Bletchley Park, February 2025
April 2025
Eight members of South Derbyshire and Ashby Woulds ARG (G0SRC) travelled south to visit Bletchley Park and the RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) on 17 February. With helpful volunteers at the gate directing them to the car park, they hastily entered the warmth of the visitor centre. Quick and easy entrance, using free passes available from the RSGB website. After a pit stop in the cafe for refreshments, a plan of action was decided and off they went to the NRC.
Greeted inside by another volunteer, members signed the visitor book and perused the excellent exhibits along the way to the ‘shack’. On arriving, yet more volunteers were busily explaining amateur radio to a crowd of keen onlookers of every age. The satellite demonstration seemed of exceptional interest to the younger contingent. There is such a lot to see, and a very impressive set up it is. Being able to operate the GB3RS callsign was a huge tick for the group's
Chairman, Richard, G5RJH, personal box. Volunteers were knowledgeable and accommodating.
From the NRC, the group ventured on a guided tour of Bletchley Park; booked tours are free and last about an hour. Our tour guide, Peter Markham, was brilliant, easy to listen to and had an incredible number of facts and figures at his fingertips.
All-in-all, a fabulous day. The group plans to visit again, to be able to finish what they ran out of time for on this trip, which will include the D-Day exhibition and the computer centre.
Story originally published in RadCom, April 2025.