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Club Programme for 2010

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Our diary of events goes as follows:

11 January: Natter Night - Cancelled owing to a snowbound building!

25 January: Natter Night 2 - Come and show us what Santa brought you, and make us all envious!

08 February: Annual General Meeting - come along, vote and get your thoughts heard.

22 February: On the Air Night - M0HBA takes to the air with the club's TS-930S and a Buddipole.

08 March: Natter Night - we do like to natter.

22 March: PME and the Radio Amateur - an explanation of domestic electricity earthing techniques by Duncan Waghorne G6DPW.

12 April: Life as a Radio Presenter - by Paul Le Feuvre G0DBS.

26 April: HF Propagation - learn the physics of it all with accomplished DXer David Honey M0DHO.

10 May: Group for Earth Observation - learn how to receive amazing earth imaging satellites by Francis Bell G7CND.

24 May: Working the Amateur Satellites - its easier than you might think to 'talk to the birds' by Frank Heritage M0AEU.

14 June: The Magic of 6m - learn about working the 50MHz band with author Don Field G3XTT.

28 June: The Pyschology of Technology - why do we like, or dislike, the gadgets that we buy? By Ali al-Azzawi M0PSI

12 July: Natter Night - always popular. A chance to chew the fat without a speaker interrupting!

26 July: Life in Southwest France - we enjoyed the previous talk by Paul Le Feuvre G0DBS so much we've invited him back.

09 August: Building a portable HF pack - the story of a design & build by the man who runs Linear Amp (UK) Paul Cullen G4KTZ.

24 August: TBA.

13 September: TBA.

27 September: Robots - demonstrations and insight by Nigel Valvona.

11 October: TBA.

25 October:TBA.

08 November:Junk Sale (doors open 8:15pm) - the ever popular auction is back! Come sell your junk and buy more to take home.

22 November:TBA.

13 December:TBA - but very probably includes mince pies!

27 December: TBA - you may be too busy playing with your new toys to come out on a cold night.

 

Club Programme for 2009


Our diary of events goes as follows:

12 January: Natter Night - Come and show us what Santa brought you, and make us all envious!

26 January: Open Evening for Scouts - We're demonstrating the fun of amateur radio to scouts interested in joining the hobby.

09 February: Infra-red - by HBARC Chairman, Bob Head M0RHE. Feel a warm glow of satisfaction as you learn how these electromagnetic waves are used.

23 February: Vertex Standard/Yaesu UK Ltd. presentation - by sales director, Paul Bigwood, G3WYW. Get the latest from the man who knows.

09 March: No meeting at Crondall on this date - the venue is unavailable, so an alternative event and location will be announced.

23 March: Power Line Adaptor Noise on HF - a demonstration of the horrendous effects cause by some of these units by Kevin Wood G7BCS.

13 April: Easter Monday Bank Holiday - no meeting.

27 April: Annual General Meeting - all welcome.

11 May: Elecraft K3 Show & Tell - One of the first UK builders, David Ferrington M0XDF, shows us his fabulous rig on the air.

25 May: Bank Holiday - no meeting.

08 June: Eddystone Museum Visit - At last, the long touted trip has a date in the diary!

22 June: Peter Kirby G0TWW - we will be honoured to meet the General Manager of the RSGB! Come and ask questions, and express yourself too.

13 July: Farnham VHF Group - building and operating the popular local repeaters on 6m, 2m and 70cm, by David Chater-Lea G4EPX.

27 July: Space Weather - With a new sun-spot cycle on the way, come and learn how the Sun effects us, from Julian Parfitt 2E0XPJ.

10 August: Music Around the Home - how easy is it to pipe your music collection to every room in the house? By Kevin Wood G7BCS.

24 August: Natter Night - Bring your toys to show us all without a speaker interrupting the fun!

14 September: A long Aerial in the Garden - A detailed engineering saga with interesting hurdles, by David Ferrington M0XDF.

28 September:5 Ways to Steal Your Data - demonstrations and insight into the world of computer hacking and eCrime by Andy Cunningham M0HAK.

12 October: Natter Night - our theme will be permanent aerials at our new Runway's End venue. Come and give us your opinion!

26 October: Working 2m DX from Aldershot, a hole in the ground - yes, it can be done! Find out how from Paul Whatton G4DCV.

09 November:Junk Sale (doors open 8:15pm) - the ever popular auction is back! Come sell your junk and buy more to take home.

23 November: The UK Shipping Forecast - We've all wondered what all those words mean! Come and find out, from Julian Parfitt 2E0XPJ.

14 December: Radio Navigation Systems - Flt Lt J.D. Baker returns from Chinook operations in Afghanistan! Includes nibbles and mince pies...

28 December: TBA - you may be too busy playing with your new toys to come out on a cold night.

Andrew G8UUG promises further installments on (i) antenna theory, (ii) standing waves ratios, (iii) baluns & feeders, (iv) transmission lines, (v) how SWR meters work, (vi) manual aerial matching units and smart tuners, (vii) broadcast aerials...

T.B.A. - Watch this space!

Our planned trip to the Eddystone Museum is currently delayed as agreeing a date with the curator has proven difficult. New details will be available soon.

Future plans, yet to be assigned dates, include: