What’s On 2024/2025
Below is the latest programme for meetings which in most cases commence at 19.30 hrs in the Burley Memorial Hall, Common Lane, Waverton, Chester, CH3 7QN. Please note that Operating Evenings and Committee Meetings are normally held at the Waverton Institute which is immediately adjacent to the Burley Hall and which has its own large free car park. Check back frequently for updates and changes to the programme.
| Jan 24 | |
| 2/1 | No Meeting |
| 9/1 | Committee - 8.0pm Waverton Institute |
| 16/1 | Annual Construction Contest |
| 23/1 | Construction Contest entrants will tell all about their pet projects. |
| 30/1 | Surplus Sale - a chance to clear your shack after all the Xmas Goodies have been installed. |
| Feb 24 | |
| 6/2 | Bring & Tell |
| 13/2 | Committee - 8.0pm Waverton Institute |
| 20/2 | An all new edition of "The Other Man's Shack" not to be missed. |
| 27/2 | An Introduction to the MacLoggerDX Logging Software - Ian M1ICL |
| Mar 24 | |
| 5/3 | Club equipment audit |
| 12/3 | Committee - 8.0pm Waverton Institute |
| 19/3 | Quiz with Wrexham & Marches Amateur Radio Club (7.30pm as usual) |
| 26/3 | Ham Radio Deluxe ($49.95) v DX Labs (Free) Chris G0PJX |
| April 24 | |
| 2/4 | Annual General Meeting |
| 9/4 | Committee - 8.0pm Waverton Institute |
| 16/4 | Quiz with Wirral & District Amateur Radio Society at the Burley Hall |
| 23/4 | Natter Night and Brains Trust. You bring the questions and hopefully together we'll find an answer. |
| 30/4 | Contesting Techniques/Tactics (Digital & Analogue Contests) with Phil G8IPT |
| May 24 | |
| 7/5 | Operating evening at Forest Hills taking part in the RSGB 144MHz FMAC and 144MHz UKAC Contests. Arrive from 6.30pm. |
| 12/5 | "Mills on the Air" activation at Stretton Water Mill using the call GB4SWM. Arrival 10.0 am at the car park for erection fun. |
| 14/5 | Committee - 8.0pm Waverton Institute |
| 21/5 | Remote Working with Niel G8UEK |
| 28/5 | All things RSGB with a visit from our Region 3 District 34 Rep Mike G4VSS |
| Jun 24 | |
| 4/6 | Some interesting experiences with tuning mechanisms with Bill G6ATO |
| 11/6 | Committee - 8.0pm Waverton Institute |
| 18/6 | Bring & Tell |
| 25/6 | "The life and times of Guglielmo Marconi" by Bill GW8HPL |
| July 24 | |
| 2/7 | Operating evening at Forest Hills taking part in the RSGB 144MHz FMAC and 144MHz UKAC Contests. Arrive from 6.30pm. |
| 9/7 | Committee - 8.0pm Waverton Institute |
| 16/7 | Natter Night |
| 23/7 | A gentle introduction to the wonderful worlds of Meshtastic and LoRa with Trevor G7REV and John M0VAZ |
| 30/7 | Season ending Pie & Pint evening at the Waverton Arms (Previously the "Black Dog" in Waverton). This new incarnation has no website yet but the post code is CH3 7PB. See CAMRA Page for a bit more info. Menus can be see here; FRESH FROM THE GRILL, DESSERTS, CARVERY, PUB CLASSICS & LIGHT. This will be our last meeting until we start up again in September. |
| Aug 24 | |
| 13/8 |
The Radio Picnic at Llyn Brenig has sadly had to be cancelled due to a combination of reduced numbers able to attend, forecast meteorological conditions and likely abysmal radio propagation due to geomagnetic storms over the last weekend. |
| 20/8 | On Tuesday 20th August bewteen about 2.0pm and 6.0pm we will be operating at The Forest Hills Car Park. No particular contest just a social and an invite for people to bring themselves and any equipment for radio operations. All welcome - the more the merrier, just turn up when best for you. |
| Sep 24 | |
| 3/9 | Bring & Tell. A chance to tell us all about your exciting and interesting acquisitions during the summer break. |
| 10/9 | Committee - 8.0pm Waverton Institute |
| 17/9 | Surplus Sale. The club has been donated an interesting quantity of fixed & mobile antennas plus some equipment including VHF & UHF hand helds. A chance to boost club funds and acquire some useful gear. Bring your own surplus for our own Master Auctioneer Dave G4JMF to sell. |
| 24/9 | Natter Night |
| 29/9 | (Sunday) We are going to be doing the 145 Alive event on Sunday 29th September between 1pm and 4pm local time at The Forest Hills car park on Frodsham Hill. Everyone welcome to help or attend. See 145 Alive and below for more details.
If things go according to plan we are registered for the 145 Alive this coming Sunday 29th September between 1pm and 4pm. The Club callsign G5CH will be being used and we have been registered for the Forest Hills IO83PG during the contest. We plan to run a Net on 145.400Mhz FM where depending on traffic we will be taking a number of calls and running a small net then taking another batch of calls etc. Depending on setup and timings we may do a pass over from the Club Sunday Net to the Club 145 Alive Net. Any further updates will appear here. |
| Oct 24 | |
| 1/10 | "Escape from Microsoft" but not into the hands of Apple. A night not to be missed with Trevor G7REV assisted by Phil G8IPT |
| 8/10 | Committee - 8.0pm Waverton Institute |
| 15/10 | Logging |
| 22/10 | HF Antennas |
