DENBY DALE
AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
WELCOMING RADIO AMATEURS FOR
OVER 50 YEARS
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Communication
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Training
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Social events
Darran G0BWB pays homage to club Chairman Jerry, M5JB, at the Flamborough Lighthouses on the Air station.
A bright weekend for Lighthouses
Lighthouse weekend is over and a group from the club are heading home from the event station GB4FOL near Flambrough Old Lighthouse.
This famously sociable event started on Saturday and finished at midnight yesterday with plenty of QSOs in the log.
Several operators, beginning with club chairman Jerry, were on hand to deal with the pile-ups on 40m on Saturday.
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Darran says: 'Today was good again, we ended up with round 350 contacts over the weekend with pile ups, in particular on 40m again.
'We had a visitor Mark, a club member and his XYL. He made several contacts under supervision. We finally pulled the plug when the generator ran out of fuel
at 8pm.'
More pictures on the News page.
We operate special event stations and field days from our shack on Field Lane, Farnley Tyas, Huddersfield, HD4 6UL. It's the narrow lane opposite the pub. The site lies at 1,000ft asl and there's ample parking. Check our calendar for events taking place here.
Training courses to get you on the air
Amateur radio allows you to contact other amateurs around the world. If you have an interest in radio or electronics, it’s worth becoming an amateur to learn more about technology and radio.​ It's a great hobby, with equal appeal to the young and old.
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Millions worldwide operate stations from homes, cars or ships. National, political, ethnic and gender barriers don't exist as we promote international friendship.
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Denby Dale Amateur Radio Club has been welcoming radio amateurs for 50 years and offers training courses to get you on the air quickly.​ Here's a video from the Radio Society of Great Britain about our hobby. And here are more details about how to make the first step along the road.
From castles to canals - some of our activities
Apart from meetings in Farnley Tyas, members like to get out and about to introduce amateur radio and its benefits to people of all ages.
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We have set up transmitting stations in all sorts of places, from a mining museum to castles, mills, lighthouses, hilltops, churches and Scout camps.
How to join our club
We're a friendly, inclusive radio club, holding regular meetings on and off the air. We used to meet in Denby Dale, but our base is now in Farnley Tyas, a small village near Huddersfield.
Meetings take place in a first-floor room at the Golden Cock pub and our shack lies a short distance away down Field Lane.​ Joining is easy: Click the button below, fill in the form and send it. Subs are £20 a year.
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Picture: Members celebrating the club's 50th anniversary in September 2024.
CLUB CALENDAR
A quick guide to events. For more details, visit our events page.