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Note that this meeting is a week later than originally scheduled as the school have advised us that due to their half term break they won’t be able to give us access.

Everyone is welcome to bring their own equipment to show or test, but if it requires table space please drop us a line so we can coordinate what goes where, both in the room and outside. Please check with Dave or JJ before setting up your own equipment and operating because we’ve had some near misses working the same bands and even the same frequencies, and also problems with sound levels in the room.

The evening will run from 7:00pm until 10:00pm, but the room is usually available from about 6:30 onward if anyone wants to arrive slightly earlier (e.g. to set up any kit).

Anyone coming by car is encouraged to use the gated carpark (to avoid neighbours complaining about parking). The roads in the area tend to be very busy until at least 6:30pm, so don’t arrive too early.

If you’re using Google Maps or Waze and probably others, it seems that Google has decided that the entrance you need is in another street as two people ended up there last month, so make sure you’re going to St. Dunstan’s Road, W6 8RB and you need the gate in the southwest corner nearest to Beryl Road.

To access the room (and car park) you will need to be let in through the security gates. Once you’re right outside the gate just summon someone using a handheld on 145.500MHz. If you can’t use a radio for entry then contact us in advance and we’ll provide a mobile number you can call instead.

Wi-Fi is available in the room (although it’s sometimes problematic so we’ve had to rely on tethering), along with a toilet, a kettle if anyone wants hot drinks (you’ll need to bring your own cups & beverages) and you can bring your own snacks and drinks, alcoholic or otherwise.

Don’t forget that the Events calendar on our website https://www.m0xhs.uk/events/ has some links at the bottom that allow you to synchronise it with Outlook, Google or iCalendar so meetings will automatically appear in your normal calendar.

As usual check the Discord server for up to the minute info and chat. Email for an invitation link if you don’t have one.

Link to be sent on the day as usual and also posted in the Discord group.

Keep an eye on the Events calendar as the school is currently unable to confirm meeting dates more than a few weeks in advance so we may have to change some dates as we move to holding two meetings a month at the school during the summer months. The second meeting this month being a case in point due to the school’s half-term break

Incidentally, the Events calendar on our website https://www.m0xhs.uk/events/ has some links at the bottom that allow you to synchronise it with Outlook or Google or iCalendar so meetings will automatically appear in your normal calendar.  Meetings are usually easy to schedule manually as the online meeting is on the first Tuesday of the month and the meeting at the school is on the third Tuesday, but subject to change because of school holidays. Setting up synchronisation will make it much easier.

Hope to see you on Tuesday.

The regulars were almost outnumbered by the number of visitors we haven’t met before, several of whom are working towards their Foundation licences.

Against all odds everything worked and we had a great time, demonstrating many facets of ham radio – short wave, VHF, FT8 – and talked about more ambitious things like moonbounce. The only slight negative was that it started tipping down with rain as we were packing up. Pro-tip: when lowering a tripod in the rain make sure you have a really good grip on the upper part when you unscrew the clamp. Guess how I know this?

We also learned that Google Maps has taken to directing people to the road behind the school, which led to much confusion, but we know how to let them in now. For reference the correct address is St. Dunstans Road and we’re through the first gate you come to as you come from the hospital.

This week we’re looking forward to meeting several new people, most of whom are working towards getting licenced, so we’ll grab a corner of the room for introductions and chat about the licence exam, and we should have some radios set up so we can give demos and answer questions.

Everyone is welcome to bring their own equipment to show or test, but if it requires table space please drop us a line so we can coordinate what goes where, both in the room and outside. Please check with Dave or JJ before setting up your own equipment and operating because we’ve had some near misses working the same bands and even the same frequencies, and also problems with sound levels in the room.

The evening will run from 7:00pm until 10:00pm, but the room is usually available from about 6:30 onward if anyone wants to arrive slightly earlier (e.g. to set up any kit).

Anyone coming by car is encouraged to use the gated carpark (to avoid neighbours complaining about parking). The roads in the area tend to be very busy until at least 6:30pm, so don’t arrive too early.

To access the room (and car park) you will need to be let in through the security gates. Once you’re right outside the gate just summon someone using a handheld on 145.500MHz. If you can’t use a radio for entry then contact us in advance and we’ll provide a mobile number you can call instead.

Wi-Fi is available in the room (although it’s been problematic lately so we’ve had to rely on tethering), along with a toilet, a kettle if anyone wants hot drinks (you’ll need to bring your own cups & beverages) and you can bring your own snacks and drinks, alcoholic or otherwise.

Don’t forget that the Events calendar on our website https://www.m0xhs.uk/events/ has some links at the bottom that allow you to synchronise it with Outlook, Google or iCalendar so meetings will automatically appear in your normal calendar.

As usual check the Discord server for up to the minute info and chat. Email for an invitation link if you don’t have one.

The survey indicated a slight preference for Tuesday over other days, and for both meetings to be on the same day, allowing a more logical calendar, so going forward we’re going to be meeting online on the first Tuesday of the month and at the club room on the third Tuesday of the month. In the summer months (May, June, July) we’ll take advantage of the lighter evenings and instead of meeting online we’ll meet at the club room, which conveniently ties in with the RSGB monthly 2m contests.

So the first ‘new’ online meeting will be next Tuesday. Hope to see you there.

Link to be sent on the day as usual and also posted in the Discord group.

Keep an eye on the Events calendar as the school is currently unable to confirm meeting dates more than a few weeks in advance so we may have to change some dates as we move to holding two meetings a month at the school during the summer months.

Incidentally, the Events calendar on our website https://www.m0xhs.uk/events/ has some links at the bottom that allow you to synchronise it with Outlook or Google or iCalendar so meetings will automatically appear in your normal calendar.  The online meeting is easy to do manually but the meeting at the school is harder as it’s the second Wednesday (12 days) after the online meeting.  Setting up synchronisation will make it much easier.

As last year we’re going to meet for a few drinks and optional food in The Rutland Arms on the riverside walk just a few metres towards Hammersmith Bridge.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Furnivall+Gardens/@51.4906345,-0.2325792,17z

As usual check the Discord server for up to the minute info and email if you don’t have a Discord link.

This Friday’s meeting will start with a discussion about meeting dates and formats for next year.  The recent survey suggested two conclusions, that there was a strong preference for meetings to be on the same day of the week, and that Tuesday or Wednesday was preferred, but we can discuss this further on Friday, so please have a think about what you’d like next year.

Several of us went to the Martin Lynch open day so we can tell you what we found interesting.

Link to be sent on the day as usual and also posted in the Discord group.

And don’t forget the Christmas social in a pub somewhere in the Hammersmith area.  You can indicate preferred dates and times here: https://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/c98f3163-3908-4…

Next meeting, both online and real life, will be in January, but on days to be determined.  As ever check the Events page on the website and the Discord for more details nearer the time. The current Discord invite link (expires in 7 days) is https://discord.gg/639ZvmWZ

Keep an eye on the Events calendar as the school is currently unable to confirm meeting dates more than a few weeks in advance so we may have to change some dates as we move to holding two meetings a month at the school during the summer months.

Incidentally, the Events calendar on our website https://www.m0xhs.uk/events/ has some links at the bottom that allow you to synchronise it with Outlook or Google or iCalendar so meetings will automatically appear in your normal calendar.  The online meeting is easy to do manually but the meeting at the school is harder as it’s the second Wednesday (12 days) after the online meeting.  Setting up synchronisation will make it much easier.

This Friday’s meeting will start with the AGM which shouldn’t take long as there aren’t any major issues to discuss, but if you want to stand for a committee position or have anything to raise under Any Other Business please let Godfrey know by Thursday latest.  Friends are welcome for this part but cannot vote on any motions.

After the formal part we’ll have a general discussion about meeting days and formats for next year so please have a think about what you’d like next year. This is important as it’s your club!

Link to be sent on the day as usual.

The next real meeting will be on Wednesday 26th November at the school and in December we’ll do as we usually do and have an online meeting but no physical meeting as there’ll be too much else going on in that week before Christmas. And also, as previous years, we’ll organise a very informal get-together between Christmas and the New Year, usually something like a pub dinner but we’re open to suggestions for that.

Keep an eye on the Events calendar as the school is currently unable to confirm meeting dates more than a few weeks in advance so we may have to change some dates as we move to holding two meetings a month at the school during the summer months.

Incidentally, the Events calendar on our website https://www.m0xhs.uk/events/ has some links at the bottom that allow you to synchronise it with Outlook or Google or iCalendar so meetings will automatically appear in your normal calendar.  The online meeting is easy to do manually but the meeting at the school is harder as it’s the second Wednesday (12 days) after the online meeting.  Setting up synchronisation will make it much easier.