Whitton Amateur Radio Group

In 2009 Whitton Amateur Radio Group website had:-

• 2,907 visits
• 6,833 page views
• 2.35 pages per visit
• 1 minute 54 seconds average time spent on site
• 53% new visits
• 1,587 absolute unique visitors
• 2,039 used Internet Explorer to visit
  • 637 on FireFox
• 905 visits were on DSL connection
  • 898 on Cable
• & 5% visited the Training page

What will 2010 bring us??

Thanks to Google Analytics.

My fellow Members,

It has been an eventful year at the Radio Club, with some exciting events like the Kempton Park Rallies, Kew Bridge Steam Museum Special Event Station, the purchase of our new Club Radio as well as good results from the IOTA contest and the VHF Field Day with the Middlesex DX Group, to name but a few.

We have also seen the sad departure from our Club and from this World, our “silent keys”, Brian and Mike, and our thoughts are with their families during this Christmas and New Year period.

I would like to thank each and every one of you for your hard work in making the club a pleasant place to spend our Friday evenings, after a hard week’s work.

I would like to wish all of you and your families a very happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year 2010.

Let’s make 2010 an exciting and happy year for all of us.

Best 73 to you all and Good DX !

Garo
G0PZA
Chairman, WARG.

Over the last five years the Whitton Amateur Radio Group have made available training in ‘Foundation and Intermediate’ courses as well as providing exam facilities for ‘Advanced’. During December 2009 a further three successfully, completed the foundation course.

Just after the results where announced (from left to right) Colin Peters M0DMJ Trainer, Marek Kroemeke and Dee and Eric Govan. Dee and Eric Govan already have marine licences and are looking forward to using there amateur call signs while sailing the high seas.

Alison Johnston (G8ROG) RSGB, Regional Manager for London and Thames Valley) commented “the Whitton club members particularly, Colin Peters (M0DMJ) the clubs trainer has put in a lot of hard work and commitment into these important courses and it is refreshing to see a club with such dedication to the hobby, the results over the last few years speak for themselves, 59 passes in total”.

On a side note, all the group mentioned they used Hamtests.co.uk and they didn’t know Paul MØTZO also maintains the Whitton Amateur Radio Group webpage.

The club has learned of the passing of Mike G1WIA 10 December.

On behalf of the club members we send our deepest sympathy and condolences to his family at this difficult time.

Only last week Mike was enthusiastic in learning about our new club radio and fortunately, a photograph was taken with Mike at the controls.

We will miss a good friend.

With the club being 21 years old this year a birthday treat was the obvious decision of the members. As a result the club can now enjoy a IC-756 PRO III HF/50MHz All Mode Transceiver with matching speaker and a power unit.

The Icom was chosen because of the accessibility of ‘plug and play’ amp’s our existing computer networking and of course it complements our existing HF station.

If you want to hear the receive capabilities then try

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RY1OczjsNA

During 2010 we are looking forward to using the Icon on our club nights under our club call sign GX0MIN or during a HF contest with M2W.