Page 5 - 2001 AMA Summer

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By VJB2I MJMSI S i m Wi l l son
At last we have a real summer! Those hot sunny days on Leanne for the help she gave in producing this edition. Now the crag had almost become a distant memory. Of for my usual dig at you. the membership. If you feel like
course now it’s too hot to climb! Only kidding. I hope
you enjoy this bumper, full colour, edition of the journal and please feel free to send it to me, preferably on disk and in
the AMA Alps 2000 magazine. We have had a good year so far with expeditions and meets taking place on a regular basis. In the journal there are a number of articles that stood out during the editorial process. Firstly "When the wind blows" is an epic account by Stu Macdonald of a near miss in South Georgia this is followed by Matt Bacon's informative review of his expe­ dition to Nepal in “How to beat the system and successfully organise an expedition.” Latter in the journal Tim King reflects on the 1976 Everest expedition and then asks us as moun­ taineers to look beyond the modern worlds obsession with proven fact to a time when the human imagination was the only limit, in “The wildest dream."
Throughout this journal there are a number of outstanding photographs, such as the cover picture, centre fold (nice abs Ben!) and others that were provided by Capt Leanne Callaghan from her personal collection. My thanks go out to
producing an article on any mountaineering subject then hard copy to:
W 02 (AQMS) Steve Willson Oxford UOTC
Falklands House
Oxpens Road
OXFORD 0X1 1RX
The deadline for the Winter 01/02 edition is the end of Oct 01. It only leaves me to thank all those that made contribution and I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the Annual Weekend at the end of September.
Cheers Steve Willson
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RADIOS
The AMA owns a set of radio equipment for use by its members and others. The set consists of eight hand held Motorola GP68 VHF sets, one GM350 VHF base station, solar panels, video battery charger and all the ancillaries. This service has been provided by the AMA from the contributions you make as members of the asso­ ciation, therefore the equipment is yours and you should make full use of it. The set has been tested world wide and found to give excellent service in the mountains. The hand sets (5W power) provides a good line of sight service up to 5km and more when used with the base station's 25W output. The set, or part set, is available by booking it through the Publications Editor, Steve Willson, with the following conditions.
1. The radios must be insured by the expedition for their replacement cost.
2. A hire fee, to cover maintenance and renewal, of between £50, for part of the set, up to £150 for the whole set paid to the AMA on collection.
3. The expedition must book their own frequen cies through which ever country they are
visiting and then inform the Publications Editor to program the radios prior to collection.
The equipment is very good and will improve the command and control of any expedition not to mention the increased safety cover.
DIGITAL CAMERA
The AMA has added a Nikon 990 Coolpix digital camera to its collection. This is a very high quality professional device that is capable of capturing impressive images that can be used for web pages, presentations or just snaps of your climbing. Any member of the AMA can hire this equipment for £25 (up to a month) or £50 (up to two months) for use on climbing/walking trips.
The AMA Journal is also always in need of quality images and the camera will be available at AMA meets to capture the action. This will be at nil cost to the meet organiser.
If you have any questions about the radio set, digital camera or their availability please give Steve Willson a call on 94256 8351 or 01865 255351 email stevewillson@msn.com - Please make use of this kit!
AMA EXPEDITION RADIO SET AND DIGITAL CAMERA FOR HIRE!
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