The 2025/6 MHRAC Club Night Meeting Programme
2nd
Tuesday in the month at the Barnards Green Cricket Club - from 7:00 pm. Meeting
starts at 7:30pm.
4th Tuesday
in the month at the Barnards Green Cricket Club - from 7:30 pm
| Date | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 23rd September, 2025 | Informal Meeting | |
| Tuesday 14th October, 2025 | Extraordinary General Meeting | |
| Tuesday 28th October, 2025 | Informal Meeting | |
| Tuesday 11th November, 2025 | A DMR update | Alan, G4LVV |
| Tuesday 25th November, 2025 | Informal Meeting | |
| Tuesday 9th December, 2025 | Christmas cake, mince pies and more | |
| Tuesday 13th January, 2026 | Show and Tell | All |
| Tuesday 27th January, 2026 | Informal Meeting | |
| Tuesday 10th February, 2026 | GPSDOs - Past and Present | Dave, G4FRE |
| Tuesday 24th February, 2026 | Informal Meeting | |
| Tuesday 10th March, 2026 | Video - "Clean up your shack". Ian has given this talk at a number of RSGB conventions and it is the gold standard to improve the performance of your shack. | Ian, GM3SEK |
| Tuesday 24th March, 2026 | Informal Meeting | |
| Tuesday April 14th, 2026 | "Nano VNA and other test equipment". This talk will describe the NanoVNA, detail how it works and detail the many types of measurements that can be achieved. Briefly other low cost test equipment available to the amateur will be discussed. | Roger, G4BVY |
| Tuesday 28th April, 2026 | Informal Meeting | |
| Tuesday 12th May, 2026 | "Clean up your shack part 2" A further look at the filtering from GM3SEK's video | All |
| Tuesday 26th May, 2026 | Informal Meeting | |
| Tuesday 9th June, 2026 | "Travels with High Frequency" | John Jacobs |
| Tuesday 23rd June, 2026 | Informal Meeting | |
| Tuesday 14th July, 2026 | ||
| Tuesday 28th July, 2026 | Informal Meeting | |
| Tuesday 11th August, 2026 | "Lundy Calling". We've been visiting the island since 1995 and over the years have taken a variety of equipment for both HF and VHF. The illustrated talk will give a brief history of the island including its coins and stamps, feature a trip around Lundy showing all the points of interest to the visitor and a summary of our amateur radio operating. | Brian, G4CIB |
| Tuesday 25th August, 2026 | Informal Meeting | |
| Tuesday 8th September, 2026 | Annual General Meeting | All |
| Tuesday 13th October, 2026 | "HF Propagation" | Roger, G4BVY |
| Tuesday 22nd September, 2026 | Informal Meeting |
2024/5 programme
| Date | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 8th October, 2024 | RSGB Regional Rep | |
| Tuesday 12th November, 2024 | Beginners Guide to Logbook of the World | Dave, G4IDF |
| Tuesday 10th December, 2024 | Christmas cake, mince pies and more | |
| Tuesday 14th January, 2025 | Show and Tell | All |
| Tuesday 11th February, 2025 | "When the boffins came to Malvern" | John Gillham (MRATHS) |
| Tuesday 11th March, 2025 | "Connectors - the good, the bad, the rubbish and how not to terminate them" | Dave G4IDF |
| MONDAY April 14th, 2025 | It's all about scatter | Dave G4ASR |
| Tuesday 13th May, 2025 | LoRA | Andy M0XZS |
| Tuesday 10th June, 2025 | Show and Tell | All |
| Tuesday 8th July, 2025 | Lundy Island DXpedition (postponed) | Brian G4CIB |
| Tuesday 12th August, 2025 | Satellite operations (A zoom presentation) | Tim G4VXE |
| Tuesday 9th September, 2025 | Annual General Meeting | All |
2023/4 programme
| Date | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 10th October, 2023 | Severn Valley Raynet | Ellis G7SAI |
| Tuesday 14th November, 2023 | A double header: Frequency standards and measurement 1965 to 2023. Nostalgia ain't what it used to be. |
Mike G3TGD Dave G4IDF |
| Tuesday 12th December, 2023 | Christmas cake, mince pies and more | |
| Tuesday 9th January, 2024 | How digital voice works | Andy M0XZS |
| Tuesday 13th February, 2024 | Antenna modelling | Roger G4BVY |
| Tuesday 12th March, 2024 | Show and Tell | All |
| Tuesday 9th April, 2024 | The Long Silence Falls (A history of the first 100 years of maritime radio) |
Dr John Moyle |
| Tuesday 14th May, 2024 | Exploiting the 30THz band | John Gillham |
| Tuesday 11th June, 2024 | The Morserino project | Josh M0WYP |
| Tuesday 9th July, 2024 | NB - this meeting is cancelled due to the Cricket club being unavailable due to a clash with Euro 2024. One Mans Expedition to Lundy island | Brian G4CIB |
| Tuesday 13th August, 2024 | ||
| Tuesday 10th September, 2024 | Annual General Meeting | All |
The 2022/3 MHRAC Club Night Meeting Programme
|
Date |
Title |
Speaker |
|
Tuesday
June 14th ,2022 |
“A
travelogue by G4BVY. Trips just before the first lockdown, during the
pandemic and “after ?” the pandemic. The talk with be a mixture of
radio, travel and things that went wrong” |
Roger
G4BVY |
|
Tuesday
July 12th,2022 |
Show
and Tell |
All |
|
Tuesday
August 9th,2022 |
Zoom
Meeting (cricket club closed) |
|
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Tuesday
September 13th,2022 |
AGM |
All |
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Tuesday
September 27th,2022 |
Informal
meeting |
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Tuesday
October 11th,2022 |
Setting
up GB7WR |
Andy
M0XZS |
|
Tuesday
November 22th,2022 |
Heathkit |
Brian
G4CIB |
|
Tuesday
December 13th,2022 |
Xmas
cake, mince pies, & more |
All |
|
Tuesday
January 10th ,2023 |
Digital
Voice |
Alan
G4LVV |
|
Tuesday
February 14th ,2023 |
Lightning
and effect on radio |
Dave
G4BCA |
|
Tuesday
March 14th ,2023 |
The
first 30 years of Overseas Station extension No 10 |
Dave
G4OYX |
|
Tuesday
April 11th ,2023 |
Trevor
Bayliss’s Legacy - the clockwork radio |
Phil
G4SPZ |
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Tuesday
April 25th ,2023 |
Informal
meeting |
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Tuesday
May 9th ,2023 |
Show
and tell evening – QRP Labs items |
All |
|
Tuesday
June 13th ,2023 |
HF
Propagation |
Roger
G4BVY |
|
Tuesday
July 11th ,2023 |
VarAC
The new multifunction digital mode |
Mike
G8PFR |
|
Tuesday
August 8th ,2023 |
The
Bouvet Island Expedition The
OFCOM licence consultation |
Roger
G4BVY Dave
G4IDF |
|
Tuesday
September 12th ,2023 |
AGM |
All |
The 2020 MHRAC Club Night Meeting Programme
(The club programme was cancelled after the January talk due to the COVID 19 outbreak) |
Date |
Title |
Speaker |
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Tuesday
January 14th |
Elecraft |
Don G6CMV |
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Tuesday
January 28th |
Informal
meeting |
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Tuesday
February 11th |
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Tuesday
February 25th |
Informal
meeting |
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Tuesday
March 10th |
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Tuesday
March 24th |
Informal
meeting |
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Tuesday
April 14th |
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Tuesday
April 28th |
Informal
meeting |
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Tuesday
May 12th |
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Tuesday
May 26th |
Informal
meeting |
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Tuesday
June 9th |
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Tuesday
June 23rd |
Informal
meeting |
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Tuesday
July 14th |
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Tuesday
July 28th |
Informal
meeting |
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Tuesday
August 11th |
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Tuesday
August 25th |
Informal
meeting |
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Tuesday
September 8th |
AGM |
All |
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Tuesday
September 22nd |
Informal
meeting |
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Tuesday
October 13th |
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Tuesday
October 27th |
Informal
meeting |
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Tuesday
November 10th |
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Tuesday
November 24th |
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Tuesday
December 8th |
Xmas
cake, mince pies, & more |
All |
The 2019 MHRAC Club Night Meeting Programme
|
Date |
Title |
Speaker |
|
Tuesday
January 8th |
Defford Airfield 1941-57 |
Dennis Williams |
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Tuesday
February 12th |
Themed Evening – Test Equipment |
All |
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Tuesday
March 12th |
Junk
Sale |
All |
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Tuesday
April 9th |
Suriname part 2 and Aruba part 1 |
Roger G4BVY |
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Tuesday
May 14th |
Meteor Scatter |
Don G6CMV |
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Tuesday
June 11th |
Slow Scan TV |
Dave
G4IDF |
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Tuesday
July 9th |
Engaging young people in
electronics |
Ian
G4AEG |
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Tuesday
August 13th |
Small dish EME- try something
new |
Sam
G4DDK |
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Tuesday
September 10th |
AGM |
All |
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Tuesday
October 8th |
RSGB
awards scheme |
Bobby
MI0RYL |
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Tuesday
November 12th |
Radar
flight trials at RRE Pershore |
Dennis
Williams |
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Tuesday
December 10th |
Xmas
cake, mince pies, & more |
All |
The 2018 MHRAC Club Night Meeting Programme
|
Date |
Title |
Speaker |
|
Tuesday
January 9th |
Digital
Data modes – RTTY and PSK |
Roger
G4BVY |
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Tuesday
Feb 13th |
Show
& tell, home brew, new purchase, memorabilia etc |
8
presenters |
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Tuesday
March 13th |
Droning
on about microwaves (5.8GHz) |
Matt
G8XYJ Dave G4OYX |
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Tuesday
April 10th |
Beginner's
guide to satellite operation |
Tim G4VXE |
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Tuesday
May 8th |
Red
Pitya |
Clive
M0XCH |
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Tuesday
June 12th |
Digimodes part 2 WSPR, FT8
JT9 & JT65 |
Mike
G3TGD Don G6CMV Dave G4IDF |
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Tuesday
July 10th |
Salop
Repeater Network |
Martin
G4VZO |
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Tuesday
August 14th |
The
Ups & Downs of Flying Drones |
Nigel
G4XTF |
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Tuesday
September 11th |
AGM |
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Tuesday
October 9th |
Getting
Going on LF/MF |
Dave
G3YXM |
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Tuesday
November 13th |
Getting
Started with Amateur Digital Television |
Dave
G4FRE |
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Tuesday
December 11th |
Xmas
meeting |
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The 2017 MHRAC Club Night Meeting Programme
|
Date |
Title |
Speaker |
|
Tuesday January 10th |
PZ5K - Suriname 2016 |
Roger G4BVY |
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Tuesday February 14th |
Home Brew PCBs |
Dave G4IDF |
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Tuesday March 14th |
Messing
about with Arduino |
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Tuesday April 11th |
Show & tell home brew, new purchase, memorabilia etc |
All |
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Tuesday May 9th |
Getting started with APRS |
Matt G8XYJ |
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Tuesday June 13th |
RSGB presentation |
Martyn
G3UKV (RM5) |
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Tuesday July 11th |
Vector Network Analyser Workshop |
Club
VNA owners |
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Tuesday August 8th |
The Story of GB3NW |
Dave
G4IDF & Don G6CMV |
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Tuesday September 12th |
AGM |
All |
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Tuesday October 10th |
WSPR
workshop (provisional) |
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Tuesday November 14th |
TBA |
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Tuesday
December 12th |
|
All |
The 2016 MHRAC Club Night Meeting Programme
|
Date |
Title |
Speaker |
|
Tuesday January 12th |
Raspberry Pi |
Bob G7WIG |
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Tuesday February 9th |
Strowger Technology |
Tony G1OZB |
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Tuesday March 8th |
Optical
communication |
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Tuesday April 12th |
Cyber security |
Andy G7OFC |
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Tuesday May 10th |
Contests |
Roger G4BVY |
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Tuesday June 14th |
Wychbold transmitter visit |
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Tuesday July 12th |
An Evening with Jim Lee G4AEH |
Jim
G4AEH |
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Tuesday August 9th |
Construction Show & Tell |
All
|
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Tuesday September 13th |
AGM |
All |
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Tuesday October 11th |
The Cairo Interface System |
Peter
G8CQH |
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Tuesday November 8th |
Remote Operation |
Dave
G4FRE |
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Tuesday
December 13th |
|
All |
The 2015 MHRAC Club Night Meeting Programme
|
Date |
Title |
Speaker |
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Tuesday
Jan 13th |
1 Hz and up |
John G3OCW |
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Tuesday Feb 10th |
The dying art of chassis bashing |
Dave G4IDF |
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Tuesday March 10th |
Antenna measurement workshop |
All |
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Tuesday April 14th |
The Backpackers Contests |
Dave G4IDF |
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Tuesday May 12th |
Surface mount technology workshop |
Mike G3TGD |
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Tuesday
June 9th |
Raynet |
Tony G1OZB |
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Tuesday July 14th |
Vintage Radio |
Phil G4SPZ |
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Tuesday August 11th |
Matching – amateurs do it with real & imaginary parts |
Roger G4BVY |
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Tuesday September 8th |
AGM |
All |
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Tuesday October 13th |
D Star & Fusion |
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Tuesday November 10th |
HF Antenna design modeling &
measurement |
Clive M0XCH |
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Tuesday December 8th |
Christmas Jolly |
All |
The 2014 MHRAC Club Night Meeting Programme
|
January 14th |
VHF range prediction using Radio Mobile with live 2m comparison |
Roger G4BVY |
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February 11th |
Members short contributions – theme antennas. Home brew antennas, masts & rotators, ATUs antenna measurement kit etc |
All |
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March 11th |
Valves & valve testers |
Phil G4SPZ |
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April 8th |
Covert Radio |
Dave G8EPR |
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May 13th |
SOTA – daytime activation of the Malverns followed by a talk on SOTA in the evening. |
Matt G8XYJ |
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June 10th |
Radio operation out of the jungles
of |
Chris G6BDM & Liz G6BOQ |
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July 8th |
Making money on HF. |
Dave G4OYX |
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August 12th |
Bring a rig night - antennas provided. |
All |
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September 9th |
AGM |
All |
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October 14th |
Electronic Logging |
Roger G4BVY |
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November 11th |
Vintage and military radio |
To be confirmed |
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December 9th |
Christmas |
All |
The 2013 MHRAC Club Night Meeting Programme
|
January 8th |
USB dongles |
Dave G4FRE |
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February 12th |
Kites and /MM |
Dave G4ROJ |
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March 12th |
T32C DXepedition |
Neville G3NUG |
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April 9th |
Members contributions |
All |
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May 14th |
Visit
to Staverton airport |
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June 11th |
Night on the air – Poolbrook common |
Dave G4IDF |
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July 9th |
The K3 one year on – where to now? |
Dave G4IDF |
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August 13th |
VHF National field day experiences. |
Roger G4BVY |
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September 9th |
AGM |
All |
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October 14th |
G4MHC at the Barnards Green Cricket Club |
Roger G4BVY, Dave G4IDF, Mike G3TGD |
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November 11th |
Bletchley Parfk home of the code breakers & other things |
Dave G4IDF |
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December 10th |
Christmas social evening with food! |
All |
Blasts from the past
Meeting programme for 2005:
|
Date |
Event |
Speaker |
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January
11th |
RSGB
Today |
Mike
King G8XDX |
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February
8th |
Repair
& restoration of vintage radios |
Phil
Harris G4SPZ |
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March
8th |
Digital
panoramic photography – the all round view |
Bob
Bilsland G7WIG MHRAC |
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April
12th |
Making
More Miles at VHF |
David
Butler G4ASR, RSGB VHF Manager. 'VHF DXER' & 'Antenna Workshop' columnist
- Practical Wireless. |
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May
10th |
Construction
Show & Tell |
MHRAC
members |
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June
14th |
To
be arranged |
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July
12th |
My
other Hobby - Family History |
Dave
Hobro G4IDF MHRAC |
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August
9th |
To
be arranged |
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September
13th |
The
Z match tuner |
Mike
Allenson G3TGD MHRAC |
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October
11th |
Bring
a rig night |
MHRAC
members |
|
November
8th |
Travels
in the Sudan with Oxfam |
John
Layton G4AAL MHRAC |
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December
13th |
AGM |
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Meeting
programme for 2004: Meeting programme for 2004:
|
Date |
Event |
Speaker |
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February
3rd |
Junk
sale |
Auctioneer
Brian M1HHL |
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March
9th |
The
Enigma Machine |
Anthony
Martin |
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April
13th |
Nanotechnology |
Mike
G4GHL |
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May
11th |
Pre
WW2 domestic Wireless Sets |
Pat
Moore G3IKR/td> |
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June
8th |
Model
Engineering |
|
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July
13th |
Construction
"show and tell" |
All |
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August
10th |
Focus
on 70cms |
Roger
G4BVY & Mike G3TGD |
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September
14th |
Sound
cards and Amateur Radio |
Mike
G4GHL |
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October
12th |
My
antenna |
All |
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November
9th |
Receiver
comparisions - bring your receiver along |
Mike
G3TGD |
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December
14th |
AGM |
|
Meeting
programme for 2003:
|
Date |
Event |
Speaker |
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January
14th |
PSK31
software demonstration. |
Mike
Ward |
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February
11th |
PJ9W
- Preparing and running a contest station. |
Video |
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March
11th |
Junk
Sale |
|
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April
8th |
Genetic
Engineering (Provisional) |
TBA |
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May
13th |
Sound
Cards in electronics and Amateur radio |
Mike
Ward |
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June
10th |
Constructional
techniques |
Nick
Silverthorne |
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July
8th |
Bring
a rig night |
All |
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August
12th |
Discussion
night |
All |
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September
9th |
Repeaters
and Internet linking |
Bob
Bilsland |
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October
14th |
Constructional
show and tell |
All |
|
November
11th |
Digital
Modes |
Roger
Dixon |
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December
9th |
AGM |
|
Meeting
programme for 2002:
|
Date |
Event |
Speaker |
|
January
8th |
Finalising
the new committee, discussion on programme |
|
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February
12th |
A
gadget for measuring L's & C's and collection of subscriptions for 2002 |
Mike
Allenson G3TGD |
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March
12th |
Junk
sale 10% to Club funds |
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April
9th |
Construction
Contest. That gives you a month to buy the bits and make it! |
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May
14th |
Ground
Probing Radar - talk and demonstration |
Searchwell Ltd |
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June
11th |
Radio active night - evening on the air, probably Poolbrook
Common |
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July
9th |
Illustrated
talk by John Layton |
John,
G4AAL |
|
August
13th |
Informal
discussion night (holiday season). Suggestions for themes welcome (Foundation
licence ?) |
|
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September
10th |
Digital
photography and applications. Mini talks/demonstrations by members |
Volunteers
needed |
|
October
8th |
GPS
- theory, technology and amateur user experience |
Andy
G7OFC, Brian, Mike G3TGD |
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November
12th |
PIC
projects for amateur radio |
Mike
G3TGD |
|
December
10th |
Annual
general meeting |
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