This is 2024’s programme…
| January 2024 | ||
| Thursday 11th | Welcome Back | |
| Thursday 18th | Ships Radio Officer’s Story by Derek M0YAW | |
| Thursday 25th | Video night | |
| February 2024 | ||
| Thursday 1st | Construction Contest | |
| Thursday 8th | Natter night + CW training | |
| Saturday 10th | CQ WPX RTTY Contest | |
| Sunday 11th | CQ WPX RTTY Contest | |
| Thursday 15th | Construction Winners Talk | |
| Thursday 22nd | CW training and Natter | |
| Thursday 29th | Aspidistra a talk by David G8UOD | |
| March 2024 | ||
| Thursday 7th | CW training + natter | |
| Thursday 14th | Eveready a talk by Brian G8GHR | |
| Thursday 21st | AGM, Have your say | |
| Thursday 28th | Maunday Thursday club closed | |
| April 2024 | ||
| Thursday 4th | CW training + Natter | |
| Thursday 11 | Spring Junk Sale | |
| Thursday 18th | CW Training + Natter night | |
| Thursday 25th | A Video evening | |
| May 2024 | ||
| Thursday 2nd | No Meeting tonight! Hall in use for Elections |
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| Thursday 9th | CW practice and Natter | |
| Thursday 16th | Contest Round Up by Don, G4LOO | |
| Thursday 23rd | CW Practice and Natter night | |
| Thursday 30th | Working at the BBC, a sound engineers perspective by Steve G4HPE | |
| June 2024 | ||
| Thursday 6th | CW Practice and Natter night | |
| Thursday 13th | British Shortwave Utility Stations by Don, G4LOO | |
| Thursday 20th | No CLUB meeting this evening Meet at Chicksands at 14:00 | |
| Thursday 27th | Natter night | |
| July 2024 | ||
| Thursday 4th | No Meeting due to Elections in hall | |
| Monday 8th
Thru till |
The Hall is closed for essential maintenance |
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| Friday 19th |
The Hall is closed for essential maintenance |
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| Thursday 25th | Welcome Back!! IOTA planning by Don G4LOO and Natter | |
| August 2024 | ||
| Thursday 1st | Clubhouse closed for summer break. Nets continue | |
| Thursday 8th | Clubhouse closed for summer break. Nets continue | |
| Thursday 15th | Clubhouse closed for summer break. Nets continue | |
| Thursday 22nd | Clubhouse closed for summer break. Nets continue | |
| Thursday 29th | Clubhouse closed for summer break. Nets continue | |
| September 2024 | ||
| Thursday 5th | Clubhouse closed for summer break. Nets continue | |
| Thursday 12th | Planning for Shefford Community Festival | |
| Thursday 19th | Shefford Community Festival | |
| Thursday 26th | Natter night and CW practice | |
| October 2024 | ||
| Thursday 3rd | CQWW planning by Don G4LOO | |
| Thursday 10th | Bomber Command by Sean Feast | |
| Thursday 17th | Autumn Junk Sale | |
| Thursday 24th | 4 Mtr. and 23 Cm. Beacons a talk by Dave G4FKI | |
| Thursday 31st |
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| November 2024 | ||
| Thursday 7th | Video Evening | |
| Thursday 14th | Visit from our RSGB Representatives Terry and Ron | |
| Thursday 21st | Club Quiz night | |
| Thursday 28th | ||
| December 2024 | ||
| Thursday 5th | Mince pie evening | |
| Thursday 12th | ||
| Thursday 19th | ||
| Thursday 26th | ||
A look back at last year’s events…
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2023 PROGRAMME |
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DATE |
MEETING |
| 5 January | Welcome Back & and Some RTTY Instruction and practice |
| 7 January | ARRL RTTY Contest 24 |
| 9 January | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 11 January | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 12 January | Natter AFTERNOON 14.00 to 16.00 Hrs. NO evening Club |
| 16 January | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 18 January | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 19 January | DWS a talk by Peter M0HSG |
| 23 January | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 25 January | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 26 January | 2023 Construction Contest |
| 30 January | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 1 February | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 2 February | Surface mount devices a video |
| 6 February | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 8 February | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 9 February | Natter AFTERNOON 14.00 to 16.00 Hrs. NO evening Club |
| 13 February | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 15 February | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 16 February | Construction Contest winners talk |
| 20 February | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 22 February | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 23 February | Surface mount demonstration and practical |
| 27 February | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 1 March | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 2 March | Surface mount demo and practical Part TWO |
| 6 March | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 8 March | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 9 March | Natter AFTERNOON 14.00 to 16.00 Hrs. NO evening Club |
| 13 March | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 15 March | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 16 March | VOACAP introduction by Ken G4YRF |
| 20 March | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 22 March | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 23 March | Club AGM |
| 27 March | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 29 March | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 30 March | Natter Night |
| 3 April | TBA |
| 5 April | TBA |
| 6 April | Maundy Thursday, NO CLUB MEETING |
| 10 April | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 12 April | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 13 April | Spring Junk Sale |
| 17 April | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 19 April | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 20 April | Discussions Night |
| 24 April | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 26 April | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 27 April | Orford Ness by Nick Cooke |
| 1 May | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 3 May | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 4 May | No Meeting due to Local Elections at the Hall |
| 8 May | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 10 May | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 11 May | Video Evening |
| 15 May | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 17 May | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 18 May | The Dynatron Story by David Wherrell |
| 22 May | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 24 May | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 25 May | Natter Night |
| 29 May | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 31 May | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 1 June | Chinese Modules by Don G4LOO |
| 5 June | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 7 June | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 8 June | Natter Night & CW Practice, bring stereo phones and pen/paper |
| 12 June | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 14 June | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 15 June | “Sounds on the radio – identities revealed” by Graham, G4JBD |
| 19 June | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 21 June | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 22 June | Extraordinary General Meeting to elect a new Chairman |
| 26 June | Top band net 1985 KHz @ 19.00 hrs. |
| 28 June | 2 Metre Net on 145.5 then onto a free channel @ 20.00hrs. |
| 29 June | Video Evening |
| 6 July | RSGB / NRC: club visit |
| 13 July | Natter Night / CW Practise. Video on Ofcom Change Proposals |
| 20 July | START SUMER BREAK- |
| 14 Sept. | What did you do in the break? |
| 21 | Satellite Swarms by Jonathan Higgins |
| 28 | Natter night & CW practice |
| 5 October | Club’s 75 th. Anniversery |
| 12 | CQWW Contest Planning |
| 19 | Local Elections – No Meeting |
| 26 | RTTY over Internet demonstration by Sean M1ECY |
| 28 & 29 OCT | CQWW SSB CONTEST |
| 2 November | Video Evening |
| 9 Nov | Autumn Junk Sale |
| 16 Nov | Meteor Scatter a talk by Martyn G0GMB |
| 23 Nov | Natter Night & CW Practice (fast and slow) |
| 30 Nov | GPS, a talk by Graham, G4JBD |
| 7 Dec | QUIZ Night |
| 14 Dec | Mince Pie Evening, Start Christmas Break |