CALLINGTON AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY 



Get the next CARS Rally in your diary: Sunday March the 23rd 2025


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FORTHCOMING MEETINGS

3rd April Annual General Meeting

The Callington Amateur Radio Society AGM will take place on Wednesday 3rd April 2024 in the Council Chamber of Callington Town Hall, starting at 19:30 sharp.

The draft Agenda and minutes of the previous (2023) AGM are linked below:

2023 AGM Minutes
2024 AGM Agenda


All the current incumbents, i.e. the Secretary, the Treasurer, Webmaster and Events Coordinator have registered their willingness to stand for re-election. However, further nominations for these or additional Committee members are of course welcome.

The Society continues to have no Chairman.

There will be opportunity for payment of Society subscriptions at the AGM; if you're not a paid-up member, you're not eligible to vote.

It's your Society – so please come to the AGM and use your VOTE.

As always this will be an open meeting with refreshments and time for discussion and other activities after the formal business of the AGM. All are welcome but only paid up members can vote.


ALL OUR MEETINGS ARE OPEN AND VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.


Callington Amateur Radio Society (CARS):
Meets on the first Wednesday of each month 7 for 7:30PM in the Council Chamber of Callington Town Hall PL17 7BE.


CARS RADIO RALLY Sunday 17th March 2024

Many thanks to all who attended and especially to those who helped with the running of the Rally
and the Club Bring and Buy stand.

Special thanks go to Alastair for pulling all of this together – I suspect he is currently resting in a darkened room!!
To those of you who attended – I hope that you enjoyed your day.

To those of you who couldn’t make it – you missed a good Rally.

The bacon butties, though slightly delayed, were certainly worth waiting for😊



BREAKING NEWS 21st Feb 2024

OFCOM: "all amateur radio licences are effectively varied as of today’s date"



OFCOM.ORG.UK

Amateur radio: more freedom to innovate

Amateur radio enthusiasts will enjoy greater operating freedoms under licensing changes announced


WELCOME

If you are new to Amateur Radio, much of what you read on this site may seem like gobbledygook (and some possibly is) but don't worry, if you are interested in learning more about our great hobby you will always be made very welcome.


The club net on MONDAY evenings at 2000hrs local has now moved to the 2M repeater GB3JL on 145.78750 with a shift of -600Khz with an 77Hz access tone. This has been done in order to provide better coverage of our local area, so far all our members who wish to have been able to join the net, why don’t you join us ? Non-members very welcome, pop on and say hello!


Nigel, M7NGL keeps our FaceBook page updated with news and information about Callington Amateur Radio Society and other local goings on so please take a look by clicking the FB Icon below.


If you would like more information then please contact our Secretary, Peter G8BCG


Do please check out our Members for sale ads - some great bargains to be had there ;-)


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CONGRATULATIONS SHIRLEY M0WXG

Shirley, M0WXG, recently graduated from the CWops CW Academy at the intermediate level!

She is now moving on to the next Advanced level, so best of luck with that too!

Read her story here:

It started with a dit - I never thought it would come to this!

See https://cwops.org/cw-academy/cw-academy-student-resources/

It's all free, so why not give it a try? Here's a little test:


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Shirley is now also a member of the SKCC - take a look at this presentation by Ron Bower, AC2C about the Straight Key Century Club


*********Further Congratulations to Shirley**********


Shirley has now graduated at the Advanced level and following sponsorship has been admitted as a member to CWOPS.

Better still she has been invited to be an Academy Instructor which she has accepted. If anyone would like further information about  CWOPS I'm sure Shirley would love to give you the full rundown.


Here she is at her operating station

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