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BVARS Due to Coronavirus it has been decided that the weekly meetings of the club will be suspended for the time being. You can keep in contact by radio. Tuesday evening on 2m during club times: SSB 144.330  FM 145 Simplex You may have to search for the frequencies until it settles down. Wednesday schedule … Continue reading COVID 19 – Corona Virus Update

The minutes for the 2019 AGM and Treasurers report and balance sheet can be found in members area of the site, or click on this link

Club AGM 2019

Well done to the following members who passed their exams. We have also shown their new call signs

• Jeremy Cooper – Foundation Level – M7JER
• Brian Lock – Foundation Level – M7BRL
• Colin Taylor – Intermediate level – 2E0OEK
• Tim Hill – Advanced Level – M0TYH

See 10th August in calendar for details of this event.

Should be fascinating

As initial steps have made minor changes to website. The For Sale page now has photos of kit.

Would welcome feedback and ideas as what you as members would like from your site.

Brian Lock – admin@bvars.org.uk

11 – 12 May 2019, Blackmore Vale Amateur Radio Society operated a Radio Station from inside the water mill which dates back to 1016. This is part of the international event ” Mills on the Air” where amateur radio enthusiasts “CQ” as many other mills as they can over the weekend

The station and ariel were installed on Friday, the “Shack” being on the first floor of the mill whilst the ariel was strung out across the weir of the river Stour.

The kit consisted of Yaseu 450D, Tuner, and PSU together with logging software on laptop.

Over the two days members of the club took it in turns to call up other “Mills on the Air ” A total of 127 calls were made.

Below are a couple of members in action !

Plans are already afoot to look at improving reception for next years event.

Brian Lock

It is with sadness I must announce that Robert Farey (Bob) G6LLP became a Silent Key on Sunday 28th April.

Bob was a stalwart of BVARS and was always willing to share his knowledge and experiences. He will be missed by many.

His funeral will take place at the Yeovil Crematorium on Wednesday 8th May at 2:40pm, afterwards at “The Old Barn”, Old Barn Way, Yeovil.

73

Keith Chadwick

M0TMO

Secretary BVARS

There will be an AGM at the club on Tuesday 9th April.

You can view the minutes of 2018 AGM in the Member’s Section.

BLACKMORE VALE AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2019

Date 9^th April 2019

New Remembrance Hall, Charlton, Shaftesbury, SP7 0PL

AGENDA

1. Apologies for absence

2. Minutes of the previous AGM (10 April 2018)

3. Matters arising

4. Chairman’s Report

5. Treasurer’s Report

6. Election of Officers

7. Any other business.

Nomination Form

I wish to nominate the following member as __________________________________ for BVARS

Name of nominee ___________________________ Call Sign______________

Nominated by ______________________________Call Sign__________ Signature ____________________

I hereby agree to my nomination for the post of ________________________________ for BVARS

Signature of nominee ________________________________ Date ________________

A talk on Tuesday 12th March will be given by Jim G3RTD entitled ‘Small Active Receive Antennas for the Noisey QTH’.

There was a short demonstration of this antenna at the club last year which demonstrated considerable improvements to reception. The talk is highly recommended for those who have a noisy QTH and for those who may wish to explore possible improvements at their own QTH.