Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society

The Official Twitter for Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society, based in Chirk

[RSGB @theRSGB]

📣Have you built your LoRa tracker ready for the RSGB LoRa Balloon Challenge next month?

As well as a detailed manual to guide you through the steps, we have released a video in which Fraser, MM0EFI, demonstrates the process.

Watch the video via our YouTube channel 👉 https://t.co/2NlLMC9bQb
Find the manual and details of the event 👉 https://t.co/7mSzFioesC

#amateurradio #hamr #LoRatracker #LoRa

[Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society @GW4WXM]

A few photos from last night's club BBQ - thanks to Club Sec Bill for prepping and cooking the food!

[Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society @GW4WXM]

We will be running with GB1SSB from Midday today on HF and 2M SSB to commemorate the first SSB transmission made from Wales. Keep an eye out for us on the bands! @theRSGB @arrl #hamradio #hamr

[Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society @GW4WXM]

@DX_World Everyone probably hammered it when it came back up and it fell over!

[Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society @GW4WXM]

@n1av_ Hi Jay

We meet every 2nd and 4th Thursday at Black PArk Community Centre, in Chirk (LL14 5BB) - Next meeting is the 12th July. We also publish the POE on our FB page..73de MW1MDH

[Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society @GW4WXM]

Fantastic talk last night from Ben Lloyd, GW4BML, on both the RSGB and portable operating, the talk was very well received with a lively Q&A afterwards @theRSGB #hamradio #portableops

[Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society @GW4WXM]

A few photos from today's #145Alive event

Think everyone went to the beach, we were down on Qs, and it was a bit of a struggle!..Steven and Bill ran the station and Mark logged #hamr #hamradio #amateurradio

[Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society @GW4WXM]

A sad loss to the amateur radio community..

[DX World.net @DX_World]

MFJ is ceasing its on-site production

https://t.co/e94VGkP1Op

[Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society @GW4WXM]

IMPORTANT! - TONIGHT'S MEETING (FEB 8) HAS BEEN CANCELLED!

[Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society @GW4WXM]

Mark (Club-Chair) ran with the club's shortcall during October's #cqww and didn't do too badly! #hamradio

[Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society @GW4WXM]

Some pics from the station we put on for #145Alive from Chirk this afternoon - Stephen and Bill on the mike, and Mark as logger - 24Qs in the log as well! #Hamradio

[Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society @GW4WXM]

Raw Scores for last week's #CQWW contest are in. Club chairman, Mark (MW1MDH) ran with the club's short contest call #hamr #hamradio

[Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society @GW4WXM]

Club Meetings March

9 March - TBC

However, the subs need to be paid up at this meeting (£10) if you intend to vote at the AGM.

23 March - AGM

All items for AOB need to be with Bill by Midday on the 9th.

#hamr #hamradio #Wrexham

[Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society @GW4WXM]

Tomorrow's Meeting, is an updated version of Dave Roberts' (GW8NZN) talk "Battle of the Radio Beams in WW2" - 7:30 for 8pm start, Black Park Community Centre, LL14 5BB #hamr #hamradio

[RSGB @theRSGB]

Mid Cheshire ARS Radioactive Fair will be held on Sunday 12 Feb at Nantwich Civic Hall, Market St, Nantwich, CW5 5DG. Doors open at 10am, admission £5. Wide variety of trader stalls, bring-and-buy and refreshments. Parking adjacent to the hall.
FFI: https://t.co/ZWhdgL0sU6
#hamr

[Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society @GW4WXM]

We've finished meeting for 2022 - We start back in 2023, on the 12th January, with Dave Roberts presenting an updated version of his talk "The Battle Of The Beams in WW2" - 7:30, for 8pm start, Black Pk Community Centre, Chirk LL14 5BB #hamradio #hamr

[Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society @GW4WXM]

WAMARS' FInal Meeting of 2023 will be held this Thursday (8pm start) - It will be our Christmas Quiz\Buffet and is members only, unfortunately #hamr #hamradio

[Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society @GW4WXM]

This Thursday’s meeting we have a DXPedition DVD..
Next meeting, on 8th December will be our final meeting of the year and will be our Christmas buffet\quiz #hamr #hamradio @wrexham

[Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society @GW4WXM]

PoE for the next few months:

24th November - DXPedition DVD

8th December - Christmas Quiz\Buffet (Last Meeting of 2022)

12th January 2023 - Talk is being planned (but will update) - 2023 SUBS ARE DUE AT THIS MEETING

26th January 2023 - Mark - HAB Launch Talk

[Wrexham and Marches Amateur Radio Society @GW4WXM]

We haven't vanished!..We are however concerned about low turnouts at meetings - At a meeting tonight, those present decided we would carry on for the meantime, however if things didn't pick up, we would have to look at an EGM and closure of the club