Meeting Place:- The Village Hall, Creech St. Michael
Time of Meetings:- 7.30 pm for 7.45 pm on First and Third Wednesday of each month. RSGB Courses are held at the Club in St. Augustine's School on different evenings :- Foundation and Advanced : Monday evenings 6.30 pm Intermediate: Tuesday evenings 6.30 pm RSGB Exams are held at the Club as the School is now an accredited RSGB Examination Centre.
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Oct 3 A G M
Sept 5 During this week, a visit to GB2NLO - the Norman Lockyer
Observatory in Sidmouth.
Aug 1 Social Evening. Venue and details to be announced
July 4 "My Shack" - instead of the club members visiting each others shack,
we will take photos and each owner will give an illustrated talk.
June 6 Talk by Tom Taylor/G0PSE on Operating from a Hotel Room
May 2 Meet in Village Hall to discuss Olympic Torch through Taunton
and the WAB event associated with it.
Apr 4 Talk by Tom Taylor/G0PSE on Operating from a Hotel Room
( POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE )
Mar 21 Committee Meeting
Mar 7 Talk by Peter Robinson/G0EYR on The Contest University
Feb 15 Meet in Master Thatcher pub, Liseux Way
Feb 1 A selection of relevant Amateur Radio videos
Jan 18 Discussion on Use of Club Equipment and programme for coming year.
Jan 4 2012 Video on South Orkney DxPed
Dec 21 Natter Night / Drinks at Master Thatcher
Dec 7 Talk by Kelvin/M0AID and Rob/G0WSC on the SteppIR antenna
Nov 7 Training resumes - Foundation Course in Room 17 of the Academy
6.30 pm to 8.30 pm
Nov 2 Illustrated talk by Jeremy /G4JZL on various aspects of the
UK power grid system.
Oct 15/16 JOTA at Huish Wood Scout Camp site. All welcome to take party.
Oct 19 Meeting at Creech St Michael Village Hall
Oct 5 8.00 pm AGM. Written motions - duly seconded - to the Secretary by 1 October.
E-mails will be accepted.
No motions will be accepted in "Any Other Business".
Sep 21 Meet at Creech St Michael Village Hall ( 7.30 to 9.30 pm )
Video presentation of HAM NATION OPEN HOUSE.
Sep 7 Meet at the Village Hall, Creech St. Michael for talk by G0EYR/Peter.
7.30 to 9.30 pm ( go to the NEWS page for more details).
Aug 3 Demonstation of new station set-up in the cupboard. How to operate it
using different modes. Followed by adjournment to O'Bridge Pub
Jul 20 Committee Meeting
Jul 17 (Sunday) Tim Walford / G3PCJ - Upton Bridge Farm, Long
Sutton, Langport TA10 9NJ QRP in the Country rally
Jul 6 Michael Johnson - Amateur and professional deep
space communications networks
Jun 15 RSGB CC Contest (CW)
Jun 4/5 (Sat/Sun) RSGB National Field Day (CW)
Jun 1 Rob Mannion / G3XFD/EI5IW - Editor Practical
Wireless
May 18 Committee Meeting
May 4 Mike Coles / M0CIE - The Thermionic Valve (part 2)
Apr 20 Junk sale
Apr 6 Peter Robinson / G0EYR - UK Callsigns
Mar 17 Committee Meeting
Mar 2 Mike Coles / M0CIE - The Thermionic Valve (part 1)
Feb 16 RSGB CC Contest (Data)
Feb 2 John Teague / G3GTJ - My French House
Jan 21 (Friday) Christmas/New Year Dinner at the Merry Monk,
Monkton Heathfield.
GO TO HOME PAGE AND CLICK ON ANNUAL DINNER TO SEE MENU.
Please pay your £5.00 per head deposit to Mike Coles
or Dave Rosewarn.
Jan 19 Committee meeting
2011 Jan 5 Michael Johnson - Cubesats and PocketQubs.
Big science in small packages
Dec 29 No Meeting
Dec 22 No Meeting
Dec 15 Meet in Master Thatcher, Lisieux Way, Taunton at 8.00 pm
Dec 8 Operating club station
Dec 1 The RSGB Survey of Amateur Radio
Nov 24 Operating club station
Nov 17 Club Evening
Nov 10 Operating Club Station
Nov 3 EGM to attend to unfinished business from the AGM
Oct 27 Operating Club Station
Oct 20 T B A
Oct 13 Discuss Club Calendar of Events for 2011
Oct 6 Annual General Meeting
Oct 10 Sunday 10.30 a.m. RSGB Advanced Exam.
Sept 29 Operating Club station
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Sept 22 Operating Club station
Sept 15 Operating Club station
Sept 8 NFD debrief
Sept 4/5 SSB NFD
Sept 1 Prep for NFD
Aug 25 Operating club station
Aug 18 T B A
Aug 11 Operating Club station
Aug 4 QUIZ. by Dave M0CIF.
June 30 Operating Club station.
June 23 Talk by Chris / G4DCH "Mobile Antennas"
June 16 Operating Club Station
June 9 Debrief NFD
June 6 NFD
June 2 Prepare NFD
May 26 Operating club station
May 19 Talk by Michael / 2E0XMJ on "PocketQub Satellite"
May 12 Operating club station
May 5 Talk by Dave Wicken / G6WZA on "WSPR"
Apr 28 Operating Club station
Apr 21 T B A
Apr 14 Operating Club station
Apr 7 Quiz (Dave/M0CIF Quiz Master)
Mar 31 Video. ( Don't know what at present - will search )
Mar 24 Operating club station & Morse Class.
Mar 17 T B A. ( left for Peter G3EYR's input)
Mar 10 Operating club station & Morse Class.
3rd March Discussion on WSPR
Feb 24 Operating Club station & Morse Class.
Feb 17 Rob G0WSC & Kelvin M0AID "Our DX Operating Experiences" Part 2 -
(logging, LOTW/QSLing, and keeping informed.)
Feb 10 Operating Club station & Morse Class.
Feb 3 Rob G0WSC & Kelvin M0AID "Our DX Operating Experiences" Part 1 -
(Techniques, awards, and stations.)
Jan 27 Operating Club Station & Morse Class.
Jan 20 Talk by Rob G0WSC & Kelvin M0AID. "Our DX Operating Experiences"
Jan 18 MONDAY Start of RSGB Foundation Course at 6.30 pm
Jan 13 Operating Club Station & Morse Class.
Jan 6 - 2010 NO MEETING DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS
23rd and 30th: No Meetings.
Dec 16 Christmas Social meeting with Mince Pies
Dec 9 Operating Club Station.
Dec 7 RSGB Advanced Exam at 19.00 in Club Room
Dec 2 "Digital Modes" by Eugene Morgan. G4AIU
Oct 28 Operating Club Station and Morse class
Oct 21 Quiz
Oct 14 Open Forum ( discussion on a Club Programme for the forthcoming year and giving
members an opportunity to air their views on what they would like their club to provide
- with their input also - of course.
Oct 7 Club AGM.
Sept 30 "Kite Aerials" Talk by Roger/ G4ROJ.
Sept 23 Operating Club stationand Morse Class.
Sept 16 Video by Bill / G0PNF
Sept 9 National Field Day Operating Experiences. by The "B" Team.
Sept 5/6 NFD (SSB).
Sept 2 Preparation NFD (SSB)
Sept 1/Tues 18.30 Start of RSGB Advanced Course ....
A RSGB Foundation Course will start in September
Aug 26 Operating Club Station and morse class.
Aug 19 Talk by Eugene / G4AIU - "Digital Modes".
Aug 12 Operating Club Station and morse class.
Aug 5 Operating Club Station and morse class.
August It is planned to have a skittles evening and supper at the Queens Arms,
Pitminster during August / September
Jul 29 Discussion of performances in IOTA Contest.
Jul 25/26 IOTA Contest weekend.
Jul 22 Talk by Tom / G0PSE - "IOTA Contest - Planning and Tactics".
Jul 15 Talk by Kelvin / M0AID - "Computer, Amateur Radio and No Sight".
Jul 11 (Saturday) Rocket Day in School Playing Field.
Jul 8 Prepare/plan for Rocket Day, Morse class and operating Club station.
Jul 1 Antenna Clinic. Use of Antenna Analyser.
Jun 24 Morse class and operating Club station.
Jun 17 Video -
Jun 10 Morse class and operating Club station
Jun 3 Video - "Coastal Command at War" (part 2)
May 27 Nothing planned ( Barcelona v Manchester Utd on TV )
May 20 Video - "Coastal Command at War" (part 1)
May 13 Operating Club Station & Morse Class.
May 6 General Meeting
April 29 Natter night & Morse Class.
April 22 Operating Club station & Morse Class
April 15 Digimode Evening
April 8 Operating Club station & Morse Class
April 1 Home Brew by Michael / M0CIE & David / M0CIF :- 1. Balun
2. Audio Operated PTT switch 3. Off air Signal source.
Mar 25 Operating club station & Morse Class
Mar 18 Video show "Sunderland Flying Boats" by G0PNF / Bill Warren
Mar 11 Morse Class & Operating Club Station.
Mar 4 "Building and testing the HV9 Butternut Vertical" talk by Jeremy /G4JZL
Feb 25 Operating & morse.
Feb 18 A Natter Night
Feb 13 Friday ... Annual supper and skittles night at Queens Arms, Pitminster
Feb 11 Operating & morse
Feb 4 Club Night cancelled due to forecast of bad weather
Jan 28 Operating Club station and Morse Class.
Jan 21 QUIZ.
Jan 14 Operating Club Station & Morse Class.
Jan 7 "Review of the 2008 HF Convention" by Peter Robinson G0EYR
JANUARY 2009 At a date to be arranged, there will be the Club Annual
Supper and Skittles Night at the Queens Arms, Pitminster
Dec 31 Old Year's Night. No Meeting.
Dec 24 No Meeting.
Dec 17 Club Evening - Mince Pies - Video
Dec 10 Operating Club Station & Morse Class.
Dec 3 Video "Convoy" - about the Liberty ships in WW2
Nov 26 Operating Club station and morse class.
Nov 19 Quiz
Nov 12 Operating Club Station and morse class
Nov 5 DXPedition Video by Peter Robinson /G0EYR.
Oct 29 Operating club station + morse class.
Oct 22 Talk by Chris G4DCH, Yeovil club, about his Home Brew antennas.
Oct 18/19 Weekend JOTA at Huish Wood Scout Camp site
Oct 15 Prepare JOTA + Video "HMS Belfast"
Oct 8 A G M
OCT 1 CLUB CLOSED - NO MEETING
Sept 24 Operate Club Station and Morse Class
Sept 17 Talk by Jeremy / G4JZL on his FT817 QRP rig
Sept 10 Operate Club Station and Morse Class
Sept 3 General Meeting / Natter Night
Aug 27 Operating Club Station and Morse training
Aug 20 Operating Club Station and Morse training
Aug 13 Operating Club Station and Morse training
Aug 10 Flight Refuelling Rally - TADARC will have a Table
Aug 6 "Take Your Rig on Holiday" talk by Tom / G0PSE
July 30 Operating Club Station
July 23 Natter Night and Morse Class
July 16 DXPedition video
July 9 Operating Club Station and Morse Class
July 2 Brief for Rocket Day at School and Quiz Night
June 25 Plan for Rocket Day at School. Morse Class.
June 18 Operating Club station.
June 11 NFD. debrief.
June 7/8 National Field Day( CW ) at Huish Wood Scout Camp
June 4 Prep for CW field day. (Planning - Location, Operators, antennae, rig etc)
May 28 Morse class. Preparing for NFD June 7th/8th.
May 21 Video and operating Club Station.
May 14 Morse class. Preparing for NFD June 7th/8th.
May 7 Morse class. Preparing for NFD June 7th/8th.
April 23 Operating Club station / morse training
April 30 Operating Club station / morse training
April 16 Quiz night
April 9 Morse training.
April 2 "Quest for Higher Frequencies" talk by Peter Butcher, editor of
'Transmission Lines' magazine
Mar 26 Operating club station
Mar 19 "Amateur Radio and Ofcom" talk by Richard Beere/M0DUC
Richard is a Technical Investigations Officer with Ofcom.
Mar 12 Operating club station
Mar 6 (Thursday) FOUNDATION course starts (see TRAINING page for details.)
Mar 5 "LF 137 kHz and 500 kHz" Talk by Tom/G3OLB and Colin/G3YHV
Mar 3 (Monday) INTERMEDIATE course starts (see TRAINING page for details.)
Feb 27 Operating club station - CW keying methods
Feb. 22 Friday - Annual Dinner and Skittles at Queen's Arms, Pitminster.
7.30 pm for 8.00 pm. Cost is £13.00 per head.
2 course Menu:
Beef & ale casserole with mashed potatoes and vegetables or
Chicken casserole with rice
and
Apple and cinnamon crumble or
Bakewell tart.
Please contact Peter/G0EYR to book at peter.robinson46@virgin.net
Feb 20 "GB2RN - HMS BELFAST" Talk by Tom/G0PSE
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