Hammersmith Amateur Radio Society
Godfrey brought an unusual square aerial and David tested it with his NanoVNA but was unable to find its operating frequency. There was a suggestion that it should have had a variable capacitor between the loop ends which a previous owner may have removed for another purpose.
Don’t forget that the Treasurer needs to confirm numbers for The Albion next week by this Tuesday so please let him know ASAP if you haven’t already.
Don’t forget this month’s pub meeting is this Wednesday at The Pear Tree pub in Barons Court, and hopefully we’ll be hearing how a couple of newly licensed members are getting on.
I’ll be happy to give a demonstration of our Google Groups if anyone’s struggling or confused (easily done).
And be careful not to drink too much because we need a media person to deal with magazines like Radcom, Radio User and maybe the likes of Facetwit and even this website, and you wouldn’t want to be wake up on Thursday and find you’d been talked into that, would you?
The Christmas Social has been confirmed for Tuesday 7th December so please confirm your attendance so I can give the pub numbers by next week. It’s a very informal affair – turn up, eat, drink, socialise.
The fourth AGM of the Hammersmith Amateur Radio Society and the second to be held online AGM was well attended and much ground was covered. Godfrey, the Secretary, will be circulating minutes shortly. The Secretary, Treasurer and Training manager were re-elected unopposed but no candidates came forward for the post of Chairman to replace Selim who retires four years after founding the society. There will be a General Meeting of members early in the new year (January of February) to ratify changes to the Constitution to reflect the new style of operation and possibly to elect a Chairman or Acting Chairman.
The next meeting will be in The Pear Tree, Barons Court on Wednesday 24th November from 19:00. Because of the way the dates in December work it was decided that a pub meeting wouldn’t be possible as it would fall just three days before Christmas but subject to confirmation we’re going to have a social event on or close to Tuesday 7th December upstairs at The Albion on Hammersmith Road, just round the corner from the old church hall and almost opposite Olympia. Check back here and in your mailbox for details.
You should have received an email from the Secretary a couple of weeks ago giving formal notice of the AGM and the Agenda and Accounts should reach you by Thursday but if not then give Godfrey a call or an email.
An important point we’ll be discussing is redistribution of excess funds accumulated during Covid and marginally less important, the possibility of a Christmas social at somewhere like The Albion.