Past Meetings

7th Dec 2022No in-person meeting. Net to be held on the GB3IR repeater at 19:30.
18th January 2023Changes to amateur radio exams and licence, by Martyn (G3RLV).
15th FebruaryField Strength Calculation and Ofcom EMC Requirements by Ian (G0IXE)
15th MarchMorse and Bug Keys, by Paul (G4AFU)
19th AprilInterference tales, by John (G6CZC)
17th May“SPARK TO SPEECH”: a talk on vintage radio by Charles (G4DXP)
21st JuneTesting & checking recent equipment donation, and associated discussion. The Junk Sale originally scheduled for this meeting has been postponed (possibly to July meeting?)
19th JulThis will be a follow-up to last month’s meeting (NOT Junk Sale). We hope to have the new transceiver in action for live contacts. And if anyone knows how to set up a System Fusion radio (Yaesu FTM-400XD) it would be good to get that in action!
AugNo meeting
20th SeptDiscussion with Paul, G8PYX and our RSGB region 4 Rep Ian Bowman, G7ESY on ideas for future club activities.
18th OctoberTwo activities: 1. “What is this?” – see our Facebook page for more details.    2. A modern way of adjusting a new aerial
15th NovemberAGM. Please try to get along to this: you can let us know what activities you like best, and make suggestions. It’s YOUR club!
20th DecemberN.B. No meeting
15th January 2025Foundation/Intermediate training, social
N.B. Weds 26th February. Note time- 1900!Second part of our visit to Swaledale Mountain Rescue Team. Meet at their HQ: Hipswell Road West, Catterick Garrison DL9 3EH This replaces meeting normally on 3rd Weds of month
19th MarchBuilding 80m vertical antenna, with Paul, G7SLP
16th AprilExplaining the design of 80m vertical – Paul, G7SLP
21st MaySocial: meet at Ralph Fitz Randall (Wetherspoon) in Richmond, 7.30 pm
18th June
N.B. Outdoor meeting!
Demonstration of 144MHz SSB and use of aircraft reflections, by Chris, G4FZN. Meet at Richmond Racecourse Car Park – accessed from Hurgill Road. Postcode DL10 4TD (N.B. NOT at the Whashton Road side of the racecourse!)
16th July
20th AugustSocial (1930 BST as usual), at Ralph Fitz Randall (Wetherspoons), 6 Queens Road, Richmond, DL10 4AE
17/09/2025“Entering the Islands on the Air contest from the Isle of Arran”. Paul’s (G7SLP) talk will likely touch on subjects such as HF propagation, contesting etc. and may include contributions from Chris (G4FZN)
15/10/2025Rig Testing. Help will be on hand to test your receiver/ transmitter/ transceiver. Also an opportunity to see basic testing in action.
19/11/2025AGM
N.B. No meeting in December
21/01/2026Details to follow