange ideas and notes on two and a half years of the SBS-1 success story.

    Finally, as advertised, £2500’s worth of brand new Windows Vista notebooks (supplied by Kinetic Avionics), MyDEL antennas & Bearcat scanner were won by lucky winners on the day. Here’s looking forward to the next one.

    See photos here



    Clubs and Courses

    If you run an Ham Club and would like to share details of courses you are running or events you are holding, please e-mail us and we will do our best to add these to our NEW Clubs and Courses page - First up Witton Amateur Radio Group



    Sales Staff Required at ML&S

    Ideally from the commercial sector, we are looking for a fast thinking switched on individual who likes to get stuck in and get on with the workload presented each day. Every day is different - new customers are constantly seeing the difference dealing with ML&S. We require more quality sales people to assist in this very busy area so if you are already employed in the commercial/aviation/marine sector then give us a call.

    Minimum requirements for ML&S personnel:
  • Dedicated to total customer satisfaction
  • Age is unimportant
  • Prepared to be a team player at all times
  • Must be fit and able to work under pressure
  • Clock watchers need not apply
  • Salary and package is negotiable on experience
  • References pre-employment are always required
  • Full C.V. to be emailed direct to: recruitment@MLandS.co.uk
    We are also looking for a Back order and Sales Processor
    More details can be found on our Vacancies Page



  • SBS Open Day - 2nd February - at ML&S

    Come and join the fun at the SBS Open Day at Martin Lynch & Sons, Outline House, 73 Guildford Street, Chertsey. Need directions? Click here
    This is a great opportunity to meet with other SBS users and put faces to the names on the Kinetic Forum. There will be special offers, advice and a free raffle for SBS owners on the DAY! Plus details of up coming Basestation updates.

    Bring your Serial Number with you to be entered into our free draw. Prizes are 5 Laptops donated By Kinetic and 5 Base Station Antenna’s Donated by ML&S - That is over £2500 worth of prizes!

    If you don't have an SBS yet, but you purchase one on the day, you will also be entered into the free draw.

    More information about the Kinetic SBS here


    GB7ML On Air Now

    At 10:00hrs, 19th of December 2007, the new Icom D-Star Repeater GB7ML located at the ML&S Store in Chertsey Surrey operated for the first time.

    In the next few weeks the D-Star repeater will be linked to the internet allowing connectivity to repeaters on the D-Star network world wide. See UK Repeaters.net for latest frequency allocation.

    Image shows Chris Ridley G8GJC of Icom UK and ML&S MD Martin Lynch standing by the new D-Star Repeater at the Surrey Showroom
    Chris Ridley and Martin Lynch with GB7ML


    ML&S Appointed UK & Ireland sole distributor for Begali Morse Keys

    Martin Lynch & Sons are delighted to announce their appointment as sole distributor for the highly regarded Begali Morse keys from Italy.
    “To be able to request a hand build key with solid gold (14Kt) contacts is amazing” commented Martin.

    This is what Craig KQ6I of the US had to say:- “What can I say, the Begali Signature is exquisite. Workmanship, detail long since disappeared in crafting world. Beautiful gold, engraving all make for a truly-work-of-art worthy of a place next to any piece of art from the Cubism period. And the really best part is the key works as well as it looks. Highly recommended!”
    Praise indeed.

    For the full range, click here


    ML&S Open Day and Hog Roast - 1st December 2007

    A great time was had by all and kept all the staff busy.
    Take a look at some photos of the day


    RSGB - HF Convention

    After outgrowing the Gatwick Worth hotel, this year the RSGB HF Convention moved to Wyboston Lakes, just off the A1 near St Neots. This purpose-designed conference centre proved well suited to hosting the HFC.
    The Convention, sponsored by Martin Lynch & Sons and Icom .......    READ THE FULL REPORT


    3B7C Press Release 8

    3B7C closed down on schedule on Tuesday 25th September with a total of 137,500 QSOs in the log (subject to final checking). The return journey went without a hitch although once again we had something of a rough crossing ......    READ THE FULL REPORT


    Martin Lynch & Sons team up with Radio User

    We've teamed up with Radio User, to bring you a set of programs that will give your SBS-1 a host of new features and facilities. The disk will include: A waypoint and outline installer giving detailed outlines for airports and holding patterns; Company Flags and Registration Data from ML&S - This will give company flags and registrations for many aircraft; The Bare Bones User Guide from Bones - This is the definitive user guide for SBS users; Getting the best from your SBS from Chris Taylor - A guide to cabling and antennas plus many other exclusive SBS utilities.
    Full details will appear in the December 2007 issue of Radio User.
    Don't miss the opportunity to get this disk for SBS-1 users when it's released in November.
    All you pay is a £2.50 cheque or postal order to cover postage, packing and processing.

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