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Members gather at the Golden Cock, Farnley Tyas for the 2025 AGM of the Club Here is the agenda for the 2026 Annual General Meeting of Denby Dale Amateur Radio Club to be held on Wednesday, October 21 at 7.30pm at the Golden Cock, Farnley Tyas. As defined by Constitution, one third of the membership is required to be present at the start of the meeting. THE AGENDA (i) Apologies for absence (ii) Minutes of the previous AGM (iii) Chair’s report (iv) Secretary’s report RG (v) ...

A flashback to an equipment sale in the Denby Dale PIe Hall, the former home of our radio club. These were sociable, well-attended events which we hope to revive, possibly in Farnley Tyas. Items on sale ranged from rigs to Gerald's 'bags of bits'. Roger, G3XXR was the chief salesman while David, M0DVV and Glyn, M0RGC, kept up with the paperwork at the back. On the right, present to hand items to succesfull buyers, was Chris, M0KLF. The bar was handily placed in the saleroom and in the picture...

The word was that Yaesu was to release a sophisticated version of the FT-817, beloved of the QRP community. But the expected release date came and went and eventually the replacement came in two forms, a low power FTX-1 Field with a 100W add-on, making it the FTX-1 Optima. At our April meeting last night Richard, G3UGF, explained the reason behind the birth of the SDR radio and its twin PA, assessing their features and performance in an excellent illustrated talk, delivered with insight and...