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8-Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, June 28th. 1978 mcun The past week-end provided a number of opportunities for anyone to obtain an insight into the activities of man outside his general work pattern. Of course the few activities which we are about to describe are but a few of the pursuits followed by man during his leisure time in the Region of Durham. Orono operator - - - - - The Astronomy Club of Bowmanville High School on Saturday evening at the Ganaraska Forest Centre presented an evening with the stars while only a few miles away the North Shore Radio Club just sonth of Kendal, were taking part in a contin- ent-wide field day. The Motor City Car Club takes part and his hobbies hostec a two-day event for Street Rod cars with the main activities taking place at the Flying Dutchman Motel in Bowmanville. The fourth act- ivity with public interest was the event held at Camp X in Oshawa by the Oshawa Radio Control Club in which model airoplanes were judged and a number of airshows present- ed. Marten Mantel, (right) dent, Ralph Day (left) with message that they were in Orono and a member of the confirmation that the Ontario operation and taking part in North Shore Amateur Radio Section Manager in Renfrew the field day. This message to Club, presents the club presi- had received the North Shore the manager meant another esi ned and buigt bv member oup of poiPts to the club. North Shore Club wants to be first Members of the North Shore Amateur Radio Club were out in force over the weekend to make a concerted effort to place first in a field day competition of all clubs in Canada. Last year the club placed second of all clubs in Canada. The field day invol- ves amateur radio clubs throughout all North Amer- ica. The North Shore Amateur Radio Club involving some members from the Orono area operated four stations high on a hill southwest of Kendal over the weekend on the property of Eric Atkins on the sixth line of Clarke. Not only was there rivalry be- tween the four stations of the local club but also a keen interest to at least place first in the field day competition of all such clubs in Canada as well as taking a crack at the top North American position. In a field day competition held last year the North Shore Amateur Radio Club had made a total of 1662 contacts with other such operations on the continent. This along with other point-making events placed the local club in second place in Canada to be topped only with a station operating out of Ottawa. As of ten o'clock Sunday morning the four stations at Eric Atkins had made a total of 1548 contacts. It was estimat- ed that they would surpass last years total as they had yet four hours left in the competition. The field day other than the competition is also an exer- cise in emergency communi- cation across all of North America. One of the North Shore club's stations was operating solely through the use of wind generated ener- gy and this wind generator was home-made by one of its members. The location just south of Kendal is used by the club, not only because one of its (Continued page 9) The "Red Baron" is downed at Camp X Sixty members of the event was a two-part event Oshawa Radio Control Club with Saturday being a show held a two-day event at Camp and exhibition contest. Sun- X in Oshawa over the day the club operated what week-end that must have may be called an exhibition attracted thousands of Osh- of skill in flying the radio awa and area residents. The controlled model airoplanes Awaiting the command of the as well as an air show. The model crafts flew along the lakeshore of Lake Ontario at Camp X and the skill of the operators was most evident with the model crafts going through routines of spins, rolls, loops, dives and other maneuvers. The Red Baron, of German fame, was a feature of the show reigning terror over Camp X until Snoopie took to the air and in an aerial dog fight was able to put an end to the supremecy held by the Red Baron. Following the dog fight smoke streamed from the Red Baron's plane and finally the Red Baron dropped to the ground via a parachute eject- ed from the plane. It has been explained that all maneuvres, of the planes and such as smoke ejection and parachute ejection are controlled by a transmission to the small planes and that each action for turns, speed, smoke and parachute ejection require a separate channel. Although the Red Baron was a feature he did not steal the whole show. A radio operated lavyn mower-plane model carried out a number of antics on the ground before taking off into'the air. The show not only held interest for local viewers but also for some members of a local radio control club which operates out of Leskard. Mr. Bill Bunting and Mr. Jim Buckley and son Brian, mem- bers of the local club were seen at the show. Mr. Orville Chatterton and son David are also members of the local club. Another group of model recent Oshawa show again put into the hobby. planes on display at the showing the time and effort