The museum again took part in this Amateur Radio event during the weekend of June 15 and 16. Many museums in this country were contacted by our station, GB4SMH, as well as one or two overseas as this year the event went international. The event also marked a new chapter in the way the museum is made available to the Public. Generally, visitors can visit the museum by arrangement with the museum staff. Over this weekend we were able to open our doors to visitors without prior booking and it is hoped very soon in the future that we will be doing this on a more regular basis, although private bookings will still be able to be made. The weekend was a great success with nearly 200 visitors booked in. Publicity in the Local Press and on Local Radio, helped us to spread the word that we were open. Follow-up articles in the local newspapers and on BBC Radio in the Eastern Region by well known presenter Keith Skues has helped with other enquiries since then. Keith Skues, himself a retired RAF Squadron Leader, has since visited the museum, spending two hours with us and giving us very valuable publicity on his nightly late night show from Norwich.

Below are a few of the pictures taken over that weekend.

Visitors studying telegraphic and radar displays

                            Visitors studying some of the many RAF Henlow pictures                    Looking at a training manual

Alf Fisher demonstrates GEE Mk2

                                        Joe Fitzgerald Discusses points with visitors                        Young visitors trying WWII receivers

                                                                                    Vic Ludlow operating GB4SMH!

More pictures from the weekend

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