ARLA/CLUSTER: Radioamador Louis Varney (G5RV) homenageado postumamente pelos seus vizinhos

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*Louis Varney G5RV*, Born 9th June 1911 Died 28th June 2000 aged 89, Inventor
of the world-famous G5RV Antenna.
*Call Signs Used*. 2ARV (1927) - VP4RV - VP5RV - VP6RV - VP7RV - PJ5AA -
PJ5CA - PX1RV - EP2RV - ON8RV - 9Y4RV - 8P6DF - VK9LV - YJ8RV - FO0RV -
CX5RV - PY1ZAR - TU4AJ - EI2VPL - G5RV/GC - GI - GM - GW - F7 - PA0 - IL -
IT1 - LA - SM - OZ - DL -* CT1 *- EA8 - VP9 - W2 - VE3 - XE1 - TG9 - YS -
TI2 - HP1 - YV5 - HK3 - HC1 - OA4 - CE3 - LU - 9G1 - 5N2 - 5Z4 - 9J2 - 5U7
- XT2 - OD5 - VS6 - VK2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - ZP5. (Total of 60)
Radio amateur G5RV honoured by villagers

*Louis Varney G5RV*, founder member in 1936 of the Chelmsford Amateur Radio
Society (CARS), received a little-known honour in 1945

During World War II Louis was stationed at a radio monitoring station in
the hamlet of Steart near Bridgwater in Somerset. The local newspaper
records he received an honour from the residents of the hamlet:

The Western Daily Press, December 10, 1945, reports:

One of the loneliest places in England, the hamlet of Steart, near
Bridgwater, put itself on the map this week when, as part of the
proceedings at a British Legion dinner in the neighbouring village of
Combwich. "The Freedom of Steart" was conferred on Capt. R. L. Varney
[G5RV] (Royal Signals), who during the war has been in charge of a wireless
station there.

A local farmer, Mr Victor Biffin, wearing appropriate "robes of office,"
performed the ceremony, during which Capt. Varney was presented with a huge
key.

Steart has a population of 26, no public-house, no shops, no main services,
and the residents have to walk over 2 miles to catch a bus to the nearest
town, Bridgwater, which is nine miles off.

Three times recently Steart has been cut off by heavy seas which have swept
across the only road and inundated the fields.

The hamlet is proud of its only serving man, Sgt Pitman who is with the
Army in C.M.F. [Central Mediterranean Force]



During World War II Louis was involved in Plan 'Flypaper'
see  http://www.southgatearc.org/news/july2006/plan_flypaper.htm

After the war Louis returned to Chelmsford, Essex where he developed the
famous G5RV antenna and Elizabethan transmitter.

CARS run amateur radio training courses, to find out more contact the
training organiser Christopher G0IPU
Mob: 07908-107951
Email: training2017 at g0mwt.org.uk
Web: http://www.g0mwt.org.uk/training/
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