South Yorkshire Repeater Group

SYRG AGM now closed

February 3, 2011

Thanks to everyone who attended our AGM.

The meeting was opened at 8pm prompt and held at 42 Doncaster Road, Goldthorpe, Rotherham, South Yorkshire.

Present :

Chairman – G0URG
Secretary – G4LUE
Treasurer – G1ANI
Ordinary Member – M6DER
Ordinary Member – 2E0VYV
Ordinary Member – 2E0BLF

Other attendees G4XSB, G0TKF, G5VZ, G8POK, Tony Kafara SWL

Apologies G8PLJ, M6CBD, M6BFC, M6LUE, G7LWT, M6EDL & Duke.

Details of the meeting will be published on the SYRG web site over the next few days once we have the secretarys report of the meeting.

Shortly we will be updating our membership page and inviting you to become a member of SYRG. Come join in the FUN!

http://www.southyorkshirerepeatergroup.co.uk/join-us

Please check back over the weekend.

Happy Birthday TonyK !!!

Thanks for inviting us to your bloody wild party afterwards!

(it’s gonna take us well after the weekend to recover from this one)

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New to radio – want to learn in 2011?

Maybe this is your year?

If you want to learn more about amateur radio or get on the path to becoming licensed… read on….

The first steps towards becoming a radio “ham” for many will be for them to find and join a local club. These clubs will provide information about licensing requirements, operating practices and help the aspirants to improve their technical knowledge.

The Radio Society of Great Britain, which has branches throughout the United Kingdom, provides training courses to pass the license examinations and also provides venues for examination centres.

Joining a local branch of the Radio Society and enrolling on a training course is a necessary first step, but in addition, newcomers can also consider studying independently by purchasing books and other relevant materials.

Through their local club, they may often find a mentor, or friend who can help guide them down the path to becoming licensed.

Find out here about learning more about radio!

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