Whitton Amateur Radio Group

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.

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.

We have been invited to take part in the 2nd ‘International Pumping Stations on the Air’ weekend.

This will take place on the Bank Holiday weekend in August 2008 – Sunday 24th & Monday 25th – 10am – 5pm (Official times but you can do whatever times you want). The intention of the event is to set up amateur radio special event stations at as many of the pumping stations as possible throughout the whole of the world. HF, VHF, the scope of our station is entirely up to you.

We need to register for the 2008 event therefore; your commitment to the club event/station is need ASAP. Members please see Club Forum to respond or contact Mike G1WIA.

Further information about Claymills Pumping Engines Trust can be found on http://www.claymills.org.uk/